...just as Millie reaches for the dial... His smooth
voice returns... and now for a special treat for
our local audience...
hush listen... we crowd round, glued to the RCA...
we have another half hour of jazz, later tonight,
a special Sunday Evening Edition ...
shrieking... Elanor throws her pillow over her head
...hopping dance... Millie screams getting flushed beet
red... KKay is squeeking and shaking all over - like the
heebeejeebies...
Sally's voice is like a siren.. modulating up and
down ... she can't stop clapping and stomping her
feet...Ginger nearly bursts into joyous tears
shakes her head in disbelief...
a romantic night with Himmmmmmm!! we cannot
believe our luck!!
spending the day in a flurry of activities
(getting ready for a secret date - at tis
point symbolized by the RCA radio)
...playing Beauty Shoppe... trying new hair styles...
bobby pins... spit curls...
would I look better with bangs? Ginger asks sweeping
her long hair up... accessories...consulting ... I always
think you look great in that green jacket Millie is told...
really? she asks... delighted to be in the spotlight...
throughout the day .. the anticipation of the
parents leaving the house during jazz time! such
an exchange of knowing looks between us...
of course Sally had no appetite and kept glancing
at the clock...
soon there were goodbyes to Mother and Father
and Hello to the elderly neighbor, Mrs. Pinkleton,
who we all love as babysitter since she promtply
falls to sleep on the living room couch and is a little
hard of hearing...
we giggle as if we are heading out for an illicit
date... everything is just so exciting... Ginger engages
Mrs. Pinkleton... discussing her knitting ... to ensure she
falls asleeep at the soonest... girlish giggles and whispers
in the background...
as soon as she begins a discreet snore... there's a mad
rush to bedroom punctuated with excited giggles ...after
a wild exchange into our prettiest pjs....
Millie now proudly introduces... who wants a dab of lipstick?
... with our new hairdos all brushed out, many new
recruits take the offer ...
a quick round of rock paper scissors to determine where
each sits... all are breathless... gathering to the radio to
hear LoverBoy's Special Broadcast... nerves at a fever
pitch by the excitement and thrill...
(Behind the scenes...my parents are headed to a
jazz concert at a local hotel.. they didn't tell
us where they were going...passing it off as a
regular adult outing... once there, they offer a
dedication to be broadcast... which was taken....)
... clutching each others hands in anticipation...
breath held...a hush falls over bobbing heads as
JazzLover's voice fills the room ...
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Originally Posted by jazzlover
For all you girls at the slumber party last night--....
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gasps! tiny squeels ...
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Originally Posted by jazzlover
Millie, KKay, Elanor, Sally, Ginger, Mabel, and
RareWonder--these ones are for you on a Sunday night.
May they tide you through the week....
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silence... exchanges wide-eye looks... some girls leap to
their feet... ... sudden screeches shake the foundation of
the very house... they seem to go on and on ... deafening
... louder and louder...
Elanor collapses thank goodness she was right next to
the bed... Sally jumps up...throwing arms around RCA
screams ... I hear You, I hear You slowly sinking to her
knees... I hear You ... I do!!! I doooooooo!
Ginger's high pitched scream, Lover Boy, Lover Boy!! tries
to elbow the RCA away from Sally...oh sugar! say my
name again.. again .... ahhhh!! did you all hear?
shrieking ... clutches her pillow tight ... falls to the rug...
at this point it doesn't matter every word He utters is our
name now. ... KKay squeezes me so hard I can't even
scream... feel myself lightheaded ... everything is going
brighter and brighter... next thing I know several girls are
over me fanning.... Rare, Rare! I realize ... oh my gosh!
I have fainted... a first of many future experiences....
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Originally Posted by jazzlover
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Mabel, the one we count on in times of crisis,
shushes everybody... opens door...making a rush to
the staircase to determine if Mrs. Pinkleton is still
snoring ... loud whisper... she's still asleep... to
everyone's relief ...
Mabel comes back, closing door... wild giggles... shushes...
serious scramble for repositioning with pillow boyfriends
now in arms...
there's a small hotel... we all sing along...
wishing well...
the music ... its so soft murmurs Sally...
we croon...I wish that we were there together.....
a bridal suite...
swooning gasps all round ... eyes look into some vague
future distance seeing ourselves as brides ... white
gown... bouquet in hands ... in front of a small hotel....
yes it's dreamy...offers Millie
I'm going to surrender myself to His kisses...
like they do in the movies...sighs Ginger
ah .. several dreamy sighs
we might honeymoon on a beautiful yacht which
takes us to the hotel... adds Elanor
we're going to go in a car with the top down
and cans rattling behind... affirms KKay
dreamily adds ... I can see it now ...I have scooted
very close to Him in the front seat...I am looking
up at Him as the trees go by... moonlight in his hair...
just think! a bridal suite just for us.. for us girls... maybe
the groom's suite is next door... croons Sally... so
close by for more kisses.... oooooo....
ooooh that's so romantic chorus all...
several blushes.. soft murmuring...
well maybe she doesn't know whispered...
well I am not going to be the one to tell her
... hisses Ginger...
well were gonna have our honeymoon.. oh listen to
those woodwinds the way they just melt my heart...
that’s how long He will kiss me on our honeymoon
well we're going dancing on our honeymoon... Sally
hugging herself... whispers... He will hold me so close
and we'll be together forever
bridal means
everything ... announces Millie... whose
penchant for magazines gives her special knowledge...
it means flower girls, veils and even the matron of honor ...
rolling the delicious word on her tongue... soft exclamations...
matron of honor...
