[78-L] Jimmy Boyd Obit

[Michael Biel]

soundthink at aol.com wrote:
> Very strange. I was just reading about Boyd in Hecky Krasnow's daughter's book about his years as the head of Columbia's kiddie record division.

Thanks for reminding me about this book.  I just put in an order for 
it.  (The wonder of the internet!!!) 


> I was 12 at the time and understood the meaning of the lyric, even 
> though the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston didn't! And they're 
> supposed to be the purveyors of wisdom.
>
>       Julian Vein

I asked Molly Bee if she had understood the implications of the song -- 
especially the alternate and much dirtier versions of it.  She said 
sure, she was a farm girl and knew all about things like this!! 

> She [Judy Krasnow] had a crush on him and said that he was forced to wear
> his little cowboy outfit to school every day to remind people of who he was. 
> Cary Ginell



Molly talked about being good friends with Jimmy.  I wonder if she was a 
rival with Judy Krasnow for his affections.  I know that I would have 
had a thing for Molly if I had known her!!


Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com