A brief return to songs with numbers

Those of you who have been following this blog for a while probably remember that each of my 37 radiation therapy sessions for bladder cancer last year was accompanied by a song whose title contained a number corresponding to the treatment number.

Today’s date is related to this in two ways: first, because it can be written as 3/7, and second, because it is my birthday. I am not secretive about my age: I am 66 years old today. And for most of us baby boomers and older, it was amazingly easy to post a song today: "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66," a popular rhythm and blues standard, composed in 1946 by American songwriter Bobby Troup.

The song’s lyrics follow the path of US 66, which traversed the western two-thirds of the U.S. from Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California. The King Cole Trio (led by Nat King Cole) first recorded the song in 1946 and it appeared on Billboard magazine's R&B and pop charts. It went on to be recorded by numerous artists over the years, including a 1976 version by the Rolling Stones.

If you ever plan to motor west,
Travel my way, take the highway, that's the best.
Get your kicks on Route 66.

It winds from Chicago to L.A.
More than 2000 miles all the way,
Get your kicks on Route 66.

Now you go through Saint Louie,
And Joplin, Missouri,
And Oklahoma City looks mighty pretty, you'll see...
Amarillo...
Gallup, New Mexico,
Flagstaff, Arizona,
Don't forget Winona,
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernadino.

Won't you get hip to this timely tip
When you make that California trip?
Get your kicks on Route 66.

Won't you get hip to this timely tip
When you make that California trip?
Get your kicks on Route 66...
Get your kicks on Route 66...
Get your kicks on Route 66!

Meanwhile, we are not driving anywhere today. The blizzard being forecast is, at this point, just a few flurries, but in anticipation of its arrival many planned activities have been cancelled or postponed, including Barry’s usual Wednesday morning class and my scheduled Sandostatin injection (rescheduled for next Tuesday). So for now, we are hunkered down here with plenty of food and old movies to watch.

Stay safe!

Love,

Rebecca