THOSE OLDIES BUT GOODIES

We all know that as seniors, we begin to lose some of our short-term memory, while our long-term memory remains stable. There are a lot of medical reasons for this, but I like to think that some of the stuff we are supposed to remember now as in short-term memory are just not that important. I mean, really, who cares what we had for breakfast this morning? We have more important short-term memory to dwell on, like "where the hell did I put my glasses?!"

But there is one thing I have noticed about my own memory. No matter when it has been in my adult life, I can always hear about 5 notes from a 1950's/1960's song and I can not only remember the melody and every word, but I could tell you where I was and what I was doing the first time I heard it.

Now why is that? Probably because we were happier and more carefree in those days. Maybe is is because we sang them over and over or heard them over and over on our transistor radios, or the jukebox, or on our record players. We were "in love" with those artists who sang them.

The lyrics were "deep" and had real maning to us. Example: Splish Splash (writer shakes her head and raises her eybrows at that one). Maybe we remember them because Rock 'n Roll was our form of rebellion. Maybe we remember them because for the first time we had access to them on TV....American Bandstand. Maybe we remember them because we could understand the lyrics. Maybe we can remember them because they (the songs) were so much part of our lives.

The featured song on today's jukebox selection is one of those oldies but goddies I can tell you all the details. I first heard it on the school bus coming home high school. My friend Joan and I were huddled in a whispered converstaion. We were asking each other if we had ever French kissed and how did it feel and with whom. Ahhhhh...........the good old days. Whatever the reason for remembering, I can not only name that tune in 5 notes, I can sing every word of it in tune, and tell you the artist and the year it was released.


TODAY'S TRIVIA QUESTION: What does the slang term "Cast an eyeball" mean? To look at.
TODAY'S TRIVIA QUESTION: What military distinction does Eisenhower hold?
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: I wish the buck stopped here, I could use a few