Comments on: Silence and Singing http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2010/01/29/silence-and-singing/ I am not a has-been. I am a will be. Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance Tue, 22 May 2012 09:26:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2010/01/29/silence-and-singing/#comment-29392 Grannymar Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:59:01 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=6351#comment-29392 Ginger - Our fireside was always a warm and welcoming spot. Ginger - Our fireside was always a warm and welcoming spot.

]]> By: Ginger http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2010/01/29/silence-and-singing/#comment-29391 Ginger Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:49:33 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=6351#comment-29391 Fantastic recollection! Your writing put me there with your family, and I felt a warm feeling in my heart. Lovely!! Fantastic recollection! Your writing put me there with your family, and I felt a warm feeling in my heart. Lovely!!

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2010/01/29/silence-and-singing/#comment-29369 Grannymar Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:53:27 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=6351#comment-29369 Gaelikaa - It was areal trip down memory lane. Gaelikaa - It was areal trip down memory lane.

]]> By: gaelikaa http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2010/01/29/silence-and-singing/#comment-29361 gaelikaa Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:33:26 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=6351#comment-29361 Oh I loved the Eurovision. I often watch the winners on Youtube for a bit of light relief. I'm particularly partial to songs in French and Greek. Listening to some of the sixties and seventies Eurovision entries and winners brings back great memories. Oh I loved the Eurovision. I often watch the winners on Youtube for a bit of light relief. I’m particularly partial to songs in French and Greek. Listening to some of the sixties and seventies Eurovision entries and winners brings back great memories.

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2010/01/29/silence-and-singing/#comment-29360 Grannymar Sat, 30 Jan 2010 08:58:19 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=6351#comment-29360 Nancy - Back in those early days it was the singer and the song. Nowadays you spend the time working through the distractions of flashing lights, backing groups, sounds systems, outrageous costumes before you can work out who is actually singing or what they are singing about. Conrad - I can just see you, and more power to your elbow! Nancy - Back in those early days it was the singer and the song. Nowadays you spend the time working through the distractions of flashing lights, backing groups, sounds systems, outrageous costumes before you can work out who is actually singing or what they are singing about.

Conrad - I can just see you, and more power to your elbow!

]]> By: Conrad http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2010/01/29/silence-and-singing/#comment-29359 Conrad Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:40:57 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=6351#comment-29359 Nancy, it reminds me of my piano recital in the second grade when I played, "Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie!" And, when I made a mistake halfway through, I simply stopped, turned to the listeners, and informed them that I would begin again - from the beginning. Nancy, it reminds me of my piano recital in the second grade when I played, “Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie!” And, when I made a mistake halfway through, I simply stopped, turned to the listeners, and informed them that I would begin again - from the beginning.

]]> By: Nancy http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2010/01/29/silence-and-singing/#comment-29358 Nancy Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:36:36 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=6351#comment-29358 Well, I just wish I had been around in 1965 and was a judge at the Eurovision Song Contest. My vote would have been cast for Butch Moore. I thought his song was very nice and he sang it well... My brother, Bob, was once in a singing contest. He lost! Perhaps it was because he didn't sing a lovely ballad like "I'm Walking The Streets In The Rain". No, our Bob sang his rendition of that popular cowboy hit " There's Blood On The Saddle." Well, I just wish I had been around in 1965 and was a judge at the Eurovision Song Contest.

My vote would have been cast for Butch Moore. I thought his song was very nice and he sang it well…

My brother, Bob, was once in a singing contest. He lost! Perhaps it was because he didn’t sing a lovely ballad like “I’m Walking The Streets In The Rain”. No, our Bob sang his rendition of that popular cowboy hit ” There’s Blood On The Saddle.”

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2010/01/29/silence-and-singing/#comment-29355 Grannymar Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:07:55 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=6351#comment-29355 Maria - I don't honestly remember who won, but I doubt if it was me. Judy - All food in our house was home-made and slow cooked. The fun in the kitchen was when we were washing up. Baino - In those days it was all about the song. Sundays we always had visitors and usually had a sing song round the fire. Maria - I don’t honestly remember who won, but I doubt if it was me.

Judy - All food in our house was home-made and slow cooked. The fun in the kitchen was when we were washing up.

Baino - In those days it was all about the song. Sundays we always had visitors and usually had a sing song round the fire.

]]> By: Baino http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2010/01/29/silence-and-singing/#comment-29353 Baino Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:28:13 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=6351#comment-29353 Ah the old Eurovision isn't what it used to be. More like a three ringed circus but we watch it because it's funny. They take themselves so seriously. I think Sunday night was our 'family night' we were allowed half a crown to spend at the local sweet shop and hunkered down for sandwiches for supper and watched Juke Box Jury and Dr Who. Ah the old Eurovision isn’t what it used to be. More like a three ringed circus but we watch it because it’s funny. They take themselves so seriously. I think Sunday night was our ‘family night’ we were allowed half a crown to spend at the local sweet shop and hunkered down for sandwiches for supper and watched Juke Box Jury and Dr Who.

]]> By: Judy Harper http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2010/01/29/silence-and-singing/#comment-29346 Judy Harper Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:06:17 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=6351#comment-29346 It's the fleeting moments in time that makes life perfect. Be it as a child where every Friday night your parents cooked homemade hamburgers, with chips and coke. There would be a closeness and comradery between siblings and parents. A less stressful night. A relaxing night. A perfect night. Good post Grannymar! It’s the fleeting moments in time that makes life perfect. Be it as a child where every Friday night your parents cooked homemade hamburgers, with chips and coke. There would be a closeness and comradery between siblings and parents. A less stressful night. A relaxing night. A perfect night. Good post Grannymar!

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