Alffe

I sure do remember all those names. The ones that stick out most with me are Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald. They were her all-time favorites, and I teased her relentlessly about it when I was a kid. I thought they were over-the-top in the corny department. She was downright vicious in her defense of them.

Her FAVORITE movie was Maytime. I didn't realize it then, but I sincerely believe that was the reason she married my father. But she got to marry "Paul." Their long life together proved it to be true - they always remembered. She named my sister after Jeanette's character in the movie. My sister was blessed with a beautiful soprano voice, and mom got to show her off to her friends. THAT was why the movie made her so happy. Duh

Here's a scene from the movie where they sing mom's FAVORITE song. The scene itself is kind of long.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHaRVVEUWOs