tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post3710566730785195910..comments2023-08-25T18:09:09.834-07:00Comments on Wrote By Rote: January 23-30, 1978 (Soundtrack of My Life)Arlee Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-32279599966851988212016-09-21T13:16:49.555-07:002016-09-21T13:16:49.555-07:00Diedre, funny how our life journeys can be diverte...Diedre, funny how our life journeys can be diverted to places we never expected.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-86390417006715076482016-09-21T12:24:38.007-07:002016-09-21T12:24:38.007-07:00Gosh, there's always a song on my mind. I asso...Gosh, there's always a song on my mind. I associate them with life; people, events and yes, memories. One song that haunts me, though I don't know why it would, is City of New Orleans. It makes me think I need to be going somewhere, or perhaps finishing something. <br />In 1978 I was 20 and thought I knew where I was going. Sure am glad for that fork in the road ;-)diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-593427338974902572016-09-18T13:30:51.169-07:002016-09-18T13:30:51.169-07:00Jack, Yes, I remember that visit. There were a wh...Jack, Yes, I remember that visit. There were a whole bunch of friends as well as people I didn't know. I haven't heard from Wendell in years. Vernon I saw on my last visit. He retired from Rockford Mfg. this past summer and is enjoying his retirement. There aren't too many folks who I stay in contact with. I used to call somebody every weekend, but then that kind of stopped. Rarely does anyone call me. Mostly my old high school friend Marvin who you probably don't know. Forrest used to call me pretty regularly but it's been a while since I've heard from him other than on Facebook. If it weren't for Facebook I'd really lose track of what's going on in the lives of old friends.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-19405288846398043032016-09-18T13:25:48.121-07:002016-09-18T13:25:48.121-07:00Patricia, I know what you're saying. Music ha...Patricia, I know what you're saying. Music has mostly happy associations for me, but there are some bad memories that I can be reminded of when hearing certain songs.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-72685418791625830312016-09-18T10:31:55.911-07:002016-09-18T10:31:55.911-07:00Lee, I have a pleasant memory of one of your visit...Lee, I have a pleasant memory of one of your visits home somewhere about this time. There was a bunch of old friends gathered at Vernon's house, the old farm house next to Rockford that he shared with a couple of other people. You came in with one of the illusionists you were traveling with, and everyone was amazed by the magic tricks, especially the card tricks. TC was there and Tom Everett was also I think. So many of the old friends I used to hang with have passed on, and others have just vanished from my life. What ever happened to Vernon, Wendell Welch, and some of the others? Miss the old days!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00683250295794163025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-81244802497890222472016-09-18T06:32:01.459-07:002016-09-18T06:32:01.459-07:00There are many songs that take me back to a time i...There are many songs that take me back to a time in my life, and the memories are so vivid I can almost relive events. Sometimes that's a good thing, sometimes not.Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-23310667384232159082016-09-17T22:01:02.265-07:002016-09-17T22:01:02.265-07:00John, I think sometimes timing or place might have...John, I think sometimes timing or place might have some effect on a haunting nature of a song. Some songs I might have heard frequently and didn't think much of it. Then I'll hear the song later and for some reason certain memories will flood my mind. <br /><br />Your memory sounds like mine. I might even be sure that something happened at some point in time only to find--usually by Google research that there is no way it could have happened then. This sense of forgetting is part of the reason I like writing my memoirs. Mine the memories while they are still easily accessible. <br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-11170091447302150272016-09-17T21:56:18.261-07:002016-09-17T21:56:18.261-07:00Cathy, thank goodness for social media (I guess). ...Cathy, thank goodness for social media (I guess). It's about the only way I keep up with old friends. In most recent years during my Tennessee visits I spend most of my time with my family and might see a few friends briefly. I don't go around making visits like I used to. It's kind of sad in a way, but I think it's like that for most people from what I hear. <br /><br />Writing down my memories helps some. Sometimes I'll make up timelines to help me get dates more accurate.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-81532226318406540092016-09-17T11:33:08.467-07:002016-09-17T11:33:08.467-07:00The week of January 23, 1978 was the week Mary and...The week of January 23, 1978 was the week Mary and I got married. Just wanted to mention that.