"I'm sitting on top of the Wurl.....litzer"

In 1942 the radio was the only form of entertainment available to our family. I was about 3 and was able to speak fluently for the past year or so. My mother would listen to the radio and I would hear the music, after awhile I knew the words to all the popular songs. So I guess I became another form of entertainment, my mother would take me to St Mary's School and I would sing songs for the Nuns..I had more religious medals than the Vatican.


I remember one night Uncle Vinny asked my mother if he could take me for a soda, she said yes and off we went. I remember he took me to a store, I guess it was a combination soda shop and food place. It was next door to "The Dumps" movie theatre. I remember when you walked in there were tables and chairs and an "L" shaped counter, on the far left wall was a Jukebox. Having never seen one before I was fascinated by the colors and the bubbles moving around the colored tubes. It must have been a hang out for teenagers and there were about 4 or 5 girls and guys there sitting at the tables and counter. Uncle Vinny, who was about 17 took me over to the jukebox and sat me on top of it...Wow, I really felt like a big deal sitting up there. Some of the girls came over on the pretense of talking to me but I soon realized they were interested in my uncle. He was a very good looking guy and always attracted the girls. He was talking to them and suggested they put some money in the jukebox and pick any song and he bet them I could sing it. I remember singing song after song and loving the attention, something that we never had a lot of. I had a soda and I think a frankfurter but I am not sure about that. We were there quite awhile and loved all the girls attention, my uncle picked the one he wanted to hang with that night. I remember walking home with him and his "date"...After he dropped me off the two of them went out....and I went to sleep.....wow, I was a chick magnate even then..... But I had a great time that night, thanks Uncle Vin.