{"id":25895,"date":"2023-12-01T08:36:57","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T13:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/?p=25895"},"modified":"2023-12-01T08:42:36","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T13:42:36","slug":"episode-921-prt-2-one-of-the-best-year-in-my-life-1958-1959","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/?p=25895","title":{"rendered":"EPISODE 921 : PRT 2 ONE OF THE BEST YEAR IN MY LIFE 1958 – 1959"},"content":{"rendered":"
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EPISODE 921 :  PRT 2   BEST YEAR IN MY LIFE   1958 – 1959  <\/div>\n

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alan skeoch<\/div>\n
DEC 1, 2023<\/div>\n

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nov. 27,023<\/div>\n

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ROMANCE<\/div>\n

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I Have always liked girls.  They looked better, smelled better, behaved better, worked harder,<\/div>\n

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.   The 1950\u2019s were dancing years.  Some of it quite frantic such as Bill Haley and the Comets version of <\/div>\n
Rock Around the Clock which<\/div>\n

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   Norm Semra and his band on stage to promote the school yearbook which was in trouble.  . <\/div>\n
There was no HCI yearbook for 1958=59.  So this is a fragment of events that year.<\/div>\n

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NOTE: CUT A LOT OUT HERE<\/div>\n

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LIPS THAT TOUCH LIQUOR WILL NVER TOUCH MINE<\/div>\n

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MR. HAISTE, our science teacher,<\/div>\n

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\u201cClass. pay close attention, what I am about to demonstrate is worth remembering.\u201d  And he held a small empty plastic dish.<\/div>\n
\u201cNow I will break this egg into the egg into the dish\u2026<\/div>\n
“Next I will pour this alcohol over the dish contents\u2026<\/div>\n
\u201cYou will note the egg immediately coagulated\u2026turned gelatinous\u2026rubbery\u2026.\u201d”<\/div>\n
“That is what happens to your brain when you drink alcohol\u2026your brain is<\/div>\n
coagulated\u2026<\/div>\n
“the effect is non reversible.\u2019<\/div>\n

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WOW!  Did that ever scare me. Convinced me to never drink alcohol.<\/div>\n
And for a year or two I tried to scare my friends… I became insufferable\u2026a zealot.  <\/div>\n

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MR,WISNER AND FOSSILS I FOUND NEAR COCHRANE<\/div>\n

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I gave Mr Wisner a pile o fossilize corals that the excavatora scooped up in swamp.<\/div>\n
Proof of plate tectonics.  Millionsof yearsago \/Cochrane must have been on<\/div>\n
the equator.   Cochrane now is  nearer to the Arcitic Circle.   Mr. Wisner seems impressed and added my fossils to<\/div>\n
his collection.  I should have kept a couple.<\/div>\n

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Most of Ontario’s fossil record is found in the Paleozoic rocks that cover much of southern Ontario and the James Bay Lowlands. These rocks were deposited during the Ordovician, Silurian, and Devonian periods (450-350 million years ago) when Ontario was repeatedly covered by warm, shallow inland seas. The seas were fed by rivers draining from the bordering highlands of the Canadian Shield and acted as settling basins for thousands of meters of sand, mud, and clay. Eastern and northern boundaries of Paleozoic outcrop run roughly through the southern borders of Muskoka and Haliburton just east of Kingston (where Ordovician rocks lap onto Precambrian rocks). Ordovician rocks here abound with fossil snails, clams, squid-like nautiloids, trilobites, starfish, and sea lilies.<\/span><\/div>\n

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DANCING THE  SCHOOL YEAR 1958 – 1959<\/div>\n

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Second only to football was dancing..  The 1950\u2019s were great dining years as Rok snd roll eclipsed the big band music of the 1940\u2019s<\/div>\n
The lyics were something to behold<\/div>\n

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\u201cSkinny Minnie\u2019s not skinny<\/div>\n
she\u2019s tall that\u2019s all\u2026\u201d<\/div>\n

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“Long tall Sally\u2019s got a lot on the ball<\/div>\n
Nobody cres if she\u2019s long and tall.\u201d<\/div>\n

