FASCISM'S BAD? WHY?

lolonurse

@wdlindsy
I loved Burl Ives. And Perry Como. And Tennessee Ernie Ford, too. And Gene Autry, Sky King, and Romper Room. LOL! And later on, My Friend Flicka.
And Lassie, of course.

William Lindsey :toad:

@lolonurse Yes, those names bring me back to the days of vinyl records spinning on turntables, the kind of music my parents loved to listen to which drove me up a wall as a teen, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Doris Day, et al. Hank Williams played a big role in my familial music education, too, since it was his songs my mother and her sistes liked to sing as they did housework.

lolonurse

@wdlindsy
My parents had no Sinatra, Martin, no 'pop', no country. Everything was classical, opera, folk/social justice music like Guy Carawan and The Weavers. Do you remember when all records were 78RPM? Then 33's came out - wow!! Eventually 45's. We are dinosaurs!! (Oops - almost forgot musicals!! They loved musicals & Gilbert & Sullivan - we all sang along & danced!)

William Lindsey :toad:

@lolonurse I'm afraid I grew up in a much less high-culture environment. We did get treated to a smattering of classical music in church every Sunday — Bach cantatas on the organ, for instance — but that's as far as it went, unless on very rare occasions we went to a symphony performance. For me personally, the music of choice after I reached my teen years was Simon and Garfunkel, Peter, Paul, and Mary, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, et al. Yes, I remember the 78RPM days!

lolonurse

@wdlindsy
Yes to all of the great folk singers!! I saw them all except Woodie, & hubby knew & played with Pete Seeger. 🩵
(hubby was a bassman... wish there was a bass clef emoji!)

William Lindsey :toad:

@lolonurse Wonderful that you were able to see all of them in person. I had that opportunity only with Peter, Paul, and Mary. Amazing that your husband played with Pete Seeger. I really loved his work.

lolonurse

@wdlindsy
We live not too far from where the Clearwater was docked. The annual Clearwater Festival was a joyous time. Pete & Toshi were very kind, and generous with their time & energy.

William Lindsey :toad:

@lolonurse You've had a charmed existence!

lolonurse

@wdlindsy
LOL! Well, in some respects, I do agree. But definitely not all. The "charmed" parts are very much fun to remember. Although right now I'm quite sad. Phil Lesh, from the Grateful Dead, has died. Those guys felt almost like extended family. He was 84, had been ill, so not shocking, but I'm not ready to feel old.

William Lindsey :toad:

@lolonurse Well, I know that it's culturally ingrained in you not to agree quickly without finding something that needs to be argued about. My own cultural inclination is so very different, though I realize my culture is far, far from ideal or the only culture in the world.

lolonurse

@wdlindsy
Now how did you know that? Did you also know that, from the time I was about 7 or 8, until I was grown, my parents called me the "Philadelphia lawyer"? Of course you did!

William Lindsey :toad:

@lolonurse I just guessed!