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Major Difficulties with the Borrowed Computer today...started Critiquin' Dawg's 2 Latest/ Got Disconnected. ("KUDOS" Anyways, Amigo~!) Any time I type over 3 Minutes, it disconnects me Automatically/Rebootin's rather difficult-to-Impossible. (Gene's Brother sez it's "Weather"...did I forget to mention I saw SNOW today, AFTER ther Heavy Rains & BIG Winds? Gonna be in the 20's tomorrow when the Good Ol' Boys have the Bus Brakes & Generator "Shipshape" & we leave Exciting Indiana behind & head for Branson.)

Saw (Bad on names) Lew Wreker sink that last 2/10 of a Second "Jumper" & win for IOWA over Indiana on a TV at a Flea Market Mall we visited today (Yea {{{Tink!}}}) while I wrote This'n' today...

(CONGRATS to Mountain Mama on that SEMINAR, too, before I get into this'n!} Herewego!

HAD..A Near-Heart Attack
As..I was Lookin' BACK
Down..the..Aisles..Of the ANTIQUE MALL..

STARTED..Addin' UP
The VALUES..of ALL that STUFF
Sittin'..On DISPLAY..in ALL them STALLS...

(VERSE 2)
THAT..Ol' MISSION OAK
Current..PRICES..MADE Me CHOKE
"200 BUCKS"..for..a Dumb COAT RACK!

THERE'S..an Ol' Case of COKE
Those PRICES..GOTTA Be JOKES!
Oh..MAN..WISH..I Had ALL THOSE BACK...

(Looks Like..)

(CHORUS)
My GRANNY THREW A MILLION AWAY
She COULDA..Been LIVIN' LARGE--
But GRANNY..THREW A MILLION AWAY
Every Time.She Cleaned Her GARAGE!

(VERSE)
Her..DOUBLE WEDDIN' RING
QUILT..Didn't Mean a Thing
WHEN..It WENT..to the RUMMAGE SALE...

And..She HAD to PAY
A GUY..to HAUL Her MAYTAG AWAY
The One she Had to KICKSTART with Her Feet..

(Darn It..)

(CHORUS)
My GRANNY THREW AWAY A MILLION
When..She COULDA Been LIVIN' HIGH
But..GRANNY THREW AWAY A MILLION
SMILED..As She KISSED-IT-GOODBYE!

(BRIDGE)
Now If She'd Just SAVED That Ol' MONOPOLY GAME
Or..Those HOWDY DOODY DOLLS..
We GRANDKIDS Coulda Had EARLY RE-TIREMENT
But GRANNIE (Bless Her HEART)...
PITCHED-It-ALL----

(VERSE)
Sure..MISS My PEDAL CAR
And..ALL Her MASON JARS
That..Ended UP..In The DUMP...

And..Her Bright FIESTA-WARE
And..Her Carved VICTORIAN CHAIRS
And..EVERY BIT She TOSSED..That SHE Called JUNK!

(Oh Yeah!..)

(CHORUS)
My GRANNIE THREW AWAY A MILLION
When..She COULDA Been LIVIN' LARGE
GRANNY..THREW AWAY..A MILLION...
{WHISPERED}
But at LEAST..She Left ME AN EDSEL..
In Her GARAGE!

(C) 2002 by Stan Good, BMI
All Rights Reserved.

Boy oh boy Stan. Can I relate to this.
All my life I have been a treasure hunter, surrounded by junk seeing people.
Sure I got some I even call junk but more often than not, stuff I have kept over the years has proved to be worth the keeping.
A lot of it becoming very ahard to find and sought after stuff.
When I was away in the army in the late 50's Dad did the big clean up which meant my old records of Blind Lemon jeffreson, And the wind u HMV gramophone I played them on went to the tip. Along with a much treasured mid 19th century American harness Co catalouge I used to get all my patterns out of when i first started making harness.
Sears Robuck 1896 Catalouge has let me figure how to make many parts for old machinary I found rotting in junk heaps.
I figure if I got room to store it it ain't junk. but treasures.
Lord knows which way a lot of my stuff will go whaen I fall off the perch.
Lyric went as easy as pie for me Stan and gave me a good feeling doing it.
Regards.
Graham


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Hi Stan,
I can relate!!
BUT... my Grandmother kept EVERYTHING!!
She still had the receipt for the first car she ever bought and ledgers of how much she spent on groceries for the last 50 years.
I did keep her Singer sewing machine. Original box with every part (in their original boxes too)complete with the instruction manuals.

Cute lyric!
Take Care
Ria


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Antique Roadshow is one of my favorite TV Shows. I used to find little treasures in the thrift stores, but now they mark up anything that looks old to them, even if they aren't worth a dime.

This is real cute. I enjoyed it.

JeanB

G'day Tampastan, Well you got me hook. line and sinker, Mate. I could not resist lookin in just in case. I respect your great skills and expertise and I got a question, I better confess that I have asked others this too, anyway, my question is...'What style of music did you have in mind when your wrote your song?' I really would like to know when you got a minute free. I have just posted one called 'Thanks God for Father Joseph' and I don't know which style would best suit. Anyway, I like this one, good luck, mate. Ray in Australia.

Isn't this the truth?...Well I still have my
Raggedy Ann doll.....my brother still has
his..red fire truck...but OH..so much stuff..
if we'd only have known..or if THEY'd only have known.......Good Song..Stan

Kaley

Howdy Tampastan,

Hope ya'll get that bus heading on down the road soon. Good luck there in Branson. This song was very timely for me. I just showed Dawg today a couple of very old record sets I have had for ages...one is an original Loony Tunes set still in the original box. Had forgotten I even had it. My Mom, bless her heart, was a tosser. Of course that comes from having to move a lot. Not many family treasures survived the 21 houses we lived when I was growing up. LOL This latest move just showed me the error of my ways and the wisdom in hers. Fun song..and one a lotta folks can probably relate to if they are at all interested in old stuff...or money.

Bobbie

Nuthin' commercial here, but who cares-- this was a most pleasant read. Edsels aren't worth all that much, actually. Maybe you've got a Picasso in your basement instead. Neat lyric, Stan! I like it. And yeah, that "Antiques Roadshow" is good TV.

Anthony