Here comes Santa Claus
And he has lots of presents
The kids are happy
Friday, December 12, 2008
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Secret Agent Champagne Swingin'
I'm so very proud of my work.....
Using Windows Movie Maker, Adobe Photoshop and my imagination....I made a fantasy closing credits segment of the Welk Show from the late 1960s.
I don't know if they ever did a "Salute to the Music of James Bond and Secret Agents" but if they did....you can be sure that the Champagne Music Makers would play the theme music from The Man From U.N.C.L.E, which I used as the background music.
This, in my mind, is a nice nod to the television, music and aura from that era....ENJOY!
Using Windows Movie Maker, Adobe Photoshop and my imagination....I made a fantasy closing credits segment of the Welk Show from the late 1960s.
I don't know if they ever did a "Salute to the Music of James Bond and Secret Agents" but if they did....you can be sure that the Champagne Music Makers would play the theme music from The Man From U.N.C.L.E, which I used as the background music.
This, in my mind, is a nice nod to the television, music and aura from that era....ENJOY!
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
My Guy
Monday, December 08, 2008
Ken Delo's birthday
Sunday, December 07, 2008
Guy vs. Ralna
You know this one is going to get nasty....
Ralna's alma mater (the Texas Tech Red Raiders), will face Guy's alma mater (the Rebels of Ole Miss) in the Cotton Bowl on New Year's Day.
Let the trash-talking begin!
Gail, Ron and Michael
Saturday, December 06, 2008
Saturday Morning Inspiration
Friday, December 05, 2008
Guy Hovis: Grand Marshal
For some reason, whenever I think of a parade's grand marshal, Gavin MacLeod comes to mind.
But that's just me, and not so in this case.
But that's just me, and not so in this case.
Welk Musical Family extends it's congratulations to our Guy Hovis for being named Grand Marshal of this year's Mississippi State Hospital's Christmas Parade!
You can read all about it from this Rankin County Ledger article
Thursday, December 04, 2008
Midlife crisis at 65 mph
I couldn't sleep, so now's a good time to wax philosophic....
You ever notice that when you're a kid, time seems to drag very slowly?
You ever notice that when you're a kid, time seems to drag very slowly?
But when you get older, as an adult....time goes by fast....very fast?
I'm just a hair past thirty, and all my friends and acquintances are now married and starting families of their own.
Seems like yesterday when we were just kids and attending high school and college.
Just the mere fact that grunge music, Melrose Place, the Spice Girls and anything from the 90s are all now considered nostalgia makes me feel old.
I wonder how the Champagne Music Makers handle mid-life crisis?
But in the meantime, I better try to get some sleep.
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
That Christmas from the Sixties mood
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
A Welk Christmas Flashback
Monday, December 01, 2008
Dee Dee and Sherry's birthday
Sunday, November 30, 2008
At last....the Meryl Sisters!
I knew the time was near, NBC aired the episode of Saturday Night Live that featured the oh-so hilarious Lawrence Welk skit!
So, naturally....I taped it on my DVR
Without further delay....the sister act from the Finger Lakes!
"I'm Janice".....
"I'm Holly".....
"I'm Nora".....
..."and I'm Denise!"
"Was her forehead really that big, or was I looking through a couple of bubbles?"
Best SNL skit....ever
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Pledge Naseum
Alas, it's pledge time again for the public televison networks.....which means no regular Welk shows for two weeks.
This week, we got "Say It With Music" for the second time this season and in condensed, edited-for-pledge breaks form. That is a first for me in all the years I have watched Lawrence Welk on my local PBS.
This week, we got "Say It With Music" for the second time this season and in condensed, edited-for-pledge breaks form. That is a first for me in all the years I have watched Lawrence Welk on my local PBS.
According to OETA, they scheduled "Songs of Johnny Mercer" from 1976....did anyone get to see that?
Back to the show I got (and the rest of Northwest Ohio as well)....several numbers were cut....such as Clay Hart's "Gentle On My Mind", Buddy Merrill's "It May Be Silly But Ain't It Fun" and the Calcutta number just to name a few.
