Doors in 2020 One of my favorite songs of the 1950’s is Green Door written by Bob Davie and Marvin Moore and sung by Jim Lowe.   I used to love playing the 45 rpm record as a small boy until it broke.   My brother had a fit because I would not let him play the 45’s Mom gave to me (she divided her 45s between us) so he jumped on my bed and landed on some of my 45’s; Green Door was one of those record that broke that day.   Mom found out what he did and took the record players and the records from us.   It was not until we were in high school that she gave them back. Green Door is about a guy who can’t sleep and is trying to get inside behind this green door.   Behind the door he hears a piano playing, a lot of laughter going on and he longs to know what is behind the door.   The guy tries knocking, tries name dropping that “Joe sent him” only to be laughed at and have the door slammed in his face.   He did not have the “right credential.” ...

CHRISTMAS Christmas was the best time of the year for me as a small child.   The very first Christmas that I can remember was when we lived in a second floor apartment above an ice cream/candy story owned by Abe and Cathy Stango.   At that time it was just my Mom, Dad, my brother and me.   Mom would tell us the story, “The Night Before Christmas” and my brother and I would be excited about getting up the next morning to see what Santa Claus brought us; even though we did not have a chimney.   But it was okay because our bathroom had a door that led out onto an open the roof with a fence around it which Mom was able to hang clothes out to dry.   It was always a challenge to go to sleep the night before; Mom would say to us that Santa would not come if we were not asleep.   The next morning, my brother and I would be up very early, sneak down the stairs to the living room and see presents under the tree.   We would lay awake waiting for Mom and Dad...