On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 19:56:15 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:



Yes, My Dad told me the story of Albert Woolsen who died in 1956; a
year after I was born.

He said he was listening about him on a radio station commentary, and
they announcer said something like "Albert Woolsen Died today, and the
Grand Army of The Republic died with him..."

I think about that line occasionally.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Woolson

Looks like some of what I was reading in the newspapers then, but I
was nine years old.
BTW, was Red Foley on the radio down there when you were a kid?
Used to listen him in Missouri.

--Vic

On Jul 18, 10:18*pm, Vic Smith
wrote:
On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 19:56:15 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:



Yes, My Dad told me the story of Albert Woolsen who died in 1956; a
year after I was born.

He said he was listening about him on a radio station commentary, and
they announcer said something like "Albert Woolsen Died today, and the
Grand Army of The Republic died with him..."

I think about that line occasionally.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Woolson

Looks like some of what I was reading in the newspapers then, but I
was nine years old.
BTW, was Red Foley on the radio down there when you were a kid?
Used to listen him in Missouri.

--Vic

Red Foley? Now that name does sound familiar. but I really can't say I
remember him.

On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:17:29 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:


Red Foley? Now that name does sound familiar. but I really can't say I
remember him.

He had a country show then. Looking it up, "From 1951-1961, he hosted
NBC Radio's The Red Foley Show on Saturdays."
Listened to it probably every time when I stayed at my grand folks
backwoods home in the summers.
Reason it came to mind is that talk about grits.
Heard Red sing "Hominy Grits" enough to remember it.
Another song from back then that I had a 78 of was "Wilberforce, get
off That Horse" Original by Freddie Fisher.
Always got a kick out of that.
"Now I've had beans and beans and beans, enough to feed the Navy,
So Wilberforce, get off that horse, and bring him in for lunch.
A loin for me, a groin for you, we'll even eat the saddle too" and so
on. Best to actually hear it. Or maybe not.
Uh oh. Feel like some pizza. Pretty early. Maybe eggs, bacon and
hash browns.

--Vic

On Sun, 19 Jul 2009 05:41:39 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:17:29 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:


Red Foley? Now that name does sound familiar. but I really can't say I
remember him.

He had a country show then. Looking it up, "From 1951-1961, he hosted
NBC Radio's The Red Foley Show on Saturdays."
Listened to it probably every time when I stayed at my grand folks
backwoods home in the summers.
Reason it came to mind is that talk about grits.
Heard Red sing "Hominy Grits" enough to remember it.
Another song from back then that I had a 78 of was "Wilberforce, get
off That Horse" Original by Freddie Fisher.
Always got a kick out of that.
"Now I've had beans and beans and beans, enough to feed the Navy,
So Wilberforce, get off that horse, and bring him in for lunch.
A loin for me, a groin for you, we'll even eat the saddle too" and so
on. Best to actually hear it. Or maybe not.
Uh oh. Feel like some pizza. Pretty early. Maybe eggs, bacon and
hash browns.

--Vic

Getcha some liver to go with them eggs.
--

John H