usedto
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Bobby Rydell had the billboard "hit version.
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Cool. I didn't know the Domico Modugno original.
I have Dean Martin's 1963 and the Gipsy Kings' 1989 versions. Two different takes, but I like both.
Quadman2
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There is a song ("Is That All There Is?")- Peggy Lee '69 that, at the time, didn't mean much to me. I was pretty much living the "surface level" of life at the time, and couldn't really relate to it.
However, it has a lot more meaning to the lyrics now, compared to back then. Some believe the song related to the close of the 60's, wherein a lot of dreams crashed, and the way of life during that decade came to an end.
Today, it takes on a whole new meaning, looking back to all the "forks" in the road, wondering how life would have been... if I had made a different choices on them.
Funny how "Time" changes our views on things past, as we consider the present as in Lee's message.
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However, it has a lot more meaning to the lyrics now, compared to back then. Some believe the song related to the close of the 60's, wherein a lot of dreams crashed, and the way of life during that decade came to an end.
Today, it takes on a whole new meaning, looking back to all the "forks" in the road, wondering how life would have been... if I had made a different choices on them.
Funny how "Time" changes our views on things past, as we consider the present as in Lee's message.
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Congrats !
Mystic
We're all born mad
It's a great number and Peggy Lee, IMO, was under-appreciated even @ her time, much less @ the end of the first quarter of the 21st century. My brother and I were little shavers, supposed to be liking Pop and Rock and Blues and all that stuff, but we also loved Jazz and I, in particular, loved "torch" lady vocalists ... and Peggy delivered.There is a song ("Is That All There Is?")- Peggy Lee '69 that, at the time, didn't mean much to me. I was pretty much living the "surface level" of life at the time, and couldn't really relate to it.
However, it has a lot more meaning to the lyrics now, compared to back then. Some believe the song related to the close of the 60's, wherein a lot of dreams crashed, and the way of life during that decade came to an end.
Today, it takes on a whole new meaning, looking back to all the "forks" in the road, wondering how life would have been... if I had made a different choices on them.
Funny how "Time" changes our views on things past, as we consider the present as in Lee's message.
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Mystic
We're all born mad
Hmmm ... sometimes the more, the merrier. Being stuck @ home with just one (S) other can be ... crowded. Yo. But sometimes not. Depends on the (S) other ... maybe.
6 years now. Do whatever the heck I want, whenever the heck I want.
was medically retired at age 54. Full pension, indexed. Between pension, insurance and benefits, I make more than I did when I was working. Not a lot more, but enough to say “more”.
That goes to age 65 and then reduces to 70% of what I earned when working. Will be mortgage free by then so it will be like theres no drop at all. In fact, there might even be a slight increase in disposable income without the mortgage payments and the extra we put on principle every month.
So while I am busted up all to heck, life is still good on the other side.
But it wasn’t easy getting here. There were lots of unexpected “speed bumps” along the way (divorce, etc). But thats just the way life goes.
It was a lifelong trajectory that was planned out long ago. The injuries that took me “off the job” and the “bumps” just changed the timetables and mechanisms.
was medically retired at age 54. Full pension, indexed. Between pension, insurance and benefits, I make more than I did when I was working. Not a lot more, but enough to say “more”.
That goes to age 65 and then reduces to 70% of what I earned when working. Will be mortgage free by then so it will be like theres no drop at all. In fact, there might even be a slight increase in disposable income without the mortgage payments and the extra we put on principle every month.
So while I am busted up all to heck, life is still good on the other side.
But it wasn’t easy getting here. There were lots of unexpected “speed bumps” along the way (divorce, etc). But thats just the way life goes.
It was a lifelong trajectory that was planned out long ago. The injuries that took me “off the job” and the “bumps” just changed the timetables and mechanisms.
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Already went and it was a lot of fun seeing everyone again. Funny how some seemed to of peaked in HS and others matured and grew up in unexpected ways. I always did my best to be friendly with everyone. Have stayed in touch with a couple over the years anyway.Next year I'm going to a 50th Kubasaki (DoD, HS) reunion in Nashville.
Started working out a bit, while watching the WNBA games.
My 6-pac is starting to look good.
Get the name tag and dig out your yearbook......
Bet it will be a fun time!
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onepixel
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We're military brats. We have reunions around the country, every couple years.
2023 in San Diego. Some of the Class 1976-1977.
Class 1960-1986, showed up too. We're all a big family!
I've found that folks personality remains pretty much the same throughout life, it is their beliefs that sometimes change... My children were born with their own unique personalities- they showed after they learned to talk and haven't changed over 30 years. Old high school and military buddies are still they same folks they were when young.
Ours was 5 years ago, but I moved 400 miles away and wasn't that close to a lot of folks because I was a transfer, not part of a group that was together for years earlier. One of my friends I'm FB friends with said it was cancelled due to Covid and may have been rescheduled with 71 or 72?
Bummer. I think we had about 150 out of a class of 1,000 iirc. There were 383 people on the FB page!
It was no surprise that the venue was the home of the home coming king and queen. The ultimate 18 year old power couple 50 years hence. Just like my wife and I except for the ultimate and power part, but we were an engaged couple.
The event was done right. Good caterer, front and back yards completely canopied, no band, good food and drink, street closed, and a deluxe air conditioned 6 holer. Great people to pull it together in spite of the drama from a few people on FB.