Stage Door Canteen / Ya Still Do Cool Stuff With You Dad?

Do ya still do cool stuff with your dad?

My mom passed away long ago but,
I'm lucky enough that my dad is still living.
One of a dwindling core of WW 2 veterans left.

He flew bombers during WW2 and never talked about it.
All we knew was their was this bad, horrific incident he and his crew encountered, and that was that.
But that's another thread, for another time.

Music was always a part of our home & neighborhood growing up.

One of the greatest jazz drummers, Jack Sperling was a next door neighbor.
Jack Sperling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dad made sure the homes sound system was state-of-the-art, that's an old school term (like High Fidelity), meaning the best technology available.

We even had Blaupunkts way before BMW sold cars here.
The FM stations back then were usually some stoner who had a surplus military FM transmitter in his living room and he spun his vinyl Jazz collection.

Our houses rocked or jived would be more like it on that section of the block.

I booked a flight and rooms and tickets to take my dad to the grand opening of the Stage Door Canteen at the National WW2 museum in New Orleans Nov 6th:
The National WWII Museum's Stage Door Canteen

Jack Sperling, our neighbor, played there, and the Hollywood Canteen during the war, and my dad saw him; YouTube - Hollywood Canteen, WW2

I asked my dad recently "Did you guys bomb the Germans to the beat of Glenn Miller like we listened to the Doors in Viet Nam?" No answer of course.
But dad did accept the trip to see the opening and the big expansion at the National WW 2 museum, and the Stage Door Canteen within.

I'm looking forward to it.

Do ya still do cool stuff with your dad?

 

Sure do! This year alone me my dad have been on trips to Normandy, Brittany, Belgium and Germany. We also go to various militaria fairs around the UK.

We are already planning our trips for next year.

BTW, welcome to the forum, TPC.

 

welcome tpc,yup! my sis dad and I go for a curry every week,and dad enjoy's the time spent there too,as he likes a curry,although not a hot one by any means,and generally enjoys a glass or 2 of wine,and dad is 88 and I see him in the week,and every weekend round mine for dinner,ray..