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Music Appreciation

Dyedinthewoolliberal

(15,584 posts) Tue Dec 14, 2021, 10:28 AM Dec 2021

Spike Jones was born on this date.

In keeping with the time of year, I've posted this one

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Spike Jones was born on this date. (Original Post) Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2021 OP

As a kid I once saw him perfom live. Binkie The Clown Dec 2021 #1

Me too. Billy Barty was part of the show. Sneederbunk Dec 2021 #3

We had "Dance of the Hours" on 78 rpm record Thunderbeast Dec 2021 #2

Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)

1. As a kid I once saw him perfom live.

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Tue Dec 14, 2021, 10:31 AM

Dec 2021

He was pretty popular in the 50s and my folks went to one of his shows and brought me along.

Sneederbunk

(14,297 posts)

3. Me too. Billy Barty was part of the show.

Reply to Binkie The Clown (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 14, 2021, 12:48 PM

Dec 2021

Thunderbeast

(3,417 posts)

2. We had "Dance of the Hours" on 78 rpm record

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Tue Dec 14, 2021, 11:37 AM

Dec 2021

I learned it by heart. I can still recite most of it

It is one of the memories (like Firesign Theater) taking up space in my brain that I probably should be using for more productive endeavors (like where I left my keys).

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