<br /><br />Oddly enough, there's not a song that haunts me when I hear it. Odd given the part music plays in my life, but that's the way it goes.<br /><br />I stay in touch with a couple of people I knew in school, but I've lost touch with most of the people I spent a lot of time with then. Moving to Atlanta had a lot to do with it.<br /><br />I've had trouble reassembling the early years of my life and remembering exactly when certain things happened. It's getting a little clearer the more I think about it, but I have a hard time placing when we lived in Indianapolis and when we came back (without Dad). I can remember the place we lived when we were there as if I was just there yesterday, and I can remember things that happened as clearly as if I were standing there, but when they happened, I cant figure. John Holtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00545030511941957804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-8003118235950457732016-09-17T09:38:26.448-07:002016-09-17T09:38:26.448-07:00LD, That's very much what I'm talking abou...LD, That's very much what I'm talking about here. It doesn't necessarily have to be a song, but just some kind of touchstone that takes us back to another time.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-24274523881478097542016-09-17T09:09:02.470-07:002016-09-17T09:09:02.470-07:00Lee, I do not remember this song. In September 197...Lee, I do not remember this song. In September 1978, I was junior in High School. I remember that being a very good year for me. I felt more at ease with who I was and happy to be where I was. I still was no where near the person I am today but that comes with years of change and growth. I don't think I'd like to go back to do it all over again. That was just too hard. lol <br /><br />You asked, <b><i>Do you have a song that is attached to a memory so strongly that it haunts you when you hear it?</i></b> I do but these songs don't come to mind and the flood gate of emotions aren't spurred until a familiar song plays on the radio or from my iTunes playlist. <b><i>Did you drift away from most of your old friends from youth?</i></b> I got married when I was 17 and then I moved to Knoxville. I recall my friends and I making promises to stay in touch. It seemed I did most of the reaching out with a lot of snail mail with few returns and when I'd go home to visit the folks then I'd call up my BFF to chat or to get up with them. After awhile those things stopped. We all were pulled different directions after a few years. Thankfully, social media has allowed us to see what's going in our lives and I regard them still as my BFF in a sweet, nostalgic way. I just don't want to lose that part of my past. <b><i>Do you have a disconnect with certain memories where you are no longer certain of when exactly they occurred?</i></b> I definitely get things out of order when it comes to life and music but then sometimes it's music that keeps pieces of my life in order. You're right, it's hard to really know when you're not remembering something correctly. I think that's just a normal progress of aging or maybe the importance we now place on things in the past. Either way, it gets in the way. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing a soundtrack from your life, my friend. Have a good weekend!Cathy Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01056276734145310231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-84353081765289440242016-09-17T08:53:29.838-07:002016-09-17T08:53:29.838-07:00I can't pin point a particular song but back i...I can't pin point a particular song but back in the 60's I shared an old Rambler convertible with my brother and I loved to ride with the top down and the music blaring. I drive a convertible now and when I've got the top down and the 60's channel on the radio, I have moments when I'm 16 again.LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-24493793408144050642016-09-17T08:45:58.151-07:002016-09-17T08:45:58.151-07:00CW, now you've got me curious.
LeeCW, now you've got me curious.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-19512603605368951752016-09-17T08:45:25.487-07:002016-09-17T08:45:25.487-07:00JoJo, yes, we always have Facebook. That's whe...JoJo, yes, we always have Facebook. That's where most of my contacts happen with friends from my past. Even if I don't see them at least I have some idea what they've been doing.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-80955426288286180502016-09-17T08:43:19.344-07:002016-09-17T08:43:19.344-07:00Boy I have a story to tell you about my first MLB ...Boy I have a story to tell you about my first MLB game- but baseball reference wont back me up, lol!CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-42965845472203304142016-09-17T05:16:40.017-07:002016-09-17T05:16:40.017-07:00I have way way too many songs attached to specific...I have way way too many songs attached to specific memories to list. As for friends from my youth, there was about a 20 year or so drift but then Facebook came along and we're all reunited again. I never lost touch with my best friends though.JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.com