Not My Victrola

Here is your Monday Morning Mood Modifier, courtesy of 240252 over on YouTube. If this one makes you want to Fox Trot, that's OK.

Monday Again!

Back To The Old Grind!

Weekend Steam

Here is a nice mix of steamers running around at Old Threshers. This is a string of short videos we shot while we were going from one attraction to another; nothing special, but fun to watch.

Crankin' It Up

We had to make a run to town this evening, and Christmas music was playing in the stores already. You won't find any of that here until well after Thanksgiving--guaranteed! Here is a peppy jazz record made in April, 1925. The song is "Down And Out Blues" performed by The Cotton Pickers, an all white house orchestra employed by Brunswick. The hot trombone playing on this record is Miff Moles, and he is quite interesting to read about on the internet if you are into the history of forgotten musicians.

T Tips

If you want to get around like this guy you better keep reading these pages and save them to your hard drive for future reference. Here are two more pages from "Dyke's Automobile Encyclopedia, Ford Supplement" for your reading pleasure. Click on the pages to enlarge, and then save them if you think you might ever have to work on a Model T.

Next time we will have more pages of transmission information. Stay tuned!

Armistice Day, November 11, 1918

On this Veteran's Day ninety years after The Great War ended, we should pause and reflect on the sacrifices made by the men and women of that generation. World War I was overshadowed by the Second World War, but it had horror beyond our ability to imagine today. From the time we entered the war in April 1917, until Armistice Day, we had 117,000 combat deaths, and 205,000 wounded. Those are really big numbers for the few months we were in the war. Worldwide there were about 10,000,000 killed by the war, 3,000,000 widows, and 10,000,000 orphans.

The first video in today's post is "My Dream of the Big Parade," performed by Henry Burr, Billy Murray, and the Peerless Quartet. The second video is a lighthearted song I am sure you have heard before. Spend some time reflecting on the debt we owe all who have served to protect our freedom, and be sure to thank a vet today.

Here is Nora Bayes in a 1919 recording of "How Ya Gonna Keep Them Down On The Farm," posted on YouTube by RReady555.

Not My Victrola

Heigh-Ho, Everybody! Here is 'The Song I Love' by Rudy Vallee, posted by Victrolaman1 on YouTube. It should lift your Monday morning mood.

Monday Again!

Back To The Old Grind!

Not My Victrola

I can't say much about Fritz Kreisler because his playing leaves me nearly speechless. This recording is 'Andantino,' from 1926, and posted on YouTube by Pax41.

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