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Post by circled27 on Sept 15, 2008 14:05:13 GMT -6
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Post by Midge on Sept 15, 2008 15:41:15 GMT -6
And there I was, all excited because I thought this was going to be a thread about the 1949 Gene Kelly musical! ![8-)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/cool.png)
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Post by circled27 on Sept 15, 2008 17:27:00 GMT -6
Sorry. ![:'(](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/cry.png)
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Post by Midge on Sept 15, 2008 18:59:40 GMT -6
That's OK, Circled. I just thought you might get a good laugh out of my misunderstanding. Love your avatar! : ![](http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c307/lwsroute66/smileys/bow.gif) : By the way, there is a statue of Willie Mays in front of AT&T Park here in San Francisco.
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Post by Kimmer on Sept 17, 2008 9:51:47 GMT -6
And there I was, all excited because I thought this was going to be a thread about the 1949 Gene Kelly musical! ![8-)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/cool.png) me too, Midge!! ;D
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Post by circled27 on Sept 17, 2008 15:17:03 GMT -6
Sorry Kimmer. ![:'(](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/cry.png)
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Post by Midge on Sept 17, 2008 17:23:05 GMT -6
Whew! What a relief to know I wasn't the only one. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by circled27 on Sept 18, 2008 8:54:53 GMT -6
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Sept 18, 2008 13:24:01 GMT -6
I liked that! :thumbsup:
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Post by circled27 on Oct 2, 2008 11:38:53 GMT -6
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Post by circled27 on Oct 6, 2008 8:21:17 GMT -6
![:'(](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/cry.png) So sad for the Cubs. It seems Billy Sianis' Goat curse continues to prevail.
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Post by circled27 on Oct 13, 2008 12:49:52 GMT -6
Take Me Out To The Ball GameHistory of the song: 100 Years old-- Written in 15 minutes on a scrap of paper by Jack Norworth in 1908, Take Me Out To The Ballgame is a baseball classic. The words were written in 1908 by Jack Norworth, who while riding a subway train, and inspired by a sign that said "Baseball Today — Polo Grounds". The words were set to music by Albert Von Tilzer, although neither had ever seen a baseball game. (Norworth and Von Tilzer finally saw their first Major League Baseball games 32 and 20 years later, respectively.) The song was first sung by Norworth's wife Nora Bayes and popularized by various vaudeville acts. Norworth wrote an alternative version of the song in 1927. Norworth, with his wife, also wrote "Shine On, Harvest Moon."
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Post by Midge on Oct 13, 2008 13:03:08 GMT -6
Thanks for the information about "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," Circled. That was fascinating!
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Oct 14, 2008 4:32:13 GMT -6
Thanks for providing those great links, Circled! I love listening to old recordings like that! :thumbsup: (The only thing that would make them better would be to have the actual 78 record in my hand! ;D)
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Post by circled27 on Oct 14, 2008 10:09:24 GMT -6
You and me both. ;D
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Post by Midge on Oct 14, 2008 13:01:14 GMT -6
The track was described as an Edison recording, so it would have been a cylinder rather than a disc. Edison cylinders had a maximum two-minute recording time and typically began with a voice announcing the name of the song and the artist. This was done for identification purposes because cylinders didn't have labels like standard discs did. Edison continued to produce cylinder recordings until 1913, long past the time when other phonograph companies had converted to discs.
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