"Radio City Memories"

For some reason this came to mind today and I thought I would share it.

It was about 1943 and I was about 4 years old. My mother took me to Radio City Music Hall in New York City.It was the largest building I was ever in at that time. It was like being in a palace. I remember we sat on the left side of the theatre by the aisle, the lights were still on and the movie had not started yet. A few feet from us, drapes opened and a huge organ with a lady sitting at it appeared. I can still remember her, she was short, very thin and had on the first pair of high heeled platform shoes I ever saw..I was use to Noana shoes, that is I ever knew....as she started to play I saw her feet moving back and forth over all the petals on the floor, being short I guess she needed the heels to reach the petals ( only guessing about that part ) anyway she played some songs and it was amazing, I had never heard an organ before and it was so loud and I liked it. at some point I remember clapping when she had stopped, she turned and looked at me and smiled. I gave her my best (better be nice to people or else ) smiles and she waved me over to her, my mother walked me the few feet to the lady and she asked if I wanted to sit next to her when she played the next song...I said yes and she lifted me on to the bench she was sitting at....I was in awe all I could see were rows and rows of keys and watching her hands move so so quickly from one row to another....was something I still recall to this day. For some reason I think her name was Helen but I can not find anything about her on the web....I see that Radio City had a staff of organists but no other information. I know this story means something only to me but I wanted to pass it on anyway.....and before my sister says how we complained of being poor etc...the carfare was one nickle and the movie about 20 cents and I was let in free on both counts....sorry Sis....lol