F L O R I D A
Is the land that I love,
where the tourists stay,
The mosiquitos play
Tiny buzzings in my ear....
F - L - O - R - I - D - A
Florida!!!!
FLA!!!
Can I play this game to? I grew up in the great ghetto of the '80's music
scene but, was influenced by many in my family. My father had an incredible
collection of music, yep even found some Tchaikowsky in there.
Unfortunately, in stead of letting me inherit all that, it was thrown away.
ARGH but, from him I've gotten my love of eclectic music styles everything
from Rocky mountain breakdown, do wop, to yes even a little bit of rap
"Hammer time, do,do, doit, can't touch this..."
Went to see Les Miserable (after having the CD for years), earlier this year
in Orlando. Husband almost fell asleep, I cried at the end. How do they
make such beautiful sounds come out of there mouths like that? Love the
music from the Broadway version of Lion King, WOW!! and a lot of the old
stand bys.
Lately have fallen in with Ken Burns Jazz CD compilation. I've caught bits
of the video and was just floored.
Love the NPR program Sound and Spirit with Ellen (Helen?) Kuschner, where
she brings music from around the world to illustrate a theme such as home
coming, motherhood, Yom Kippur, etc. Catch through streaming if you can,
it's a very powerful program.
Alright I babbled, it's monday, I'm supposed to be catching up with my
paperwork.
Beth
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From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Betty B
Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2001 11:56 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: 12 Bars for Betty
You know, I had a feeling you were going to float somewhere around Boots.
I get stuck on certain kinds of music for long periods of time. I don't
seem
to go back and forth easily. Right now, I'm becoming reacquainted with
Manhattan Transfer of the 80s. I saw an MT CD that I recognized (blast from
the past) and couldn't resist. Their music is just so upbeat! For a long
time, it was the Gettysburg soundtrack for me, but I stopped when I started
having depression issues to cope with (I'm fine now). MT is a much better
musical weapon against the dreaded dep.
Soundtracks usually get the best of my attention, perhaps because they evoke
stronger emotions, particularly if I loved the movie. If you're a "fifties
kind of a guy" than you would no doubt love the music from the soundtrack of
that movie about Richie Valens. I can't remember the name of the movie, but
the end was when he went down in the same plane that took the mighty Big
Bopper.
My favorite soundtracks are: The Music Man, The Sound of Music, Help, All
That Jazz ("Welcome aboard Air-otica"), Godspell, The Godfather, Star Wars,
Oklahoma (never saw it though), Love Story, and -- as I have previously
mentioned -- Gettysburg.
I am also a major J.P. Sousa fan. Major. The best part of working at the
Washington Navy Yard was getting to go out anytime I wanted ("in the field,"
as it were), and listen to the Navy Band practice in Luetze Park. What a
thrill for me that was!!! A lot of people don't like working at the yard
because they say it's dirty and in a bad part of town. But the history
there
-- O my God! They are surrounded by all that rich Navy history and it
doesn't
mean a thing to them. It's a shame, but it sure wasn't lost on me. So
there.
Trivia Question: What was Brian Epstein's most famous role in music history?
Drivin' ya nuts,
Betty
In a message dated 10/14/2001 10:34:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:
> Betty,
>
> For me it is a toss up between Boots Randolph or the "Bird". Went to
a
> school as an undergraduate which offered a Master's degree in Jazz.
(North
> Texas) I met 'Doc" Sversen and other national artists and grew to love
> Brubeck-type jazz. I am really an ol's rock 'n roll, rhythm and blues
kind
o
> Guy, i.e, Otis Redding's "Sitting on the Dock o the Bay" is the best song
> ever!
>
> Bobby
>
Betty
aut viam inveniam aut faciam
"I will either find a way or make one."
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