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“Video Links”
This “Video Links” Page is designed to “connect you to the world” by providing interesting videos about the world today, to take you back to those places you visited during your travels, and maybe even bring back memories of your “Younger Years” and experiences.
Just Click on the Title, Turn up the Volume, Select Full Screen, Click on the Arrow, (Skip the Ad’s If You Like) and Enjoy! If the Video Does Not Start Just Go to “Compatability View Settings” in Your Browser Controls and Simply Add the Video URL to Your List of Settings.
(** New Additions)
Vietnam Wall–THIS IS AMAZING! This is really sobering First click on a state. When it opens, scroll down to the city where you went to high school and look at the names. Click on the name and it will give details of the person’s death, a picture or at least their bio and medals. This really is an amazing web site. Someone spent a lot of time and effort to create it. I hope that everyone who receives this appreciates what those who served in Vietnam sacrificed for our country. Pass the link on to others, as many knew wonderful people whose names are listed.
Frank Sinatra considered Kate Smith the best singer of her time, and said that when he and a million other guys first heard her sing “God Bless America” on the radio, they all pretended to have dust in their eyes as they wiped away a tear or two.Here are the facts….
The link will take you to a video showing the very first public singing of “GOD BLESS AMERICA”. But before you watch it, you should also know the story behind the first public showing of the song.The time was 1940. America was still in a terrible economic depression. Hitler was taking over Europe and Americans were afraid we’d have to go to war. It was a time of hardship and worry for most Americans.This was the era just before TV, when radio showswereHUGE, and American families sat around their radios in the evenings, listening to their favorite entertainers. And no entertainer of that era was bigger than KateSmith.Kate Smith might not have made it big in the age of TV, but with her voicecoming over the radio, she was the biggest star of her time. Kate was also patriotic. It hurt her to see Americans so depressed and afraid of what the next day would bring. She had hope for America, andfaith in her fellow Americans. She wanted to do something to cheer them up, so she went to the famous American song-writer, Irving Berlin (who also wrote “White Christmas”) and asked him to write a song that would makeAmericans feel good again about their country. When she described what she was looking for, he said he had just the song for her. He went to his files and found a song that he had written, but never published, 22 years before – back in 1917. He gave it to her and she worked on it with her studio orchestra. She and Irving Berlin were not sure how the song would be received by the public, but both agreed they would not take any profits from God Bless America. Any profits would go to the Boy Scouts of America. Over the years, the Boy Scouts have received millions of dollars in royalties from this song. This video starts out with Kate Smith coming into the radio studio with the orchestra and an audience. She introduces the new song for the very first time, and starts singing. After the first couple verses, with her voice in the background still singing, scenes are shown from the 1940 movie, “You’re In The Army Now.” At the 4:20 mark of the video you see a young actor in the movie, sitting in an office, reading a paper; it’s Ronald Reagan.(George Murphy is also in the scene as the father)… and many other actors of the era including George Tobias…all with mini skits too quick to identify. To this day, God Bless America stirs our patriotic feelings and pride in our country. Back in 1940, when Kate Smith went looking for a song to raise the spirits of her fellow Americans, I doubt whether she realized just how successful the results would be for her fellow Americans during those years of hardship and worry….. And for many generations of Americans to follow. Now that you know the story of the song, I hope you’ll enjoy it.Many people don’t know there’s a lead in to the song since it usually starts with “God Bless America …..” So here’s the entire song as originally sung….. ENJOY!
American Pie American Pie – was the name of the plane that Buddy Holly went down in and when the words are put together with pictures and film clips the song takes on a new clearer meaning. Sure brings back lots of memories and makes the lyrics really come alive!!
The Nostalgia Machine (Just select the year & the music, sit back and listen)
The Juggler (Provided by Bill Griffin)
Patrouille Swiss Demonstration Team Over the Alps (Provided by Jan Smith) This is an interactive video which allows you to look left & right, up & down, and behind. Just hold down the mouse button and move the mouse around as if you were sitting in the cockpit.
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