[Mind's Eye] Re: Peggy Lee and Ella Fitzgerald and "eras" :-)

Making useless objects out of something obsolete is a British curse.
I feel now that some massive investment in plant and special equipment
was needed - and I never made. French pop music after the 50's is
dire, though I like the more traditional scene there and used to know
Johnny Halliday. Julie London id one of those women I was 'too young
to understand'. I like the music now.

On Jul 24, 4:38 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I meant vaudeville rather than burlesque. Hmm.
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> On Jul 23, 10:30 pm, ornamentalmind <ornsmindseyes...@yahoo.com>
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> >  I spent some length of time gathering more Cleo Laine songs...like I
> > did for Sir John's death...but gave up. Those from 'the other side of
> > the pond' may know her more...she is at least equal in talent IMV.
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> > On Jul 23, 7:42 pm, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > I'm up late - dawn soon.  My elder brother and sister had poor taste
> > > so I got Lonnie Donegan and Sasha Distel singing 'My Old Man's a
> > > Dustman' and 'Mon Beau Chapeau'.  Molded a few 78s into useless plant
> > > pots.
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> > > On Jul 21, 7:34 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > These women were of my mother's time but still very popular as I was
> > > > growing up. For instance, those photos of Peggy Lee reminded me of
> > > > hats of her day but particularly the "coffee table" reminded me of the
> > > > '50's. BTW, I still have cartons of those 78's packed away and hear
> > > > they are becoming hot again. I used to break some- Xavier Cugats (?)
> > > > on a player that was supposed to flip the records automatically but
> > > > sometimes missed and know a few Nat King Coles split by overpacking a
> > > > box. Oh well.
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> > > > Peggy's theme for this forum might be "Is That All There Is?" :-)
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> > > > I think one influence was Audrey Hepburn and her particular style.
> > > > Jackie was okay but could look rigid. Liz Taylor had a terrible
> > > > fashion sense but who cared? Etc. These things are just toys and
> > > > amusements, gentlemen!- Hide quoted text -
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