When I was growing up I learned to play the trumpet.
It was a good time to learn the trumpet. Every other song was an instrumental on the radio. Leading the instrumentals on the top hits play list was the group started by Herb Alpert, the Tijuana Brass.
Started as a trumpet stylist that over dubbed himself with a group of nameless studio musicians, his music soared in popularity in the 60's. We dreamed of being that solo trumpet player that carried the tunes.
Later he found musicians that would travel around the world and play the live performances needed to make the band a reality. One of my memories around seeing live groups at the Circle Star theatre in Belmont was going to see TJB in concert with Dad. We stopped at Perry Boys smorggy for dinner out before the concert.
Herb Alpert continued to produce and perform. Later he started his own label.. A&M records. It was very successful. He got many other groups and stars to perform for his company.
Tonight I noticed that most of his recordings are on emusic. So I spent many of my 100 monthly downloads to load up on the nostalgia. They all play nicely without the scratches that I remember navigating through with the records.
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I think there's still hope. When I get my blood tested, I get the results via email to my Kaiser online message center. Sometimes they all don't come back at one time, but I'm able to see what my blood levels are and compare them with the normal range. Usually two days after my results are in, my doctor will send me a message that everything is okay, or my cholesterol is borderline, whatever. It is very convenient and I'm sure, inexpensive for Kaiser to do since they have so many doctors and users on the system- this would be harder for an individual practice to afford with a much smaller clientele, I imagine.
TJB: I remember the cover art for one of your TJB albums. Remember "Whipped Cream"? The girl who was immersed in whipped cream. It had a green background.
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