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“Steven LeRoy?!!!……time to come home!!!!!!
And so it was, a day’s full of hard play would come to an end
with the inevitable call by Mom to head home.
Ah Mom!!!…I would reply to no avail….just five more minutes!….
How often I think about my life growing up in a typical middle class home.
The sites, sounds, events and things that bring forth memories
of an American life.
It always amazes me just what will trigger those thoughts of times past.
Everyday life interpersed with ordinary living, domestic chores, and
the occasional interesting event and special family times.
The event of our first dishwasher, the new color TV, the
change out from the HiFi to the new stereo, and the new car.
The new car was great, but it couldn’t take the place of
the 55′ Ford pick-up.
It would rumble down the road and those were the days when
kids and dogs could ride in the back with the wind blowing
through their hair.
Dad and Mom worked hard long hours to provide a good home for us.
We were brought up to respect each other, our family
and our neighbors.
We would do chores to help out and my area of expertise was yard work.
First it was the push mower, then it was the new gas mower, which
was like the push mower only you didn’t have to lean into it like you
were on the line of the Forty-niners.
Football and baseball were listened to on the radio and when
Willie Mays came to bat you stopped what you were doing, you
listened and cheered when it sailed out of Candlestick Park.
Music was very much a part of our lives and it was always playing
on the record player or radio.
The great orchestras, composers, classical and contemporary, like
Henry Mancini, Sing Along with Mitch, folk singers, Peter, Paul & Mary
the Herb Alpert Band, lots of musicals, Hello Dolly and
movie themes like Born Free and the Magnificent Seven.
A total eclectic exposure to our musical world in the time of my youth
plus my folks favorites, Patty Page, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby,
Eddy Fisher, the Glen Miller Band and on the clarinet, Pete Fountain.
My Mom provided a great home for us and nothing delighted her
more than the holidays!
Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, the 4th of July and every known
holiday in between would instigate the appropriate in home
and outside the home theme and decorations.
Great meals were prepared for the major holidays and more
often than not, our home would be the gathering place for our
large family and friends.
Good company, food, music and a joy for the season.
These are the things that weave together a life, my life, your life.
Let me know what you think as you review comments and thoughts
about the topics, events and things that contribute to the
quality and experience of your life.
Thanks for visiting the “I Recommend Network” and remember
it’s not about “I”… it’s about “you”.
Your recommendations and thoughts are important.
Regards,
Steven LeRoy
