Return of Memoryfest - Day 4/31

[bironic]

4. Kindergarten/Elementary School

In the living room of our old house, there was about a foot or a foot and a half of space between the side of the oatmeal-upholstered couch and the wall beneath the bay windows. In the corner sat the left half of a pair of old stereo speakers, tall and narrow, with wood veneer, a beige mesh front and a black brand label attached to the bottom corner. When I was little and my mom played a record, I would sometimes wedge myself in between the couch and the wall with my face right in front of the speaker, listening, sometimes scratching my nails lightly down the mesh. I'm pretty sure she told me not to do it, but I did anyway. I remember lying there on the carpet one sunny afternoon, happy and peaceful, while Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits played, humming to the familiar melodies of "Mrs. Robinson" and "I am a Rock" and "Scarborough Fair."


ETA: Stealing mer_duff's idea: You can listen to a live version of "Scarborough Fair" on YouTube (only slightly off-key) for atmosphere.

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[bironic.livejournal.com]

Like a treasure trove in your own home. Were you able to salvage any of the instruments?

[nicocoer.livejournal.com]

My brother played the sax, And I played the newer clarient. The violin was a little warped, and the repairs were beyond our means. THe older Clarinet went to my grandmother, and The FLute and Piccolo I THINK went to the aunts who had played them in high school.

I only played the clarinet for about a year or two, and I did get a chance to play the clarinet that had been my grandmother's. In any case, the sound wasn't to my taste, and I ended up an auxillery percussionist. :) Either way, I hope that my grandmother still has it and hasn't pawned it off for Bills, Medical expenses, or booze/pot. I'd kinda like to have some of my kids or my sister's kids, if/when we have them, get a chance to play it, if only Mary Had a Little Lamb. :)

~N~