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The Coachmen's Turntable 01/29/2018

1/29/2018

So tell me about the care and compensation you guys get for head injuries

Good Morning to you all!!!
Superbowl coming to Minneapolis next Sunday. The Patriots and the Eagles! Should be an interesting game. After the way they treated us in Philly I hope the Eagles get their butts kicked!!! That statement should sound strange coming from me.

You know what a nut I am about football right? Well I'm not. It's a confusing game. Maybe I don't pay as much attention to the game as I should.  I can say however, that I know most of the "pitchers" in the league. . . . HUH?. . . they're called quarterbacks??? See! That's what's confusing about football. If somebody throws a ball . . . he's a pitcher . . . who ever came up with the name Quarterback??? Really dumb if you ask me. Anyway the whole thing gives me a headache. Come to think of it . . . it gives the players a headache too!

Bobby Vee and Buddy Holly on The Turntable. Sharon is taking over The flipSide with a serious message delivered by "her favorite" John Denver.   JL brings you "The Joys of Winter" on "Sucks News"
Well, that's a wrap!
Till Next week / be safe and I'll see you on the Turntable!
Harv
thecoachmensclubhouse.com

"Take Good Care of My Baby" is a song written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin.[1] The song was made famous by Bobby Vee,[2] when it was released in 1961.

"Heartbeat" is a rockabilly song credited to Bob Montgomery and Norman Petty and originally recorded by Buddy Holly in 1958. The B-side of the single was "Well... All Right" (Buddy Holly, Norman Petty, Jerry Allison, Joe Mauldin).

"Mr. Sandman" (sometimes rendered as "Mister Sandman") is a popular song written by Pat Ballard which was published in 1954 and first recorded in May of that year by Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra and later that same year by The Chordettes. The Chordettes. The single reached #1 on the Billboard United States charts[1] and #11 in the United Kingdom charts in 1954.

"Annie's Song" (also known as "Annie's Song (You Fill Up My Senses)") is a folk rock and country song recorded and written by singer-songwriter John Denver. The song was released as a single from Denver's album, Back Home Again. It was his second number-one song in the United States, occupying that spot for two weeks in July 1974. "Annie's Song" also went to number one on the Easy Listening chart.[1] Billboard ranked it as the No. 25 song for 1974.

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Harv

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The Coachmen's Turntable 01/22/2018

1/22/2018

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We all deal with the cold and snow in our own way. - No reason to get all "squirrely about it! -

Today we're in for 6 to 12 inches of the white stuff. The only thing we can be "thankful" for is that snow isn't black. (wouldn't that be awful?)

Although, after thinking about it, in most traveled areas it gets that way soon enough. Funny, the relationship between Christmas decorations and snow. We can't get enough of the stuff in December and in January it gives us heartburn! Go figure!

Oh well summer for us will come soon enough. On Feb 28th we leave for Florida . . . Oh, I already told you that? Sorry didn't mean to repeat myself. You are all invited to visit us in the Villages this year. Just need to know when you're coming. We'd love to see you there. Give us as much notice as possible so we can arrange for a bigger tent if needed!

Turntable, as always, HS favorites. The flipSide is changing . . for the foreseeable future we'll be playing songs from the early to mid 60's. The songs should be more familiar to you . . . more Turntable like. First up on the flip . . . The Beach Boys. PICTURESQUE! Tom and Ginny go to Los Angeles! Finally, more "Signs of the Times" on Sucks News!

Well, that's a wrap!
Till Next week / be safe and I'll see you on the Turntable!
Harv
thecoachmensclubhouse.com

"Chantilly Lace" is the name of a rock and roll song written by Jerry Foster, Bill Rice, and Jiles Perry "The Big Bopper" Richardson, the last of whom released the song in August 1958. The single was produced by Jerry Kennedy.Big Bopper

"Mr. Lee" is a 1957 single by The Bobbettes. The song was the first to simultaneously become a Top Ten hitting single and reach #1 on the R&B charts in the United States.[1]

"Rockin' Robin" (originally released as "Rock-In Robin" on the Class Records 45 single) is a song written by Leon René under the pseudonym of Jimmie Thomas and recorded by Bobby Day in 1958. It was Day's biggest hit single, becoming a number-two hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent one week at the top of the charts (number one hit) in R&B sales.[2]Bobby Day

"Devil or Angel" is a song written by Blanche Carter and originally recorded by the Clovers in 1955. The song was recorded by Bobby Vee, with veteran session drummer Earl Palmer among the studio musicians, and reached number 6 in the US charts in 1960. It was Vee's first Top 10 hit.

