April Showers '67

Hope your spring is in bloom, and just like the flowers in the garden, the Musical Family is in bloom with this Springtime episode from '67.

And here are the highlights.....

The Lennon Sisters sing the praises of DDT.....

Barbara and Bobby play Bavarian Pattycake....

......and Larry Hooper listens to Howard Stern on the radio.

APRIL SHOWERS - April 15, 1967

1. APRIL SHOWERS - Kathy, Steve, Natalie, Jimmy, Barbara, Bobby, Dee Dee, Jack with Bob Havens on trombone, Mahlon Clark on clarinet and Dick Cathcart on trumpet
2. WISH ME A RAINBOW - the orchestra with Frank Scott on harpsichord, Bob Ralston on the calvietta and Orie Amodeo on flute
3. LOOK FOR THE SILVER LINING - Norma Zimmer and Jimmy Roberts
4. STORMY WEATHER - Bob Ralston at the piano
5. CHERRY BLOSSOM LANE - Janet, Dee Dee, Kathy and Peggy Lennon

   
6. SINGING IN THE RAIN - sung and danced by Bobby Burgess, Arthur Duncan and Jack Imel
7. APRIL LOVE - Steve Smith
8. APRIL IN PORTUGAL - the orchestra
9. LOOK TO THE RAINBOW - Natalie Nevins
10. THE SHOE PLODDLER - danced by Bobby Burgess and Barbara Boylan with Myron Floren on the concertina

11. A GARDEN IN THE RAIN - Joe Feeney
12. YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE - Jo Ann Castle at the honky tonk piano with Buddy Merrill at guitar and Neil Levang at banjo
13. SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW - Norma Zimmer
14. RAIN - tap danced by Arthur Duncan

15. IT'S A LOVELY DAY (TO BE CAUGHT IN THE RAIN) - Kathy Lennon and Steve Smith
16. RHYTHM IN THE RAIN - Frank Scott at the piano
17. IT AIN'T GONNA RAIN NO MORE - Larry Hooper
18. INTO EACH LIFE SOME RAIN MUST FALL - Dick Dale
19. IN THE GARDEN - Norma Zimmer with backing chorus of Charlie Parlato, Dick Cathcart, Curt Ramsey and Steve Smith

  
Each and every one of the numbers featured on the show was terrific, but there is one thing I question....

Why would Kathy Lennon and Steve Smith go cycling in the rain? Especially without wearing protective rain gear?

At least one can say these two know how to take risks in life.

Hope your spring so far has plenty of sunshine, even if you do have some rain and until next time, keep a song in your heart and don't step into any mud puddles.

April Showers '67

Just a reminder.....

Spring is just around the corner....

And the baseball season is not too far away!

Just a reminder.....

Spring is here!

The sounds of birds chirping....

....flowers start to bloom

.....the occasional rain shower

....but that eventually leads to sunshine and the year's first gorgeous weather!

And today begins the NCAA college basketball tournament....

Just to keep score, five of the Musical Family's alma maters are in the big dance.

Cissy King's University of New Mexico plays Montana in the East Regional

...and BYU, where Sandi Griffiths went to school, as I write, are playing Florida over in the West Region.

You have Mary Lou Metzger's Temple University playing Cornell tomorrow

 
Plus there's the University of Tennessee, where Jim Turner's old school is playing San Diego State

....and finally Sam Houston State where Elaine Balden will be cheering for her Bearkats to beat Baylor

So let your smile be your umbrella and start dancing!

Spring is here!

An April Showers haiku

Springtime has finally arrived....let's celebrate with a 5-7-5

Raindrops keep fallin'

But it results in flowers

And allergies too

An April Showers haiku

Springtime

This week's show is about Spring, which originally aired on April 1977....here are some highlights you may enjoy.

Opening number is "April Showers" and we see the ladies dressed for the event.

Folks dancing to the Champagne Music Makers, "It Might As Well Be Spring" and to your left is something you don't see everyday....Ralna English dancing with members of the studio audience!

Gail, Sandi and Mary Lou form a conga line to the tune of "Walking In The Sunshine".

The fellas getting ready to play some baseball to the tune of "Spring, Spring, Spring"

As for next week, it's a new episode....a salute to Irving Berlin!

Can't wait for that, so take care y'all until next week.

Springtime

Just another Manic Monday

Now I know that Spring is officially and finally here....opening day for baseball!

And thank goodness for Direct TV, we're getting MLB Extra Innings free for a week so I can channel surf to several games whenever I get bored watching either the Tigers or the Indians.

Right now, I'm really stinking up my NCAA Tourney bracket....only two of my picks for the Final Four has made it (UCLA and Memphis) and neither one is picked to be my national champion (I picked Tennessee).

Thank God I did not wager any money on this at all.....

For today, I'll just relax....with an ice cold RC cola and a Moon Pie and watch some baseball, and maybe create some fun junk courtesy of my new version of Adobe Photoshop.....

....and also dream ahead to the Summer, filled with Welk concerts galore include my epic trip to Branson.

And finally....got any Scotch in you?

The thought of sunshine, warm weather and no more snow makes me feel like dancing!

Just another Manic Monday