The older the slimster gets, the more he can be overheard humming classic summer tunes during that briefest of Canadian seasons. Thankfully brief, for the sweltering dog days sure are not fun. Must have been those that led Eddie Cochran to compose Summertime Blues, for which there aint no cure. But what about the Gershwins, collaborating on the nonpareil feel-good number titled simply Summertime. When the livin' is easy, fish are jumpin’ and the cotton is high? Sure helps to keep spirits up during days that are dominated by inept politicos and more and re life-threatening issues.
