Full Transcript for Dad,s Ear

then fall down in gales of laughter. 00:02:08.560 --> 00:02:08.879 Yes. 00:02:09.120 --> 00:02:10.240 And then he'd do it again. 00:02:10.319 --> 00:02:10.560 Yes. 00:02:10.800 --> 00:02:16.800 Over and over and over until either he was tired or we were tired. 00:02:17.280 --> 00:02:18.719 I think it was on purpose. 00:02:18.960 --> 00:02:19.360 I know. 00:02:19.439 --> 00:02:20.560 I think that's interesting. 00:02:21.360 --> 00:02:23.120 I think we just got such a hoot out of it. 00:02:23.199 --> 00:02:23.599 Uh-huh. 00:02:23.919 --> 00:02:24.479 Actually. 00:02:24.719 --> 00:02:30.240 And um he just yes, I hadn't remembered that melody, honestly. 00:02:30.479 --> 00:02:36.479 And now that I'm thinking back on it, the memory is very clear of seeing him sitting there in the living room. 00:02:36.560 --> 00:02:37.360 It's very clear. 00:02:37.840 --> 00:02:42.000 You know, he really he enjoyed doing that because we we got so silly. 00:02:42.240 --> 00:02:44.639 And he played that for my kids when they were little. 00:02:44.879 --> 00:02:45.280 Did he? 00:02:45.360 --> 00:02:45.680 Yeah. 00:02:46.000 --> 00:02:47.759 At their house in the lake on the lake. 00:02:48.080 --> 00:02:48.479 Wow. 00:02:48.719 --> 00:02:49.039 Yeah. 00:02:49.280 --> 00:02:51.439 I think I have a recording of him doing that. 00:02:51.840 --> 00:02:54.479 The last time he played the guitar before he had a stroke. 00:02:54.719 --> 00:02:55.120 Yeah. 00:02:55.360 --> 00:02:56.000 Wow. 00:02:56.400 --> 00:03:01.039 Well, and he used to play too when we we'd kind of play a little bit of dress-up kind of in a way. 00:03:01.680 --> 00:03:04.080 And that was back in the day of crinolines. 00:03:04.960 --> 00:03:15.199 Um, for those of you um who don't know what they are, they were um slips that you wore with skirts and dresses, certain skirts and dresses. 00:03:15.360 --> 00:03:20.479 They were a little bit uh stiff in formation so that your skirt would stick out a little bit. 00:03:20.960 --> 00:03:21.759 I don't remember them. 00:03:22.319 --> 00:03:25.919 I mean I remembered slips, but not the sticky outy kinds. 00:03:26.159 --> 00:03:26.719 Yeah, yeah. 00:03:26.879 --> 00:03:31.360 And they were so fun because it made your skirt just kind of when you walked, it moved with you. 00:03:31.599 --> 00:03:32.800 It just swung with you. 00:03:33.039 --> 00:03:34.879 Well, watch some old movies, you'll see them. 00:03:35.120 --> 00:03:35.680 That's true. 00:03:36.000 --> 00:03:48.319 And um, so we would put them on, and sometimes we would just put them on over our, you know, shorts, bermuda shorts, whatever, you know, pants we were wearing, and just start twirling around in them because they were just so girly cute. 00:03:48.560 --> 00:03:53.680 And and when dad would play that, do that kind of playing, and we would come up and dance. 00:03:53.840 --> 00:03:59.599 Um, a lot of times we would be wearing our crinolines because we just we just loved it. 00:03:59.680 --> 00:04:00.879 What did it be so girly? 00:04:01.360 --> 00:04:06.080 We did we just go in our bedrooms and and grab our slips and put them on. 00:04:06.560 --> 00:04:09.439 Yes, yes, because it's like, oh god, it's time we're gonna dance. 00:04:09.680 --> 00:04:11.759 Okay, quit just get your quinoline on. 00:04:11.919 --> 00:04:12.400 Oh gosh. 00:04:12.639 --> 00:04:13.599 Yes, yes. 00:04:13.840 --> 00:04:14.719 He loved it. 00:04:15.599 --> 00:04:21.199 And our our mom, she played piano, but maybe we should continue with dad. 00:04:21.360 --> 00:04:22.800 He had an ear for music. 