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Original title: One More Step And I Swear I'll Jump Original title: Where the hell is my ride... hey, is that the CASH CAB?! Original title: At The Haunted House

If that's really a nuclear bunker, perhaps that explains why the boy is looking nervously over at the fireplace?

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I've always liked Glen Campbell, not the least bit ashamed to admit it (not everything, of course... never cared much for Rhinestone Cowboy, for example). I'll still listen to his 60's hits when the mood strikes. And yes, he's a fine guitar player. Anyway, never heard this song before. I knew about the Beach Boys connection, but then I was never a huge BB fan (my oldest brother was fan enough for the whole family). I'm not sure I ever gave Shindig enough of a chance. Maybe I didn't have the opportunity. I know I watched it sometimes, but for some reason it wasn't a regular thing at our house... back in the days when most families had 1 (yes, I said ONE) tv. Maybe there was something else on that conflicted with it.

(Image stolen from Jim Sangrey).

YES!! Thank you. New life for this thread...

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Three Wilsons... sorry, you can't do that. But seriously, the game is more fun if you challenge yourself a bit.

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Just wanted to add that there are some moving comments from Eddie's family and friends posted under the article at Rifftides.

Thanks for that, Dan. A well-written piece. I was just reading a tribute at Doug Ramsay's Rifftides blog, and it was nice to see the following quote... ...His admirer and sometime colleague Ben Riley, the drummer, said, "Eddie Higgins is on the same level of excellence as Hank Jones, Tommy Flanagan and the other grand masters of modern jazz piano." It seems obvious to me, but I think the compliment and the association with names like Flanagan and Jones may help a light to go on for those who haven't gotten to know Eddie's playing. "Grand master"... that has a nice ring to it.

I got the news this morning from Eddie's discographer and friend, Bill Gallagher. Eddie had a "nice run", as they say, and it's good to know that he's no longer suffering. Eddie was a very generous, gracious, and funny man. He will be missed. I've already expressed my feelings about Eddie's music... but today it occurred to me that there's no other pianist in jazz who I enjoy more consistently. There are many greats, and many that I love, but I think Eddie is my favorite of all. Thanks, Eddie, for bringing so much beautiful music into the world. Rest in peace.

If we accept the verse as being the recitative-like transition between the spoken part of a stage or movie musical and the full-blown song itself (as discussed earlier in this thread), then we can also expect that songs that were written for other contexts would not need a verse. Such, I believe, is the case for "Polka Dots and Moonbeams," which was written directly for the Dorsey band according to this website. Very, very interesting. It looks like you both may be right. If the song was not originally written for a show, Kalo's analysis makes sense. On the other hand, it appears that a show honoring Johnny Burke was put together in 1995 and somehow this verse was created for "Polka Dots And Moonbeams". I stumbled onto one of those sites where you can read portions of a book online, and there was a Johnny Burke musical called "Swinging On A Star"... read transcript here Here's a wikipedia page which explains more: Swinging On A Star In the show, "Polka Dots And Moonbeams" was part of a scene portraying a USO show during WWII.

Billy Martin Rickey Henderson Oakland, CA March 10, 1981 - Billy Martin watches Rickey Henderson practice bunting.

I searched my collection, and tried a few google searches, and I couldn't find any such evidence. For some reason, I thought there was a verse to that... and maybe there is, but I thought I had a recording...

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Yeah, I know... I guess I thought I had too much stuff (I think I was right). I dislike clutter, and I don't think I would have played them more than once a year or so. Someone else (hopefully) is treasuring them now, and that's fine with me.

It's weird, but I have a nostalgic feeling about 78's as a result of collecting and listening to them in the 1980's. I probably unloaded them some time in the early '90's. I used to pick up interesting jazz, blues, and r&b titles while I was out looking for LP's. I've forgotten most of what I had, but I remember having a nice cross-section of labels from the 40's and 50's (Dial, Blue Note, Prestige, New Jazz, Clef, Savoy, Roost, Swingtime, King, RPM, Modern, Imperial, Black & White, Chess, Vee Jay, Okeh, Asch...). Artists I recall... Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Art Tatum Trio, Sonny Stitt, Stan Getz, Russell Jacquet, James Moody, Barney Kessel, T-Bone Walker, B.B. King, The Three Blazers, Louis Jordan, Earl Bostic... I think my favorite of all was Roy Brown's "Let The Four Winds Blow" / "Diddy-I, Diddy-O". I played them on a Zenith Cobra-matic... which I also sold.

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