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# 19 - Girl From Ipanema

6/29/2017

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Hamming it Up at age 6
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The song Girl From Ipanema came out when I was 6 and for some reason I loved it. It was 1964 and my family was living in a "Mad Men" sort of world, in New York. I remember hamming it up with an imaginary microphone at one of my parents' gatherings. The apartment was filled with cigarette smoke and clinking cocktail glasses and I was over by the record player, singing along.  
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 "...the girl from Ipanema goes walking and when she passes, each one she passes goes...Ahhh!" I loved exaggerating the sigh. I could usually get at least one adult to laugh.

Jazz Quartet
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Recently I enjoyed an evening at the Brown Palace in Denver with old college friend, Martha.
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A jazz quartet played in the Atrium and we left our martinis with our husbands.

​Making a Request
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The piano player of course knew the Grammy winning Brazilian bossa nova song. What a hoot, when he recognized Martha.
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Last December, he spotted her (and her talent) in the audience during a holiday performance and invited her to sing White Christmas. The season was wrong, or I would have demanded a repeat performance. Instead we did a little dancing to my song request.

Another Hotel Bar
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The very next night, Don and I stayed at The Armstrong in Fort Collins, CO.
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The basement bar was hopping with a somewhat retro, cocktail lounge vibe. Once again, I was feeling like I'd stepped into that world of 1963-64.

​Ace Gillet's Lounge
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There was no saxophone in this trio, but the sound was smooth and sweet!  I once again made my request. I didn't ham it up with a fake mic, but I did quietly sigh at the right part.  It wasn't nearly as much fun without Martha, but I felt pretty delighted celebrating the song, 2 nights in a row!
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    It's April 9, 2017.  I'm celebrating my 60th by removing the zero from my age.

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    I plan to spend this year pondering the good things I remember about my world, when I was 6. I remember those 12 months well, because my family moved from Iowa to NYC for just one year. My memories of 1963-64 are vivid ones.

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    I'll celebrate this milestone birthday for 12 months. I'm going to conjure up the early 1960's and have 60 mini celebrations... in the spirit of my 6 year old self!

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