Shady Dell Music & Memories

Can you spare 5 minutes

for 10 years?

Today marks the

10 year anniversary of

Shady Dell

Music & Memories!

To tell the truth, I never expected or intended
to keep blogging this long. According to my
original plan, 2010 was to be my last year of
presenting fresh content. From that point on,
SDM&M was meant to consist of nothing but
reruns. Little did I know that the best was yet
to come. The years since 2010 have been the
most exciting of all... a journey filled with
surprises, mysteries solved and unsolved,
drama, pathos, fun and great friendships.

To celebrate my 10 years as host of SDMM,

I now present another poor man's music video.

If you have the time, I encourage you to take

the full 4:15 ride and experience it in real time.

I found a magnificent song that best expresses

what I am feeling after ten years of blogging.

The words of the song will help you to
understand why I started SDMM a
decade ago and the driving force
that has kept me going
all these years.

Click the video to start the song
playing, then perform a continuous
smooth scroll down the page.

Keep pace with the song by viewing the
pictures at a rate of approx. 2 seconds each.
Do not stop to examine an individual
picture or you will fall behind.

Behold ten years of memories, ten years of the

people, places and events that made Shady Dell

Music & Memories something special for me
and, I hope, for you as well. Listen now to
this evocative song composed by Gerry
Goffin and Carole King as the late,
great English singer and songwriter

Jackie Trent performs "Goin' Back."

"Goin' Back" - Jackie Trent

CLICK TO START SONG,

THEN SCROLL DOWN PAGE

I think I'm goin' back

To the things I learned so well

in my youth

COURTESY BLAKE STOUGH

I think I'm returning to

Those days when I was young enough

to know the truth

Now there are no games

To only pass the time

No more coloring books

No Christmas bells to chime

But thinking young

and growing older

is no sin

And I can play

the game

of life to win

DELL RATS WE HAVE LOST

HELEN ETTLINE

JOHN ETTLINE

I can recall a time

DALE GILL

TOM GRIM

When I wasn't ashamed

DENNY NEIMAN

to reach out

CHRIS STERNBERGH

KATHERINE & KATHLEEN RUVOLIS
TWIN SISTERS

to a friend

MARGARET SCHNEIDER
"THE OLDEST LIVING DELL RAT"

And now I think I've got

A lot more

than a skipping rope

to lend

SERIES & FEATURES

Now there's more to do

Than watch my sailboat glide

And every day can be

my magic carpet ride

And I can play hide and seek

with my fears

And live my days

instead of counting

my years

MARGARET SCHNEIDER 1912-2017

TOTO 1999-2013

MUSIC GROUP/ARTIST
TRIBUTES & INTERVIEWS

THE QUIN-TONES

THE DEL-CHORDS

THE MAGNIFICENT MEN

DAVE BUPP - THE MAGNIFICENT MEN

BUDDY KING - THE MAGNIFICENT MEN

THE EMPERORS - HARRISBURG, PA

THE SOUL CLINIC (EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW)

CHI-CHI McCAULEY (EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW)

THE PIXIES THREE (EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW)

HOLY GRAIL PICTURE & SERIES ON THE ACTION KIDS DANCERS

SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO JERI LYN STAPLETON (LEFT)

THE STING-RAYS SANG AT DELL OPEN HOUSE

Let everyone debate

the true reality

I'd rather see the world

the way it used to be

A little bit

of freedom's

all we lack

So catch me

if you can

I'm goin' back

So catch me

if you can

I'm goin'...

back.....

As I always say, it starts with a great song,

and "Goin' Back" is a great song. In closing,

I offer you another gripping performance

of "Goin' Back," this one by Phil Collins.

Whether you have been following me for ten years

or ten days, I thank you very much, dear friend,

for coming with me on this journey. I am very

grateful for your friendship and support.

Now that I have reached the 10 year mark,
I have come to a decision. In my next post
I will be making an important announcement
re: the future of Shady Dell Music & Memories.