Dad enlisted in the US Marine Corp on
August 3rd, 1943 and received an Honorable Discharge on Jan. 20, 1946.
So, my guess this picture was
possibly early 1946, as Mom did not appear pregnant with her 2nd child, due in
Jan. 1947.
I think it is on Westmont Drive in
Alhambra. The exact address I do not have. [Given the rolling hills of the neighborhood, my guess is that the section of Westmont Drive where Mom and Dad lived was in the 1700 block but that's just a guess.]
The car nearest them in the picture
appears to be the 1941 Willys that Mom (according to Dad) purchased from her
earnings from Sears and Roebuck as a
comptometer operator.
Was just
thinking how so much of the upbeat music of the 60s and 70s was really British pop. I was thinking of Dusty Springfield, 1939-1999.
I loved The Kinks. But who can deny American country music for its beauty and simplicity? I love
Dolly Parton. Aside from a sweet voice, musical talent, Parton has a
great deliberateness to the story of her songs. She can take the tragic
life of a young girl and turn it into an enduring tale through
song.
But it was this song that I'd first heard tonight that made me want to listen more to Dolly. Thanks to Bob Higgs. "The sky is green and the grass is blue" is almost a Wallace Stevens poem. Beautiful imagery to help wake up the senses.
