At about the same time as the release of "No Reply" Petula Clark recorded and released "Downtown" (October 1964.) It went to number 1 in the U.S. in early 1965 at about the same time as Beatlemania was cresting. Today I look out onto a medium size downtown Tacoma though this fourth session of chemo, I watched the snowflakes fluttering with little to no potential of causing me damage yesterday. Today, I see the drifting odor of Tacoma move across the sky towards the north as the city wakes. Tonight should be my last night in Tacoma this session as the city lights will help me drift off to sleep. "Downtown" brings back memories of my Mother singing in the house as a youngster and the upbeat lights of the city thing remains as a positive memory even if I turned out to be a bit of a country boy. I am just starting my second of four Ara-C chemo 2-3 hour infusions and dealing with the nausea that comes with it. So far, so good. Give Petula a listen for that good old nostalgia feeling.
4 comments:
It must be sweet to remember your Mom singing!! Lovely memories!!! Thanks for sharing this beautiful song! :-)
Yes she had a beautiful voice, sadly I didn't get that from her! Glad you get to go home soon :)
Greg, Mom did have a good voice. She loved to sing in church. See you soon. love Dad
Thanks for the nice, happy song. I needed that today. Yes, I remember your mom singing, too. Our wildlife professor told me to sing when we run to let the mountain lion know we are there. Singing makes us happy and helps us get through the scary things in life. Sometimes all we can do is sing. Glad to hear your are holding up through this latest round. Hope you are not feeling too ill and that food will taste good again. Hang in there and we will see you soon.
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