Remember the good ol' days when they didn't edit and cut any numbers during pledge drives? That seems like ages ago....
....and now, a pledge haiku.
What's on PBS?
They're asking for your support
Empty your wallet
Hey, at least they didn't cut Gail Farrell's number.
....and that's always nice.
Saturday haiku
Friday, November 28, 2008
Poll results on Black Friday
Of the 57 ballots that were tallied, the latest poll showed that with 84% of the vote (48 votes) that folks watched both the Lawrence Welk Show...
.....and Hee Haw when both were in first run syndication.
While 15% (9 votes) did not....
So it looks like alot of you out there were a pickin' and a grinnin' on the count of ah-one an ah-two.
Thanks for voting....the new poll is up...so make your voice heard!
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving!
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
The Welk Stars - Through The Years
I got my latest issue of Musical Family News yesterday, and the cover story featured is the upcoming new Welk special for public television.
This one, for the record is number 15...it is titled "THE WELK STARS - THROUGH THE YEARS".
Mary Lou Metzger will serve as your host, and it comes to you courtesy of Bob Allen, Bill Trash, Susan Dowdy and our friends from OETA.
This one, for the record is number 15...it is titled "THE WELK STARS - THROUGH THE YEARS".
Mary Lou Metzger will serve as your host, and it comes to you courtesy of Bob Allen, Bill Trash, Susan Dowdy and our friends from OETA.
From what I have read, the special will spotlight select members of the Musical Family through short bios, vintage pictures plus plenty of clips from the Welk show.
Here are the stars that will be featured....
ANACANI
BOBBY BURGESS
JO ANN CASTLE
HENRY CUESTA
DICK DALE
KEN DELO
ARTHUR DUNCAN
RALNA ENGLISH
JOE FEENEY
THE LENNON SISTERS (DIANNE, PEGGY, KATHY & JANET)
MARY LOU METZGER
TOM NETHERTON
BOB RALSTON
JIMMY ROBERTS
NORMA ZIMMER
It's scheduled to air on PBS stations (during pledge drives of course) in March 2009....I can't wait to see it!
Monday, November 24, 2008
Johnny Zell's birthday
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Back home for Thanksgiving
I'm back from a short stay in Baltimore-Washington DC, and found out that these following great things have happened.
UT actually won a game, 42-14 over Miami of Ohio....
and OSU beat Michigan....again
UT actually won a game, 42-14 over Miami of Ohio....
and OSU beat Michigan....again
But I am back in time to celebrate Thanksgiving, in both real life and on public television courtesy of the Champagne Music Makers from 1973!
Here's Ralna having a bit of holiday cheer after singing "Y'all Come"....
Larry Hooper is trying to sing his number, but the trombone section won't have any of it.....
Tanya is singing "What the World Needs Now (Is Love Sweet Love)".....
The duo of Gail (Farrell) and (Dick) Dale keeping warm by singing "Button Up Your Overcoat"
And let's dance with Cissy and Bobby by doing the Jenny Lind Polka!
Later....O-H-I-O!
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Gonna get me some crabcakes
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Sleigh Ride
One of my favorite Christmas songs is "Sleigh Ride", of course the musical family has sung it on the show numerous times before...
But the best version (and why it's my favorite) is sung by the Ronettes from the early 1960s. I can just picture the orchestra along with a trio of the Welk girls (such as Gail, Sandi & Mary Lou) performing it Ronette-style.
Just listen for yourself....and you can see why.
Monday, November 17, 2008
In The Alps: February 26, 1966
This one Welk episode is where the Musical Family salutes the songs of Vienna, the Alps and the Habsburgs.
Here's the gang getting things started with a nice Viennese waltz...
Here's the gang getting things started with a nice Viennese waltz...
Next are the Lennon Sisters with the song "In The Alps"
Now it's time for the Lichensteiner Polka with Aladdin and Jo Ann Castle!
Here's Bobby and Barbara dancing to the Tales of Vienna Woods....
Now it's time for a Austrian sing-a-long that Archduke Franz Ferdinand would love!
Auf Weidersehn!
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