For The Good Times...I have it on my MP3 player as with several others of Ray Price, he was aclass act, also. I knew what you were saying about calling cattle. I am into what a song says, so I love ballads, country or other. One of my favoite albums, growing up, and to this day is Marty Robbins, "Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs". I do love a variety of styles though.

Dan:
"Out in the west Texas town of Elpasso, I fell in love with a Mexican girl" Marty Robbins was one of the greatest. Ballads are the best. Nothing like a little story to go along with a great jingle. Remember Buck Owens (My Sweet Sweet Rosie Jones) and Roy "pickin' an grinnin" Clark. Can you say "HEE HAW".
Of coarse I'm a hick at heart. I'm just having a little trouble turning the
"big 5 0". I even like to listen to Neil Diamond and, dare I say it, Barry Manilow. But, as I get closer to turning the corner, Laura's ballads seem to be all I listen to. Of course, her rendition of "Turn the Beat Around" is my favorite tune to fight the traffic through Hartford with. Please don't tell the CT. State cops, I've never received a traffic ticket in my 34 years of driving
Your Buddy:
Jim

jimr,

I used to love Hee Haw. I remember watching it every week. I too am a hick, at heart. My town that I attended school through sixth grade had 392 people in it. That is not a typo, it had 392 people! I had to move to the big city of Weatherford, Texas (the county seat with 12000 people) in order for me and my brother to play football.

Marty Robbins had many great songs. My two favs are Big Iron and The Blizzard. Big Iron, I always pictured my Grandfather as the protagonist, in the story.

I also have some Barry Manilow, and a couple of Neil Diamond on my MP3, along with a bunch of LB and others.

As far as the driving goes, my lips are sealed, my friend. I drove the immigration bus around DC, every week or two for over four years. I still say if a person drives a bus on those roads, for twenty years and doesn't shoot anyone, he/she doesn't shoot anyone, they shouldn't have to prove their sainthood in any other way. ;-)

You be careful on those mean streets. Not that I doubt your driving, I doubt everyone else's driving. It's a side effect of riding motorcycles for so long.

You be carefull to Dan. Are the e-mails o.k. with you?
Jim

What e-mails?

Jim,

Oh, ok... Got them. I'll put you in my contacts.

Dan

BraniFan777,

That is a pretty good song that you sent me, off Youtube. Sort of a Nora Jones sound to her voice.

Dan

Hi Dan,

to the forum. First, let me also say to your service to your country. I am from Montreal, Canada. My grandfather served in WWII (I am only 35) as a gunner from 1939 to 1940 when apparently (he hated talking about it as I know he lost many friends, some I am told, right in front of him, so I only got bits and pieces of hand-me-down info from grandmother to daughter) he was hit with a shrapnel and was discharged. Fortunately, he made a full recovery. He was fortunate, as was his family. He passed away after a long life of 89 years back in April 2007. God Bless him and all who have made these sacrifices.

I am very fond of my American friends , as my father was born in Rapid City, South Dakota, where my other grandfather was a dentist/oral surgeon on an air force base (again, hand me down information). Therefore, my father is an American citizen and has chosen to retain that right. Therefore, I have easier access to my American citizenship. I have been considering dual citizenship for a while now.

If all goes well (mentioning the passport problem in my other post of SOL2010) I will see you this August

Low C,

Has your father ever lived in the United States as an adult? In some cases, even as a minor. You could be a US citizen, and not even know it. You might should check with an immigration attorney. I'm an immigration agent but as such, I cannot give legal advise. We have the natz (nationality) charts, but we cannot go so far as to use them except in our officially duties.

Dan

Sorry, I misspelled "advice".