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Originally Posted by jazzlover
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Mabel asks...can I borrow your boyfriend pillow -
grabbing two puts pillows on both sides of the radio -
places ha nds... demonstrating... this is His shoulders...
and this is His face... and so He is getting ready to kiss
me ... hold on hold on ... KKay grabs her pillow - you
can't use my boyfriend like this..
Mabel continues unperturbed as another pillow is shoved
toward her... you see... she says with a air of wisdom...
you just lean into Him... we all try to determine if we can
tell when the music will stop so we will be the one leaning
when He speaks again ...
other songs come on but we are totally enthralled with
marriage fantasies to our dreamboat...
Running to peep out the window to be sure parents
have not returned... there is something so
deliciously illicit in practicing a kiss....
the most sophisticated of us offers.... well were gonna
have the best bridal suite at that hotel
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Originally Posted by jazzlover
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hush hush! you are all mushing up there and blocking I
can't hear anything... okay well, we lean up and be ready ...
Sally is rocking herself with hands to lips
... sudden screech! ... he just said... seeennnssualll.....
ssss.... ssaaalllly.... OOO!! He SAID my name as sensuality!
Our secret pet names for each other!!!... falls back...
Every girl looks at one another... protests!... He SAID their
names too... why didn't you just hear it??? Ginger shushing
everyone... then announces in a grown up voice...
we have got to practice walking down the aisle....
using a pillow case as a veil ... she walks more like
a fashion model... demonstrating how she is meeting
Mr. JazzLover at the altar.... presently embodied
by the RCA... she pretends to hold flowers...
now every girl wants a turn being the bride.. doing her
best sophisticated model walk to the RCA skipping
all vows... saying I do passionately . ... throwing arms
round the RCA making kissing noises..
Sally takes too long ... her pretend bridesmaids protest...
tugging at her arms ... you're muffling Him again ...
Millie cries it's not fair... everyone has a turn but me...
bursting in tears...
oh honey, honey... five pairs of eyes and ten hands
quickly pretend to arrange her dress and
veil...her tearful eyes shine...
oooh let me throw flowers.. tossing imaginary rose
petals everywhere...
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Originally Posted by jazzlover
For our "twofer" tonight, the lovely tune "Sleep Warm," performed first here from a 2006 recording from Yank-turned-Brit ....
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we rush for lined up again as bridemaids for Millie's
turn...
Ginger jumping up and down ...
Millie starts in slow motion... then ... because shes waited
for His voice, like we all didn't know... broke ranks...
screaming darlin my darlin... to grab the RCA while
He's
still talking...
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Originally Posted by jazzlover
.... Stacey Kent on vocal with husband Jim Tomlinson
on tenor sax. Then back to the guy who made a hit out....
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Sally refuses to let go of her pillow boyfriend...
gets to the RCA to puts her boyfriend on top of it
burying her face in it...
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Originally Posted by jazzlover
of it a half-century earlier. Yep, Frank, need I say more?....
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...that's not fair... cries Mabel...
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Originally Posted by jazzlover
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then we all want our turn...
Ginger announces... on my turn we are going to have
our first dance...
breathless and flushed... new hairdos askew..
we practice walking down the aisle... thrilled for our
first kiss to be witnessed ... determined to do a better
kiss than the others...
... Sally who has refused to let go of the RCA is
crying from over-excitement and confusion as to what
to do next... she just can't think...
torn between His next utterance and whether she
looks okay...tension.. intensifies.. as footsteps are
heard ... Mrs Pinkelton! called from the hallway...
how are you? Mother and Father are home?!!
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Originally Posted by jazzlover
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mad dash to rearrange things... fast rubbing/wiping of
lipstick with toilet tissue... tussel of the dial... Sally
who has suddenly become a tigress.. and Elanor's need
to not be discovered.. wrestle furiously back and forth...
the radio crackles from one station to another...
Sally dares anybody to change the station...our
love must be declared !! we will declare it to
the world...Im not ashamed of love!!!
Ginger hissing from the door--- motions change it
change it....dives to the bed screams into her
pillow kicking legs ... this has proven too much
for the normally stout hearted Ginger...
soft knock at door... the room goes hushed...
Sally coming to her senses quickly switches dial
to classical... door open Mother says brightly
... Hello girls! are you still up? lights out!
closes door...
footsteps receeding... the magical words we all
wanted to hear but dared not utter... just in time
for the last song too! ...
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Originally Posted by jazzlover
And, to end this day's program, "Ol' Blue Eyes" ....
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mad rush to grab pillow boyfriends... soft kissing
sounds heard as Elanor reaches for the light...
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Originally Posted by jazzlover
... singing his long-time closing theme, "Put Your Dreams Away for Another Day."
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... hurried goodnights whispers to one another ...
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Originally Posted by jazzlover
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... mixes with kisses on pillow boyfriend as Frank Sinatra softly fills the room...
(( Smiles at the memories... then at JazzLover... Bows Head and whispers... Thank You... lift head... chuckles softly... lays pen down... eyes bright with memoires... stands and leans over balcony... enjoying balmy breezes... ))
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