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I'm back at what I'm now thinking of as the Psych-ward Peet's on Market. Because all the seats at the counter facing the sidewalk were taken, I'm upstairs at the counter in the balcony, which looks across at the Phelan Building. What's odd about this is that I'm probably looking into the windows of the Medium offices as I progress through my backlog of Medium stories -- only three more to go!There are two problems with reading these pieces in such an asynchronous style. First, I read too many pieces at a sitting which doesn't give me time to ponder before I move on to the next thought-stream. And second, it's pointless to suggest edits or make helpful observations about pieces that were published months ago. It's like thinking up clever comebacks, the next day, to statements made at a party the previous night.
Nostalgia
I'm still re-discovering the music of the '60s and late '50s. I was disappointed in the absence of Brazilian music in the "Top Hits..." videos, so I hunted around for music by "Sergio Mendes and Brazil 66" and the Gilbertos. I'm amazed how well this music has held up. I may like it even more than I did back then.The best thing I've found is an album from 1965 (I think), called "Getz - Gilberto" featuring Stan Getz on sax and Joao Gilberto, with a bit of Astrud Gilberto thrown in as well.
What I had forgotten about Brazil 66 is how much they covered Beatles hits. These TV show videos are very much of the time.
In the mid-60's I was still playing trumpet in my school's band and Herb Alpert was my favorite trumpet player. I had forgotten, if I ever knew, that Alpert was married to one of the singers (Lani Hall) in Brazil 66 and facilitated their success.
Still, the two songs I've run into with the greatest nostalgic punch for me were ones I included links to before: "Route 66" (the TV show theme) and "A Summer Place" (the film theme.) They really do take me back to the early '60s in Boulder, Colorado.
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