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I thought I’d leave you on a fun note. I found this next song while I was putting together a recital. My sister Katie is actually the best sister you could ask for and I swear I’m not biased! She let me move in with her and took care of me when she was 25 and I was...
This next song was one of my grandmother's favorites. She was an Irish Catholic girl who grew up in Pennsylvania, became a nurse and met my grandfather while working for the war effort and after getting married they started for California. She would tell the story of...
So I’m a big Turner Classic Movies fan. I’ll turn it on before I check any of the other movie channels to see if there’s an old movie musical on or they’ll have these marathons of movies centered around a specific actor and that’s how I came across this next song. The...
I have always been a huge Doris Day fan. She is the whole package. Hysterical, a fantastic actress both comedic and dramatic, and was one of the most famous recording artists from the 40’s to the late 60’s recording more than 650 songs. I remember the first movie I...
I spent the first week of January visiting my 90-year-old great aunt in San Diego. I always have a wonderful time seeing her not only because she’s a hoot but because she also introduces me to songs I’m not familiar with from a time I have always loved (mostly the...