https://padlet.com/kvasquez3/Weirdwatsons en-us 2016-04-26 10:06:29 UTC 2024-10-13 13:58:24 UTC hello@padlet.com kvasquez3 https://padlet.com/kvasquez3/Weirdwatsons/wish/107737498 By Christopher Paul Curtis]]> 2016-04-26 10:07:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kvasquez3/Weirdwatsons/wish/107737498 kvasquez3 https://padlet.com/kvasquez3/Weirdwatsons/wish/107741237 This is an ad put out by the Chrysler Corporation announcing their new Highway Hi-Fi Phonograph, an innovative way to listen to music on the road. No radio stations to listen to, no problem.]]> 2016-04-26 10:29:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kvasquez3/Weirdwatsons/wish/107741237 kvasquez3 https://padlet.com/kvasquez3/Weirdwatsons/wish/107742830 "The 16-2/3 rpm records play from 45 min to an hour on each side and are available in a wide variety of musical and dramatic classics, popular favorites, stories for children, famous Broadway musicals.."]]> 2016-04-26 10:38:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kvasquez3/Weirdwatsons/wish/107742830 kvasquez3 https://padlet.com/kvasquez3/Weirdwatsons/wish/107747589 2016-04-26 11:14:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kvasquez3/Weirdwatsons/wish/107747589 kvasquez3 https://padlet.com/kvasquez3/Weirdwatsons/wish/107747723 2016-04-26 11:15:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kvasquez3/Weirdwatsons/wish/107747723 kvasquez3 https://padlet.com/kvasquez3/Weirdwatsons/wish/107747785 Momma's song was "Under the Boardwalk" by The Drifters]]> 2016-04-26 11:16:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kvasquez3/Weirdwatsons/wish/107747785 kvasquez3 https://padlet.com/kvasquez3/Weirdwatsons/wish/107750969 "Dad blocked the door and finally, finally turned the knob that said
“Start.” Then he got into the backseat.
We all froze. Even the Brown Bomber seemed to get quieter as the V. D. L . A . I .  arm from the record player lifted itself and moved toward the 45 that was on the turntable.The arm dropped and a hollow little boom bounced around in the car. A moment of silence and then . . .
And then the most beautiful notes of music I’d ever heard came
from the front of the car and the back of the car at the same time.
“DOOM, DA-DOOM DOOM,
DOOM, DA-DOOM DOOM,
DOOM, DA-DOOM DOOM,
DOOM!”
The notes were so deep and strong it felt like we were sitting inside
a giant bass fiddle.
Momma screamed and put both of her hands over her mouth. She’d
recognized “her song” after the first couple of notes.
The guy on the record started singing “Under the Boardwalk” and
I had to turn around and look because it sounded like he was right in the backseat with Dad." p. 117]]> 2016-04-26 11:36:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kvasquez3/Weirdwatsons/wish/107750969 kvasquez3 https://padlet.com/kvasquez3/Weirdwatsons/wish/107751166 "As we drove down the mountain with our arms sticking out of the
windows and our fingers wiggling in the breeze, I thought the Brown
Bomber must look like a bug lying on its back with four skinny brown
legs kicking and twitching to try to put it back on its feet.
Whatever we were doing it was the best part of the trip so far.What
could be better than driving on a mountain while “Yakety Yak” played
and cool, light air blew all over you?" p. 146-147]]> 2016-04-26 11:37:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kvasquez3/Weirdwatsons/wish/107751166 kvasquez3 https://padlet.com/kvasquez3/Weirdwatsons/wish/107754027 2016-04-26 11:54:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kvasquez3/Weirdwatsons/wish/107754027 kvasquez3 https://padlet.com/kvasquez3/Weirdwatsons/wish/107756027 2016-04-26 12:07:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kvasquez3/Weirdwatsons/wish/107756027 kvasquez3 https://padlet.com/kvasquez3/Weirdwatsons/wish/107756154 Described as "dull brown and real big, Byron said it was turd brown" p. 6]]> 2016-04-26 12:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kvasquez3/Weirdwatsons/wish/107756154 kvasquez3 https://padlet.com/kvasquez3/Weirdwatsons/wish/107836218 "Dad was rumbling around in the medicine cabinet.
I could hear By sniff a couple of times, then Dad started whistling
that stupid song “Straighten Up and Fly Right.”
Dad’s feet took the two steps from the sink to the toilet.
Byron said,“Awww, man!” I heard a
choo-chicka
sound and the floor
around their feet started being covered with stiff, reddish brown
Mexican-style hair.
Dad kept whistling and cutting." p. 96]]> 2016-04-26 16:33:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kvasquez3/Weirdwatsons/wish/107836218