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1、01_DadSureCouldPlaythatMandolinMyfatherwasaself-taughtmandolinplayer.Hewasoneofthebeststringinstrumentplayersinourtown.Hecouldnotreadmusic,butifheheardatuneafewtimes,hecouldplayit.Whenhewasyounger,hewasamemberofasmallcountrymusicband.Theywouldplayatlocaldancesandonafewoccas
2、ionswouldplayforthelocalradiostation.Heoftentoldushowhehad2)auditionedandearnedapositioninabandthatfeaturedPatsyClineastheirleadsinger.Hetoldthefamilythatafterhewashiredheneverwentback.Dadwasaveryreligiousman.Hestatedthattherewasalotofdrinkingandcursingthedayofhisauditionan
3、dhedidnotwanttobearoundthattypeofenvironment.Occasionally,Dadwouldgetouthismandolinandplayforthefamily.Wethreechildren:Trisha,MonteandI,GeorgeJr.,wouldoftensingalong.SongssuchastheTennesseeWaltz,HarborLightsandaroundChristmastime,thewell-known3)renditionofSilverBells."Silve
4、rBells,SilverBells,itsChristmastimeinthecity"wouldringthroughoutthehouse.OneofDad'sfavorite4)hymnswas"TheOldRuggedCross".Welearnedthewordstothehymnwhenwewereveryyoung,andwouldsingitwithDadwhenhewouldplayandsing.Anothersongthatwasoftensharedinourhousewasasongthataccompaniedt
5、heWaltDisneyseries:DaveyCrockett.Dadonlyhadtohearthesongtwicebeforehelearneditwellenoughtoplayit."Davey,DaveyCrockett,KingoftheWildFrontier"wasafavoritesongforthefamily.Heknewweenjoyedthesongandtheprogramandwouldoftengetoutthemandolinaftertheprogramwasover.Icouldnevergetove
6、rhowhecouldplaythesongssowellafteronlyhearingthemafewtimes.Ilovedtosing,butIneverlearnedhowtoplaythemandolin.ThisissomethingIregrettothisday.Dadlovedtoplaythemandolinforhisfamilyheknewweenjoyedsinging,andhearinghimplay.Hewaslikethat.Ifhecouldgivepleasuretoothers,hewould,esp
7、eciallyhisfamily.Hewasalwaysthere,sacrificinghistimeandeffortstoseethathisfamilyhadenoughintheirlife.IhadtomatureintoamanandhavechildrenofmyownbeforeIrealizedhowmuchhehadsacrificed.IjoinedtheUnitedStatesAirForceinJanuaryof1962.WheneverIwouldcomehomeonleave,IwouldaskDadtopla
8、ythemandolin.Nobodyplayedthemandolinlikemyfather.Hecouldtouchyoursoulwiththetonest
