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Nostalgic Night on PBS - PBS Rocks

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Real Estate Agent with Sutton Group West Coast Realty

 Tonight is Big Band Night on PBS and I am flooded with memories of experiences, places and people of my teens and 20s.

 

Like most teenagers in the 1950's my music included, Elvis, Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Buddy Holly and the Crickets and many others who gave us music that was a radically departure from our parents.

 

However it took a long time for the Big Band Era to die. At parties and dances the bands and disc jockeys still played music of the 1930's and 1940's.

 During at those dances we enjoyed holding our girlfriends on the dance floor as they rested their heads on our shoulder or as we danced check to check.

 Dancing with your date while the band played "String of Pearls" brought romance to young hearts.

 

Listening to Tommy Dorsey's "I'm In The Mood For Love" behind steamed up windows while parked by the lake was unforgettable ecstasy.

 

Thanks to PBS we old guys get to relive this experience.

 PBS enriches our lives and deserves our support.

 

Comments (3)

Terry Chenier
Homelife Glenayre Realty - Mission, BC

Bob,

Good post; brings back lots of memories. I remember it well.

Jun 28, 2009 06:24 PM
Bob Dunn
Sutton Group West Coast Realty - Abbotsford, BC

It was a special time. Depression and WWII on one side and the 1960's social change on the other side.

Jun 28, 2009 06:35 PM
Al & Peggy Cunningham, Brokers
RE/MAX West Realty Inc., Brokerage - Brampton, ON
Our Family Wants To Help Your Family!

HAPPY CANADA DAY BOB! Hope you will be dancing to the Big Band sounds and celebrating today wearing your Red & White!  Have a really great one!

Your "east side" buddies

Jul 01, 2009 06:55 AM