Jay Black

Jay Black

            Last night I went to Westbury music fair to see Jay Black.  He is known for many hits such as; Come A Little Bit Closer, Cara Mia, This Magic Moment, Some Enchanted Evening, Only In America and Let's Lock The Door plus many, many more.  I bought two tickets and I took my mother with me.  My mother loves him!  When I was little I remember listening to all of his songs with my entire family.  We would listen to his songs especially around the holidays.  We would listen to his songs while we would clean the house, decorate the house or when we would prep dinner.  His record would be playing in the background while the family and I were busy doing other things around the house.  I remember the first time I saw him in concert, it was my very first concert, and I couldn’t believe my eyes.  A singer I would listen to for years and who I would watch on the television I now saw in person.  It was a great memory.  Now that I am older, his songs are still very much alive in our house.  I feel I value his talent more and his songs because I can truly understand his lyrics now that I am older.  We were supposed to see him last weekend, but due to hurricane Sandy it was postponed until last night.  Bill Medley was originally supposed to open for Jay Black however; due to the postponed he had prior engagements.  Bill Medley is another singer who I grew up listening to.  He is known for his hit You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin and many other songs that were hits as well.  It was truly nice to share this special moment with my mother last night.  As we get older we reminisce on the past and we hold on to our memories and cherish them as we grow older.  I will never forget these moments with my mother.

Vocabulary:
1. Record – A disk that has musicians’ music on it that can be played

2. Concert- A place where musicians perform in front of people

3. Value – The importance or worth of something

4. Reminisce – To talk about events that happened in the past

5. Memories – The act of remembering

6. Cherish – Value something highly

Vocabulary Activity – Match the following related words:

Cherish                                    A. To talk about events, remembering the past

Record                                    B. Worth or importance

Memories                                C. Musicians songs that can be played

Value                                       D. The act of remembering

Concert                                    E. Value something highly

Reminisce                                 F. An event where musician(s) perform in front of an audience

Grammar Point: This passage has verbs both in the past and in the present tense.  Find them in the passage.  Write them and then write the past tense of the present verbs and write the present tense of the past verbs.    

Grammar Exercise: Write about a past memory that means a lot to you.  Explain how you continue to keep those memories alive.  Be sure to use the past tense as well as the present tense in your writing.