Short Clip

Nothing significant,
but at the very least,
a short clip on our most recent snow fall.

Historic? Not hardly.
Interesting? Barely.
But a post none the less.

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Your grandparent's music

What did your grandparents listen to while growing up?

It says a lot about their community and their religious & social background. My grandfather has a 78 of “Chalking and a Hugging” by Hoagy Carmichael. A little hayseed, but quite an ornery topic, eh?

What were your grandparents allowed to listen to and participate in? Where they singers in a church? Is that where thy learned piano or guitar? Did they go to dances on weekends? Did they play instruments in a high school band? Did they play in a town band? Do any recordings of their family music making exist?

What did your great-grandparents approve of your grandparents doing? If your grandparents were listening to Hot music, you had "open minded" great-grandparents. Do you know any 77 year old drummers? Or any 72 year old mountain dulcimer players? If you think Rage Against the Machine is anti-establishment, have you ever thought about what Jelly Roll Morton's name meant?

Did your grandparents listen to Benny Goodman’s big band or quartet recordings? Did your grandparents listen to Hank Williams, Glenn Miller or Count Basie?

An Origin of Measure:

Great contention surrounds the origins of our using “feet” as a unit of measure. Serendipitously, Dr. Amoveo Oculus points toward the most infamous of Asesop’s fables, “Clementia v. Octopus” as the first recorded example of “feet” in measure. Here is an excerpt from his Encyclopedia Exemplar, Vol. 7:

:: Clementia v. Octopus ::
Clementia of Troas was a runner of prestige. Her distinction in beauty and grace in race soon spread to the gods, and provoked challenge. Standing before Clementia, Octopus declared: “Your pride is in vain, for I am a runner of majesty. Whereas you run with your body, I employ my mind. As your speed is limited by your beauty, I have sprouted the means by which to best your beauty.” As Clementia watched, Octopus began to grow six additional legs and feet. Atop his octagonal pedestal Octopus bellowed, “To a run do I challenge you. Will you accept?” Full of grace and beauty, Clementia silently nodded. The succeeding race plunged the Beauty and Brain across lawns of luxury, cities of Christians, and mountains of purple majesty. Upon arrival at the race’s end, the crowd exclaimed, “Hail Clementia, the speed racer!” Octopus’ loss was put to greater shame when all discovered he had only one fourth the speed of Clementia. “Intellect has failed you,” exclaimed Clementia, “For by your mind, you quadrupled your feet and yet quadrupled your distance.” By multiplying the feet by four, he had multiplied distance as well. Thus Clementia proved before all that grace, beauty and strength transcend the abilities of the mind.

Incidentally, three wheeled cars were outlawed in America during the 1950’s to prevent vandals from outrunning the cops driving Crown Victorias.