Yia Yia

This morning we’re attending the funeral mass for my yia yia, Dee Angelpoulos. Dee was my sister-in-law’s husband’s mother, and as part of a very extended family I was adopted by this small Greek woman. She died at age 94.

For many years we lived near her, and would pick her up and drive her over to my sister-in-law’s house. She’d get in the car and think it was very comfortable. “What kind of car is this, dear?,” she’d ask, and I’d tell her “a Toyota Camry, just like the car you own.” It happened every time. She made all of these wonderful Greek foods that we loved to eat – she was a great cook, just a very wonderful woman. And today we’re paying tribute to her at he Greek church in Dover, NH.

Dee loved Greek music, but since I am lacking in that genre, we’ll settle for my regular round up of music in this week’s podcast, which includes Night Moves, O Positive, R.E.M., XTC, Bobby Blue Bland, LaVern Baker, Mick Softley, Link Wray, the Band, Steely Dan, Trafic, Rockpile, Stevie Wonder, Sam and Dave, Aretha Franklin, and Billy Paul.

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