THE FIRST SONY PORTABLE RADIO AT CUMBIEM MOROD

THE SONY PORTABLE TRANSISTOR RADIO

The first portable transistor radio at our small village at Cumbiem Morod in Guirim, Bardez, Goa, was similar to the one in the picture above. It belonged to the household of Paul Monteiro, the well-known photographer and one of the seniorsat Cumbiem Morod in the late 1950's. His son Gabriel Monteiro took extremely good care of it. It even had its own especially tailored cloth case to protect it from collecting dust!

Every Sunday morning after the Mass, some folks and neighbours gathered to listen to a very popular Konkani Program called 'Honibaili Vasri', broadcast by Emisora de Goa, Panjim. Sometimes, we went to their house in the evenings to listen to the Konkani Song Request Program and English Program of Radio Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). 

This Sony portable radio had a special and dedicated place reserved for it in the corner of the 'sopo' (Konkani: bench or seat) of their 'balcao' where it was tuned and it's aerial adjusted in the right orientation for optimum reception. It provided entertainment during  my childhood, and pastime during the rainy monsoon evenings. Those were the days. Memories that I still cherish.

SILVER-HAIRED DADDY OF MINE (Video & Lyrics)

SILVER-HAIRED DADDY OF MINE
Written by Gene Autry and Jimmy Long, 1932

Sung by : Jim Reeves
RCA LP 1961

Year of Grand Ole Opry Membership: 1955
Year in Country Music Hall of Fame: 1967

Dedicated to Daddies Everywhere

In a vine-covered shack in the mountains
Bravely fighting the battle of Time
There's a dear one who's weathered life's sorrow
It's that silver haired Daddy of mine.

If I could recall all the heartaches
Dear old Daddy, I've caused you to bear
If I could erase those lines from your face
And bring back the gold to your hair.

If God would but grant me the power
Just to turn back the pages of Time
I'd give all I own if I could but atone
To that silver haired Daddy of mine.

I know it's too late, dear old Daddy
To repay for the heartaches and care
But dear Mother is waiting in Heaven
Just to comfort and solace you there.

If I could recall all the heartaches
Dear old Daddy, I've caused you to bear
If I could erase those lines from your face
And bring back the gold to your hair.

If God would but grant me the power
Just to turn back the pages of Time
I'd give all I own if I could but atone
To that silver haired Daddy of mine.

All Photographs in Video Adaptation

by Tony Fernandes

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