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