Dateline Sunnyvale, June 2012

So here I am, sitting outside of a Chipotle Mexican Grillnear the San Jose Airport.  Here on business.  They play music at this chain and a song comes on with a familiar melody.

A long, long time ago I used to have the opportunity to listen to almost every ‘single’ released by an artist – at least in Canada.  With my co-workers, we would often try to guess which ones would be ‘hit’ records.  Sometimes we were right, often not.

One simple Disco song came along one day and it was not liked, particularly by one of my friends, Ray L.  I might say he hated it.  I recall picking it for number one.  I don’t know if it ever became #1, but it was certainly a hit – Shame, Shame, Shame by Shirley and Company.

Well do-tell; it has been re-done!  I don’t know by whom, as I could not find the version I heard on YouTube.  But it was the same song, updated with both male and female singers – and it was also good.

Had not thought about that song -  or my old friend, wherever he is – in some time.  Thanks for them memories, Chipotle!