John Francis Goulet: Memoirs of Grand Junction and Western Colorado, Part Two

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In the second of nine recordings, John Goulet, a former advertising salesman with the Daily Sentinel newspaper, relates his experiences and travels in Grand Junction and Western Colorado in the 1950’s and 1960’s. He talks about playing the piano and touring the Western Slope with the Star Lighters, an orchestra from Grand Junction. He plays the piano piece, “Back in Your Own Backyard” and speaks about arranging music for other performers. He remembers his son’s visit to Grand Junction in 1960, a hike they took to a ghost town near Ouray, and their trip to the Grand Mesa. He plays a piano piece called “The River of No Return.” He speaks about a trip with his friend Al Look to Paradox and a sculpture he made from alabaster gathered on that trip. He plays the piano piece “Rock of Ages.” He relates a trip that he took on the California Zephyr passenger train. He remembers searching for gastroliths and uranium on trips with Al Look near Cisco, Utah. This recording is made available via signed release by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.