Letter to my Dad on the anniversary of D-Day

[oldbrownhat]

I'm mostly a classical music guy, and a supporter of Minnesota Public Radio Classical, which is always on my stereo via the internet.

I just got this in my e-mail. It's a re-run of an older broadcast from 1994 by one of the radio hosts. Very moving.
Link here (both audio and a transcription)

June 06, 2022
Lynne Warfel

Editor's note: As we mark the anniversary of D-Day, classical host Lynne Warfel looks back on her visit to Normandy many years ago to see where her father, Norman "Bud" Warfel, served during World War II. This was first broadcast on MPR on Memorial Day 1994.

 

[Rustyt1953]

After I shed this mortal coil Django is one of the first people I wish to meet right behind Ludwig and Jaco.

 

[oldbrownhat]

After I shed this mortal coil Django is one of the first people I wish to meet right behind Ludwig and Jaco.

That bit of the story was a surprise. "No pressure, Bud!"

...Once, on "R & R" in Nice, France, his buddies got him up on stage at Maxim's. As Dad got up on stage, he realized he was about to play with Django Reinhardt. He sat in for two sets...​