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   W6KME (w6kme@mastodon.radio)'s status on Friday, 24-Jul-2026 11:51:40 JST W6KME

   • Larry Anderson
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   @larand @ai6yr @moira @cookiesinheaven Oh, forgot to brag a bit...my brother's wife's father, who is a wonderful guy who I've played music with off and on for almost 50 years, was one of the original members of the Lettermen. He chose to finish college rather than touring, so he got replaced.

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     AI6YR Ben (ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org)'s status on Friday, 24-Jul-2026 11:51:38 JST AI6YR Ben

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     @paul_ipv6 @W6KME @larand @moira @cookiesinheaven I only know Peter/Paul and Mary. I have heard of the Kingston Trio, but can't recall any songs of theirs. The others I have not heard of. What genre? Folk?

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     Jim Hubbell (dougfir@m.ai6yr.org)'s status on Friday, 24-Jul-2026 11:51:38 JST Jim Hubbell

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     @ai6yr @paul_ipv6 @W6KME @larand @moira @cookiesinheaven
     I memorized this song. It's a tiny bit amusing that some issues that seemed so important in the 60s are still being fought over today.
     https://youtu.be/MbtkL5_f6-4?is=QtADh1z52lz44pbY

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     Paul_IPv6 (paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange)'s status on Friday, 24-Jul-2026 11:51:39 JST Paul_IPv6

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     @W6KME @larand @ai6yr @moira @cookiesinheaven

     nice!

     i remember lettermen, the limeliters, the weavers, peter/paul/mary, kingston trio, et al.

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     Mycotropic (mycotropic@beige.party)'s status on Friday, 24-Jul-2026 11:57:36 JST Mycotropic

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     @paul_ipv6 @Dougfir @ai6yr @W6KME @larand @moira @cookiesinheaven

     I had a revelation moment with that song. My mom and dad put my siblings and I to bed when we were little to a record player playing one side of an LP every night. Either a musical, Tom Lehrer or The Kingston Trio (we didn't have a lot of records). I memorized every song on all of those records before I was 12 and still know them.

     When I was 24 or so I moved to Boston, discovered that Scollay Square Station was now Government Center but then remembered the lyrics;
     "Charlie's wife goes down to the Scollay Square station every day at quarter past two and through the open window she hands Charlie a sandwich as the train goes a rumblin' through!"

     And it occurred to me that she could have just handed him a T coin so that he could come home......

     Wait.....

     OHHHhhHH! SHE DIDN'T WANT HIM TO COME HOME!!!!!!

     Friggin revelation that!

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     Paul_IPv6 (paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange)'s status on Friday, 24-Jul-2026 11:57:37 JST Paul_IPv6

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     @Dougfir @ai6yr @W6KME @larand @moira @cookiesinheaven

     "fight the fare increase, vote for george o'brian. get poor charlie off the MTA."

     fun trivia. the MTA song was based on "the train that never returned", which was based on "the ship that never returned", all 3 using the same melody.

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