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My mom was always a big Glen Campbell fan. When I was a kid she had
one of his albums — I think it was the only album she owned — and she
would listen to it occasionally on the phonograph. She listened to the
radio a lot, and when one of Glen's songs came on she would go up and
turn the radio up just a bit. She didn't like loud music. But for Glen,
she would turn the volume dial at least a bit higher.
She got to go see him in the early 70s at the Butler Bowl in Indianapolis.
Strangely, she went with my dad (her ex-husband) and my dad's girlfriend
Esther. New girlfriend or not, she was going to see Glen Campbell, and the
new girlfriend could just go to hell.
Gee, I wonder where I get my attitudes from.
Anyway, here's Glen singing "Galveston." Not exactly a light song. Most
AM songs don't include a line like "I'm so afraid of dying."
Ed,I think your attitude comes from both your parents! :lol:Mrs Piercy I really love his voice! your taste in music is impeccable,he was not bad to the eye either! :up:Thank you for sharing this memory with us 🙂
Oh, this is the kind of song that will appeal to many of us. Millions of millions of people having left their home town for studies, for love or for work. People like myself who will save a space in their hearts for the place they grew up, friends and the dark-eyed girl/boy they left behind.Galveston in this case. Viborg in mine.Sweet memories.
@ Angeliki. I told my mom what you said and she was so touched about your comment. And agreed about the "not bad to the eye" thing. She also said that Pavarotti, who she also likes, was not as good to the eye. LOL.@ Allan. "I can see her standing by the water…" Yes, the song tells a nice tale. Homer, the tale of someone absent from the land of their memories, seeking to find it again…Troy…Vietnam…
Ed,Pavarotti (who I loved too) compensated with the voice! kisses to mom, 🙂