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I do not remember who wrote those memorable lyrics.  would he or she rank with Woodsworth or T.S, Eliot?  Perhaps.<\/div>\n
We danced our school years away.  For $25 we hired Gord Sta[ple sand the Swing Kings    Big <\/div>\n
band sounds of Glen Miller.   And then got Norm Semra and his rock and Roll buddies .<\/div>\n

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NoTE: Major edit here.  Cut out all the dating  and broken hearts\u2026that part seemed important but was silly.<\/div>\n
Lots of relationships that fizzled.  <\/div>\n

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BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO<\/div>\n

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To do do, down dooby doo down down<\/span>
Comma comma, down dooby doo down down<\/span>
Comma comma, down dooby doo down down<\/span>
Breaking up is hard to do<\/span>

[Verse 1]<\/span>
Don’t take your love away from me!<\/span>
Don’t you leave my heart in misery?<\/span>
If you go, then I’ll be blue!<\/span>
‘Cuz breaking up is hard to do<\/span>

[Verse 2]<\/span>
Remember when you held me tight<\/span>
And you kissed me all through the night<\/span>
Think of all that we’ve been through<\/span>
And breaking up is hard to do<\/span>
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(Neal Sadaka)<\/div>\n

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I noticed Marjorie nosing though her old photo album and pulling out pics of her many boyfriends.<\/div>\n
Some were semi-serious business like John who asked her to marry him and Larry Keiler from Ohio who<\/div>\n
she liked when his family spent  summers fishing in Northern OntARIO lakes,  He was a real contender.  Distance<\/div>\n
kept them apartt thankfully,<\/div>\n

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So the topic  is DANCING RATHER THAN ROMANCING<\/div>\n

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BILL HALEY AND ELVIS PRESSLEY\u2026AND LYRICS THAT NWD MUSIC TO BE UNDERSTOOD<\/div>\n

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Top 25 Songs 1955 \u2013 1959<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

1. Don\u2019t Be Cruel\/ Hound Dog \u2013 Elvis Presley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2. Singing The Blues \u2013 Guy Mitchell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3. Mack The Knife \u2013 Bobby Darin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4. All Shock Up \u2013 Elvis Presley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5. Rock Around The Clock \u2013 Bill Haley & His Comets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6. The Wayward Wind \u2013 Gogi Grant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7. Sixteen Tons \u2013 \u201cTennesse\u201d Ernie Ford<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8. Heartbreak Hotel \u2013 Elvis Presley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9. Love Letters In The Sand \u2013 Pat Boone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10. Jailhouse Rock \u2013 Elvis Presley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear<\/a> \u2013 Elvis Presley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12. At The Hop \u2013 Danny & The Juniors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13. Love Is A Many \u2013 Splendored Thing \u2013 Four Aces<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14. Rock And Roll Waltz \u2013 Kay Starr<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15. The Poor People of Paris- Les Baxter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16. The Yellow Rose Of Texas \u2013 Mitch Miller<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17. Memories Are Made Of This \u2013 Dean Martin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18. April<\/a> Love \u2013 Pat Boone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19. The Battle of New Orleans \u2013 Johnny Horton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20. Young Love \u2013 Tab Hunter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21. It\u2019s All In The Game \u2013 Tommy Edwards<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22. The Purple People Eater \u2013 Sheb Wooley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23. Tammy \u2013 Debbie Reynolds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24. Love Me Tender \u2013 Elvis Presley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
#25. My Prayer- The Platters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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that is the top 25 pop hits 1955 to 1959.   Know them all .  I am other surprised that \u201cSkinny Minnie\u201d<\/div>\n
and \u201cLong Tell Sally\u201d are not here.   But I\u2019m glad see Elvis Pressley’s many top hits… the best of which was Hound dog.<\/div>\n

