So, back in 1982 and again in 1986, my family and I made the cross-country expedition to California to visit my mom's sister and family. 5 days in the family truckster, there and back, making the total car time 10 days x 8 hours at least each day. That's 80 hours in a car filled to the brim with people and luggage. You can imagine the great memories I have of these trips.
What I remember mostly is my older brother with strep throat and me throwing up at the Grand Canyon. Great memories. In addition to these memories, we had the musical soundtrack for the ages:
Peter, Paul and Mary
Barry Manilow
Kenny Rogers
the Carpenters and, last but not least,
Paul Anka
My iPod contains all of these albums, except for the damn Paul Anka. And it wasn't just any old Paul Anka album. It was Both Sides of Love, circa 1981 (8-track, no less). It must have been his worst selling album because you can't find it anywhere. His website barely references it. But let me tell you, it's a great album. My siblings and I all agree it's a great album. One year, my younger brother was able to find the LP, which he recorded onto cassette tapes to give to us as Christmas presents.
But, as 8-tracks have become obsolete, so have cassette tapes. So, I have been on quest to find a CD of this album, which will complete the "California" collection on my iPod. Of course, I realize since this album was such a flop, they never rerecorded it. Forget finding an original recording on CD. But, I was able to find someone who recorded the LP onto CD, which works just as well for me. It arrived in the mail today and I am now happily singing along to, "Roses ain't red, violets ain't blue-ue-ue. Sugar ain't sweet and I don't love you."
C'mon, that's lyrical genius.
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