A 50-Year Memory: Video of the Month

Continuing to look at 1966's popular music. I was halfway through my last summer before college. The first week of July Frank Sinatra made a big comeback with a great song. It went on to win Record of the Year at the Grammy Awards for 1966.

Doobie, Doobie, Do...

But let's not forget the younger generation. The last week of June and the 2nd week of July found this quartet at the top.

Unfortunately, these classics were followed by two weeks of Tommy James. From my point of view, that's enough to say.

Happy Birthday, USA

Here's my new video

celebrating

the Fourth of July.

Celebrating Independence

Okay- it's only July 3, but many communities have their fireworks tonight. So here is my fun little video I made from last year's fireworks here in Rochester, MN. I am getting better at learning how to use Final Cut Pro. Someday I might even become a semi-real film maker.

Enjoy- and have a safe 4th of July.

Sidenote: Written this day in 1776 by future president John Adams:

The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more. You will think me transported with Enthusiasm but I am not. I am well aware of the Toil and Blood and Treasure, that it will cost Us to maintain this Declaration, and support and defend these States. Yet through all the Gloom I can see the Rays of ravishing Light and Glory. I can see that the End is more than worth all the Means. And that Posterity will tryumph in that Days Transaction, even altho We should rue it, which I trust in God We shall not. (The Book of Abigail and John: Selected Letters of the Adams Family, 1762-1784, Harvard University Press, 1975, 142).

A Video to Begin July

Knee Head High By the 4th of July

An early spring and some hot weather

has given us quite a start on the corn crop.

There are even the start of ears of corn.

A Song for July

Stars and Stripes Forever
Arranged for 8 pianos