00:04:23.360 --> 00:04:23.680 He did. 00:04:23.920 --> 00:04:25.839 He had, like you said, perfect pitch. 00:04:26.000 --> 00:04:26.959 He had perfect pitch. 00:04:27.040 --> 00:04:27.199 Yeah. 00:04:27.360 --> 00:04:35.680 And so, but which was good and bad, because if there was music that was not good, like if if it was off or I don't know. 00:04:36.000 --> 00:04:38.240 He just yeah, he couldn't handle it. 00:04:38.639 --> 00:04:39.439 We couldn't. 00:04:40.560 --> 00:04:43.279 Or, you know, if we were singing and together or something. 00:04:43.600 --> 00:04:45.439 And we weren't quite quite on key. 00:04:46.079 --> 00:04:47.600 Oh yeah, we were told. 00:04:48.480 --> 00:04:51.600 Not in a bad way, just because we really weren't. 00:04:52.480 --> 00:04:57.759 We just did it for fun, it wasn't all professional, nothing, but he sang semi-professionally. 00:04:58.560 --> 00:05:02.240 And then mom played the piano, and she, well, you can tell you. 00:05:02.399 --> 00:05:03.680 She had perfect pitch too. 00:05:04.319 --> 00:05:12.000 And she her piano playing was what really brought us actually singing in the home because she could she played by ear. 00:05:12.240 --> 00:05:17.360 She could read music, but she liked to play by ear because she could hear anything and then started tinkling the ivories. 00:05:18.079 --> 00:05:21.600 And so we we sang a lot when she played the piano. 00:05:21.680 --> 00:05:26.800 Um, I remember particularly around the holidays, around Christmas, we did a lot of singing. 00:05:26.879 --> 00:05:27.040 Yeah. 00:05:27.360 --> 00:05:33.199 Both secular Christmas music and um Christian um Christmas music. 00:05:33.759 --> 00:05:40.079 And so we grew up with all kinds of music. 00:05:40.319 --> 00:05:54.000 I mean, our parents played, I remember them putting putting on or turning on the the radio or putting on a record of you know, country music, opera, symphonic, um, the standards of the day. 00:05:54.160 --> 00:05:54.399 Yeah. 00:05:54.959 --> 00:05:56.240 I mean, you name it. 00:05:56.399 --> 00:05:58.879 Um they they loved it. 00:05:59.279 --> 00:06:03.120 Um they just really, really loved music. 00:06:03.439 --> 00:06:10.319 And we um became the beneficiaries of that because they instilled that love of music in all five of us. 00:06:11.120 --> 00:06:24.079 And they were both kind of I don't know, they had showmanship because dad was a barbershopper, sang

quartet, yeah, um, four-part harmony, and mom was um sweet Adelines. 00:06:24.879 --> 00:06:29.040 And she and that's I think is that four part or is it more than four part? 00:06:29.279 --> 00:06:30.959 Well, a quartet, yeah, and then the chorus. 00:06:31.120 --> 00:06:33.360 Yeah, but even the chorus is four part, right? 00:06:33.519 --> 00:06:34.480 Oh yes, that's just four part. 00:06:35.439 --> 00:06:36.000 Yes, yes. 00:06:36.240 --> 00:06:41.120 Um, and we just none of us girls ever followed suit with that. 00:06:41.279 --> 00:06:47.680 We we all can can carry a tune, but we didn't we didn't go into any semi or professional nothing. 00:06:48.079 --> 00:06:51.279 We just we just sang or and sing still sing together when we were together. 00:06:51.360 --> 00:06:51.439 Right. 00:06:51.519 --> 00:06:51.680 Right. 00:06:51.839 --> 00:06:52.720 Because we like to sing. 00:06:52.959 --> 00:06:53.600 We love music. 00:06:53.759 --> 00:06:54.079 Yeah. 00:06:54.319 --> 00:06:58.240 But our parents, both of them, were absolute hams. 00:06:58.480 --> 00:06:59.040 Yeah. 00:06:59.439 --> 00:07:03.519 I think both of them were very frustrated actors and actresses. 