The Lawrence Welk Show begins it's long run on television when it debuts on KTLA in Los Angeles.
Sixty years later, the world is a better place.
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
On this day, 42 years ago.....
Thursday, January 06, 2011
This Day in Welk History: January 6, 1968
The duo of Sandi and Sally made their national television debut...
Fresh out of Brigham Young University, these pretty young ladies joined the show from an open casting call at the Hollywood Palladium.
The episode that Saturday night? That's Showbiz
Their first number ever sung? Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah
And from that point on, they never looked back.
Fresh out of Brigham Young University, these pretty young ladies joined the show from an open casting call at the Hollywood Palladium.
The episode that Saturday night? That's Showbiz
Their first number ever sung? Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah
And from that point on, they never looked back.
Friday, September 18, 2009
This Day in Welk History - September 18, 1965
It was forty-four years ago today that the Lawrence Welk Show aired it's first episode in color on the ABC network!
Now Champagne Music aficionados could see their favorite stars in shades other than black & white.
The episode, aired on location at the Maestro's resort in Escondido, featured the Lennon Sisters and the Blenders at the pool, Peggy Lennon and husband Dick Cathcart sing "You're The Cream In My Coffee" plus we get to see Dee Dee Lennon play a round of golf!
With the advent of color, musical numbers and the wardrobe would be more colorful and spectacular than ever!
Yup, the times are-a-changin'
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Beware the Ides of March
Cause' stuff like this will happen.....
....and St. Patrick's Day is only two short days away.
Actually, on the Ides of March....back in ancient Roman times, dictator and nice guy Julius Caesar was betrayed by friend Brutus and assassinated by his fellow Senators in the Roman Senate.
Maybe I'll have a Little Caesar's Pizza and some Orange Julius in observance of this day....while watching televised US Senate preceedings on C-SPAN.
Also, this is the last week of pledges....WGTE has no Welk (regular show or PBS special) scheduled so I'll just put in one of my DVDs of Welk shows.
I wonder if the Maestro and his musical family ever considered doing a "Salute to Ancient Rome" episode?
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
This day in Welk history
Since this is the New Year, the Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena is on right now, and speaking of the parade....
On this day in 1972.....36 years ago.....the maestro Lawrence Welk was that year's Grand Marshall of the Rose Parade, what an honor that was!
On this day in 1972.....36 years ago.....the maestro Lawrence Welk was that year's Grand Marshall of the Rose Parade, what an honor that was!
Right now, I'm spending New Years by....what else? Watching television, I'm switching back and forth between the parade on ABC, college football on ESPN and a Let's Make A Deal marathon on GSN.
Later on, I'll be working on my webpage....adding some fun new stuff there!
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