Annie's meanderings

   Was thinking about my last post on favorite books and it made me think of two passions I've always had -- books and music.  When I was young this tended to drive my father up the wall.  Why?  Well, my parents were from the Depression era.  Dad felt if you couldn't eat it or wear it, it was useless.  Hence, his great displeasure at my spending all my "allowance" on records and books.

   My tastes in books tend to run in the history/historical fiction/biography vein.  Although I grew up watching westerns (both movies and TV) I never cared much for that genre in books.  I can only remember two that I read and liked - "The Virginian" and "Shane".  I loved John Jakes "Kent Family Chronicles", many of James Michener's books and those of Leon Uris.  Biographies run the gamut of great to "ugh".  Two that come to mind as great were "Reba" by Reba McIntire and "Cagney by Cagney".  The former was on audiocassette and I "read" it at work.  That was a mistake!  I giggled all the way through it.  It was a hoot!  I started reading biographies when I was in the sixth grade.  I read all they had in the school library and in the neighborhood bookmobile (remember those?).  My mother kept telling me to quit living in the past. 

   My tastes in music also drove my folks nuts.  Mom did like some of the stuff I had, but Dad hated the rock and roll of my time (50's).  By the time I was in high school, I discovered folk music.  I love the Kingston Trio and later on Peter, Paul and Mary.  Have a large collection of their music.  The thing that kind of amuses me is why did this Military Brat who lived on military bases 14 years find protest music so attactive?  Humm?  There are lots of other types of music in my library.  I think I have almost everything Johnny Cash ever recorded, ditto for John Denver.  A girlfriend introduced me to New Age music and John Tesh, Enya, and Yanni are a representation of that group.  Generally speaking, most of my collection is of the 50's since that was when I was in high school.  However, I do like Big Band music of my parent's generation too.  It's a mixed bag I suppose.  Eclectic is the word.

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• #2 Comment from xxroxymamaxx 
  3/5/08 8:45 AM | Permalink

  Well, I was born in the wrong era because I love biographies, history books, the same type of music as you too.  : )  I can't get into the new age music.  Or the bestseller shelf at the library.  I always look for the history symbol on books.  Love, shelly
• #1 Comment from deslily 
  3/2/08 6:24 PM | Permalink

  hmmm, I like James Cagney so I may have to look up that bio !   I pretty much know your taste in music and in that we are a bit a like.. I run the gambit.. love John Denver but then I love Josh Groban and big bands too.. about the only music i really don't like is rap. ..and I think that's mostly because it's "talked to the beat" and not really singing to music..
  
  good post Annie!.. now I'm going to Amazon to see if theres anything on James Cagney! lol