It’s time for something new at Arby’s Archives.  It’s time for something different.  It’s time for Monday Music Mania!

I was sitting in front of the computer late one Friday night, bored, not ready for bed, when I stumbled across some Youtube.com clips and Projectplayer.com songs that transported me back to my child hood.   I rediscovered the music that influenced me in my youth.  Music has always been a big part of my life.    I was grateful to have the time alone to locate and enjoy songs that I haven’t seen and heard in decades, and I did it without any interruptions.  Captain Chaos was in bed and the rest of the army was, as the Major is fond of saying, in Wiscongsin. 

I come from a musical family.  Dad played trombone in high school and in a Chicago youth symphony.   Mom was a singer and a French horn player (although not at the same time), as was my older brother, who also played coronet, trumpet, baritone horn, and learned the double-belled euphonium for marching band.  Currently, my mom sings in an opera company in Chicago and my older brother splits his time between his music studio in Park Ridge, Illinois, and singing tenor with the Chicago Symphony Chorus.  They are quite the musical group.  

Dredging through songs of yesteryear gave me a wonderful idea.  I thought that I would start a new tradition at Arby’s Archives.  Each Monday I would host Musical Monday.  Instead of the usual drivel that I share with the world, I thought I’d share some of the music that influenced me in my youth.  Tonight, as I prepared to write my first entry, I realized that Musical Monday just didn’t do justice to the brief glimpse into my mind that I am about to share with you.  Monday Music Mania fits the bill.  Through Monday Music Mania I will share with you a video clip or a song from my childhood that helped make me the Arby I am today.  Plus, it has the added benefit of getting me out of writing an original entry one day each week. As a public service, you always know where you can come when you need a laugh.   

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