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It was a lively family party, in preparation for a wedding weekend, and the house was full of family members from all over the country – some of whom I hadn’t even met yet or at least hadn’t seen in years. We exchanged hugs over and over as new people...

Bavarians, friendship and beer! - Bad Heilbrunn, Germany Bad Heilbrunn, Germany Where I stayed Monika and Helmut, Bad Heilbrunn Last Friday, we found ourselves deep in the heart of Bavaria and grateful that we had GPS or we may never have found Monika...

By Harvey Kubernik c 2016 There have been many books about Motown and many Motown books. With the September publication of Motown The Sound of Young America, by Adam White with Barney Ales, including a marvelous foreword by Images of 45s and LPs courtesy...

© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved. Oscar Peterson's contract with Verve ran out in 1964 and he left the company. He signed with Limelight, a new subsidiary of Mercury that would prove to be desultory and ineffectual and eventually...

Happy birthday to the blog! This month marks five fantastic years of blogging at BeckyKopitzke.com, so to celebrate I’m giving away a huge bundle of presents! One blessed winner will receive an entire collection of “Dream Me-Time” goodies—over $1,2...