Synchronicities deserve their own posts

I just told Ally that I feel bad when I want to write about synchronous things that happen to me as that is the theme of her blog, but sometimes she writes about non-synchronous things and I don't call her a biter, so with the promise of a link, I have permission to write about this.

Last night Maggie (sick of her yet? I'm not) and I went to this bar in her neighborhood we had passed with the twins on Sunday, but figured we should return when we weren't babysitting. The place is called the Charleston and was a good Monday night drinking spot. There were about 5 people at the bar, all over 40 and none of them area yupsters. As we finished our beer, 4 of the 5 people went up to the stage. We decided to stay for another drink so as not to leave these kind folks without an audience. They covered a bunch of 80s songs, some done well, some not so well. They were a chick-led band and got me and Maggie talking about singing. Turns about Maggie, like I, had quite the singing (and acting) career in middle school and high school. We were both turned off by the Skidmore theatre and a capella scenes to stick with those things in college, but we both agreed we miss singing. I had more recent singing outlets with our weekly Alley karaoking in Saratoga, but I am missing it now quite a bit.

On my walk home, I went through songs I used to sing that could perhaps be added to my future "repetoire" (karaoke, or otherwise) and recalled a tape I used to listen to all the time and really got me into singing. (I'm talking age 7 or 8, probably, so I don't really want to imagine how I actually sounded.) All I remembered was that it was a Billboard compilation from the 60s and I could only remember a few songs. I made a mental note to look it up online, but I am sure I would have forgotten to do so. When I got to the library today, lying on the table, in my regular spot, was the book of complete Billboard #1's from 1955 to 2000. I was able to flip through and find the year of my beloved tape: 1963.

Synchronicity? I think so.

Here are the songs. I find a lot of them annoying now, but there are a few gems:
1. Sugar Shack, Jimmy Gilmore & the Fireballs
2. He's So Fine, The Chiffons
3. Dominique, The Singing Nun
4. Hey Paula, Paul & Paula
5. My Boyfriend's Back, The Angels
6. Blue Velvet, Bobby Vinton
7. Sukiyaki, Kyu Sakamoto
8. I Will Follow Him, Little Peggy March
9. Fingertips - Pt. 2, Little Stevie Wonder
10. Walk Like A Man, The 4 Seasons
11. Go Away Little Girl, Steve Lawrence
12. I'm Leaving It All Up To You, Dale & Grace
13. Surf City, Jan & Dean
14. It's My Party, Leslie Gore
15. Walk Right In, The Rooftop Singers
16. Easier Said Than Done, The Essex
17. If You Wanna Be Happy, Jimmy Soul
18. So Much In Love, The Tymes
19. Deep Purple, Nino Tempo & April Stevens
20. Our Day Will Come, Ruby & The Romantics

I listened to this tape all the time. It was probably on rotation with the Mermaids soundtrack (Cher, Winona, and Christina Ricci film, not the Little Mermaid), the Big Chill soundtrack, and Green Day's Dookie. Kids loves oldies and soundtracks and East Bay punks!