After I completed my second day of Civil War programs at Hallsville, TX Junior High yesterday, I drove to my Delta Community College class, arriving at exactly 5:00 p.m., which is when my class starts.
I had a grand time with these students at Hallsville, and it seemed that as word spread through the junior high grapevine, the students’ energy (who began rather reserved) greatly increased. Likely that’s typical for junior high kids.
This weekend, I’m off to Oklahoma to visit my parents and help them prepare their garden, and I’ll also be working on a book I’m editing. The author is Bob Boan, and it’s entitled, Williams Lake Was Once The Center Of The Universe. I think the author has a winner here. I’ll give it a little review after I’ve finished my editing.
A Song about Catalina: A friend read my post about my Catalina Island visit and sent me these song lyrics. Evidently the island is much more famous than I realized.
(Words and Music by band members Glen Larson and Bruce
Belland)
Twenty- six miles across the sea
Santa Catalina is a-waitin’ for me
Santa Catalina, the island of romance, romance,
romance, romance
Water all around it everywhere
Tropical trees and the salty air
But for me the thing that’s a-waitin’ there-romance
It seems so distant, twenty-six miles away
Restin’ in the water serene
I’d work for anyone, even the Navy
Who would float me to my island dream
Twenty- six miles, so near yet far
I’d swim with just some water-wings and my guitar
I could leave the wings but I’ll need the guitar
for romance, romance, romance, romance
Twenty- six miles across the sea
Santa Catalina is a-waitin’ for me
Santa Catalina, the island of romance
A tropical heaven out in the ocean
Covered with trees and girls
If I have to swim, I’ll do it forever
Till I’m gazin’ on those island pearls
Forty kilometers in a leaky old boat
Any old thing that’ll stay afloat
When we arrive we’ll all promote romance, romance,
romance, romance
Twenty- six miles across the sea
Santa Catalina is a-waitin’ for me
Santa Catalina, the island of romance, romance,
romance, romance
Twenty- six miles across the sea
Santa Catalina is a-waitin’ for me
[these lyrics are found on http://www.songlyrics.com]