00:07:04.240 --> 00:07:16.319 I have pictures, I have proof that they were they could get pretty silly in their in their when they got together, especially with their fellow uh barbershoppers or sweet Adelines. 00:07:16.560 --> 00:07:16.959 Oh my gosh. 00:07:18.160 --> 00:07:26.319 They would come to our house sometimes and um in an evening, and we could sit um with our feet dangling through the railings upstairs. 00:07:26.639 --> 00:07:27.360 The banister. 00:07:27.759 --> 00:07:29.439 Yeah, and listen to them. 00:07:29.519 --> 00:07:33.920 And the singing was absolutely wonderful. 00:07:34.240 --> 00:07:39.759 I'm sorry that there wasn't a way that we ever could have recorded it because they all had beautiful voices. 00:07:39.920 --> 00:07:40.079 Yeah. 00:07:40.399 --> 00:07:42.399 But we were very fortunate, very fortunate. 00:07:42.800 --> 00:07:43.199 We heard it. 00:07:43.360 --> 00:07:44.319 Yeah, we heard it. 00:07:44.560 --> 00:07:53.360 But one of the also one of the side benefits to especially dad having a good ear was his choice of system to play the records. 00:07:53.600 --> 00:07:54.000 Yep. 00:07:54.240 --> 00:08:01.439 Yeah, it really started out with his high-fi stereo, which I don't know how stereo it was compared to today. 00:08:01.680 --> 00:08:02.160 Right. 00:08:02.399 --> 00:08:04.079 But it was pretty good. 00:08:04.160 --> 00:08:04.319 Yes. 00:08:04.560 --> 00:08:05.680 You know, that's all we knew. 00:08:05.759 --> 00:08:09.839 But he did a lot of research and he did a lot of hunting before he bought anything. 00:08:10.079 --> 00:08:10.639 Yeah. 00:08:10.879 --> 00:08:11.279 Yep. 00:08:11.439 --> 00:08:20.720 And then um once the components, stereo components came out, which a lot of you probably don't even know what that is anymore because we don't have it anymore. 00:08:20.879 --> 00:08:21.040 Right. 00:08:21.199 --> 00:08:23.040 Well, we do, but it's vintage. 00:08:23.199 --> 00:08:23.439 Yes. 00:08:23.600 --> 00:08:23.759 Yes. 00:08:26.639 --> 00:08:27.120 Anyway. 00:08:27.439 --> 00:08:28.000 Carry on. 00:08:28.639 --> 00:08:28.959 Yeah. 00:08:29.120 --> 00:08:38.960 That was I went with dad when he bought our the first components in the it was um in the Radio Shack show, um not show, Radio Shack store. 00:08:39.840 --> 00:08:41.600 And that was really something. 00:08:41.759 --> 00:08:48.240 And then you know what's really funny is the Hi-Fi stereo that we had was kind of like a big cabinet. 00:08:48.480 --> 00:08:48.960 Yes. 00:08:49.279 --> 00:08:56.240 And he put that out in at the cabin, and that cabin was even smaller than a postage stamp. 00:08:56.639 --> 00:08:59.360 And but he had to have that stereo out there. 00:08:59.679 --> 00:09:02.559 Yeah, he had to be able to play his hear good music. 00:09:02.799 --> 00:09:08.720 We could barely get around the dining room table because we had the stereo system, you know, cabinet there. 00:09:08.960 --> 00:09:09.600 That's right. 00:09:09.919 --> 00:09:11.600 Oh, so funny. 00:09:12.320 --> 00:09:14.080 So then, let's see. 00:09:14.240 --> 00:09:15.519 Hmm, what should we tell them? 00:09:15.679 --> 00:09:18.559 Should we tell them about sweet or sound of music? 00:09:18.799 --> 00:09:23.120 Well, I think we have to include that when we talk about music. 00:09:23.679 --> 00:09:29.200 Our church decided to do a uh talent show. 00:09:29.600 --> 00:09:32.639 And I don't know if mom and dad volunteered, I don't remember. 00:09:32.960 --> 00:09:37.279 Probably so they did because they wanted us to sing as a family. 