FROM THE CRATES
the Agora Ballroom, where Prince, REM and the Beach Boys rocked the house from the crates Kelly McCoy is a veteran Atlanta broadcaster who writes about the days popular music only came on vinyl records, which often were stored in crates. I recently had some dental work done, and the young dentist was the same age as my son, attended the same schools as my son, from elementary through high school. He even knew my former dentist in Sandy Springs. The office/reception area was
very nice. The lovely, masked assistant led me to a cool hip room with state-of-the-art tooth
toys. One really nice touch was a flatscreen for music with the titles, and artists. Not videos, but
photos of whoever was playing. When all of us, as children, were taken to the dentist, it’s more than likely we heard tunes from recordings by Mantovani, Bert Kaempfert, Ray Conniff or The Lettermen, who did soft “covers” of the original hits, softly playing in the background while we awaited our turn. “A Summer Place” by Percy Faith or the “Theme from The Good, The Bad and The Ugly” by Hugo Montenegro would have been familiar hits that made the lists because they were “easy listening,” and not intrusive to the calm, relaxed environment. This Dentist Office Music was there to soothe any fears for those like me who were terrified of what could be happening to my mouth.
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