You're Never Too Young

As we approach the autumn of this year, and our years....Lawrence and his Music Makers remind us in this week's episode that you're never too young.

Actually, it's the title of his 1981 bestselling book, co-written with Bernice McGeehan, but it is still great advice to live by!

Highlights from this week's episode include.....

Mary Lou catching up on her reading....

Kathie and Ken catching up on old times.....

and David, Guy, Roger and Jim sing a particular Oak Ridge Boys diddy.....

.....about this gal.

YOU'RE NEVER TOO YOUNG - December 5, 1981

1. YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO YOUNG - Bobby, Elaine, Guy, Ralna, Gail, Ron, David, Sheila, Ava, Sherry, Roger, Kathie, Joe, Anacani, Norma, Jimmy (Roberts), Mary Lou, Jim, Ken & Michael
2. YOUNG AT HEART - Tom Netherton
3. ISN'T IT ROMANTIC - The orchestra
4. CINCO ROBLES - Anacani
5. MAGGIE BLUES - Bob Havens on trombone

6. YOUNGER THAN SPRINGTIME - Joe Feeney with Bob Ralston on the Hammond organ
7. PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART - Sheila & Sherry Aldridge with David & Roger Otwell
8. PICK YOURSELF UP - Jack Imel and Mary Lou Metzger
9. MEDLEY OF SONGS FROM SNOW WHITE - The orchestra conducted by George Cates
10. SING SING SING - Paul Humphrey and Jack Imel on drums with Arthur Duncan dancing

11. MEMORIES - Norma Zimmer
12. WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS - Gail Farrell, Ron Anderson and Michael Redman
13. YOU NEEDED ME - Guy Hovis and Ralna English
14. I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT - danced by Bobby Burgess and Elaine Balden

15. TRY A LITTLE KINDNESS - Ava Barber
16. ELVIRA - Jim Turner with David Otwell, Guy Hovis and Roger Otwell
17. KIDS - Kathie Sullivan and Ken Delo
18. ROLL OUT THE BARREL - Lawrence, Myron Floren & Joey Schmidt on accordion featuring Bobby, Elaine, Sheila, Sherry, Gail, Mary Lou, Jimmy, Ron, Michael and Joe

Until next week, remember to keep a song in your heart and always try to get by.....with a little help from your friends!

You're Never Too Young

Champagne Fashions from the Islands - 1982

Lets see what the men are wearing when it comes to Hawaiian shirts....

Champagne Fashions from the Islands - 1982

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!

Love is sweeping the country

....or it could be indigestion.

Anyway, today is Valentine's Day....while most of you are celebrating love with your significant others, I'll be celebrating today watching the Daytona 500!

However, we'll dissect the meaning of love courtesy of this week's Welk episode...Love Songs from 1980.

In this episode.....Bobby uses Elaine to mop the stage floor

Jim Turner is hungry for some Little Green Apples....

....and here is a successful encylopedia saleman, as demonstrated by Arthur Duncan

All this and more, hosted by Mary Lou Metzger

LOVE SONGS - February 9, 1980

1. L-O-V-E - Joe, Mary Lou, Gail (Farrell), Ken, Tom, Ava, Kathie, Jimmy (Roberts), Anacani, Guy, Ralna, Curt (Ramsey), Roger & David (Otwell), Sheila & Sherry (Aldridge)
2. LITTLE GREEN APPLES - Jim Turner
3. SOMEBODY LOVES ME - The orchestra
4. SPEAK TO ME OF LOVE - Norma Zimmer
5. AMOR - danced by Bobby Burgess and Elaine Balden

6. SHE LOVES YOU - The Aldridge Sisters and the Otwell Twins
7. SECRET LOVE - Anacani
8. DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE AWAY FROM ME - Bob Ralston at the piano
9. HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I LOVE YOU - Ralna English & Guy Hovis
10. WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE - The orchestra

