Hi Jim, The Scots also had something similar until they had a few and forgot the words. The Northern Lights of Old Aberdeen, I Belong to Glasgow, The Skye Boat Song, (vbg) From Bryan, The Wild Celt, Dum Spiro - Spero. ----- Original Message ----- From: James SHARPE <sharpe@britishlibrary.net> To: <NORTHERN-ENGLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 2:35 PM Subject: Re: [NTH-ENG] Let it snow! > During the big band era it was common to write music for places in the U S. > I suppose it went well on the trans-continental tours those bands made. The > memory is dim now but one song did a full tour. Some of the lines were "And > when its murky in Albuquerque" and "What do you do on a rainy night in Rio" > > Jim Sharpe > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Glenda R. Wilson <wrwgrw@earthlink.net> > To: <NORTHERN-ENGLAND-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 10:23 AM > Subject: Re: [NTH-ENG] Let it snow! > > > > Dear Marged, > > > > No wonder I don't know the song. We have a Kalamazoo, Michigan > > in the north. Don't think I have ever been there. > > > > Hadn't heard of the stationary company by that name. > > > > Glenda > > > > >Hi Glenda - it was a wartime song, very popular. 1940s. > > > > > >Also remember a stationery company called Kalamazoo in the 50s and 60s, > > >and even > > >later, in UK. > > > > > > > > >Marged > > > > > > > > > > > >| Who is old enough to remember it ? and by the way...when did it > > >| come into existence ? > > >| > > >| A mere youth, > > >| > > >| Glenda > > >| > > >| :) > > >| > > >| >Hi Penny are you old enough to remember -- I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I > got a > > >| >girl in Kalamazoo, zoo, zoo, zoo and the Modernaires. > > >| >I'm sure you're not. > > >| >Jim Sharpe > > >| > > >| > > >| > > >| >> My niece drove in for the holiday weekend from Kalamazoo, about two > > >hours > > >| >or > > >| >> so west of here. Had nearly a foot of snow on her car and it took > her > > >| >almost > > >| >> an hour, just to get to the city limits! We haven't had that here > yet, > > >| >but > > >| >> it's coming. January is usually our worst in this area. > > >| >> > > >| >> Penny (Wasalaski) Rowland > > >| >> > > >| >> from the beautiful Great Lakes State of Michigan > > >| >> Searching for: Makepeace, Holmes, Fowler, Pierce, Quay, John, > Spalding, > > >| >> Dilworth, Wasalaski, Gill, Osborne, Shimmons > > >| >> > > >| > > >| > > > > > > ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== > > ENG-DURHAM-YORKS-L@rootsweb.com > > A mailing list for those whose ancestors moved between County Durham and > > Yorkshire, discussion of the history and migration of the region as well > as for people looking for ancestors in either County. > > > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.215 / Virus Database: 101 - Release Date: 11/16/00 > > > ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== > Visit the lists Pulse Page here, > http://212.19.69.91/north/ > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.215 / Virus Database: 101 - Release Date: 16/11/00