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One of Ol' Mom's Favorites 40 Years On: Indoor Games Near Newbury by Sir John Betjeman

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  1. Glenda MooreOctober 25, 2015 at 7:16 AM

    Thank you so much, I chuckled & enjoyed! In the early 1980's I bought a two-cassette set that I still listen to (yes, I still have & use a cassette-CD player; my brother now has all my old LPs and record player, thank goodness), "Your Favorite Poems", put out by Musical Heritage Society, #MHC 229112T. Has British actors reading British poetry from mainly the 17th, 18th, & 19th centuries. But, sadly, no descriptive music as in your mom's recording, which I must look into forthwith!

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  2. WSTKS-FM WorldwideOctober 25, 2015 at 12:06 PM

    Hi Glenda! Yes, Mom had the old-fashioned vinyl LP way back when. it was always fun listening to both sides of Betjeman's Banana Blush whenever she'd put it on the turntable. Perhaps unintended but a nevertheless clever way to instill some interest in poetry in the children beyond Mother Goose and (a wee bit later)pop/rock music.

    Best Regards,

    Heinz-Ulrich

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  3. Old SchoolOctober 25, 2015 at 10:20 PM

    Thanks for introducing me to this poem.
    Loved these lines:

    Then the new Victrola playing;
    And your funny uncle saying
    “Choose your partners for a foxtrot.
    Dance until it’s tea o’clock..."

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