 
11. THEME FROM "LOVE STORY" (WHERE DO I BEGIN) - The orchestra with George Cates conducting, Girls chorus featuring Norma, Anacani, Kathie, Ralna, Gail, Sheila, Sherry & Mary Lou and Guys chorus featuring Joe, David, Roger, Jim, Jimmy, Ken & Guy
12. I JUST FALL IN LOVE AGAIN - Ava Barber
13. LOVER - Myron Floren on accordion
14. LOVE IS THE SWEETEST THING - Joe Feeney with Bob Ralston at the organ

15. LOVE ME TENDER - Tom Netherton with Neil Levang at guitar
16. LOVE IS SWEEPING THE COUNTRY - Arthur Duncan tap dancing
17. WHY DO I LOVE YOU - Kathie Sullivan with Joe Livoti at violin and the orchestra's string section
18. THE LADY'S IN LOVE WITH YOU - Ken Delo
19. LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND - Guys chorus featuring Jimmy, Curt, Larry (Hooper), Jim, Joe, David, Roger, Guy, Bobby & Tom. Girls chorus featuring Anacani, Norma, Gail, Elaine, Kathie, Ralna, Sheila & Sherry. Lawrence and Mary Lou Metzger dancing

A very nice and pleasant episode, one that you can watch with either your sweetheart. Even if you don't have that special someone in your life (like yours truly)....make today very special in your own unique way.

I have, watching NASCAR stars Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Greg Biffle and Dale Jr trade bumpers at the Super Bowl of Stock Car Racing.

Keep a song in your heart and the pedal to the medal....racing stock cars and in life!

 

Love is sweeping the country

Jim Turner's Birthday Jambalaya

Happy Birthday Jim!

 

  

  

 

 

Jim Turner's Birthday Jambalaya

Caption This!

Nothing beats a cruise down the river on a banana boat.

 

Add your own funny caption! Just click on the comments link below....

 

Caption This!

Latest poll results

Here's the results from the Battle Royale of the Champagne Guitar Heroes

Out of 49 total votes.....

Clay Hart came out on top with 57% of the ballot (28 votes)

followed by Neil Levang at 20% (10 votes).....

Rounding out the rest is Buddy Merrill with 18% (9 votes).....

.....and Jim Turner at 4% (2 votes)

And we have a new poll up, don't forget to vote!

Latest poll results

Jim Turner's birthday

It's me again, I just got back home from Branson around midnight.

Anyway, today is Jim Turner's birthday....here's a haiku I have written for him.

Jim plays the guitar

a little bit of country

for all the Welk fans

Jim Turner's birthday

I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles

Well kids, I got my concert pictures up and running on my webpage....and like the show itself, they are a blast!

Appearing in Eastlake are the following.....

The Aldridge Sisters

Jim Turner

Arthur Duncan

....and the Master of Ceremonies Ken Delo

FOREVER BLOWING BUBBLES ON A FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN EASTLAKE

I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles

Songs From The Classics

Here's another classic Welk episode for you....this week it's Songs From The Classics from March 8, 1980.

Without further delay.....let's go the highlights!

First, here's Guy & Ralna singing the "Song of Love".

Next, we have Bobby & Elaine dance to the sounds of the Tales From the Vienna Woods......

.....not to be outdone by Myron Floren and the Dance of the Comedians on the accordion.

Here's Dick Dale singing "Till The End Of Time" with Bob Smale at piano and Ernie Ehrhardt at cello.

And now we focus on the girls chorus as they provide vocals to "Our Love"

Other fine numbers include "Baubles, Bangles and Beads" by Gail, Sandi and Mary Lou as well as Anacani singing "Guadalajara". We also had Ken Delo with "Mack The Knife", the Aldridges and Otwells with "Hot Diggity" and great instrumentals such as the 1812 Overture, The Breeze And I and Malaguena.

And to sum up this show....I shall proclaim, "Bravo, Bravo!"

This week, Jim Turner takes his turn on Mary Lou's hot seat....he talks about being raised in a musical family of his own, plus his time on Broadway as part of the original production of "Jesus Christ Superstar"....and how he met his wife Terri.

As for next week, it's a Salute To Perry Como followed by Mary Lou's interview with the Aldridge Sisters. Can't wait for that one!

See you all next week until then....

Songs From The Classics