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Is it not ironic that millions and millions of American heterosexual teenagers more than over a half century ago fell in love under the spell of Johnny Mathis's love songs? I was one of them, and today I begin each day listening to him sing his magical songs on YouTube while I drink two cups of coffee with milk (ratio: 1: 1) to wake up. I, like most of you, have spent much of my free time listening to enchanting love songs. Someone once asked me if I had a hobby. I paused for a few moments, then replied, ""Yes, I do have a hobby. My hobby is collecting beauty--beautiful music, beautiful memories, beautiful sunsets, and the like." I think the best single singer of my lifetime, male or female, is Johnny Mathis, who is still alive and performing as I write this. Remember "Chances Are," "The Twelth of Never," "Wonderful, Wonderful" among countless others? The irony of which I spoke? Johnny is gay. Copyright 2020 Tod Howard Hawks
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Jul 20, 2020
Jul 20, 2020 at 1:00 PM UTC
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