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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!

Saturday, December 10, 2011

1950s Pop Music: Eddie Fisher singing "Tell Me Why" on his TV show (Aire...

music on tv in the 1950's, This was probably the best song that Eddie Fisher ever had

Free As A Bird by The 101 Strings Orchestra

Have you ever heard the Beatles songs played by an orchestra. I had an album, I am trying to find here, to post....but this is one of the most beautiful songs, it fills me with the feeling of love up to my throat, if you have ever had that feeling before

Amazon.com: Dig That Crazy Christmas: Brian Setzer: Music

Amazon.com: Dig That Crazy Christmas: Brian Setzer: Music great music, have fun

Stray Cat Strut/You're A Mean, One Mr. Grinch - Live!

Get your kids to like music and want to be part of it.....his voice almost sounds like McCartney....

Brian Setzer - Dig That Crazy Santa Claus - Live!

Jump and Jive with Santa Claus, do you think Louie Prima and Sam Butera would have done this? Yes!

HAPPY FEET 2 Trailer 2011 Official

Is this in the area yet, a Christmas treat, visit the North Pole with Happy Feet

Amazon.com: Alive (9780060778668): Piers Paul Read: Books

Amazon.com: Alive (9780060778668): Piers Paul Read: Books

here is the book, which was a best seller. Alive, wow what a story!

The Power Of The Rosary

the music of Mark McKensie in the movie, " Alive"' did you ever read the book? It was a story that kept you glued to it.

THE LION & THE MOUSE - Mark McKenzie - Symphonic Poem

Introducing the orchestra to children, a good gift for Christmas

the greatest finale EVER!!! - Trans-Siberian Orchestra

you decide

Trans-Siberian Orchestra commercial

wonderful music continues

Christmas Eve/ Sarajevo [Timeless Version]

wonderful versions of our favorite Christmas songs by a great orchestra

Aaron Neville - White Christmas

A wonderful creative version of the song.

Friday, December 9, 2011

The 21 Grams Theory | Historic Mysteries

The 21 Grams Theory Historic Mysteries Here is the story of 21 Grams

21 Grams, the weight of the soul

21 GramsA study of the weight of the soul, became a movie.  Review it here at Amazon.com

Thoughts from Rachel

Thoughts from Rachel A long life gives the luxury of discovering some of the wisdom that Rachel teaches.
Living with grace, forgiveness of yourself and others, looking at life and wondering at the mystery.

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Earl Bostic - Flamingo

my favorite Earl Bostic song, love the dragging of the notes....the melody, the style, it is wonderful sound

Louis Prima - Night Train

ha ha, it is great to listen to them side by side, do you think Louis channeled Earl Bostic's sax with his voice?

NIGHT TRAIN (original 1952 blues Hit)

Earl Bostic one of his big hits, we loved it...

Earl Bostic - On Green Dolphin Street

another great jazz song, which I did not know he performed, wonderful sax playing..

Cherokee -- Earl Bostic

Remembering the skill of Earl Bostic, fabulous sax, his sax almost sounds like Louie Prima singing....ha ha, do you think so too!

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Mom arrives with cake

Does this make up for saying something that could be considered political?

CARMEN MIRANDA - TICO TICO

Oh, time for something light and fanciful

Obama's Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Connection-Truth!

Obama's Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Connection-Truth! Many people are shouting , angry at Wall Street, but the problem goes deeper than Wall Street.
Some may know that the banks where threatened that they had to take loans on sub prime mortages and if you know bank lawyers and members of the bank boards, they will confirm, that they where forced to take sub prime mortages, nothing down, etc....read the article here.

Additionally, if you as an individual where forced to take loans you did not want, you would do what the banks did, you would try to get them off your books, so they called Wall Street.


Wall Street is getting the blame, but the action that started the ball rolling that destroyed the world's financial system, is what we should focus on. The reason is obvious, it should never be allowed to happen again.

