Ace of Diamonds

I've been playing through an old book called The Robbins Collection of 200 Jigs, Reels, and Country Dances (feeling lucky link). I'm looking for stuff that Cole, Owen and I can play as a string trio (But—is a piano + two violins a string trio? if not, what to call it?)

I bought it on eBay. The seller's company name was "Mom Threw it Away!!", which I liked.

Here's my favorite so far, the "Ace of Diamonds," a "Danish Folk Dance."

It's a happy little dance I think.

The copyright page inside the book says "1933 Copyright Robbins Music Corporation, 799 Seventh Avenue, New York."

Here's a Google street viewer image of that location. Somehow I doubt that the new construction depicted at one corner in that photo is the new world headquarters of the Robbins Music Corporation. I can't find much more about it on the web past about 1945.

Generally speaking, it's hard to trace the fates of long-departed corporations.

Someone should start a web site.

Bumblebee on desktop

Prius filled with gas, from almost empty

I ran our new Prius on its first tank of gas almost until it ran out (at least the warning flash was turned on).

So I took it to the gas station, and was surprised that it only took about 10.3 gallons to fill it up.

40.2 MPG so far, according to the car.

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