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annabanana

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2. Oh My Goodness!

Reply to Kalidurga (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 3, 2012, 04:12 PM

Aug 2012

Familiarize yourself. You've never heard "The Elements" song? "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park"?

The Vatican Rag!!?!

You will never hear a funnier guy. He was a Math Prof (at Harvard, I believe).

He did a couple albums and then just went back to Math, never to look back.

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As true today as it was in the 1960's. [View all] Atman Aug 2012 OP

Never heard of him... Kalidurga Aug 2012 #1

Oh My Goodness! annabanana Aug 2012 #2

Dang... Kalidurga Aug 2012 #3

He left an even longer lasting legacy than his music. Pab Sungenis Aug 2012 #7

He was really great. mlevans Aug 2012 #5

The Vatican Rag is a classic! Atman Aug 2012 #8

Ah - the Vatican Rag - as young catholic boys we sang it damn near daily rurallib Aug 2012 #12

Rappers stole from Tom Atman Aug 2012 #11

You have just asked a question that bothers me. Protest music is limited all too much to rap and jwirr Aug 2012 #6

He's Turbineguy Aug 2012 #14

Thanks for posting ... Auggie Aug 2012 #4

What a lovely blast of memory. Paka Aug 2012 #9

yup....it was the best of times and it was the worst of times madrchsod Aug 2012 #10

When he gave up show business, he explained jerseyjack Aug 2012 #13

Loved the man........ PDJane Aug 2012 #15

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