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SeeSaws

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Eve Posted in Music Memories Leave a comment
The Ronettes

We were allegedly in school to learn, but the thing my fellow sixth-graders and I wanted more than smarts was to be cool. It was 1964. Music was the magic link that would connect us to the ‘in crowd.’ You had to stay up-to-date with the most popular tunes if you didn’t want to be labeled ‘a square.’

Teachers played tug-of-war with our attention as we fidgeted and watched the clock, counting the minutes ’til recess. At the sound of the bell we raced out to the far end of the asphalt playground and jockeyed to get a ringside spot at the seesaws. That’s where we’d gather every day at two o’clock, hovering around Bobby C’s portable radio. It was tuned to WABC radio, New York’s premier rock ‘n roll station. Every day at 2:00 they would play the current #1 song. If you didn’t know what WABC’s #1 song was, you’d be on the fast track to social oblivion. All the cool kids knew, and liked, the #1 song.  Continue reading→

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First 45’s

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Eve Posted in Music Memories Leave a comment

In 1964 I was twelve, my cousin Kate was eleven. There was no special rite of passage for us as we stood on the brink of puberty, so we created our own. We headed downtown to Woolworth’s, running, skipping, and giggling along the way. We each had a dollar and we were on a mission.

That day we would purchase our very first phonograph records. We could afford one ’45’ each and still have enough to treat ourselves to an ice cream soda. Continue reading→

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