Sounds just like Mom's rendition of "Happy Birthday".  She accused me the
other day (12/29 - her b'day) that try as I might, I couldn't sing as off
key as she does naturally.  I took that as a major insult in the context of
things, but I know she still loves me.

- Pam
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From: "Ruth Barton" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 00:48
Subject: Re: [BP] music in life


> He'd not want to hear me singing, at my work or anywhere else for that
> matter.  I sing what Ma called "the tune the old cow died on."  My singing
> is TERRIBLE!!!!  Ruth
>
> At 11:42 AM -0500 1/4/05, Met History wrote:
> Margaret Wise Brown, who wrote "Goodnight Moon", described as "one of the
> saddest things" something a Maine lobsterman told her in the 1940's:
"What
> a pity it is to never hear anymore a woman singing at her work."
>
> christopher
>
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