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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Well, darn it, David, now you got ME going! Katy would have liked you, that's sure. I like you, too.

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James Ron's avatar

Super cool, Sharron! What treasure the recordings are.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Thanks for having a second listen, James Ron. I hope you are doing well on this beautiful spring day, cowboy.

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Wade Terry's avatar

Memories! They are everything! They are how our family and friends live on. Thank you. 😊

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

I agree. Ah, well... it is as it should be. We are both getting on in years, as they say.

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Switter’s World's avatar

We have our Idaho version of her in Rosalie Sorrels, who passed away in 2017. She is definitely worth a listen.

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Sue Cauhape's avatar

Rosalie Sorrels! She was from Salt Lake and often sang with my old guitar teacher, Bruce (U.Utah) Phillips. Both are gone now as are those days. My love for chocolate devil's food donuts developed by having coffee with Bruce after our lesson in an old shack of a diner in Sugarhouse. It's long gone too as is the Weinerschnitle's that replaced it.

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Switter’s World's avatar

We are becoming old timers, Sue. The world is changing without our consent. Out on Federal Way on the east side of Boise, we had Manly’s Diner, where an order of apple pie ala mode consisted of at least a quarter slice of pie, if not a third, and a quart of ice cream. I saw the end of that era nearing when I noticed they had repaired the screen door.

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Sue Cauhape's avatar

Dan's Market, just two blocks from my house, had a bakery that sold the most wonderful Danish pastries. My favorite were the plump cinnamon coils with raisins tucked inside the spirals. We called them cinnamon rolls, but that name now refers to a thinly coiled spiral of cinnamon-soaked dough that bears no resemblance to my favorite pastry. About 1960, they started tasting different. The sweetness changed. It wasn't until Jeff and I wandered down the coast to Solvang, CA where their bakery sold the reincarnation of true, unadulterated cinnamon rolls. It was a "there is a god" moment.

Meanwhile, do you think Manly's is still there. I'd love a piece of apple pie ala mode that size.

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Switter’s World's avatar

No it is not. I think the MBAs got it and killed it off.

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Sue Cauhape's avatar

That seems to be their main goal.

BTW, are you still hiking the PCT? I remember your said you were returning to the hike a week or so ago. Whereabouts are you now?

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Switter’s World's avatar

I’m waiting just a little longer for the snow to recede. Hiking in snow I done so much of in my life that it is now a lot less special to me than it once was.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Thank you. I listened to a few of her songs on You Tube. I would love to have known her. She and mama had similar voices.They were born 13 years apart but both died in 2017. The planet is a poorer place without these two women.

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Janice Walton's avatar

Yep - the last sentence says it all. What instrument did you - or do you - play?

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

I played the guitar and sang, as did my brother. He was a songwriter as well. Now we both sit on our porches and day dream...

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Janice Walton's avatar

And have fond memories.

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Chloe Hope's avatar

Sharron these are incredible, how wonderful to have these recordings! I thought I’ll Wait for You was especially beautiful.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Oh thank you so much for listening to them Chloe. As crude as the recordings are in their ancient state, I believe her sweetness does shine through the noise.

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Susan Bassano's avatar

My favorite was the ‘Okie Boogie’ that she was still singing in her 90’s at family gatherings. Especially loved that devilish little twinkle in her eye. She was one in a million❤️

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Oh thanks for remembering her little devilish side, Susan. She was never happier than when she was singing to an audience- even the risqué songs that somehow seemed particular to the post-war, 1950s era. She would be so pleased to know you remember her with such affection.

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Sue Cauhape's avatar

Treasures, Absolute treasures. Thank you for releasing them to the world. Her voice is pure, the music just the way people used to sing about their lives. I'm so glad she was able to sing on KSCO and gain a lot of fans.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Thanks, Sue for your sweet comments. When people talk about Katy, the talk always comes around to her music.We could all take turns singing one of her songs and it would bring her right back into the room. She died nearly 7 years ago and we still grieve her loss.

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Rebecca Holden's avatar

Such a delight, Sharron! It’s so lovely to hear Katy’s singing voice - I remember this post from before, and I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to enjoy it again. Awesome.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

You are a darling for having a second look! I KNOW you have at least 20 stories backed up in your inbox waiting for you to get to them. So much reading, so little time...

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