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letter to the Editor__________________________________________________________ Retired educator still devoting time for the love of music
My name is Frank Ruscitti, and I am a “retired” social studies teacher. I taught at Milford High School in Milford, MA for thirty-five years and retired in 2010. As a "young" educator, I discovered this passion for 20th century American music and never let it go! When I retired, there came a time when I had to clean out my room and turn in my computer. It was at that time when I really "saw" my collection! I realized that I had amassed thousands of original recordings along with all of the pertinent information such as dates, record labels, original artwork, etc...
In fact while I was teaching, I had used just about all of the music in my classrooms in one context or another. There was nothing better than starting off a U.S. History lesson from the mid 1930's by playing "Sing, Sing, Sing" by Benny Goodman! The students loved it! When I walked out of my classroom for the last time, I did so with all of this music, and it is now on my computer. I have travelled throughout the area doing in-formal seminars for free at local senior centers, libraries, etc. (my last one being at the northbridge senior center a few weeks ago).
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Since I now live in Uxbridge and I would like to resume my music seminars and will go anywhere around the area to do so. I would also like to form an informal group(s) i.e., coffee time, etc...mainly focusing on this great music and the histories of the times. I have a "stereo" room filled with hundreds of records (there's a word that one doesn't hear that often!), movies, CDs, cassettes etc., as well as a vintage Marantz stereo system and an ELAC turntable with Radio Shack, Minimus 7, vintage speakers! I have virtually everything that Glen Miller ever recorded as well as all of the other Big Band greats, and my 50's collection is beyond comparison!
Below is my email address and if you are interested in any of my offerings, please contact me. Remember it's all FREE and for the love of the music. We can meet for coffee?!
Remember..."MUSIC FOREVER!"
Sincerly, Frank Ruscitti ruscitti.frank1@gmail.com
