The Ruby Vignettes Vox2008-03-24T18:32:43ZGeene Reeshttp://geenerees.vox.com/?_c=feed-atomtag:vox.com,2006:6p00d4144276443c7f/A series of audio recordings of Ruby Adams’ life (1895-1954.) The Techau Taverntag:vox.com,2008-03-24:asset-6a00d4144276443c7f00e398e93efe00052008-03-24T18:32:43Z2008-03-24T18:32:43ZGeene Reeshttp://geenerees.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom
John Davis wanders into the Techau Tavern for a bite to eat. Ruby Adams is performing the song Bill and Johnny encounters the enchanting Ruby for the first time.
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The Cirque Room- Ruby First Appearstag:vox.com,2007-06-10:asset-6a00d4144276443c7f00cd97346a234cd52007-10-12T19:24:26Z2008-09-24T14:18:56ZGeene Reeshttp://geenerees.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom
Ruby's spirit first appeared on my birthday some 20 years ago. It was at the Cirque Room of the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco.
In my research, the first song I could find that Ruby sang in front of an audience was Hesitation Blues. There are two versions of Hesitation Blues one by W.C. Handy and the other by Scott Middleton both songs are featured in this vigne...
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The Slidetag:vox.com,2007-06-10:asset-6a00d4144276443c7f00cd973477e84cd52007-10-11T22:28:48Z2007-12-19T16:47:05ZGeene Reeshttp://geenerees.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom
I was buying my second cup of coffee to ease myself through the morning. Ruby, my aunt, who visits from the “other side” lived in San Francisco during the early 20th century. She has been visiting me for many years telling me her story an...
I was meeting friends at a restaurant. Cosmo Place is in the heart of San Francisco's theater and hotel district. I was waiting upstairs in the bar for my friends watching a jazz trio set up for the night. When I felt a slight breeze ...
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The Aladdin on Sutter St. S. F.tag:vox.com,2007-07-29:asset-6a00d4144276443c7f00e398984f3200042007-10-09T00:55:30Z2007-10-30T20:00:23ZGeene Reeshttp://geenerees.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom
On a tree lined street in the Berkeley Hills, I was examining a guest book from an old restaurant in San Francisco. I was looking for Ruby’s signature. Finally, on page 24 I found it. It was unsophisticated signature, a signature of a young...
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Please be Good to My Old Paltag:vox.com,2007-06-10:asset-6a00d4144276443c7f00d4144015956a472007-10-07T20:28:10Z2007-11-14T15:09:40ZGeene Reeshttp://geenerees.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom
I was in the San Francisco Library combing through microfilm of newspapers from 1925. I needed information on the one story Ruby doesn't talk about. I found the article and the location, Strand Theater on Market St. I walked over to this...
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A Butterflytag:vox.com,2007-11-06:asset-6a00d4144276443c7f00e398ba929900022007-10-07T00:42:09Z2008-05-28T13:06:12ZGeene Reeshttp://geenerees.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom
A Butterfly tells the story of the aftermath of the Ruby's performance at the Strand Theater in 1925. This vignette features a melody written by Walter Rees and Lloyd Allen. A Judith Cunningham musical arrangement.
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Agua Calientetag:vox.com,2007-07-07:asset-6a00d4144276443c7f00d41449712b6a472007-09-30T18:44:07Z2007-10-30T20:03:03ZGeene Reeshttp://geenerees.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom
I was picking up tacos for dinner at a small, Mexican restaurant on Courtland Avenue in Bernal Heights one Thursday night. The place wasn’t much just a local hole in the wall; Formica wood grained tables, padded chairs and Mexican fla...
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The Burbank Airporttag:vox.com,2007-09-29:asset-6a00d4144276443c7f00e398ada9b600012007-09-29T20:47:48Z2008-09-25T02:43:19ZGeene Reeshttp://geenerees.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom
I was flying back to San Francisco from Burbank, California just as the town was beginning to cool down after a hot summer's day.