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'''APL Blossom Time''' is a song about APL's early history written to the tune of [[wikipedia:The Battle of New Orleans|The Battle of New Orleans]] by Michael S. Montalbano, under the pseudonym "J.C.L. Guest". It was performed at [[APL81]] by [[Jim Brown]] and others, and the lyrics were published in the [[APL Quote Quad]] issue following that conference's proceedings.<ref>J.C.L. Guest. [https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/586656.586660 "APL Blossom Time"]. [[APL Quote Quad]] Volume 12, Issue 2. 1981-12.</ref> It has been widely cited both as documentation of and a part of APL's history.<ref>Catherine Lathwell. [http://archive.vector.org.uk/art10500170 "Rediscovering APL's history"]. [[Vector journal]] volume 24 issue 2. 2010-08.</ref><ref>[[Dyalog Ltd.]] [https://www.dyalog.com/blog/poetry/ "Poetry"].</ref><ref>[[Roger Hui]]. [https://www.jsoftware.com/papers/APLQA.htm#APL_Blossom_Time "APL Quotations and Anecdotes"].</ref><ref>[[SIGAPL]]. [http://www.sigapl.org/articles.php "Articles"].</ref> Montalbano published an annotated version of the lyrics at [[IPSA]]'s [[IPSA '82|1982 user meeting]].<ref name="history">Michael Montalbano. [http://www.ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/APL-hist.html "A Personal History of APL"] appendix A. [[IPSA '82]].</ref>
'''APL Blossom Time''' is a song about APL's early history written to the tune of [[wikipedia:The Battle of New Orleans|The Battle of New Orleans]] by Michael S. Montalbano, under the pseudonym "J.C.L. Guest". It was performed at [[APL81]] by [[Jim Brown]] and others, and the lyrics were published in the [[APL Quote Quad]] issue following that conference's proceedings.<ref>J.C.L. Guest. [https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/586656.586660 "APL Blossom Time"]. [[APL Quote Quad]] Volume 12, Issue 2. 1981-12.</ref> It has been widely cited both as documentation of and a part of APL's [[history]].<ref>Catherine Lathwell. [http://archive.vector.org.uk/art10500170 "Rediscovering APL's history"]. [[Vector journal]] volume 24 issue 2. 2010-08.</ref><ref>[[Dyalog Ltd.]] [https://www.dyalog.com/blog/poetry/ "Poetry"].</ref><ref>[[Roger Hui]]. [https://www.jsoftware.com/papers/APLQA.htm#APL_Blossom_Time "APL Quotations and Anecdotes"].</ref><ref>[[SIGAPL]]. [http://www.sigapl.org/articles.php "Articles"].</ref> Montalbano published an annotated version of the lyrics at [[IPSA]]'s [[IPSA '82|1982 user meeting]].<ref name="history">Michael Montalbano. [http://www.ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/APL-hist.html "A Personal History of APL"] appendix A. [[IPSA '82]].</ref>


