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You say potato. I say tomato. ------ ----------

Having looked at the authorship issue, I must recant my previous statement. It seems the song was penned by the songwriting team of Mack Gordon and Harry Warren in 1942 and first recorded by The Glenn Miller Orchestra. Who would have thunk it?

Wasway----------Yep. Teeny comes as close to "nailing it" as any I've ever heard. Christina Aguilara also recently covered it. Calling it limp would be a compliment. But, what I'm really looking for is the original. I'm not sure, but I think it was her first big hit. Also, I think she may have been the author. Not completely sure on that either, though. OK----Here's a hint. It was listed on Cowgirls' recent thread,"Romantic Oldies".

I'm sure that answer is correct, so here is another: I found a dream that I could speak to A dream that I could call my own I found a thrill to press my cheek to A thrill that I had never known. This one has been covered recently by a very big name in Pop. What I am looking for is the original, which far surpasses any covers ever done. (Though there is a vocalist who works out of Central Ohio who can bring down the house with her take on it. She does a pretty good take on "High Heel Sneakers", also, a song made popular by her Daddy, Tommy Tucker.) One more clue----The original artist is in The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.

You Picked a Fine Time To leave Me Lucille----------Kenny Rogers

Hearing the reference to "going home" triggered a memory for me. I always had a fond spot in my memory for the music. One of my favorite musical memories is hearing Barry McCoy sing "Happy To Be Home Again". Soooo--- I did a little googling and found a mention of a Barry McCoy at williamsondailynews.com. Before I found his name , I also found the name Teresa Yates (another name I recognized from many moons ago.) I suppose they could simply be two completely different people with the same names, but both ended their posts with"God Bless." Plus, Barry has a link to Jesusarose.com. Yeah. I know. That has nothing to do with the Rock,but maybe it will help someone as they head for the "Friend Tracker" thread. Linda Z.-----Were you with the bunch of us that camped at Lake Laramie on the way to ROA'72? It rained like crazy that night but no one seemed to mind.

This whole thread has me a bit cornfused. My granddaughter Clara-Belle( that's short for Helen) just informed me that is only 2/3 of a pun----------PU!

Apparently, that miner didn't know "Ya didn't give no 'lip' ta Big John." :)

Is it "Big, Bad John" by Jimmy Dean?

I feel like the old guy who gets on the 6 o'clock news and admits he was swindled by a con artist. It feels both liberating and embarassing at the same time. So,yes, I believed. Do I have to hold my questions until the end of the thread?

Every coin has two sides. Remember when VeePee recorded a recitation of "The Touch of the Masters' Hand"? Heck, I think Socks probably PLAYED on that album. The old violin seemed worthless until "The Master" picked it up and displayed its true worth. Of course, the poem is really about Gods' relationship with his children but HEY, this is "Guitar Talk" My hands are fairly small(not for my overall build, but for the general construction of instruments in general). That's why a short scale(distance from nut to bridge) seems to work better for me. I think this is something that bass players are more cognizant of than guitar players. Those big 36 inch 6 string jobs are way beyond my range of comfort. Now when it comes to pure sound, I think that is why harmonica players are so resistant to try "high tech" devises. I saw a guy last summer named Bill Miller(stage name: Mr. Stress) who has been around for probably about 40 years. He was using a POD and getting all kinds of cool effects. He was playing in a biker bar if that lends any insight to the discussion. He told me that the special effects seem to be what the patrons seem to want and who is he to argue with the customer. He was a very cordial guy. Now the other side of the coin. It seems to help me to get a new gizmo or gadget from time to time(like a pedal or modeler) to keep me "inspired" to stick with the music and not drift away. There is always a fine line to walk between personal ability and constraints of the instrument. Maybe that's what keeps playing music such an invigorating and rewarding endeavor.

dmiller "Nothing but net" = " Put a biscuit in the basket".

Thanx for that cool info on the Martin family of guitars. While we're on the subject of "famous" guitars, how about the Gibson L-5 archtop? Mother Maybelle Carter bought hers new in 1928 and used it for the rest of her life. Not only was lots of musical history made with that guitar, lots of musical history was INSPIRED with that guitar. It sold recently for something like half a million bucks and if I remember correctly was then donated to The Country Music Hall of Fame. I'm not completely certain on those facts but verifying them is half the fun. I wonder if my old Kay would be worth anything if I still had it? "$5.00 once, $5.00 twice---------Sold to the man in the purple buckskin jacket."

"Bloviating"? :blink: Branch Meeting Refers to a juncture in the tree that is also known as a "crotch".

AHH!-- Those epic movies and the memories they evoke, When Dr. Zhivago came out, I was dating a young lady who was still living at home. Her parents were inordinately preoccupied with knowing her whereabouts. When we needed some "time alone", we would go to see yet another late night showing of Dr. Zhivago. I probably hold the World record for seeing Dr. Z. more times than anyone who never actually saw it.

Eli Stanley Jones(1884-1973) Sometimes called the "Billy Graham of India" Wrote many books and devotionals among which were: Christ and Human Suffering(1933) Victorious Living(1936) Abundant Living(1942)*** How to Pray(1943) and---------drum roll,please. ----------------------------- The Way(1946)*** One of his more famous quotes is:----------- "Fear is sand in the machinery of life." Ever heard that one before?

Scream obscenities? NAH! Wouldn't want to jeopardize my chances for The Lady Bing!

Hey!!! How about them Blue Jackets!!! OK ------I'm from Cleveland. I've learned to live long term disappointment. As they say in Cleveland(and Columbus):"There's always next season." Yeah. Riiiight! Ditto on the 5 hole.

WG I can understand your husbands' frustration with that incident. He put a lot of heart and soul into everything he did there. His hard work seemed to be underappreciated except at dinner when everyone was thankful for the food that somehow"magically" appeared before our eyes. :) And yes, I think you are correct about the winter before the blizzard. I think in some ways it was actually worse because the sub-zero temps seemed to last forever. We had plenty of snow that year as well but it stretched out over the whole winter rather than blowing in all at once with gale force winds. Hope you start feeling better. Didn't they teach us something about eating raw potatoes for a cold? Never tried it myself. Well, got to go. My grandson Cletus(that's his name) dared his brother Cleophus(the ornery one) to stick his tongue on the flagpole. 'Spose I should leave him there awhile to teach him a lesson?

"Knowing this one will tell a lot about you." You can say THAT again!!

WOW "Ambassador" A high mileage, used car originally manufactured by American Motors which served a brief tour of duty at the hands of Way "missionaries" before making the final journey to scrap metal heaven. Scrapyards across the land made room for them by casting out Dodge "Demons".

I always thought it refered to a hit of "smack". Maybe I'm confusing it with "Spoonful". Old age setting in I suppose.

papa gee-----Yep! My reference was indeed to "The Mistake by the Lake". I still kinda miss the place even though I've been gone for over 30 years. When it used to snow like this in Cleveland, people would look out the window and say "Huh! Looks like it snowed a bit" Welcome to The Cafe!!

Rats eat snow? We could use a few in Tomato Town. :blink:

Yep!----Spent my first 25 years on the banks of "The Burning River" before becoming a "Flavor" of Ohio back in '75. (currently residing in "The Birthplace of the tomato") Were you still around for the blizzard of '78? That was one mean dog!