{"id":43,"date":"2011-06-05T15:13:05","date_gmt":"2011-06-05T19:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adrummergirlslife.com\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2026-03-31T11:20:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T15:20:05","slug":"chapter-1-lil-drummergirl-to-be","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/adrummergirlslife.com\/?page_id=43","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 1: Li’l Drummergirl-to-Be"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHAPTER 1: LI’L DRUMMERGIRL-TO-BE<\/span><\/h2>\n

How it all began<\/h3>\n
\"Mom
A Stunning Bride and Groom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A good place to start would be with Mom and Dad’s wedding on June 16, 1963.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Their union took place in a traditional Catholic Mass at Immaculate Conception Church in Newark, NJ, followed by a reception of 300 guests at Perillo’s in Belleville.<\/p>\n

This came after eight years of courtship, sparked by Dad\u2019s cousin Sabina\u2019s matchmaking. She said that her high school friend Lucille was a “knockout,” and Dad just had to meet her!<\/p>\n

The introduction took place at one of Granddaddy\u2019s political dances at Newark Symphony Hall in 1955. That evening, Sabina and Mom attended the dance with their boyfriends. When Dad approached Mom, he asked if Frank would mind if they shared a dance. She simply replied, “Ask Frank,” and with a shrug, which Dad did. Frank said, “Sure.”<\/p>\n

At the time, Dad was 27, while Mom\u2014though only 16\u2014was already a mature, worldly, and sophisticated young woman. They quickly became inseparable, initially fibbing about their ages, claiming to be 20 and 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\"musicnotes-tiny\"<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nTheme From “A Summer Place”<\/strong> (their song)
\nPercy Faith’s Orchestra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Percy Faith – Theme From “A Summer Place”<\/a>