Another Recording of If

In the entertainment field, I have a familiar face. In movies and TV, I have been all over the place. There are some memorable parts that I can call my own. A doll named “Talky Tina” tripped me down the stairs in “The Twilight Zone” I have been an actor for quite a few years back. Most folks know me best as television’s “Kojak”. Mr. David Gates has written a pretty song. He and his group called “Bread” could do no wrong. Their song went very high on Billboard’s charts. The beautiful melody and lyrics won some hearts. A lot of records have been sold by David Gates and Bread. Perhaps the public would like to hear something else instead. There’s another side of me most people don’t know. I think it would be good to enter a recording studio. I will do an oration with musicians and a chorus. I have a feeling what I do will be fabulous. If my recording gets some air time on the radio, I believe my rendition will have far to go. I got to perform my version on another television show. My record will be going places; I know.

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Date: 4/9/2014 7:53:00 PM
Very entertaining Robert....great write and imagination, enjoyed : ) Congrats on your win! Hugs
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Date: 4/7/2014 6:16:00 PM
SWEET WIN....SKAT
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Date: 4/6/2014 12:44:00 PM
Robert, glad to see this one again and on the winners' list. Congratulations on your win.
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Date: 4/6/2014 12:04:00 PM
You have taken me down the road to those old shows, old memories of listening to our favorites. Well done, Robert!!
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Date: 4/6/2014 10:09:00 AM
Your own personal rendition of IF goes down very well; most enjoyable :) congrats on win. // paul
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Date: 4/6/2014 7:46:00 AM
Congrats on your deserved win Robert...awesome work!
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Date: 4/6/2014 4:33:00 AM
Wonderfully penned words as ever Robert. Congrats on win, Jan xx
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Date: 4/6/2014 2:21:00 AM
Yeah, it's indeed fabulous as envisaged by you! You stroke it well my friend!! Big congrats on your accolades!!!
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Date: 4/5/2014 11:54:00 PM
This is extremely amazing & very delightful one to read! Congratulations on your great win my dear friend Robert. I like your poem so much! Thank u so much for sharing! love lots and biggest hugs, Leonora
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Date: 4/5/2014 9:35:00 PM
Congratulations on a fine win, robert
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Date: 4/5/2014 6:54:00 PM
Well done Robert....and thank you. Congrats....Seren
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Date: 3/21/2014 1:51:00 PM
Did you know that David gates once was with a group called the "Mermaids". They had a hit called "The Things we Love". My nephews bothe paly in bands - The Mad Doctors and Sirs and Madams. I enjoyed your wok here. Do you actually play in a band or are you just wring a poem about a common fantasy? Peace & Blessings Matthew Ansih
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Robert Pettit
Date: 3/22/2014 12:26:00 AM
No I don't play in a band. I took clarinet lessons when I was eight years old, but I never have played any instruments in public. Actually, David Gates was not a member of the Murmaids (that's how they spelled their name). He wrote the song which was titled "Popsicles and Icicles".
Date: 3/20/2014 9:48:00 PM
by the way, I loved their albums. I used to listen to them before sleeping. Back in the early 70's.
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Date: 3/20/2014 9:47:00 PM
I see you know a lot about David Gates. someone told me he was from my state of Utah. Is that true??and also, He is a Mormon? Was this one for the If contest?
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Robert Pettit
Date: 3/21/2014 12:02:00 AM
Yes, this is for the If contest. I really don't know much about David Gates. I only know he was the lead singer of "Bread". He had one solo hit which was the theme song to the 1976 movie "The Goodbye Girl".
Date: 3/20/2014 7:39:00 PM
Oh those tootsie roll pops! Light & Love
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Date: 3/20/2014 7:12:00 PM
you took me down memory lane with this poem Robert
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