Few years shy of golden

It's my parents' 48th wedding anniversary; while there seems to be no traditional gift theme related to a celebration of 48 years, at least in one Google Site, a suggested modern-day gift theme was something "optical."

So here's a video for them (and for all of us celebrating with them) to watch: "(They Long to be) Close to You" by the Carpenters from their album Close to You released in 1970. The single was at the top of Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart on the week of my parents' wedding date. It ran at the top of the charts for six weeks, between the weeks of 11 July and 15 August.

The chart started 1970 with BJ Thomas' "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head," and ended with Perry Como's "It's Impossible." The other Carpenters' hit on the chart that year was "We've Only Just Begun," for seven weeks, between the weeks of 10 October and 21 November.

My parents are some of the biggest Carpenters fans I know. Happy 48th, Mommy and Daddy! We love you!