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Just my world of dreams, music and thoughts. Author of two books, one a novel of Love stories set in Framingham, Mass, Secrets of the Heart the 2nd book an autobiography of growing up in Framingham, Mass. Small Town America, Framingham My generation was the first teenage generation, that was when the word was coined. Ours was the generation that started cruising through town and to the drive in theater and drive in restaurant. In our area, Ernie Kampersal,from Holliston, drove his bucking car through town, picking up girls. It rose in the air, like a stallion! We went to the soda shops and played the juke boxes. It was a different town, a different time, and it belonged to us!

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Wow, look at this just turn on the radio in your wi fi area and you can
have internet music through out, without wires, etc.

"Overture" from the Windjammer soundtrack (Morton Gould)

A great gift for sailors  The Voyage of the Christian Radich, the music is wonderful, I posted this probably a year ago, so this is a reminder, maybe a Christmas present for your sailor big or small.  It is suppose to be released again the end of this year 2011, so you probably can not find the movie now.  I believe I have it on a 78 record.  Watch for it!

Tony Bennett With K.D.Lang ( featuring Chris Botti) Because Of You

Chrus Botti, KD Lang and Tony Bennett, wow! More more more, please, I love this album, if you haven't got it...you are missing out.

Midsummer Night Swing July 9, 2009, Frank Tiberi leads The Woody Herman ...

here is a version of The Glory of Love, sounds like Rosemary Clooney? What do you think of this versus, Peggy Lee?












and ....

Peggy Lee - The Glory Of love

Wake up with a reminder of the great music of the past, and Peggy Lee!

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful Girl In The world

Country music was sneaking up on us. Anyone here on the East Coast who loved Country was called a Hillbilly, since this was originally called hillbilly music. One of the best songs of the past decades.

Engelbert Humperdinck - This Moment in Time

This song is terrific, I thought I had this by Johnny Mathis and Denise Williams, which I can not find anywhere.  I love the upbeat version of this.  You can still get it from Amazon

Ed Townsend - For Your Love (Original)

Tell me comon, this is a great song, bring back the oldies, they are eternal...I return to a moment in time, with this song, don't you?

Mel Carter - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me (Original Stereo)

this is one of the best songs of the decades that are passing so quickly.  Lets bring it back, Mel Carter is still available at Amazon

Thursday, June 16, 2011

The Eagles - One Of These Nights



TIME TO START THE DAY WITH THE EAGLES, bringing back great music from the early 70's. Be sure you have them in your collection.


Tuesday, June 14, 2011

How Trade Shaped the World



this is easy to read, Bernstein writes like William Manchester it is told in story form, and takes you on an adventure. The adventure opens your eyes to the reasons things turned out as they did in our present world, and how to consider our moves in the future, as we look at the past.

Sunday, June 5, 2011

American Bugatti Club Boston Dinner

Last night we met at La Voile a small French brasserie in Boston, to talk cars and restorations with the members of the club.  Thanks to Paul Sims, Tom Clifford, and others..  It was a wonderful night, with Tom's Bugatti parked out front, stealing all the attention away from the new Ferrari parked across the street.
 If you want more on Bugatti cars, you can find lots of information on line and if you have a Bugatti and want to join the club, let me know.  If you haven't heard of the Veyron, here is some news.  It is so fast, that they test drive it with new potential buyers,( you guessed it), in our case, at the airfield, Amelia Island.
Howard said it was like being in an airplane, he could feel the g's.   We like the old ones that go fast, by our clock! 70 miles an hour keeps us happy.  The price of a new Veyron, is so high that I can't get enough of my breath to get up in that stratosphere, so here is a toy model, to keep you dreaming

..You can find out about Ralph Lauren and his Bugatti Veyron, by typing in your browser
 My encounter with Ralph Lauren and his Bugatti Veyron, it brings you to a great car site.

Friday, June 3, 2011

Gentle On My Mind

This morning it's time for Glen Campbell, what a wonderful guitar, great voice, you can still find his albums
  

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Babe Soundtrack Mice sing Blue Moon Acapella

Here is a movie for the kids, that came to me this morning, because of my face off with the best Blue Moon male singers...

Ella Fitzgerald "Shiny Stockings"

This is the time for Ella to get us up and going.....wow!  I love this and Kenny always loved it...when he was 4 he would ride with me in the car to Florida, and Ella , sang this to him, he loved it...we played jazz all the way south and back...just Kenny and me, with the greatest sounds.  Maybe that is where he learned to love music of all genres, like I do
look at this price!  If you have a cassette radio, this is great and ....you can still buy the cassette radios,
This is the one I take with me, I love it  So, why do I bother with a cassette, because I can load the cassette with my old tapes, I even bought a player that plays cassettes, single 78's and old 45's too....just for the fun of being a teenager again.

