Jukebox Hero

I didn’t have a good childhood, so I have few good memories. But the jukebox IS one of the absolute best memories of my life. 

 When I was little, my Pap Pap gave us a 1951 Seeburg 100 Jukebox. My dad said we got it in 1968 and believes my Pap Pap got it from a vendor. I have no clue; I know it was in our basement in my childhood home before my parents divorced. 

 My dad rigged it so we didn’t have to put coins in it to play songs. So, my brothers and I would start hitting buttons—A1, A2, C4, K5 and so on. It held 50 records and could play both sides. Hence Seeburg 100. It was filled with songs by Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette, and even the Chipmunk’s song and Rock ‘n Robin. 

I had a rocking horse on a stand and would ride that horse and pretend I was riding over a hillside and through the woods. Typically trying to get away from “bad guys.” I also had a fake gun on my hip. 

 When my parents divorced, the jukebox moved with us to Millvale, where it sat in the damp basement for years. After David and I got married and bought our first home, I took the jukebox with all intentions of having David refurbish it. It sat in our garage for years. Then, I gave it to my brother Danny, who kept it in his garage until March 2020. 

During the lockdown fiasco, my brother and his son Seth took that jukebox to a man in New Wilmington who refurbished them for a living. My brother tells the story of how the man said he was thinking of retiring so Danny could buy one already done and how Seth said, “Dad, Aunt Pammy will know, and she’ll be mad.” (He knows me well!) Then my brother told the man about the history of the jukebox. 

Our history. 

At the end of the history lesson, the man said, “I’ll do this one for you.” 

Over three years later, the jukebox is done. And it’s beautiful. I visited my brother, and he played some 45s for me. A1, A3, K7 —just like the old, old days. 

I don’t cry often. I don’t show a lot of emotions in general. I’m more stoic and hold it inside. But Patsy Cline belting out She’s Got You tugged at my heart and flooded me with fond memories. 

 Thank you, Seeburg, for the good times you gave me. The fun I felt riding that horse to the beat of your music. And thank you for the contentment I felt listening to all those songs and dreaming. You are a Jukebox Hero in my heart.

 

 

The Tale Of Two Bubbas

I was doing my normal morning routine, which includes cleaning Bubba's litter box. I scooped then added more litter, which left the litter container empty. In order to remember, I texted myself and to my surprise, I got a HUGE laugh.

*4127669877 (not my real number)

Litter for Bubba

A minute later I received a text.

*4127669878 (not the real number)

Better get lots. He's been pooping up a storm.

I looked at the text, thinking I might have texted my husband by mistake. Then I noticed the number. It was one number off at the end. I'd texted a complete stranger!

ROFLOL! OMG! I tried to send that to myself! As a reminder! I'm so sorry to have bothered you. But you seriously made my day.

Ha. That's what I was thinking. You have a good one and don't forget the catnip.

This is Bubba.

He looks like a Bubba.

This is my Bubba. All 18 lbs of him.

So a wrong number not only had me belling laughing but we actually had a Bubba in common! It was truly refreshing. Especially in today's times when we get so many scam calls or if we dial a wrong number, we get someone screaming at us. 

Have a super day! 

I'm Officially A Published Author!

Since I can remember, I've always wanted to be a published author. 

 I wrote my novel many years ago. It underwent changes, but the premise has always been the same - family, integrity, and values. I did send it out to numerous publishers and yes, it was rejected (I still have those on file!). Over the years, I would pull it out, read it, revise it and submit it again. And it was rejected again. 

 Then with all the uncertainty in the world these past 18 months, I just needed to do something positive. I needed to do something fun. I needed to have control over something. I needed to reach a goal.

 That goal was to have Heritage And Honor accepted by a Publisher. I could've published my novel myself. Many authors do. And one day I may go that route. But for my first novel, I really wanted it to be wanted by a Publisher. I teamed up with a best-selling author, Donna Russo Morin. And then Next Chapter Publishing accepted my novel and voila - it's published!

 The genre isn't for everyone - a historical romance with a mystery tossed in just for fun. I wrote what I love to read. 

 I purchased my own copy and held it in my own hands and read it with my own eyes. It was an extraordinary experience!

 If you're interested in reading it, it's currently on Amazon and coming to a book store near you! The audiobook is in process as I write this. 

 So... Hi. I'm Pamela D. Hart, published author. 

 

Subvert Your Lashes

Every woman has a beauty issue–some of us more than one. And what we perceive to be an issue is amplified when we look in the mirror.

An issue I have is pulling out my eye lashes.


No, I don’t purposely pull them out. I curl them with an eyelash curler and for some reason my right lashes fall out, while my left lashes stay perfectly intact. This is a problem for me because my right eye has gaps and then about 10 lashes. It looks stupid and ugly. I do have false eye lashes but they are a big pain in the butt. I’d just rather have thick, long lashes on both eyes, thank you very much.


But since the universe rarely bequeaths my wishes, I do the next best thing— I buy what I want. In this case I buy Urban Decay's Subversion Lash Primer. You can get it just about anywhere, although I love Ulta and Sephora, so I purchase a lot of my products there. Plus you can order on-line, which I love.


I have used many, many eye lash primers and conditioners over the years but Subversion is definitely the best one I’ve used. It’s a primer, so you can apply the primer then overlay with your favorite mascara. I just use it at night to condition my lashes. And when I do that, I notice new eye lash growth within a week. It really does work that fast. It also has great reviews on Ulta’s website.


So if you are like me and yank your eye lashes out with your eye lash curler, or if your lashes just aren’t as thick and long as you’d like, give Urban Decay’s Subversion Lash Primer a try.