NOSTALGIA

We were lucky enough to run across a program of big bands of the early 20Th century
on public television . We were blessed during that time with a bunch of wonderful Jewish song writers and lyricists who gave us all the oldies that we love. The bands were wonderful, the vocalists superb, the lyrics meaningful. We spent several hours of listening pleasure.
Unfortunately, public TV has a bad habit of interrupting the good programs with tedious
solicitations for contributions. That's why clickers were invented. We clicked away to CBS
which was running the Tony awards noncommittally. What a bore ! The costumes were elaborate and the singing was delivered with great gusto but not one note was or will be memorable. In short, the music was borderline lousy. I understand that people pay big bucks to see these productions. There must be some better way to spend the $100+ which we understand it costs to get in.
I forgot to mention that the oldie bands often played muted trunpets which no one seems to do anymore. It softens the brassy sound and should be revived.