Read the article and form your own opinion about who is trying to cover up the real reasons for the world financial collapse. What would you do, if you collapsed the world's financial system?

Form your own opinion, but be educated on your facts.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

The Way You Look Tonight - Ella Fitzgerald

Ella, very romantic

Billie Holiday - The Way You Look Tonight

lets compare this to Ella's version

Billie Holiday - Stormy Weather

Shades of Amy Winehouse...right?

78s - Ella Fitzgerald - Sentimental Journey

Listen to this old recording by Ella,
do you agree with me that Doris could have been a great jazz singer if she had let herself, follow Ella. Just as Amy Winehouse, went into channeling the great songstresses, so Doris could have done it....and probably had an even bigger career...

Doris Day A Sentimental Journey

Doris Day, was categorized as a romantic singer in my estimation. She never did any daring things with her voice, which I think she could have done, she has the timbre of Chris Connor and some of the jazz singers, but never really tried to get in that category.

Psychology weighs in on the BC/AD – BCE/CE debate

Psychology weighs in on the BC/AD – BCE/CE debate
This is an annoying change, in my estimation, and unnecessary, even if you are a non believer,
because it is just a place holder, period. We could have had BB ( before Buddah ), but it became in history and accepted as BC and AD

Why is this change necessary? Even if we all became non believers, it is still a place holder, whatever we call it....
Should we all change all over the world to the decimal system? Is it imperative?

My point is, why make the world more complicated? Is it truly important to the understanding of history?

“Lost” Fortresses of Sahara Revealed by Satellites | Historic Mysteries

“Lost” Fortresses of Sahara Revealed by Satellites Historic Mysteries

Interesting lost civilization information

Monday, December 5, 2011

An incredible journey! Long-lost dog reappears eight years later 3,000 miles away from home | Mail Online

An incredible journey! Long-lost dog reappears eight years later 3,000 miles away from home Mail Online

A true story, be sure if you have children you give them a chance to see the wonderful story about lost animals
called The Incredible Journey, my last post will bring you to Amazon to see the movie information, so you can decide for yourself.

Amazon.com: Homeward Bound - The Incredible Journey: Don Alder, Ed Bernard, Kevin Chevalia, Anne Christianson, Ted D'Arms, Woody Eney, Kim Greist, Rich Hawkins, Robert Hays, Nurmi Husa, Jane Jones (II), Veronica Lauren, David MacIntyre, Kit McDonough, Mary Marsh (II), Nicholas Mastandrea, Glenn Mazen, Mariah Milner, Janet Penner, William Phipps: Movies & TV

The rascals- Its a beautiful morning cover 1968

Nothing like a quiet country road in a New England summer, and a drive to no where.

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Jackie Gleason Orchestra - I Can't Get Started (Original Stereo)

Some more on Jackie Gleason, read the information on YouTube. He took this great jazz song, by Bunny Berrigan and made it romantic, as all his music was.

Jackie Gleason & Orchestra - "Melancholy Serenade"

One of the few songs that I think tell a story. It is a story of mankind sweet and sour, happy and sad, full of trials and tribulations as we strive through life.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Bobby Hackett - Stairway to the Stars

Jackie Gleason loved this sound

Bobby Hackett Star Dust

music on the Jackie Gleason show was creme de la creme....it came to personify Jackie Gleason

Bobby Hackett - Body And Soul

some more trombone magic

Jack Teagarden Lover

Someone from long ago

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Tell Me Why By The Four Aces

A monstrous hit of the 50's

The Platters by Paul Roby in '' Moon over Miami''

Another rendition , The Platters where so big, was it in the 50's?

moon over miami by Wally

that time again!  Nice Ray Charles presentation!

Monday, November 28, 2011

Video: Full-Length Program | Watch Botany of Desire Online | PBS Video

Video: Full-Length Program Watch Botany of Desire Online PBS Video
This is a wonderful program on Botany, it concludes that we can not alter nature. Whatever we do, nature finds a way around it.
Isn't that the way of the world ?

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Andrea Bocelli feat Reba McEntire - Blue Christmas (Live)

wonderful, watching it on PBS tonight as we approach Christmas, what a contrast in style, both great voices...

AARON NEVILLE - TELL IT LIKE IT IS

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Minichamps BENTLEY 6 1/2 LITRE - GURNEY NUTTING SALOON - BLUE TRAIN SPEC...

A treat for Thanksgiving weekend, the famous Blue Train Bentley

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Cities As Gardens | Conversation | Edge

Cities As Gardens Conversation Edge What a wonderful article.
It causes you to think and get involved in what the future could be.

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Beyond the Sea - Rod Stewart w/ Lyrics in Description

This is the song that says Bobby Darin, but Rod does a great job, great back up music!

Rod Stewart - September In The Rain

Yeah, for Rod Stewart, I love his creations of the old songs, including this version. I have more than one album of each Volume of The Great American Songbook

Bee Gees - Massachusetts

Surprise, we have not heard this song for years?

Three Caballeros - Finale

tha...tha....thats all folks, for now!

Top 40 Hits Of 1941 28 Vaughn Monroe Racing With The Moon

Our growing up song with Vaughn Monroe. I heard this song everywhere, such wonderful big band music took us through the war years.

The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Lion King - YouTube

The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Lion King - YouTube was it the summer of 1948 that this became a big hit, as we learned to do the jitter bug...
the girls taught each other, than we taught the boys. Lorraine Rossi taught me steps, as we danced in her living room on Hollis Street in Framingham, and listend to Vaughn Monroe, who opened the Meadows on Rt 9 in Framingham

Swingdance in Jungle Book

I love Louis Prima as you know by now, and could not miss posting this again, as one of the great pieces he has done.

Louis Armstrong - A Kiss To Build A Dream On

A song from my teenage years, that holds terrific fun memories of being a teen growing up in Framingham , Mass.

Amy Winehouse - Me & Mr. Jones - Live HD

This is such a fabulous rendition of the great jazz song, and listen to the combination of the band and her singing.....it is just one great presentation, what a sad loss....

Billie Holiday - Body And Soul (1957)

Amy has a better voice, but do you hear similarities

Tony Bennett ft Amy Winehouse Body & Soul official HD

close your eyes, and when Amy sings you can hear Billie Holliday....

DUSTY SPRINGFIELD - (This Will Be)AN EVERLASTING LOVE.(LIVE)

Hard to find anyone else that does this song....it is truly Natalie Cole's song, it reminds me how much I loved Stevie Wonder music

Natalie Cole - This will be 1975

Natalie, keep singing, we want to support your efforts.to stay clean and sober...what a lovely voice....reminded of this song by news cruisin, this morning , Fox and Friends

Friday, November 18, 2011

Natalie Wood Case Reopened By LA Detectives (PHOTOS)

Natalie Wood Case Reopened By LA Detectives (PHOTOS) Saddened to learn that this is all going to be opened again.
it was a tragedy for all of us that loved them. 30 years later? How can anyone come forward now, when it should have happened immediately.  Withholding evidence for 30 years? 

Tatau dance

See Michael Jackson moves here, wonder who studied who?

Tongan - Fanguna E Huni

Tongan music meets American

Tongan Love Song 2011 - AMUSIA MU'A SI'A TAHA IA - Feauini Sopu Taufa

Tonga always fascinated me, I thought they had lovely music when I was a young girl. Still sounds good.

New Zealand - Kiri Te Kanawa - Maori live

Kiri Te Kanawa, opened us to the Maori music of her childhood, interesting and celebratory

Kiri te Kanawa - "Un bel di vedremo" - Madama Butterfly

She has a lovely timbre to her voice, that enriches the song

DEANNA DURBIN -IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT -COLE PORTER - 1938.wmv

this song has a grandeur to it for a pop song

NELSON EDDY SINGS - WHEN I GROW TOO OLD TO DREAM 1942

another song of the 2nd World War, our mothers and grandmothers swooned over this song and Nelson Eddy

Dr. Strangelove

Dr Strangelove and Very Lynn with We'll Meet Again...

