wyldbyll48
Tulsa, OK
age: 59
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There was a thread about a week ago about favorite older music-someone said "At Last" by Etta James. I had not heard that name in such a long time. I remember being a very young man and met a girl in my neighborhood. I think I was 12 or 13 and she was the same age. We started talking, then holding hands. It seemed like an eternity before we kissed, but when we did it was awesome. My Mom had small parties for the kids on the block no alcohol or drugs or anything like that. Just punch-cookies-popcorn-ice tea-soda=the usual things we liked. Mom would play her albums and sometimes we got brave enough to dance. I remember my Mom told me that I should dance with my "girlfriend". I said "I don't have a girlfriend-Mom", and she said that was not what she heard from the girl I was hanging around with. Her name was Carmen. I was awestruck- I didn't think she felt that way ( I know I did!). Mom said "let me put on a special song for you two", she put on "AT LAST" , I asked Carmen to dance and while dancing she gave me the lightest small kiss I have ever felt. I could hardly stand up. That was the first kiss I ever had, and I can still feel that now, over 45 years later. I had to find that song. I looked everywhere, tried the internet, but a friend of mine said she knew where I could get a copy - at Starbucks no less. I bought that CD today, put it on and set it to repeat. I don't know how many times I listened to it but it brought tears to my eyes in buckets. I am still kinda misty now while typing this. I want to thank you all for helping me to bring that memory back to life. I will never forget that and to whoever posted that thread, I thank you from the bottom of my heart- you made an old man very, very, happy. Thank you, thank you, thank you....  
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moose3098
Benton Harbor, MI
age: 58
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lotus3
Venice, FL
age: 55
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Wyld...thank you for sharing your story..it made me smile I wish I had known you were looking for the song..I have it, and would have been happy to share it with you. I have managed to collect, roughly 1,500 to 2,000 songs on this here computer...good grief, between the songs..and my photographs...my highs speed, acts like dial up
I picked up a great cd at Starbucks last week...Van Morrison..and it is execellent.
[Edited 1/18/2008 10:07:49 PM]
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cottagebithec
Utica, NY
age: 60
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wyld,
What a sweet, sweet story. Thanks for sharing it.
Music brings back so many good memories.
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ks51
Santa Rosa, CA
age: 51
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wyld;
Nice story, and thank you for sharing it.
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deedeekine1
Irwin, PA
age: 56
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wyld...beautiful song....thank you for sharing your story
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