by Dianne
JUST
THINK HOW THIS YOUNG LADY FELT WHEN SHE
DISCOVERED THE VIDEO HER FATHER SHOT
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Great video of a Spontaneous
Victory Parade in Honolulu in 1945. Take a look at
this video-absolutely fabulous! Notice the cars and
jeeps, youth. The guys in khaki or gray shirts and
black ties are Navy officers or chiefs. The rest are
Army or Marine. How young they all were to do what
they did. This guy really captured a moment in
history! (You can listen to Jimmy Durante singing
"I'll be Seeing You" in the background, too) This is a
super video of a time past - we need to remember and
be THANKFUL. Check out the color fidelity. It's not
bad for 1945. Nothing will ever compare with
Kodachrome film.
19 comments:
I'm first on my own blog!!!! My video won't open. Sniff. Sniff
It was nice to see so many comments again on yesterday's blog. I love reading what everyone is doing.
I'm awake as you can see and there was no alarm waking me. Dang it. My baby blues just opened all on their own at 7AM!!!!!!!
Oh we'll, good thing I'm awake. I have to be at work by 10:30.
Hope you all have a good day.
Ok my video is up and showing now. I had forgotten about this one. It was nice to watch it again. Those smiles on everyone's face just warm the heart.
Morning Glories!
I am back home and back to reality. sigh
Good Morning Dianne - Congrats on being first.
I loved the video. I guess I am the only one on the blog who remembers that day. I was little and didn't really understand what it was all about but I remember the day clearly. My mom's first reaction was one of tears and I really didn't understand that. She went to their bedroom and stayed there quite a while. I found out later she wrote all about it in her diary. Then people, very happy people started coming into our store. It became a little party. The only thing the war meant to me at the time was that we were rationed on sugar and other items. Dad kept a box of chocolate bars under the counter and sold them only to his favourite customers.
In the evening Dad drove us into Victoria, about an hour's drive, and the city was so full of cars and people and it was very noisy. Everyone was honking their horns and waving flags out their windows. In front of the Empress Hotel was parked a gold car. It looked like the ones in the video but was very shiny. My dad was so taken by that car. He said he didn't want a new car until he could get one like that. We had many vehicles through the years but he never got his gold one.
Thanks for the memories Dianne.
I must get ready for water therapy. Yuck. See you all later.
Have a terrific Thursday.
Good Morning Lynn - I just saw you. I am glad you are home. There is no feeling like getting home is there?
Take it easy today.
Hi Lynn and welcome home. Hope you had a good time at the beach. Did you relax? Swim in the ocean?
Tink: great memory. Thanks for sharing. I love watching these people in the video.
Dianne That vid was totally cool. I liked the song, too. Thanks for sending it in. How was work today?
LynnD I'm back home and back to reality, too. At least it isn't as hot here.
Tinka I loved your story. thank you for sharing. I went to the coffee shop today and Theresa was there but she was quiet. I suspect it's because it was pretty busy and the owner was there, too. LOL
WEll, I'm still only partially unpacked. I just returned from exercising at Curves. I can really tell when I've been away for a week. I also got my hair cut and dyed, uh, I mean "high-lighted". Now I only feel 64 instead of 65. LOL
Is anybody cooking dinner tonight because I don't feel like it?
Diane, I loved the vid! The background song is one of my favorites.How happy they all were!
Tinka,I loved your memory of that day.
LynnD,welcome home! I always hate the first week after a vaca. It's a big let down.
Justlin, I didn't feel like cooking tonight so I picked up Chinese, food that is lol!
14 cuz I didn't want to end on 13 :)
Hi Everyone:
JL: work was good. It's really good to occupy my mind during the day right now. Glad you are home. You don't have to cook dinner---you can have cheese and crackers. My daughters friend took us to Red Lobster for Louis's birthday. It was pretty good. I had shrimp.
Hi Mary, I like Chinese food too. That's my problem--I like all kinds of food. We brought home enough food tonight to have dinner for tomorrow night.
JL 2: I think a lot of us get our hair highlighted nowadays. js
Mary I went out for Chinese. Great minds think alike, right?
Dianne Highlighting seems to be fashionable with our age group. LOL Glad you enjoyed your dinner. I always enjoy Red Lobster. You didn't have any of those biscuits, did you?
I had my hair "highlighted" yesterday. I also got it chopped off again. There is always "cutters regret" the next day lol! Oh well, it will grow back!
Tina I will be in Seattle Oct. 18,19 & 20. The whole Syrjala clan has rented 2 condos.Hubby was not interested in going to his Nieces wedding especially with no Casino close by lol!
Dianne, Loved the vid. I am much too young to remember any of that but I have read about it in books.
Lynn, Did you paint anything while you were at the beach?
Tinka, It was nice to read about your memory of that day.
J/L, nice to be back in the cooler weather,eh?
Mary, Chinese for dinner, hmmmm?
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