The Inkspots - We'll meet again.

This was a popular version during the War. Very Lynn of course had an important version of the song..

Johnny Cash - We'll Meet Again

Johnny's good bye to us....a song of the 2nd World War and a song to remember ....

#/v/1280449167001/a-holistic-approach-to-cancer-treatment/?playlist_id=87057

#/v/1280449167001/a-holistic-approach-to-cancer-treatment/?playlist_id=87057
Cruisin for news in the morning, I caught this on Imus. Very important discussion
on prostate cancer, how to evaluate and make decisions . Vitamin D is important!

Thursday, November 17, 2011

#/v/1279036649001/delbert-mcclinton-live/?playlist_id=87057

#/v/1279036649001/delbert-mcclinton-live/?playlist_id=87057 Imus in the morning,
always good for a laugh between the latest news, this is Larry King and the Mob...

Robotic bear pillow stops your snoring by gently mauling your face (video) -- Engadget

Robotic bear pillow stops your snoring by gently mauling your face (video) -- Engadget Now, we can get our partners to quiet down.
trouble is when the snoring stops the television becomes too loud, and one wakes up anyway

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Happy End of the Road for RVers: Assisted Living on Wheels | AOL Real Estate

Happy End of the Road for RVers: Assisted Living on Wheels AOL Real Estate
Wow, stay in your own home and get this kind of service, who would have dreamed it?

John Mackey: The Whole Foods Alternative to ObamaCare - WSJ.com

John Mackey: The Whole Foods Alternative to ObamaCare - WSJ.com In case you missed it, this is an interesting approach to our problems.

Kindle Fire - Full Color 7" Multi-Touch Display with Wi-Fi - More than a Tablet

Kindle Fire - Full Color 7" Multi-Touch Display with Wi-Fi - More than a Tablet

this is great for kids that like to read, and want a computer, it is inexpensive too, compared to other tablets

FATS DOMINO I'm Walking

I'm walkin....right to work....ready!

Little Richard - Blueberry Hill

Crazy! crazy rendition, lots of fun!

Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (1955)

Well, getting there.....

Little Richard- Didn't it Rain

this will wake me up...

"Didn't it rain" Tom Jones (Best version) Paul O'Grady show

Little Richard or Tom?

George Harrison - My Sweet Lord

the King ....

Boy George_ my sweet lord

What better way to realize that there is a place and room for everyone of us in this world.

Jose Feliciano My Sweet Lord

Love this song, by George Harrison, and Jose....

Jose Feliciano - The Thrill is Gone

Jose Feliciano, just couldn't resist listening to this, not in the mood yet to start my day

Jose Feliciano - Since I Fell For You

I always loved this version of the song,

Dinah Washington / Since I Fell for You

comparing artists, each with their own great arrangment...

Johnny Mathis - Since I Fell For You

returning to Johnny Mathis....for this old favorite....

The Skyliners - Since I Don't Have You

Just what I feel like listening to, today, some repeats, because I love them

"The Java Jive" (Ink Spots, 1940)

Morning coffee

(It Will Have To Do) Until The Real Thing Comes Along.wmv

When you love something, your job, your life, your country, some people are willing to work for nothing. Volunteers do that all the time. Have you ever taken a job for less? Have you ever worked for nothing? I know people that have, and will into their old age.

fats waller - your feet's too big

Feets too big, and they still can only carry one other pair of shoes, on top of them

Cyber Command Presses For More Cyberwar Authority

Cyber Command Presses For More Cyberwar Authority

We all have to look to the future of respecting and protecting our national assets.

Sunday, November 13, 2011

TRANSLOGIC 78: Minddrive - Translogic

TRANSLOGIC 78: Minddrive - Translogic all I can say is Wow, what "kids" would not want to go to this afterschool program