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Feb 6 • 5 tweets • 7 min read
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1/3 Music 🎼 post Sunday morn

My Aunt Joanie loves her classical music, I got it from her

Yesterday on road 2wedding (see nice posts) played mellow rock 4the car, not like classical for her

I caught her index finger tapping to the beat of a few, sharing->
2/

First up, she tapped and the band well, won’t stop believing.. hee hee



Then a voice came up that I will confess as a teenager I crushed on. Aunt Joanie tapped slowly: what an interesting voice, singing about Sara



->
3/

Then to top it off - Aunt Joanie has always been faithful to Sunday RC mass. Saw Grandma Rita counting her rosaries … well, this one came on

Me: the church didn’t love this one

She tapped away, reminded of Joel lyrics re Catholic girls

Her: Hmm

Me: well, .. ->
4/

.. local archdiocese didn’t love it

Her: Sure they would have quieted down if he donated all the song’s proceeds 2the collection basket

😳🤣



Well, she also tapped2 ELO, Traveling Wilberys, Steve Miller Band, CSNY, Paul Simon

AJ/cousin Marg 👇
@drsusan @susanhirsch49 @AlgaseLeslie @joemd @hedy_wald @CchristmColleen @myheroistrane @EricLast3 @dhpomerantz @MParshleyMD @MCarneyMD @jesscolburn @mmteacherdoc @abbyWUim @NewYorkACP @LaezzaK @heathercacace @InduPartha @meggerber @SAmbertPompey @gabrieldane @PDX_Tom @jbcowartmd

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