Just wonderful!

That, is the song I have in the instructions as to what to play at my funeral.

In that my plans are not to be buried, or cremated....but rather, to be mulched, it is fitting.

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

When I was a very little girl growing up in small town Tennessee, one of my favorite things to do on the sly was to wait for my parents to leave me alone in the house and then, when the coast was clear and they were outta sight in their Oldsmobile---run into the living room to rev up the victrola, find the Gershwin 78 record, put it on, turn it up---blast it---as loud as it would go. I would begin to dance my heart out to Rhapsody In Blue all over the house---up and down the stairs, through the living and dining rooms, around the tables, chairs---until I was utterly spent, too exhausted for another twirl. After my live performance, I would take the record off, put it back into its cover and onto the shelf....only to await the next opportunity to do it again.

Great post, G. Good memories.

When I was a very little girl growing up in small town Tennessee, one of my favorite things to do on the sly was to wait for my parents to leave me alone in the house and then, when the coast was clear and they were outta sight in their Oldsmobile---run into the living room to rev up the victrola, find the Gershwin 78 record, put it on, turn it up---blast it---as loud as it would go. I would begin to dance my heart out to Rhapsody In Blue all over the house---up and down the stairs, through the living and dining rooms, around the tables, chairs---until I was utterly spent, too exhausted for another twirl. After my live performance, I would take the record off, put it back into its cover and onto the shelf....only to await the next opportunity to do it again.

Great post, G. Good memories.

George Gershwin--a great American who made the most of his all-too-brief time on earth. He's one of the few modern classical composers I can actually listen to.

Thanks for this one which is an outstanding presentation.
One little error it was Paul not Phil Whiteman who was the band leader

Gershwin's opus is now and forever linked to a certain airline company...