I guess I am getting old, but I really miss all those multi-talented entertainers and those great composers like Cole Porter, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Lowe, etc. They teamed up with many a great love song.
New Englanders have some fond 1960’s memories of Mr. Goulet as well. Who could ever forget the world heavyweight championship fight in Lewiston, Maine. This is the fight where Cassius Clay, later known as Muhammed Ali, knocked out the heavily favored champ, Sonny Liston, with an invisible punch one minute into the first round. Anyway, Robert sang the National Anthem a few minutes earlier that evening and promptly forgot the words. Everyone else took this momentary lapse in stride and Robert, himself often smiled at the memory.
The other fond memory has to with our beloved Red Sox. The great number 8, Carl Yastrzemski led the Beantowners from 7th place in 1966 to a 1967 pennant on the last day of the season. Robert’s Impossible Dream was quickly adopted as the Red Sox theme song for that impossible dream season. No Red Sox fan over the age of 50 could ever listen to Robert’s version of that great song without thinking pleasant thoughts about the Red Sox, Yaz, and Robert Goulet. God Bless Robert Goulet for his wonderful talent and for all the memories.