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I confess, musically I'm eclectic.

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 Wordless Wednesday: I confess, musically I'm eclectic.

I confess, musically I'm eclectic.

I totally scored last Sunday at Half Price Books in Redmond!

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Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Hi Rene

My musical tastes are pretty eclectic, too, except for country, hip hop and rap, but I admit a passion for jazz of all types. I haven't heard The Ventures in quite some time. I grew up outside Philadelphia and I definitely remember American Bandstand and of course Dick Clark!

Jeff

Feb 22, 2017 04:24 PM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

I like a wide variety of music too.  I've had a bit of a problem warming up to hip hop though!

Feb 22, 2017 05:24 PM
Grant Schneider
Performance Development Strategies - Armonk, NY
Your Coach Helping You Create Successful Outcomes

Good Evening René - It is great to find a sale of old books and music.

Feb 22, 2017 06:47 PM
Rene Fabre
ARFCO Media - Renton, WA
Practicing Philosophical Eclectic of the Arts

You and I Jerry Lucas have so much in common! Love all of those songs you mention and played them often when I was still doing clubs!

Feb 22, 2017 07:12 PM
Jerry Lucas

I played sax, flute, guitar and bass guitar, in the marching band, concert band, jazz band, polka band, rock band, and country band. Lots of fun and spending money.


I remember playing at a hay dance in a barn on a farm. Another time we played on a flatbed truck in the A&P grocery store parking lot. And wedding receptions and reunions at the American Legion. The good old days.


Our rock band recorded some demo tapes at the studios with the engineer for Tommie James and the Shondells. And we once played as the warm-up act for Motown's Martha and the Vandellas (Heat Wave, Dancing in the Street).


In my small coal mining town, there was no classical music on the radio. That was for rich, big city folks, with college degrees, far away in the foreign lands of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. 

Feb 22, 2017 08:00 PM
Rene Fabre
ARFCO Media - Renton, WA
Practicing Philosophical Eclectic of the Arts

Thanks Hannah Williams !!

Feb 22, 2017 07:13 PM
Rene Fabre
ARFCO Media - Renton, WA
Practicing Philosophical Eclectic of the Arts

Hi Jeff Dowler ... I love so many different kinds of music, yet have to agree that I'm not a Hip Hop or Rap fan... Primarily because I come from a time before and hold dear different traditions when it comes to song.

Feb 22, 2017 07:15 PM
Rene Fabre
ARFCO Media - Renton, WA
Practicing Philosophical Eclectic of the Arts

Thanks Myrl Jeffcoat ... In me there's the traditional and the avante garde... I have a passion for song, form, and counterpoint... I love old standards, Cowboy Western music from the 40s and 50s, yet adore Mozart, Bach, Stravinsky and the Beatles too... 

Feb 22, 2017 07:20 PM
Rene Fabre
ARFCO Media - Renton, WA
Practicing Philosophical Eclectic of the Arts

My fav haunts are used bookstores and record stores Grant Schneider !! I'm so at home when let loose in shops like these... Always honor past and take the trip to the adventure future. Thanks!

Feb 22, 2017 07:22 PM
Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

Half priced books and the Ventures, you were in heaven Rene Fabre! 

Feb 22, 2017 07:36 PM
Lauren Williams, CPO
Casual Uncluttering LLC - Woodinville, WA
Professional Organizer: Puget Sound homes

I shop that Half-Price Books all-too-frequently. I'm on a quest to get everything Melissa Etheridge has ever produced. And Cyndi Lauper, Bette Midler, Senegalese jazz....

Feb 22, 2017 09:22 PM
Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

I have eclectic music tastes as well, and in fact, when I put all my CDs into my Bose system years ago, I even named my channel "eclectic" because it's got a bit of everything. 

Feb 23, 2017 04:06 AM
Kevin J. May
Florida Supreme Realty - Hobe Sound, FL
Serving the Treasure & Paradise Coasts of Florida

First Ventures song I ever heard was Telstar and have been a fan for life. Variety is the spice of life Rene!

Feb 23, 2017 05:36 AM
Rene Fabre
ARFCO Media - Renton, WA
Practicing Philosophical Eclectic of the Arts

I was totally in heaven Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, Broker, Tacoma Washington !! Nothing like a bookstore on a rainy Sunday in February!

Feb 25, 2017 11:08 AM
Rene Fabre
ARFCO Media - Renton, WA
Practicing Philosophical Eclectic of the Arts

Hi Lauren Williams !! Very cool! One of my favorite Half Price Books! I used to work in Redmond back in 1998 - 2000... I'd take my kids here. I love the music section! When I was there I saw some Cyndi Lauper and Bette Midler!!!

Feb 25, 2017 11:17 AM
Noah Seidenberg
Coldwell Banker - Evanston, IL
Chicagoland and Suburbs (800) 858-7917

Hi Rene, I am with you 100%. Our tastes are very similar.

Feb 25, 2017 09:03 PM
Rene Fabre
ARFCO Media - Renton, WA
Practicing Philosophical Eclectic of the Arts

Hi Kat Palmiotti ... I can relate... I love burning CDs for my truck for when I'm doing my day out and about... Most of them are labeled "Eclectic #1... #2..." etc. Cuz I have no idea how to explain quickly and there's not enough room on a CD to write it all down... ;O)

Feb 26, 2017 04:40 PM
Rene Fabre
ARFCO Media - Renton, WA
Practicing Philosophical Eclectic of the Arts

Truly, variety is the spice! Kevin J. May !! I so remember when I first heard Telstar! "THE FUTURE!" Loved it then, love it now (for different reasons of course) but just the same, totally part of the soundtrack of my life! Thanks!

Feb 26, 2017 04:42 PM
Rene Fabre
ARFCO Media - Renton, WA
Practicing Philosophical Eclectic of the Arts

Funny thing (not being funny like laughing, more like ironically so) but the more we get to know each other online Noah Seidenberg ... the more I find a kindred spirit! Thanks!

Feb 26, 2017 04:45 PM
Noah Seidenberg

I am with you Rene Fabre 


You and I have the makings of an excellent friendship.

Feb 26, 2017 06:28 PM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Rene Fabre  I am here thanks to our friend Praful Thakkar  had no idea you still celebrate Birthdays at your age?:)) BTW love this post and indeed my music  goes from Classical to Rock & Roll... in between there is Jazz & Blues.... during work all day the Classical music keeps me calm:))Endre

Mar 12, 2017 12:19 PM
Rene Fabre
ARFCO Media - Renton, WA
Practicing Philosophical Eclectic of the Arts

I try not to, but people keep reminding me Endre Barath, Jr. ... ;O) Thanks! Ah yes, Jazz & Blues! Love folk music too, from across the globe.

Mar 12, 2017 12:30 PM
Endre Barath, Jr.

Yes Rene' love World Music too:))Endre


check out Pink Martini:)))

Mar 12, 2017 12:33 PM
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I'm a teacher, artist, blogger and public speaker who lives in the Pacific Northwest. My passion is the evolving social media environment and how it is profoundly changing the way we do life and business.


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