Sometimes I forget how old I am, and head out with all the fire, smoke and spit of the young cowboys and cowgirls, only to be struck down by the attacking lion of old age.....in the first glimpse of the sun as I step out of the car and try to climb the stairs....oh darn!  I do better in the land of dreams, where i can run, and even fly through the air.....

Now, to find a new young body, to place this old brain in, and wow.....

Nat King Cole - Night Lights

what started the whole thing on listening to the different versions of Blue Moon, is this song. As I lay in bed the other morning, the tune came out of somewhere and started playing in my head. I knew it was my day for Nat King Cole. I loved this song, which carried me to Youtube and then Blue Moon....How great it is to be able to listen to different versions of the songs and then know what you need in your collection. I have most of these old songs on 78's and 45's

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Chris Isaak - Besame Mucho

This is a good show case for his voice,

Rod Stewart Blue Moon

Listen to my favorite versions of this song, they are all great, and a special thank you to Rod Stewart for his revival of the classic songs of the past. We are waiting for yet, another, special recording of the old songs..... please Rod!

Blue Moon - Chris Isaak

Yet, another 'swooner', with a gentle yodel sound. Each artist has his own inner ear, and sound, I like each one I am posting in this comparison.  The albums are available, some reasonable

BLUE MOON - Nat King Cole

Just love this version ! A mix of sounds, and his heavenly voice, some doo wop sound in the back ground....

Tony Bennett - Blue moon Lyrics

Lets listen to the great male singers of this wonderful song.....do you think they corner the market? Imagine most were recording 50 years ago and the price of their records is pretty fair

Saturday, May 28, 2011

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The Ink Spots - I Cover The Waterfront

Lonely lovers, waiting for their men to return from the second world war, made this a major hit .....There were also about 200,000  women involved in the war, nurses, pilots, drivers, even prisoners of war.Prisoner Of Love / I Cover The Waterfront

ELVIS Frankfort Special

 

Elvis Presley Wooden Heart (Muss I Denn)

Elvis, this weekend, and one of my favorites is this simple song, which I played over and over
 
One of the best books, and movies   Suspense and daring dominate.  I loved it.  A perfect way to spend the holiday weekend, with a good read.  This is why we love Tom Clancy
A book that you can not put down.  I read voraciously and span a number of genres.  This is perhaps one of the most incredible stories of heroism and the triumph of goodness over evil.  The reviews are fantastic, this will make you proud to be American.  A perfect purchase for Memorial Day weekend.

Eleanor Powell and Fred Astaire Best Tap dancers ever!

This is circulating in e=mail, great dancing, I agree, we may never see this again.  Here is the movie it came from Broadway Melody, 1940
Eleanor Powell: First Lady of Dance

The son of Eleanor Powell and Glen Ford has just written a book about his father, I link to that book here.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

The Language of God, Francis Collins

This is a fabulous book, especially for those of us that have faith.  Richard Dawkins has gone against Collins , as have many other scientists and he is being shunned for writing this book.  Almost like the dark ages...???

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

THE GAYLORDS - FLAMINGO L'AMORE

The Gaylords songs are hard to find, great music arrangement, nice break in a busy day.

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Sunday, May 15, 2011

Peggy Lee: A Hundred Years From Today (Washington / Young) - Recorded No...

what a sound! Peggy Lee's best song in my opinion is "Lover." no one can present it the way she does. Her song selection was not the best for her voice, I would have loved to hear more songs that suited her husky sound, like Chris Connor.

STARS FELL ON ALABAMA (Jack Teagarden)

The great Jack Teagarden, jazz leader.

Glen Miller Video Biography (1992) part 1

This says it all, the outdoor dancing with the Glen Miller band, "At Last", it calls back an era, a time when we all gasped in recognition that our great band leader was lost on his way to entertain the troops. A time of tears, lets not forget!  My second book is in the works and I am attempting to put the feelings of the war time into words that allow those not alive to experience the mood, the way of life and how we thought and acted in those days.

G I Jive radio show with G I Jill - Program 2255 c.1950

Imagine a night with mist moving in , like it is in New England now. You are waiting for your loved one to come home from the war, or he is in a foreign country dreaming of you, listening to G I Jill or Tokyo Rose. Imagine the feelings, the emtions, the music even had this almost tinny quality.. but the emotions were the same into eternity.

come back to the era of the 2nd world war....

Begin The Beguine - Artie Shaw

Love , love , love Artie Shaw, can see why Ava Gardner married him. His talent must have swept her off her feet!  Buy his collection now if and when you can find it..This is music!

