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Wow. Tony T. – the father (one of my two) I was reunited with a few weeks ago- just mailed me a treasure- a care package with some goodies, so old photos and best off all, a DVD filled with musical memories from my Pocono childhood! He had Berks Community Television put together some archived footage of two musical events– one was of the 5th or 6th annual Pocono Mountain Jamboree (I will find out for sure) and the second, a benefit concert he put together in 1988 for Jillian Miller (a young girl who needed a bone marrow transplant), which starred folk/children’s artist, Tom Chapin (Harry Chapin’s brother).
The video below, which I had to upload to Facebook and not You Tube due to length, is a montage that goes back and forth between the two events. I am still trying to figure out how to edit this down, but at the very end, my cousins, some friends and my aunt are all on stage singing along to two of Tony Talarico’s original songs, “High on the Lehigh” and “Pictures on the Wall.” I cannot believe how small we are, and I cannot believe I am getting to see this again! Incredible.
Of course, the shorts the guys were wearing at the Jamboree are worth a view of the video in itself. Enjoy!
