{"id":7781,"date":"2014-08-09T19:27:03","date_gmt":"2014-08-09T19:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/2014\/08\/09\/saturday-night-at-the-oldies-tunes-for-a-50th-reunion-of-the-class-of-64\/"},"modified":"2014-08-09T19:27:03","modified_gmt":"2014-08-09T19:27:03","slug":"saturday-night-at-the-oldies-tunes-for-a-50th-reunion-of-the-class-of-64","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/2014\/08\/09\/saturday-night-at-the-oldies-tunes-for-a-50th-reunion-of-the-class-of-64\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday Night at the Oldies: Tunes for a 50th Reunion of the Class of ’64"},"content":{"rendered":"

These tunes go out to my elementary school classmates in anticipation of our 50th reunion this September.<\/span><\/p>\n

Beatles, When I'm 64<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Beatles, In My Life<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Beatles, With a Little Help from My Friends<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

For Boomer nostalgia, nothing beats The Moody Blues, Your Wildest Dreams<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Once upon a time<\/span>
Once when you were mine<\/span>
I remember skies<\/span>
Mirrored in your eyes<\/span>
I wonder where you are<\/span>
I wonder if you<\/span>
Think about me<\/span>
Once upon a time<\/span>
In your wildest dreams<\/span>
In your wildest dreams<\/span>
In your wildest dreams.<\/span><\/p>\n

And as we approach The End of the Line<\/a>, the Traveling Wilburys have some words of wisdom:<\/span><\/p>\n

Maybe somewhere down the road a ways<\/span>
You'll think of me and wonder where I am these days<\/span>
Maybe somewhere down the road when someone plays<\/span>
Purple Haze<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

[. . .]<\/span><\/p>\n

Well it's all right, even if you're old and gray<\/span>
Well it's all right, you still have something to say<\/span>
Well it's all right, remember to live and let live<\/span>
Well it's all right, best you can do is forgive.<\/span><\/p>\n

And now some personal dedications:<\/span><\/p>\n

For Desmond C., Tom Waits, Shiver Me Timbers<\/a>.  Rest in peace, Desi.<\/span><\/p>\n

For the formidable Sister Augustine, 'Gus,' Joan Baez sings Dylan's I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

For some reason, The Monkees's Daydream Believer<\/a> always puts me in mind of Jean H. who captured my fancy back in the first and second grades.  I don't know why it should except for the line, "wake up sleepy Jean . . . ."<\/span><\/p>\n

I  remember my old pal Joe O. who I've known since kindergarten riffing on the "roovi do"  line in the Randy and the Rainbows 1963 hit Denise<\/a>, so I'll dedicate this one to him. Great video, by the way, from a time when America stood tall in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, one of our classmates, Vincent R., fought the law and the law won<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

To end on a more sober note, these  go out to those of our classmates who have passed on and to the rest of us who will<\/em> pass on . . . <\/span><\/p>\n

George Harrison, All Things Must Pass<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Bob Dylan, Not Dark Yet<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

"Sometimes my burden is more than I can bear\/It's not dark yet, but it's getting there."<\/span><\/p>\n

Finally a tribute to Sr. Mary Stella of the third grade: Ave Maris Stella.<\/a>
<\/span><\/p>\n

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