This was the first song that I ever heard that had my name in it. Ever since then...there have been many "clowns"...
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 I grew up watching David and Ricky Nelson on television.  In the beginning I thought Ricky was cute, but totally spoiled and bratty, but then he changed...
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Before Chatty Kathy and Barbie, paper dolls were a big seller in little girls’ toys.  Being the “baby” baby on the farm with few playmates (if any)...
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I looked up the distance between my hometown and Toledo before writing this memory and was astounded at how close they sound now and how far away they...
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This song will forever remind me of the man who gave me my first grown-up kiss.  I was thirteen and, as I’ve said before, pretty sheltered from the...
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First I heard the song then I saw the movie.  As a young girl just barely into my teens I was instantly hooked on two things—living in Florida and...
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When you're a sheltered thirteen year old from the country all big cities are overwhelming. Toledo was no exception. It was my first visit to my...
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Campers spend lots of time on buses.  The camps are far away, trips to town are further yet, and sometimes we travelled to other camps for joint...
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When I was in Jr. High (middle school!) a group of my friends got tickets to go to a Herman's Hermit's and Animal's concert on a Saturday afternoon. That...
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