Kate Smith introduces God Bless America

How wonderful it would be if we could keep this song going through our posts til after the next election. Shared sacrifice or shared prosperity. We have to decide, each in our own time and in our own minds...

What "Psychopath" Means: Scientific American

What "Psychopath" Means: Scientific American  

Quote, from the Innuit, "Somebody should have pushed him off the ice"

Jo Stafford - Taking a Chance On Love, 1958

One more from Jo

Jo Stafford - You Belong To Me - Her Best Version

This is my day for Jo Stafford, just love her voice

Jo Stafford - Make Love To Me

Jo Stafford had a wonderful voice, and was one of the biggest stars of her time.

The Ink Spots - I Cover The Waterfront

1940's music, The Ink Spots ruled the air waves, here is a medley is songs that set the mood of the country at the time. There were lots of love songs, songs of yearning for lost loves, like , "I cover the Waterfront". It was a time of heartbreak, that caused such anguish and intense feelings, that even as a child, I can recall the tears of the time.

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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

A vision inspired my book, Secrets of the Heart

About 15 years ago, when my mother lay dying, I shared a vision with her, and the Sister that was in charge of the nursing home. I cried for weeks, because I could not believe it, nor did I feel that I should be able to witness this magnificent gift.. Finally, I was motivated by various circumstances, beginning with a friend who kept telling me he was writing a book. He would ask, " Why don't you write a book?"


Since this was the most momentous event in my life, I spun a yarn around the event of my mother's death, and the death of my daughter Karen. It is a hopeful book for those that are dying, and for those that fear dying. It is a book of love, between man and woman, the self and God, told in dreams and visions, sprinkled with songs of the times, going back to the 1940's and 1950's.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Guy Mitchell - Singing The Blues (Live!)

Staying  up with  music,
 Have you heard Marty Robbins sing this number?  Breeze over to his Youtube rendition, its good, but I still favor Guy Mitchell, I like the upbeat arrangement he has.

Monday, May 2, 2011

My heart stood still - Artie Shaw - 78rpm

I talk too much and the song is too far back, so savor the experience of growing up at the end of the 2nd world war and how the spirit of our country responded with the joy of jazz....this is fantastic.!  We all have something to contribute to the greatness of our country!

Jazz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jazz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia It becomes important to me to listen to a song famous at the end of the 2nd world war...
as I love the song, and listen to its jazz contributions, I realize even more, how important Artie Shaw was in his contribution to music. He had it!  Travel back in my blog to the Youtube posting of the full song.  The improv is just wonderfully pleasing to the ear.!

Busy doing nothing - A song for life . . . HD Video

 When the Navy Seals risked their lives, where you part of it, by your contribution to our society?  This is what it is all about, being part of it!   Search Amazon.com for a connecticut yankee in king arthur's court by mark twain

The National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum - History of Naval Special Warfare and SEAL Teams

Navy Seals: Seal Museum Archives, Vol. 1 [VHS  Navy Seals: Seal Museum Archives, Vol. 2 [VHS]

]The National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum - History of Naval Special Warfare and SEAL Teams

Next time you plan a trip to Florida, the Navy Seals Museum is a place that I enjoyed.  I was fascinated with the bravery and the training, I learned about at the museum.  There is a lot to do in the Ft Pierce area, many people are not aware of , like the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Museum that is also nearby.  A home we once owned in Florida, was donated to the museum, after purchase from us and now provides the office space for the museum.  It was moved from our site on Jupiter Island, by barge, up the river to it's new home, so the new owner of our property could build a new home.     .Marine Bioluminescence





NAVY SWCC | Official Website U.S. Navy SWCC

NAVY SWCC Official Website U.S. Navy SWCC  Now, is the time to celebrate this great part of our Military!  The unsung heroes who risked their lives in this operation, to end the brutal leadership of one man who terrorized the world.

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Taxes Are Not Too Low: It’s the Spending, Stupid | The Heritage Foundation

Taxes Are Not Too Low: It’s the Spending, Stupid The Heritage Foundation  Worth looking at the charts.  Why stamp on the dreams of young Americans that want to start  a business and are willing to take the chance to employ people and owe money for goods, services, rent, taxes etc, all that it takes to run a business....

Friday, April 29, 2011

I Don't Know How To Love Him @ Sarah Brightman

A favorite of my husband , Howard, Sarah Brightman.  She does the best job on this song of anyone.
He timbre is just right!  She was married to Andrew Lloyd Webber and he wrote much of his music for her voice. 

