"Harper, that was a delicious meal", she said. "I'm so glad we did this".
"Wait", said Harper, pressing a button on the side of his chair. "It's not over yet. I have one more surprise.
The sound of music filled the room; the gentle sounds of violins followed by the sound of someone singing.
"Harper, that sounds so nice and romantic. What is this?"
"It's a very old recording of an ancient Earth song. It took me forever to find a copy of it. It's a group called the Righteous Brothers singing 'Unchained Melody'. They were an old earth group, long before I was born. Long before the Commonwealth. Back when Earth was all we humans had and we thought we were the center of the universe. Did you ever go see them in a live concert?"
She seemed to think for a moment, her forehead furrowed in concentration. "Nooo.." She said. Then, more firmly, "No, I never saw them. Too bad; they sound fantastic."
"Yeah", said Harper. "It's too bad. I'd love to hear a first hand account of an old Earth Rock Concert. They were supposed to be Awesome."
"However", continued Harper as he got up, walled over to her and held out his hand. "It's beautiful music. It'd be a shame to waste it. Come-on, let's dance."
She let Harper draw her to her feet, and they began to dance slowly. She let her head rest on his shoulder.
They continued to dance as song followed song, each one introduced by Harper.
"And this one", Harper whispered," is 'What a Wonderful World' by..."
"SATCHMO", She yelled in excitement. She pulled back a little from Harper and looked up at his face. "I haven't thought of him in so long."
"You heard of Louie Armstrong?" said Harper in surprise.
"Louie Armstrong? No, I never met any one called Lou Armstrong. But that's Satchmo singing. I was on Earth for only a very short time. I was finding something for someone who really wanted it. Oh, well, never mind. They had these strange transportation devices called cars and ours broke down kilometers from anywhere. We were all wondering what to do when Satchmo came by. He stopped his car and rescued us. He was so nice and kind. He brought us back to the city and even got us into a club he was playing at. Harper, do you know he can play the horn? He's good. He's really really good."
"Wait, wait a minute", said Harper in a loud, excited voice. "You met Louis Armstrong? 'The Great Satchmo'? You heard him play at a nightclub? After all these centuries, Heck, after all these millenniums, the man is still legend. What did he play? What did he look like? When did..? OH!!"
"Wait", said Harper, pressing a button on the side of his chair. "It's not over yet. I have one more surprise.
The sound of music filled the room; the gentle sounds of violins followed by the sound of someone singing.
"Harper, that sounds so nice and romantic. What is this?"
"It's a very old recording of an ancient Earth song. It took me forever to find a copy of it. It's a group called the Righteous Brothers singing 'Unchained Melody'. They were an old earth group, long before I was born. Long before the Commonwealth. Back when Earth was all we humans had and we thought we were the center of the universe. Did you ever go see them in a live concert?"
She seemed to think for a moment, her forehead furrowed in concentration. "Nooo.." She said. Then, more firmly, "No, I never saw them. Too bad; they sound fantastic."
"Yeah", said Harper. "It's too bad. I'd love to hear a first hand account of an old Earth Rock Concert. They were supposed to be Awesome."
"However", continued Harper as he got up, walled over to her and held out his hand. "It's beautiful music. It'd be a shame to waste it. Come-on, let's dance."
She let Harper draw her to her feet, and they began to dance slowly. She let her head rest on his shoulder.
They continued to dance as song followed song, each one introduced by Harper.
"And this one", Harper whispered," is 'What a Wonderful World' by..."
"SATCHMO", She yelled in excitement. She pulled back a little from Harper and looked up at his face. "I haven't thought of him in so long."
"You heard of Louie Armstrong?" said Harper in surprise.
"Louie Armstrong? No, I never met any one called Lou Armstrong. But that's Satchmo singing. I was on Earth for only a very short time. I was finding something for someone who really wanted it. Oh, well, never mind. They had these strange transportation devices called cars and ours broke down kilometers from anywhere. We were all wondering what to do when Satchmo came by. He stopped his car and rescued us. He was so nice and kind. He brought us back to the city and even got us into a club he was playing at. Harper, do you know he can play the horn? He's good. He's really really good."
"Wait, wait a minute", said Harper in a loud, excited voice. "You met Louis Armstrong? 'The Great Satchmo'? You heard him play at a nightclub? After all these centuries, Heck, after all these millenniums, the man is still legend. What did he play? What did he look like? When did..? OH!!"