Champagne Book of the Month Club: Recipes for Remembrance

Getting hungry?

Tired of the same old dishes for dinner?

Need new ideas to sink your teeth into?

All this can be answered with this book of the month for April!

First published in 1985, and again in 2002....this book is a collection of personal recipes from members of the Musical Family complied by Cinda Goold Redman (Michael Redman's wife) and Jo Berry. Jack Imel's Sugar Cream Pie, Kenny Trimble's Black-Eyed Peas, Dick Dale's Beef Ribs, Gail Farrell's Veal Piccata are one of many tasty dishes featured in the book.

And of course, the Maestro himself, Lawrence Welk has his famous Chicken N' Dumplin's recipe as well!

I guarantee that there is a recipe that suits anyone's different taste, and is a great way to spice up breakfast, lunch or dinner.

And overall, make this featured book of the month worth reading!

Champagne Book of the Month Club: Recipes for Remembrance

Champagne Music's own version of the Mod Squad

The mixed trio of Gail, Ron and Michael!

Led by their fearless leader Gail Farrell....

......with Ron Anderson providing the muscle

.....and Michael Redman, who like MacGyver is very resourceful.

Champagne Music's own version of the Mod Squad

South Euclid Memories

Back in the day, in 2004....the stars came to Northeast Ohio

Sally Flynn, Sheila Aldridge, Gail Farrell, Tanya Falan and Cissy King grace the stage.

Here's Ken Delo with Clay Hart

Cissy has come between Sheila and Sherry Aldridge, in song that is....

Gail joins Michael Redman for a nice duet.

Joe Feeney is in the solo spotlight.

And here's the Aldridge Sisters, Tanya, Cissy and Clay.

The Champagne Music Makers, always and forever blowing bubbles.

South Euclid Memories

Fun with hats

As demonstrated by Ron, Gail and Michael in this week's Welk episode....

Fun with hats

Caption This!

Featuring the Aldridge Sisters with Ken Delo and Michael Redman

If you have a funny or clever (or even both!) caption for this picture, just click on the comments link below and type away!

Caption This!

Revenge of the Reruns - All Time Favorites

Watched last night's Welk episode, All Time Favorites from 1982 was a repeat but a pretty good one.

Highlights include Gail Farrell testing her strength against Michael Redman...

Jack Imel playing the marimbas....but did not attempt to jump over them

....and Kathie Sullivan winning some new fans in the studio audience.

They do shoot bubbles....don't they?

Revenge of the Reruns - All Time Favorites

Death, Taxes, Michael Redman

Today is music maker (and my good friend) Michael Redman's birthday!

Happy Birthday Mike!

And don't forget to file your tax returns everyone....

Death, Taxes, Michael Redman

All Time Favorites

Right now, Toledo is buried knee deep in January snow....but I am keeping warm with this week's Lawrence Welk show!

Saturday Nights are meant for.....

Bobby and Elaine dancing the Champagne Waltz.....

Anacani singing "Sway".....

Gail, Ron and Michael getting "In The Mood".....

Sheila and Sherry Aldridge singing "Please Release Me".....

.....and Henry Cuesta playing "Just a Closer Walk With Thee"

That, plus switching back an forth between the Cardinals-Panthers playoff game on FOX and some NBA basketball on my dish's League Pass package.

Oh, and the Ravens won.....damn

All Time Favorites

Wednesday Morning Inspiration

Advice we can all live by....

Wednesday Morning Inspiration

Gail, Ron and Michael

Today is the wedding anniversary of music makers Ron Anderson and Gail Farrell, they got married twenty nine years ago on this date.

In honor of this milestone and memory, Welk Musical Family proudly presents this pictoral collauge of the musical trio of Gail, Ron and Michael.

Happy Anniversary!

Gail, Ron and Michael

More of your favorite Welk haikus

Well, I know it's one of mine.....the world needs more poetry like this,

Gail, Ron and Michael

They are singing "In The Mood"

And they're having fun

More of your favorite Welk haikus

Michael Redman

Today is music maker Michael Redman's birthday...here's a special haiku that I have written.

He sings high tenor

Mike Redman can do it all

Portland's very proud

And here's Michael dancing with Mary Lou Metzger....HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Michael Redman

The Power of Three

Here's a look at some of the fine threesomes that appeared on the Lawrence Welk Show throughout it's history....

Of course, there is Gail, Sandi & Mary Lou

Anyone remember Jack Imel, Arthur Duncan and Bobby Burgess doing these dance-offs?

You got served....champagne style!

And back in the early 1960s, the Lennon Sisters were a trio....when Dianne left briefly to raise her family.

From 1977, Anacani teams up with Gail and Sandi for a nice number....

Clay Hart teams up with Buddy Merrill and Richard Maloof for some of that rhythm....

And finally, the mixed trio of Gail, Ron and Michael....

Now that's what I call the power of three!

The Power of Three

Big City USA

Saturday Night has come and gone, and it brought us another fine Lawrence Welk episode this week....titled "Big City USA".

From it's 27th season on the air (1981-82), here's the Maestro getting the show started!

The show, of course, was about the big cities of the USA....here's Anacani singing about New York, well actually the neighborhood of Spanish Harlem with the song "Spanish Harlem".

You always thought Gail Farrell was the only Welk star that's associated with Petula Clark's classic hit "Downtown"....we'll here is the Aldridge Sisters and the Otwell Twins with their own rendition of that hit record.

Now, here's Joe Feeney with "Oklahoma" accompanied by Myron Floren on accordian.

And now, the mixed trio of Gail, Ron and Michael singing about penthouses and the benefits of living high in the sky....and it's not a reference to sky-high rents most associated with big city living.

How about a ride on the trolley? Jack Imel and Mary Lou Metzger are in the number, "The Trolley Song."

Other numbers in the show include Kathie Sullivan's "Kansas City", Jim Turner with "Rhinestone Cowboy" along with Ava Barber's rendition of "Gotta Travel On".

The show had a fantastic closing number, the orchestra performed and the singers sung to "Chicago" which was a nice way to end a show.

And now, it's time for Mary Lou's weekly interview....mystery guest, enter and sign in please!

It's Bobby Burgess, he talked about some of the fun times he had on the Welk Show, how the TV show "Dancing With The Stars" has caused a bull market on Catallian (also known as ballroom) dancing and his family plus some sentimental memories of fellow Welk star and father-in-law Myron Floren.

Next week, I found it's a salute to Jimmy McHugh...whoever the heck he is....so keep and song in your heart and your VCRs humming!

Big City USA