Southern Texas, 1966
Last weekend, I went down to San Antonio for my dad's 65th birthday. One of the main things my mom had put together for this occasion was to transfer all the reel-to-reel tapes that my father and his family had sent to each other while he was in Vietnam to CD. It ended up being about 9 CDs worth of audio. She also invited many of his old friends to help celebrate. The whole evening was a success, with my father even having his back to the entrance as the first of his surprise guests walked up and kissed him on the cheek.
Anyway. I hadn't gotten to hear many of the recordings, and Jimmy ripped them all to my computer so I could listen to them later. I was just working, listening to music today, and one came up - I was immediately frozen with nostalgia. I didn't even exist at the time these recordings were made, and had never heard my Uncle Frank's voice. But I got to hear my Mamaw, Papaw, Uncle Estelle, and crazy Aunt Sharon all talking.
I wanted to share this with you, it is just a fascinating little snap of south Texas at the time. I hope you enjoy it.
Here's an mp3 - 18 meg download!
Anyway. I hadn't gotten to hear many of the recordings, and Jimmy ripped them all to my computer so I could listen to them later. I was just working, listening to music today, and one came up - I was immediately frozen with nostalgia. I didn't even exist at the time these recordings were made, and had never heard my Uncle Frank's voice. But I got to hear my Mamaw, Papaw, Uncle Estelle, and crazy Aunt Sharon all talking.
I wanted to share this with you, it is just a fascinating little snap of south Texas at the time. I hope you enjoy it.
Here's an mp3 - 18 meg download!