00:09:37.519 --> 00:09:47.519 And of course, with dad playing guitar, he could be Baron von Trapp, and mom could be Julie Andrews, Maria, and we were the the kids. 00:09:47.840 --> 00:09:50.240 We were five of how many investing boys. 00:09:50.639 --> 00:10:00.320 And mom made our outfits, we had uh little uh dresses with pinaphores and white blouses underneath, and of course, did our hair and everything. 00:10:00.480 --> 00:10:11.279 And I'm trying to remember, I think Kathy and I were probably in junior high, so um it went down from there until Peggy was the little one. 00:10:11.440 --> 00:10:21.440 Yeah, and Dad, I remember walking out on the stage, and I remember my knees knocking and my lips quivering, and I was so afraid I wasn't gonna be able to remember. 00:10:21.840 --> 00:10:25.200 Because I think we all were yeah, because we were really terrified. 00:10:25.519 --> 00:10:27.679 We had it's one thing to sing in choir. 00:10:28.320 --> 00:10:30.000 Yes, when nobody's looking at you. 00:10:30.240 --> 00:10:30.879 Yeah, exactly. 00:10:30.960 --> 00:10:35.840 And here everybody, and we were, I mean, we looked anyway. 00:10:36.080 --> 00:10:37.519 And we sang two songs, I think. 00:10:37.759 --> 00:10:40.240 Edelweiss and then the the one

Goodbye. 00:10:41.600 --> 00:10:42.000 Yeah. 00:10:42.320 --> 00:10:43.840 When they were putting the kids to bed. 00:10:44.480 --> 00:10:49.759 But uh the Edelweise was I remember though that that was really beautiful because dad played the played it on the guitar. 00:10:50.080 --> 00:10:50.399 Right. 00:10:50.720 --> 00:10:53.200 And it's such a lovely song, it truly is. 00:10:53.759 --> 00:10:59.840 But not of us not all of us have have fond memories because we were so terrified. 00:11:00.080 --> 00:11:01.360 Yes, we were really scared. 00:11:01.679 --> 00:11:14.320 And whenever we we get together as sisters, and one of us will say, Oh, I think we should watch Sound of Music as well sisters, absolutely not, she breaks into a cold sweat. 00:11:15.600 --> 00:11:25.759 Well, I remember, well, this is probably weird or not good, but anyway, we had to wear pads under our arms because we were sweating so much. 00:11:26.639 --> 00:11:29.840 And it made great big rings under our sleeves. 00:11:30.080 --> 00:11:31.360 And so, yeah. 00:11:31.679 --> 00:11:32.399 Oh my gosh. 00:11:33.200 --> 00:11:34.080 Yeah, we were terrified. 00:11:34.240 --> 00:11:36.080 Yeah, we did it, we did it, we did it. 00:11:36.320 --> 00:11:39.200 Yes, we did, and that was the first and last time. 00:11:40.480 --> 00:11:44.080 We said, never again, don't ask, we're never doing it again. 00:11:44.559 --> 00:11:55.120 And you know, um, they also exposed us to uh music, just live music, like I remember they took us to to listen to the Minnesota marching band. 00:11:55.600 --> 00:11:57.919 And it was in the Northern Auditorium. 00:11:58.080 --> 00:12:05.840 Yes, and we were sitting in the seats and didn't did not know that they were gonna come marching in behind us and scared the bee jeepas up. 00:12:07.360 --> 00:12:14.559 And the um the drum major was flipping, making flips and jumping and all the way down, leading them, yeah, leading them down the aisle. 00:12:14.639 --> 00:12:15.919 It was fantastic. 00:12:16.159 --> 00:12:21.360 Yes, and if you ever get the chance to go to and see one of those, go. 00:12:21.840 --> 00:12:24.879 Take your kids, take your grandkids, take everybody. 00:12:25.120 --> 00:12:26.559 It's it's unbelievable. 00:12:26.879 --> 00:12:33.679 Yes, everyone was screaming and hollering, and it was it was just well, and they're it I mean, it was just incredible. 