When I was five years old I fell in love with a Kansas girl named Dorothy. She was absolutely beautiful and I'll never forget the song she sang on the silver screen that day. I can still hear it in my aging mind, despite that it was 66 years ago, and I have a very difficult time trying to sing it because I become too emotional.

During the past 7 weeks I was restricted from lifting anything over 30 pounds due to my eye surgery. I adhered strictly to the rules, and asked my daughter Laura if she could help. Laura is a beautiful lady raising an active 4-year-old boy who thinks he is Spiderman.

The first few days she only unloaded and set up the equipment for me. One day my throat was a bit sore and I asked if she would sing a few songs for me. I knew she had a good voice, but she never wanted to get into the entertainment biz and we never practiced any songs at all. This was her first attempt at Over The Rainbow and the recording is a one-shot-deal from the headphone output of the PSR-3000 directly to the line-in of the Zoom H2 recorder. No editing at all.

I'm back on my own now, but I believe she will eventually spend some more time with her "old dad" and do some more recordings. BTW: While she was singing the song, and I hate to admit this, there were tears flowing down my cheeks. I tried to wipe them off before she saw them, but she noticed and asked "Are you crying, Dad?" I replied "Yes, but don't tell anyone." I guess I'm still in love with Dorothy.

Over The Rainbow

Cheers,

Gary