[78-L] Unboxing (Toronto Star article)...?

[David Lennick]

What..I gave away a good one? D'oh! Your next assignment, should you choose to accept it, will be to find a vocal version of "Kitten On The Keys". Evidently there is one, and Sam Coslow wrote the lyric (I'm just reading his autobiography).

dl
 
> From: stevenc at interlinks.net
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 22:56:06 -0400
> Subject: [78-L] Unboxing (Toronto Star article)...?
> 
> The Star ran a feature article to-day on the increasing practice of the 
> technologically
> adept (AKA "geeks") posting detailed accounts of their "unboxing" their new 
> items...!
> 
> So, not to be excluded, I thought I'd describe my "unboxing" of a 
> nearly-full milk
> box of 78's dropped off by Mr. Lennick...!
> 
> First, I was pleasantly surprised by how few duplicates were included 
> (fortunately
> those may be easily sold on e-wotsit...?!).
> 
> So far (and I'm only about a third of the way through the box?!) the oddest 
> item
> I've found is a vocal version (A Collins) of "Chicken Reel!" Note that that 
> tune
> has become the standard musical cliche to describe "WAY out in the 
> 'boonies'"
> and I didn't, in fact, even know it DID have lyrics...it will be interesting 
> to hear
> thereof, and I may learn the lyrics and add the song to my collection of 
> "them
> good old tunes never heard any more," along with "Tell Mother I'll Be 
> There!"
> 
> Finally, an odd tale about this latter tune...! I used to use it as a "VERY 
> last
> encore" number at the end of my blues gigs (after the rest of the band
> had pretty well torn down and packed their gear!). I did that one night,
> and a lady around my age came up and asked me "Where did you
> EVER hear that song?! That was one of my mother's favourite hymns,
> and I had no idea anyone still knew...or even knew OF...it!
> 
> With no backing (the rest of the band all packed up), I neede a tune
> I could perform "acapulco" (a cappella)...so "Tell..." fit perfectly!
> 
> Steven C. Barr 
> 
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