00:12:34.080 --> 00:12:34.720 It really was. 00:12:34.799 --> 00:12:38.000 It was a magical magical afternoon for us. 00:12:38.399 --> 00:12:41.679 They they left us a legacy, and Penny can play the piano. 00:12:41.840 --> 00:12:43.679 Um, Kathy plays piano. 00:12:43.919 --> 00:12:44.720 Yeah, a little bit. 00:12:45.120 --> 00:12:47.919 And I think they're the only two that play any instruments. 00:12:48.720 --> 00:12:51.919 But it and it's it's dwindled down into the grandchildren. 00:12:52.000 --> 00:12:58.559 They have we have some pretty talented grandchildren with voices and and being able to play musical instruments. 00:12:58.720 --> 00:13:00.399 Well, actually, our children too, yeah. 00:13:00.559 --> 00:13:01.279 When I think about it. 00:13:01.519 --> 00:13:04.320 Sorry guys! Oh I forgot about you. 00:13:04.639 --> 00:13:05.600 I can just hear them now. 00:13:05.759 --> 00:13:06.480 Yeah, mom. 00:13:10.720 --> 00:13:17.600 No, I mean we've I mean, really what everyone has done is they've they've um nurtured that love of music. 00:13:18.320 --> 00:13:23.120 And wherever the kids want to take it, it's you know, it's their lives just like ours were. 00:13:23.600 --> 00:13:32.000 But we've we've exposed them in the same way that we were exposed so that they can choose if they want to, you know, do anything with music. 00:13:32.080 --> 00:13:39.360 But they certainly all love music, and we know it is in their homes all the time, like it was for us. 00:13:39.600 --> 00:13:55.279 Yeah, and it's and it really makes me feel very good that we were raised with that, and the memories are sweet and wonderful, and um, I'm glad that we have those memories. 00:13:55.759 --> 00:13:57.600 They're beautiful memories for us. 00:13:58.000 --> 00:14:06.879 And uh we will always I know I speak for myself, but I think I speak for my sisters, that we will always be grateful to our parents for giving us that joy. 00:14:07.440 --> 00:14:08.960 It brought a lot of joy into our lives. 00:14:09.519 --> 00:14:10.159 It still does. 00:14:10.320 --> 00:14:11.120 Yes, still does. 00:14:11.440 --> 00:14:13.360 We we still play music every day. 00:14:13.679 --> 00:14:15.519 Yes, very grateful. 00:14:15.840 --> 00:14:17.039 In the car, out of the car. 00:14:17.200 --> 00:14:17.759 Yes, at home. 00:14:18.159 --> 00:14:18.399 Singing. 00:14:18.799 --> 00:14:21.200 I'm singing all the time in the car, so is everybody else. 00:14:21.360 --> 00:14:22.720 Singing at home, but in the car. 00:14:22.960 --> 00:14:24.399 My head's bopping up and down. 00:14:26.080 --> 00:14:26.720 Yeah. 00:14:26.960 --> 00:14:29.120 Yeah, that's one requirement with a vehicle. 00:14:29.279 --> 00:14:32.240 Doesn't matter really the age or anything, but it's gotta have good tunes. 00:14:32.480 --> 00:14:34.320 Yes, yes, good sound system. 00:14:34.559 --> 00:14:35.759 Gotta be able to rock in my car. 00:14:38.559 --> 00:14:42.080 So, anyway, that kind of wraps up this little session. 00:14:42.159 --> 00:14:43.519 Um we hope you enjoyed it. 00:14:44.080 --> 00:14:48.720 So I'm so glad you um came and shared this time with us. 00:14:48.960 --> 00:14:51.840 And um, we wish you God's blessings for the week. 00:14:52.000 --> 00:14:52.320 Yes. 00:14:52.480 --> 00:14:54.240 And we will visit with you next week. 00:14:54.480 --> 00:14:55.840 Yeah, and enjoy some music. 00:14:56.080 --> 00:14:57.440 Yes, enjoy some music. 00:14:57.679 --> 00:14:58.159 Alrighty. 00:14:58.320 --> 00:14:58.799 God bless. 00:14:59.039 --> 00:14:59.440 God bless. 00:14:59.759 --> 00:15:00.000 Bye.