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

[Malcolm Rockwell]

Man, they gotta be awful!
Mal

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On 5/31/2010 4:49 PM, David Lennick wrote:
> 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).
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> dl
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>> 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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