After Montalbano shared his lyrics with guitarist [[Jim Brown]], Brown surprised him by gathering a band including [[Larry Breed]], John Bunda, Diana Dloughy, Al O'Hara and Rob Skinner to play the song at the [[APL81]] conference banquet. The audience of over 1000 sang along, reading Montalbano's lyrics projected from overhead tranparencies.<ref name="history"/> This performance, with an introduction by Brown, was recorded on cassette tape and distributed by Bob Armstrong.<ref>Bob Armstrong. [https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/586656.586659 "Cassette of APL Blossom Time"]. [[APL Quote Quad]] Volume 12, Issue 2. 1981-12.</ref> Brown also recorded a studio version of the song with Mike Wheatley, John Bunda, and Brian Duff; it was published as a [[wikipedia:Single (music)#7-inch format|45 RPM]] single by APL Press, with the live version on the reverse.<ref>SmartArrays. [http://smartarrays.com/downloads/aplblossomtime/aplblossomtime.html "APL Blossom Time"].</ref>
After Montalbano shared his lyrics with guitarist [[Jim Brown]], Brown surprised him by gathering a band including [[Larry Breed]], John Bunda, Diana Dloughy, Al O'Hara and Rob Skinner to play the song at the [[APL81]] conference banquet. The audience of over 1000 sang along, reading Montalbano's lyrics projected from overhead tranparencies.<ref name="history"/> This performance, with an introduction by Brown, was recorded on cassette tape and distributed by Bob Armstrong.<ref>Bob Armstrong. [https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/586656.586659 "Cassette of APL Blossom Time"]. [[APL Quote Quad]] Volume 12, Issue 2. 1981-12.</ref> Brown also recorded a studio version of the song with Mike Wheatley, John Bunda, and Brian Duff; it was published as a [[wikipedia:Single (music)#7-inch format|45 RPM]] single by APL Press, with the live version on the reverse.<ref>SmartArrays. [http://smartarrays.com/downloads/aplblossomtime/aplblossomtime.html "APL Blossom Time"].</ref>
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4xvjfr297E Live] illustrated version and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zSauxkMxPo Re-recording by Jim Brown] on occasion of the 50th anniversary of the first saved [[workspace]]
* [http://smartarrays.com/downloads/aplblossomtime/aplblossomtime.html SmartArrays page] ([[Jim Brown]]): [http://smartarrays.com/downloads/aplblossomtime/APL_Blossom_time_Live.mp3 live] and [http://smartarrays.com/downloads/aplblossomtime/APL_Blossom_Time_Studio.mp3 studio] recordings
* [http://smartarrays.com/downloads/aplblossomtime/aplblossomtime.html SmartArrays page] ([[Jim Brown]]): [http://smartarrays.com/downloads/aplblossomtime/APL_Blossom_time_Live.mp3 live] and [http://smartarrays.com/downloads/aplblossomtime/APL_Blossom_Time_Studio.mp3 studio] recordings
* [http://cosy.com/language/APLBlos/APLBlos.htm CoSy page]: [http://cosy.com/language/APLBlos/APLBLOSS.TXT text]
* [http://cosy.com/language/APLBlos/APLBlos.htm CoSy page]: [http://cosy.com/language/APLBlos/APLBLOSS.TXT text]
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Latest revision as of 16:59, 27 March 2023

APL Blossom Time is a song about APL's early history written to the tune of The Battle of New Orleans by Michael S. Montalbano, under the pseudonym "J.C.L. Guest". It was performed at APL81 by Jim Brown and others, and the lyrics were published in the APL Quote Quad issue following that conference's proceedings.[1] It has been widely cited both as documentation of and a part of APL's history.[2][3][4][5] Montalbano published an annotated version of the lyrics at IPSA's 1982 user meeting.[6]

After Montalbano shared his lyrics with guitarist Jim Brown, Brown surprised him by gathering a band including Larry Breed, John Bunda, Diana Dloughy, Al O'Hara and Rob Skinner to play the song at the APL81 conference banquet. The audience of over 1000 sang along, reading Montalbano's lyrics projected from overhead tranparencies.[6] This performance, with an introduction by Brown, was recorded on cassette tape and distributed by Bob Armstrong.[7] Brown also recorded a studio version of the song with Mike Wheatley, John Bunda, and Brian Duff; it was published as a 45 RPM single by APL Press, with the live version on the reverse.[8]

References

  1. ↑ J.C.L. Guest. "APL Blossom Time". APL Quote Quad Volume 12, Issue 2. 1981-12.
  2. ↑ Catherine Lathwell. "Rediscovering APL's history". Vector journal volume 24 issue 2. 2010-08.
  3. ↑ Dyalog Ltd. "Poetry".
  4. ↑ Roger Hui. "APL Quotations and Anecdotes".
  5. ↑ SIGAPL. "Articles".
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Michael Montalbano. "A Personal History of APL" appendix A. IPSA '82.
  7. ↑ Bob Armstrong. "Cassette of APL Blossom Time". APL Quote Quad Volume 12, Issue 2. 1981-12.
  8. ↑ SmartArrays. "APL Blossom Time".

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