Westminster Abbey architecture

Could not help but enjoy the architecture , the gorgeous cacophony of shapes, forms, and light, as I watched the wedding this morning.
There is a link here to the architecture, and the history of Westminster Abbey. Just imagine the task this entailed before cad machines!  Note the free book on the right below, delivered by Kindle

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

CHCH News - And While the Bright Shiny Thing Sparkled… by Frank Salvato , 10/22/10

CHCH News - And While the Bright Shiny Thing Sparkled… by Frank Salvato , 10/22/10

This is an incredible story that got little or no viable new coverage.  How can we the people handle this ?  The Administration turned down valuable help to reduce the cost of health care?  Wow, this is ....

Monday, April 25, 2011

Sam Cooke - You Send Me

Start the day with an old memory, bringing back Sam Cooke                                

Classic Car Drive In's

Remember the Natick Drive In, over where the Natick Collection is now...Hugh had a scheme where he put "kids" in the trunk and he backed into the drive in....who recalls those days at your drive in..???

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Eh! Cumpari (Alitalia Airlines) The Gaylords

the Jokes at the end of the song, they had us in stitches....

funny animals

John Belushi does Joe Cocker


I had to post this for a laugh today, the story goes that when Joe Cocker saw this, he asked when did I perform this?

Friday, April 22, 2011

Acker bilk-stranger on the shore

  We were on our lives journey, out of college and traveling toward the future.  We were strangers on the shore, not knowing where we were going 1961

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

My heart stood still - Artie Shaw - 78rpm

Hey BarbaRee Ba! Here is where it came from! Listen to the music and you will hear the horns blare it.......I love both this version of the song and Dick Haymes version for Rita Hayworth......1945-1946

Monday, April 18, 2011

Jan Peerce - Full Moon and Empty Arms (1964)

The Bluebird of happiness, on the left shown here, is only$0 .01 how can you miss buying that for a gift?  Of course you have to find something else to go with it...

Kapell: Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 iii. (1950)

William Kapell, Beethoven: Concerto No.2 / Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on Paganini. - Vinyl LP Record

Re discover this music.  It has always been a favorite of mine, since I was a young girl old enough to babysit for my aunt Anita, who had wonderful taste in music .  (Maybe because her father was a musician)
I couldn't believe it, I ordered this book and there was no charge on Kindle.  When you see this without a price, I guess you can get it for free.  I have not started it yet, I am still reading Cleopatra.

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Kay Starr - Comes A-Long A-Love

Wow! here is our 1953 hit! Remembering Kay Starr, still have my collection.

Joni James - Why Don't You Believe Me (1952)

This song rocked the world in 1952...come back to our world...with Joni James, guarantee you will love her albums...ART NEWS - APRIL 1952 - VOL. 51- NO. 2ART NEWS - SEPTEMBER 1952 - VOL. 51 NO. 5
Current Biography Who's News and Why 1952

"How Important Can It Be?" Joni James

The wonderful Joni James years, do you still have your collection?

Hispano-Suiza - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Legendary Hispano Suiza                                           Time for some car fun...I thought that if you had a
Hispano-Suiza - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia              someone interested in Aeronautics that the book
 would be a good father's day gift.

Monday, April 11, 2011

Billy May And His Orchestra: Perfidia

This is a reminder of Billie May and the Totem Pole,at Norembega Park.  I don't know if my date that night was Artie Parks from Holliston, or John Mc Carthy from Framingham, but I was so happy, my first date at the wonderful, dreamy Totem Pole! Everyone of the girls I knew longed for a date there!  We also had Storyville , in Boston.

Bert Kaempfert - Wimoweh

Was this a hit in the early 50's or later? Bert Kaempfert style music swept over us for awhile....

Ray Conniff - Eres Tú

 A major hit in the early 70's., I was in Spain on vacation and it was playing there as well as in the States.

"Love is a many splendored thing"(慕情)

Xavier Cugat - Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White

Our Latin period, was it the early 60's?

Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd - Desafinado

This album rocked for us in the time of "The Girl from Ipenema",  and others

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

A_Very_Old_City_From_1950's.pps

A_Very_Old_City_From_1950's.pps I am writing my second novel with more of the 50's in it, and this is absolutely fabulous, sent to me by e-mail, I thought I would share it with my world

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

GM Hy-Wire "Car of the Future"

seGM Hy-Wire "Car of the Future" here it is the car of the future...wait til you hear the price.  it generates its own power....you can probably run your house on it....

Thursday, March 31, 2011

THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY

I could never forget this movie that was frightening to me.  I was young enough to probably wonder if someone could make a deal with the devil. 

Monday, March 28, 2011

James Bond: GoldenEye Music Video ~ Tina Turner / Drumble007 channel page

Do you know who Golden Eye was?
Tina Turner....Wow!  She is fantastic in this....I have the c/d's for Bond, and this one song stands out...amongst many great Bond songs