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Remembering Life In The 1950s

Discussion in 'Decades' started by Joe Riley, Nov 27, 2020.

  1. Joe Riley

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    "The melody broadcast from Mister Softee trucks – bearing the likeness of a music-box – is a contrafactum of Arthur Pryor's 1905 composition, "The Whistler and His Dog." Philadelphia ad man, Les Waas (né Lester Morton Waas; 1921–2016) scored it with new words for Mister Softee, and titled it, "Jingle and Chimes."
     
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    YES!!!
    Thank you!

    When I posted my pic I could not untangle my memory of that daggone music. Now I know why.

    And this is where I heard the version I always think of:

     
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    This is my class photo from 1953, taken at st. Nicholas Elementary School in Brooklyn fourth grade.
    P.S. I'm in the photo take a guess.

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    Chilling with the kids....
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    The Side Man. Mimics drum beat rhythms ... on the side. Now, all that is included in one electronic keyboard. With inflation, $395 has the buying power of $3600 today. (A flooglehorn? o_O)

    1959 Wurlitzer ad
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    Is that you next to the nun?? :D
     
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    No..
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    Funny you should say that this afternoon my daughter asked me if I was ever punished in elementary school. Kids around me lost a lot of rulers a broken over my head, I wasn't a bad kid very curious. I used to hate when I ask a question they tell me to sit down, I think they took me for being a wise guy I really wasn't far from it used to go something like this "sit down"--"but"--"sit down"--"but" "SIT DOWN"--"BUT" WHACK "what I do" (one more ruler gone)
    For homework write -- I will behave 5 million times.
    I guess maybe I was too stubborn 4 my own good.
     
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    One came by here yesterday playing Für Elise (Beethoven). Didn't see it. Only heard it. Not Mr. Softee.

    Ice cream truck plays Fur Elise - YouTube .(And I thought my videos were bad. :rolleyes:)
     
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    Wait.

    You heard an ice cream truck playing Für Elise, and then you actually found a video of an ice cream truck playing Für Elise????

    We truly live in miraculous times.

    And what's with the stalker behind the curtain? I bet she owes the guy some money.
     
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    Some wonderful movies misterroberts-title.jpg shane.jpg fromhere2.jpg
     
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