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HEARTBREAK HOTEL<\/div>\n

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Oh <\/span>since<\/a> my baby left me I’ve <\/span>found<\/a> new <\/span>place<\/a> to dwell<\/span><\/div>\n
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Down at the end on lonely<\/a> street at heartbreak<\/a> hotel  I get so lonely<\/a> baby I get so lonely<\/a> baby I get so lonely<\/a> I could<\/a> die  Although it's always<\/a> crowded you can still<\/a> find some room  For broken<\/a> hearted lovers<\/a> to cry away the gloom  I get so lonely<\/a> baby I get so lonely<\/a> baby I get so lonely<\/a> I could<\/a> die    Well the bellhop's tears<\/a> keep flowing<\/a> the desk clerk's dressed<\/a> in black  They've been so long on lonely<\/a> street they'll never<\/a> never never<\/a> get back  I get so lonely<\/a> baby I get so lonely<\/a> baby I get so lonely<\/a> I could<\/a> die  So if your baby leaves<\/a> you, you got a tale to tell  Just take a walk down lonely<\/a> street to heartbreak<\/a> hotel  I get so lonely<\/a> baby I get so lonely<\/a> baby I get so lonely<\/a> I could<\/a> die    Oh since<\/a> my baby left me I've found<\/a> new place<\/a> to dwell  Down at the end on lonely<\/a> street at heartbreak<\/a> hotel  I get so lonely<\/a> baby I get so lonely<\/a> baby I get so lonely<\/a> I could<\/a> die  I get so lonely<\/a> I could<\/a> die<\/pre>\n
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JAILHOUSE ROCK<\/div>\n

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The warden threw a party in the county jail<\/span>
The prison band was there and they began to wail<\/span>
The band was jumpin’ and the joint began to swing<\/span>
You should’ve heard them knocked out jailbirds sing<\/span>
Let’s rock, everybody, let’s rock<\/span>
Everybody in the whole cell block<\/span>
Was dancin’ to the Jailhouse Rock<\/span>
Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone<\/span>
Little Joe was blowin’ on the slide trombone<\/span>
The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang<\/span>
The whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang<\/span>
Let’s rock, everybody, let’s rock<\/span>
Everybody in the whole cell block<\/span>
Was dancin’ to the Jailhouse Rock<\/span>
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Number forty-seven said to number three<\/span>
“You’re the cutest jailbird I ever did see”<\/span>
“I sure would be delighted with your company”<\/span>
“Come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me”<\/span>
Let’s rock, everybody, let’s rock.<\/span>
Everybody in the whole cell block<\/span>
Was dancin’ to the Jailhouse Rock.<\/span><\/div>\n

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HOUND DIG<\/div>\n

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You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
Cryin’ all the time<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog
Cryin’ all the time<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
Well, you ain’t never caught a rabbit
And you ain’t no friend of mine<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>

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When they said you was high classed
Well, that was just a lie<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
Yeah, they said you was high classed<\/span>
Well, that was just a lie<\/span>
Yeah, you ain’t never caught a rabbit
And you ain’t no friend of mine<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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Not all music was so frantic.   There was always room for a few cheek to cheek dances.<\/div>\n
real romantic stuff like \u201cMy Prayer\u201d by the Platters.<\/div>\n

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MY PRAYER<\/div>\n

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When the twilight is gone<\/span>
And no songbirds are singing<\/span>
When the twilight is gone<\/span>
You come into my heart<\/span>
And here in my heart you will stay<\/span>
While I pray<\/span>

[Verse 1]<\/span>
My prayer<\/span>
Is to linger with you<\/span>
At the end of the day<\/span>
In a dream that’s divine<\/span>

[Verse 2]<\/span>
My prayer<\/span>
Is a rapture in blue<\/span>
With the world far away<\/span>
And your lips close to mine<\/span>
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SOME ENCHANTED EVENING<\/div>\n

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Some enchanted evening, you may see a stranger<\/span>
You may see a stranger across a crowded room<\/span>
An’ somehow you know, you know even then<\/span>
That somewhere you’ll see her again and again!<\/span>

Some enchanted evening, someone may be laughing<\/span>
You may hear her laughing across a crowded room<\/span>
An’ night after night as strange as it seems<\/span>
The sound of her laughter will sing in your dreams!<\/span>

