New Londinium - Episode 26 - From Brass to Grass
0:00 Intro
4:18 Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho
8:26 Some Thoughts About New England
14:31 The Party is Over
24:27 More Thoughts About New England
32:07 Thoughts on Urban Layout
41:36 Thoughts on Regional Differences
- “Reach out and touch someone” was an advertising jingle used by AT&T back in the 1970’s and 1980’s.
- Debbie Boone had a hit single in the late 1970’s. It was titled, “You Light Up My Life“.
- I mentioned some of the places we visited in New England, including Boston, the Freedom Trail, Salem, Plymouth and Rehoboth.
- I also mentioned the Salem Witch Trails, Plymouth Rock, the Pilgrims, and the Mayflower/Mayflower II.
- I mentioned Slurpees.
- While talking about our day trip to Cape Cod, I mentioned Provincetown, the village of Sandwich, and Great White Sharks, and the movie Jaws.
- I used the term, “willy nilly“.
- These are viper pilots launching in Battlestar Galactica.
- I mentioned “I-90” or “Interstate 90“.
- Whilst talking about regional differences, I mentioned a number of different companies and brands including QFC, Fred Meyer, Safeway, Market Basket, Aldi, Wegmans, Hellmann’s, and Best Foods.
- While pondering different meanings for Rotary, I discussed the Rotarians and rotary-dial phones. I promised to show you how to use a rotary-dial phone.
- I was reminded of our visit to the Heritage Museum in Sandwich, Massachusetts. At the museum we saw many classic old cars including a very early electric car.
- I mentioned the movie, Planet of the Apes.
Ever since I watched The Sting as a child, I have loved Ragtime music. However, I am not a musician, composer, or even a particularly knowledgeable fan of music. I enjoy what I enjoy and that includes many different genres of music. However, Ragtime is the soundtrack for the era I am simulating and this may the first time that modern listeners may be exposed to it. So I am including some general Ragtime links and whatever information I can find on the particular tracks I used in this episode.
More Information on Ragtime music
A Slippery Place (1911) Phil M Hacker – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
Boomerang Rag (1916) George James Botsford – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
Bunny Hug Rag (1913) George Linus Cobb – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
Chatterbox Rag (1910) George James Botsford – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
Cloverleaf Rag (1909) William Conrad Polla – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
Cutter (1909) Elma Ney McClure Lane – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
Dustbowl Mary (2019) Cookie Cartel – Melod.ie
Elite Syncopations (1902) Scott Joplin – E’s Jammy Jams – YouTube
Leola (1905) Scott Joplin – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
New Era Rag (1919) James Sylvester Scott – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
Peacherine Rag (1901) Scott Joplin – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
Rags and Tatters (1900) Edward Clark Jr – Nesrality – Pixabay
Riverside Rag (1910) Charles Cohen – Nesrality – Pixabay
Searchlight Rag (1907) Scott Joplin – Nesrality – Pixabay
Sleepy Sidney (1907) Archie Ward Scheu – Nesrality – Pixabay
Spring Time Rag (1916) Paul Charles Pratt – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
Sure Fire Rag (1910) Thomas Henry Lodge – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
The Strenuous Life (1902) Scott Joplin – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
Whitewash Man (1908) Jean Schwartz – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag