Musical Vignettes of an old Geezer

By Mario V. Farina

This is an autobiography by Mario V. Farina. Music has played a large part in this person's life. He is not deeply involved with music but understands that it has done much to mold his character and personality. The book, as you read it, will be continued until, eventually, it will be much, much longer.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mario V. Farina
• Release date: May 19, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005563455

Mario V. Farina

Mario V Farina has worked all his life, from age 18 to 90. He worked for the American Locomotive Company, served in the U. S. Army during WWII, was employed at General Electric. He taught computers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. After leaving his position with RPI, he became employed with the State Labor Department of New York. He’s a car buff, a pun creator, and a computer enthusiast. He wrote textbooks for the programming languages COBOL and FORTRAN and wrote a book of puns and short stories called, “A Little Light Reading,” as well as over 20 other books. Several of his books were translated into other languages. This is his first foray into the world of digital publishing, with the help of his computer tutor ([e-mail]).

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Musical Vignettes

Of an old Geezer

By

Mario V. Farina

Copyright 2020 by Mario V. Farina

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2021 Written

Time Period The Year 1921

The name of this book is, Musical Vignettes in the Life of an Old Geezer. At the time that I am beginning to write the book, I'm 97. The title does not mean that I have been deeply involved in music; simply that music is played a large role in molding me into the person that I am. I'll be writing a great deal about vignettes in my life, and from time to time, mentioning a musical piece, a song, lyrics, melody, or simply its name. At the same time, I'll invite you to open YouTube and listen to it.

In 1921, I was not born yet. However, the year was exactly 100 years ago. I used You Tube to get an idea of what it was like and spent an hour with this year. It was a year bursting with