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Me and my brother
This is Bob and me when we were about four and five, respectively. I don’t know who the girl is in the middle because we really didn’t have any friends around our house. We’re standing in front of our apartment…
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The sweet sound of the low C
August 9, 2024 When Neil was about one, every day after lunch, I would sit down to play a few songs on the organ. Neil would crawl up to the organ, wait until my left foot hit the low C…
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The end of an era
August 9, 2024 I was born in 1948, so my childhood years were pretty much all in the 1950s. Unlike the decades before us, we weren’t suffering through a Great Depression or a World War. We had it pretty good…
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A story about Pop…and me
August 9, 2024 This isn’t a happy story, but it’s a true story… When Pop was in his early 20s, he joined the Air Force. One day, the troop was lined up for one reason or another, and the troop…
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Peter turns 60!
September 9, 2022, was a big day for Peter because, on that day, he turned 60 and entered a brand new decade. I had a surprise party for him. Well, it was hard to make it a real surprise because…
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Peterisms…
August 7, 2024 One day, Peter and I were sitting in the parking lot of a mini-mall next to McDonald’s, enjoying sundaes. He looked up at the little mall and said, “Oh, look, now they have a delicaseen. Of course,…
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Just a funny little story…
August 7, 2024 One day, Angie and I were talking about our dishwashers, and she told me about a conversation she had had with Jenn. It went like this: Jenn: “I put everything in the dishwasher, including pots and pans.”…
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Welcome to Gloria All In.
I remember Nan telling me stories about me and my brother when we were little and about all the cute, funny, strange, wonderful and sometimes crazy things that everyone in the family did. With Nan gone now, I need to…
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My Hammond Organs
July 27, 2024 Organs were common in homes in the 1970s. The trend started when Hammond introduced its Piper organ, a one-keyboard instrument that was fairly easy to play. In fact, that’s when my desire to learn to read music…
