Haines His Way

TOD:

My first memories of music on "record" were 78s...my grandfather lived with us and he had a radio console.  The top lifted up.  In the side were storage bins for the records.  My favorites were Les Paul and Mary Ford ("The World is Waiting for the Sunrise" and "Whispering").  I was four or five years old.

I remember listening to, and doing, "The Bunny Hop" with my parents and their friends in our living room.  That was one of the big radio hits of the early 1950s (don't pin me down and expect a year, 'cause I cannot remember THAT well).

I've declared work for the day done, and am now watching Twin Peaks.  Steak was just what the doctor ordered.  The doctor and I have had several of these occurances where we both have the same food.  Strange.  Odd, even.  Or even odd.  If you're odd can you be even?  If you're even can you be odd?  

T.O.D.


I had children's records on 78 when I was young.  The only ones I remember are HOWDY DOWDY IN THE ENCHANTED(?) FOREST and Amos and Andy perform THE LORD'S PRAYER.

The first 45s I remember buying myself were PLEASE DON'T JUST STAND THERE by Patty Duke and SWEET TALKIN' GUY by The Chiffons.

Most of my music money went to OBCs and Soundtracks which I usually purchased at the record store in the basement of the old Rust Building in Tacoma.  I could spend hours there, just going through the bins looking at the records.  The first album I bought was ANYTHING GOES with Hal Linden.

Then I joined Columbia Record Club and Lord knows how much crap I bought!

A few other songs related to the soaps..

 The 1980s were big for songs that were on the soaps and then making it big on the charts. DOOL and Santa Barbara were known for using pop music for montages. One reason I suspect you will never see old eppies of Days and Santa Barbara on soapnet due to copyright relating to the songs.

Freinds and Lovers - Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson
Think of Laura - Christopher Cross
Tonight I Celebrate my Love - Roberta Flack
All I have - Beth Nielsen Chapman

I am off work today and tomorrow. I'm trying very hard to clean and put up my holday decorations but this board is addictive.

I am taking the boys out for lunch, shopping and to the Steelers game at Heinz Field. I have on-field passes and tickets for the game and of course, the boys snatched them. I'll be watching the game from my Mom's couch. Go Steelers! It's raining and cold here--so I keep telling myself. The game should be sloppy. I don't know if anyone watches football but our family loves it.

Fingers crossed that the Steelers come to play tonight.....chow.

I was going to have a tuna sandwich on rye, but decided to hold out for a hero.

Now, now, now...Western State is in Steilacoom, not Seattle.