Who can explain it, who can tell you why<\/span>
Fools give you reasons, wise men never try!<\/span>

Some enchanted evening, when you find your true love<\/span>
When you hear her call you across a crowded room<\/span>
Then fly to her side and make her your own<\/span>
Or all thru your life you may dream all alone!<\/span>

Once you have found her<\/span>
Never let her go!<\/span>
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BLUE SUEDE SHOES<\/span><\/div>\n

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Well, it’s one for the money, two for the show
Three to get ready, now go, cat, go<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>

[Chorus]<\/span>
But don’t you step on my blue suede shoes<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
Well, you can do anything, but stay off of my blue suede shoes<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>

[Verse 1]<\/span>
Well, you can knock me down, step in my face<\/span>
Slander my name all over the place<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
Do anything that you wanna do<\/span>
But uh-uh honey, lay off of them shoes<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>

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And don’t you step on my blue suede shoes<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
Well, you can do anything, but stay off of my blue suede shoes<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
Let’s go, cat!<\/span>

[Guitar Solo]<\/span>
Ah, walk the dog<\/span>

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You can burn my house, <\/span>steal my car<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
Drink my liquor from an old fruit jar<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
Do anything that you want to do<\/span>
But uh-uh, honey, lay off of my shoes<\/span><\/div>\n

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I know the lyrics sound goofy.  Most readers will never understand<\/span><\/div>\n
these songs.  Too bad.   You had to be there.  To skip school to <\/span><\/div>\n
see and hear Billl Haley.  Had to see Elvis wiggle his hips. <\/span><\/div>\n

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END PART TWO  1958-1959<\/span><\/div>\n

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PART 3  ALASKAN KODIAK BEARS AND MINING EXPLORATION<\/span><\/div>\n

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PART 4  MARJORIE HUGHES<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n

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POST SCRIPT<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n

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“Skinny Minnie<\/b>” is a 1958 song co-written and recorded by Bill Haley and his Comets<\/a>. The song was released as a Decca single which became a Top 40 chart hit in the U.S.<\/p>\n
Background<\/font><\/span><\/h2>\n
“Skinny Minnie” was composed by Bill Haley with Milt Gabler<\/a>, Rusty Keefer, and Catherine Cafra. The song was released as a Decca single, 9-30592, backed with “Sway With Me”, reaching no. 22 on the Billboard<\/a> chart and no. 25 on the Cash Box<\/a> chart.[1]<\/a><\/sup> The song was featured on the 1958 Decca album Bill Haley’s Chicks<\/a><\/i>.[2]<\/a><\/sup> The song became a rock and roll standard which was covered by scores of bands and singers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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“Long Tall Sally<\/b>“, also known as “Long Tall Sally (The Thing)<\/b>“,[1]<\/a><\/sup>[2]<\/a><\/sup> is a rock and roll<\/a> song written by Robert “Bumps” Blackwell<\/a>, Enotris Johnson, and Little Richard<\/a>. Richard recorded it for Specialty Records<\/a>, which released it as a single in March 1956, backed with “Slippin’ and Slidin’<\/a>“<\/span>.<\/p>\n
The single reached number one on the Billboard<\/i> rhythm and blues<\/a> chart, staying at the top for six of 19 weeks,[3]<\/a><\/sup> while peaking at number six on the pop chart. It received the Cash Box<\/a><\/i> Triple Crown Award in 1956. The song as sung by Little Richard is listed at number 55 on Rolling Stone<\/a><\/i>‘<\/span>s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time<\/a>.[4]<\/a><\/sup> It also ranked at number 45 on Billboard<\/a><\/i>‘<\/span>s year-end singles of 1956<\/a>.[5]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n
It became one of the singer’s best-known hits and has become a rock and roll standard covered<\/a> by hundreds of artists,[6]<\/a><\/sup> including Elvis Presley<\/a>, Fleetwood Mac<\/a>, the Kinks<\/a> and the Beatles<\/a>.<\/p>\n
In 1999, the 1956 Little Richard<\/a> recording of “Long Tall Sally” on Specialty Records<\/a> was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame<\/a>.[7]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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