Small Town Framingham graduations...

this was the song of graduating classes as they took their seats, then we all had our song for our class.

Donnie & The Dreamers - Count Every Star

The days of diners, remember where they were?  Farley's Diner, Route 9 at Trolly Square...that was the biggest?  Anyone remember different?  There was Ken's and Caesar's on Rt 9, then downtown had a couple and up on Waverly Street in Coburnville.  I tried to remember where they all were when I wrote my book.  +David Mercer, where was Grant's store, I forgot?

Small Town Framingham, Linda Kasabian testifies against the Manson Family (2/3)

This is how I first met my 2nd cousin, George DiCenzo.  My grandfather and one brother, left New Haven, to settle in Massachusetts, another brother  ( and two sisters )stayed in New Haven, so we never met, until we were many years older, through the magic of the computer  When the movie came out, Mom told us that was our cousin , George who played the prosecutor.  He went on to many other film endeavors, including movies and TV, even Dark Shadows, was part of his resume.   George and I had fun talking on the computer, many mornings, once we met in cyber space.  George has passed on, but his sister+ Margherita Jellinek and I continue to touch base once in awhile. Imagine, how families drifted apart before the computer could put them in touch again, across the miles and years!

Small Town Framingham, Luci and Desi making TV fame in those days!

Luci and Desi  were television, we loved to watch their shows!

Small Town Framingham Baby Its Cold Outside - Esther Williams Ricardo Montalban

Another culture movie of the time, Esther Williams could sing too!

Small Town Framingham, Sonya Henie skates a dream scene

What little girl wouldn't dream to be able to do something so beautiful?  Lo and behold we produced some great champion figure skaters from the USA

Small Town Framingham, thoughts from Sun Valley Seranade

One of my favorite movies from the culture I grew up in, was Sun Valley Seranade.   Sonya Henie and Esther Williams were the models for little girls. I wanted so much to be a great skater, or swimmer.  The music was so beautiful, the times were unforgettable, it is hard to explain, you had to live in the America of the mid- 1940's and early 1950's to know how the world was so full of hope.  I think that is what the word is that describes the times, we were so happy to have won the war, that it was over and we could get back to making the world a better place for all of us....and we believed that was our job, to get out there and do things that created a better world for all.  My professor at Framingham State, said, "We have to climb the ladder and make room for those who follow behind."  I believed it.