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Yeah, you know when people see my dad or my mom they often ask me if they're my grandparents. My mom would make me wear collard shirts, neatly ironed pants and slick combed hair to school all the way up until Junior year high school. A lot of people laughed because I looked so out of place. Sure, I had the mentality and personality of everybody else but on the outside I looked like a child from 1954. I was exposed to oldie songs and gradually worked my way up until 1989 when I realized that after that, good music was rare. Even now I speak in 50's linger (thanks to my dad) and people scratch their heads over what I meant.

The most ridiculous thing about the way I spoke... LOL. Until I went to elementary school (and was therefore exposed to lots of other children) I was this little blonde, blue-eyed California baby doll... with a RIDICULOUS Bronx accent, who would slip odd Italian words randomly into sentences... just like her daddy. I was a five-year old with a face like a Precious Moments doll, and a mouth like Bobby DeNiro. Home videos are wildly embarrassing.

Considering my roommate is New York Italian, I'm willing to be they are hysterically good. I love Italians, they're so… uncensored.

That's such a nice way to put it, Freddy. And not only do we say whatever we want, we do so loudly, and with great gesticulation. LOL

Oh man, do you guys ever… you don't know how many times I've had to cover my friend's mouth on the bus. He's an Italian that judges people too so you mix the two together and you have… well you know…

So what you're saying is he's the very worst of our kind?! LOL. Sounds like my Dad. Taking him out in public can be truly horrifying. He clings desperately to old (and awful) stereotypes, and his loud, "Italian-ness" (for lack of a better word) is compounded by the fact that his is also both a physician and a retired Colonel in the US Army—which means he thinks he is both smarter and better than everybody else. And our last name is an old Roman name, as opposed to names that you would more readily recognize as Italian today, and—oh God—does he LOVE to get on his high horse about the Romans. The man is a MENACE!!!!

DragonBlues Wrote:The most ridiculous thing about the way I spoke... LOL. Until I went to elementary school (and was therefore exposed to lots of other children) I was this little blonde, blue-eyed California baby doll... with a RIDICULOUS Bronx accent, who would slip odd Italian words randomly into sentences... just like her daddy. I was a five-year old with a face like a Precious Moments doll, and a mouth like Bobby DeNiro. Home videos are wildly embarrassing.

I MUST have a talk with your mother because watching those home videos are now on my bucket list.

Oh, and Freddy, I would have so dug you in HS. I NEEDED people like you around. The alternative I was stuck with was rather unappetizing on so many levels. lol As you describe yourself I keep imagining you as Tobey Mcguire in Pleasantville. Haha.

"I'll Melt With You" will NEVER be anything less than AWESOME. I don't care if it's 30 years from now. I say make that "your song" when the time is right. I would.

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I get those a lot too. hehe

Sobriquet Wrote:I MUST have a talk with your mother because watching those home videos are now on my bucket list.

She has absolutely no qualms about embarrassing me whenever possible. :ack:

Sobriquet Wrote:Oh, and Freddy, I would have so dug you in HS. I NEEDED people like you around. The alternative I was stuck with was rather unappetizing on so many levels. lol As you describe yourself I keep imagining you as Tobey Mcguire in Pleasantville. Haha.

"I'll Melt With You" will NEVER be anything less than AWESOME. I don't care if it's 30 years from now. I say make that "your song" when the time is right. I would.

It's funny that you mention Pleasantville because I watched that a few weeks back and I loved it. I could totally empathize with Tobey McGuire because back then it was okay to wear nice, ironed clothes, kids played outside and instead of inside, things were cheap, you weren't a freak for having combed hair and drive-ins weren't for "squares." I keep telling people, I was born in the wrong century. I also watched a lot of TV Land when I was a kid.

Shit. I remember when TV Land shows were Prime Time.

LOL, I love that movie too. I can definitely see you as him.

DragonBlues Wrote:She has absolutely no qualms about embarrassing me whenever possible. :ack:

Excellent! Sounds like a fun Saturday night to me!

Mfish618 Wrote:Shit. I remember when TV Land shows were Prime Time.

I wish I could have the luxury of remembering when TV Land shows were Prime Time. I actually found a complete recording of the old Dr. Kildare radio shows that I listened to. I went all out with this 40's, 50's and 60's stuff.

FreddysFingers Wrote:I wish I could have the luxury of remembering when TV Land shows were Prime Time. I actually found a complete recording of the old Dr. Kildare radio shows that I listened to. I went all out with this 40's, 50's and 60's stuff.

Hold on a minute Kimo Sabe......I never said I remembered the radio shows in prime time.

Mfish618 Wrote:Hold on a minute Kimo Sabe......I never said I remembered the radio shows in prime time.

Nope. You did not. I did. I remembered some of the old radio shows. I spin onto different tangents every now and then.

FreddysFingers Wrote:Nope. You did not. I did. I remembered some of the old radio shows. I spin onto different tangents every now and then.

Oh yes, I enjoy hearing the recordings of the golden age of radio. The talent it took to bring these tales to life probably surpasses video media.