Definitely the best Western movie ever....High Noon. Early 50s starring Gary Cooper & Grace Kelly. Theme song in the movie was 'Do Not Forsake Me' & was sung by Tex Ritter but later that same year was a huge hit for Frankie Laine.
Played cross harp in G on an old C Suzuki Folkmaster that I had given to one of my granddaughters who is now over the harmonica & into 'One Direction' Boy Band. Anyway I first retuned it to country tuning but also altered the 3B from C to A. It plays like a dream on Country & Bluegrass tunes. Tuning is same as Lee Oskar MM.
Yes, I'm old enough to remember, though just barely! Any way, nice sound from that cheap Folkmaster. Makes me think I ought to try one. Do you like them overall? Nice work, you ole rattlesnake. ---------- Matthew
Yep I know it, we used to sing that tune whilst playing cowboys and indians when i was a kid especially after the Saterday afternoon matinee which Always included a western, a laurel and hardy, some cartoons and flash gordon. 3 hours of fun for sixpence! which gave my folks just enough time for the weekly shop and shag!
I do really like the little Folkmasters. I have a large number of harps ca 50+ ranging from customs to OOTB of all brands. The Folkmaster is not in the same league as the better harps but represents, I think, very good value for money. It is sweet, plays tight & is well built for a Chinese harp. The only downside is they are not loud and they have tinny cover plates. But I tweak up volume by removing the supports and stretching open & crimping the covers. Being cheap they cop a lot of abuse as I always have one (Ab) in my pocket to play whilst having a beer & munching on crisps. I can't kill it. Also when I get the urge to take on a retuning task then the Folkmaster will evoke no tears from me if I destroy it. I like their size as they are the same as an MB, their low cost, and my preference is for their lower keys.
geordie> I can readily equate to everything. The Cowboys & Indians, Laurel & Hardy & the Saturday afternoon matinee. Some others were Tom Mix & Hoppalong Cassidy. Yup sixpence was spot on. As for the shop and shag well it never dawned on me but with our family of 5 brothers & 3 sisters the oldies must have found time sometime!
yep I remember that movie and the song. Here, it was a dime for the matinee, don't know if that's more or less than a sixpence. Good job on that Aussie! ---------- Wisdom does not always come with old age. Sometimes old age arrives alone.
Sarge> lets see now 1A$ =1US$ approx. And our 5c is equivalent to our old 6p. I understand a nickel is 5c & a dime is 10c? So if for the same era circa early 50's then you in the US were paying double us in Oz & the UK to go to a matinee? It is different now as we pay double what you pay in the US. This is a quote from a recent newspaper article on movie ticket prices:-
"The cost of cinema tickets in Australia is cripplingly high with consumers paying almost twice as much as movie-goers in the United States, according to a new survey.
Choice has reviewed ticket prices in four countries and found the average cost in Australian dollars of an adult ticket in Australia is $12.89, compared to $7.40 in the US, $8.85 in New Zealand and $8.98 in Britain.
Multiplex cinemas and 3D films can ramp up prices and the Choice study said that if an Australian family of four visited a multiplex-style cinema they would be $67 poorer after paying $18 each for adult tickets and $15.50 for concessions. A family across the ditch in New Zealand would pay only $33 and a family in the US at a similar cinema would pay $38.40."
We never actually paid to get in cos we had a great scam going on,First we picked a "volunteer" to climb into the rear yard of the local chippy to unbolt the yard door, then we would grab loads of empty Pop bottles that had a deposit on them, then we took them into the shop and got them to pay us for there own bottles!. Next we used the pennies to pay one or two of the gang into the picture house they then opened the fire exit doors and we all ran in under cover of darkness and dived into the neerest empty seat!. The sixpence bought sweets or chips on the way home.AHH Happy Days.
We did pay even though we were not immune to the odd scam. At interval we always had a milk shake (I think you call it a soda?) and on the way home a feed of chips out of old newspaper!
On the value of money when I first started work I went for a drink with a work friend at a wine bar (posh stuff). I paid sixpence a shout for 2 threepenny Madiera's (a fortified Portuguese style wine). We had probably 10/- (1$) worth and I now rarely drink wine and am very careful because I learn't the hard way. ---------- HARPOLDIE’S YOUTUBE