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Harv

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The Coachmen's Turntable 01/15/2018

1/15/2018

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A healthy BURRRRR!!! goes out to everyone!!

I think everyone has experienced a bit of this chilly air from our friends in Canada this week . . .

friends? Well thank you Canada but I think we've ALL had enough! Sorry, no matter who is being blamed there isn't much we can do about it . . . it's called WINTER!

So here's the question at hand . . . has everyone "de-decorated" yet??? Or are you still hanging on to those wonderful holiday decorations for sentimental reasons? Holiday decorating is always fun . . . the season is new, we're looking forward to visiting old friends, family celebrations in festive surroundings at home, exchanging gifts and wonderful dinners out.

But now, as they say, the worm has turned! It's over! The coldest month of the year has arrived, the tax man cometh and you have a first quarter colonoscopy to look forward to. And, oh yeah, you have to freeze your butt off and take all that "Crap" down outside. Hey wait! Didn't we just call that crap "Holiday Decorations"?
Perspective! . . . Weird Huh?
Fifties, as usual, on The Turntable. One is a club favorite "It's All in the Game" Tommy Edwards.  The flipSide is featuring a familiar group that started out in the fifties "The Shirelles" remember them?  PICTURESQUE! A "overheard" conversation among Lincoln HS Coachmen students!

Well, That's a wrap!
Till Next week / be safe and I'll see you on the Turntable!
Harv
thecoachmensclubhouse.com

"Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)" is a 1960 song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson.[1] Orbison's recording of the song, produced by Fred Foster for Monument Records, was the first major hit for the singer. Released as a 45 rpm single by Monument Records in May 1960, "Only the Lonely" went to No. 2 on the United States Billboard pop music charts on 25 July 1960

"It's All in the Game" was a 1958 hit for Tommy Edwards. Carl Sigman composed the lyrics in 1951 to a wordless 1911 composition titled "Melody in A Major," written by Charles G. Dawes, later Vice President of the United States under Calvin Coolidge. It is the only No. 1 single in the U.S. to have been co-written by a U.S. Vice President[1] or a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

"One Fine Day" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. It first became a popular hit in the summer of 1963 for the American girl group The Chiffons, who reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 1980, King covered her own song and charted at number 12 on the Hot 100 with her version.

"Oh Lonesome Me" is a popular song written and recorded in December 1957 by Don Gibson with Chet Atkins [1] producing it for RCA Victor in Nashville. Released in 1958, the song topped the country chart for eight non-consecutive weeks in addition to reaching No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2]

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Harv

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The Coachmen's Turntable 01/08/2018

1/8/2018

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Good Morning Everyone!

Burrr!!! It's so cold outside I'm beginning to see old man winter in the trees.
Seriously! How many below zero days do we really have to

endure before we say enough??? Well for us, it's exactly 59 days. We leave for Florida on Feb 28th. From the looks of things it's not that much better in Florida at the moment. The whole east coast has been hit with weather (though not quite as cold) more "winterlike" than we're having in Minnesota. What say you JL??? You're already living in Florida . . where do you go to warm up?? In the meantime get yourself a hot cup of coco, a warm blanket and sit in front of a blazing fire. It's time to talk about all the good things that happened last year and plan for more good things to happen this year. That's what we're doing.

Half the songs on the Turntable today are Ricky Nelson! Loved that guy in high school. Still do. The flipSide features the very talented Neil Young. Dick Neuses turned up interesting news on Julie Andrews . . . see it on Sucks News! Finally, a Coachmen "Holiday Presentation" on PICTURESQUE!

Well, That's a wrap!
Till Next week / be safe and I'll see you on the Turntable!
Harv
thecoachmensclubhouse.com

"Just a Little Too Much" is a song written by Johnny Burnette and performed by Ricky Nelson. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #11 in the UK in 1959.[1] The song was featured on his 1959 album, Songs by Rick.[2]
The song is ranked #78 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 songs of 1959.[3]

"Stay" is a doo-wop song written by Maurice Williams and first recorded in 1960 by Williams with his group the Zodiacs.[1] Commercially successful recordings were later also issued by both the Hollies and the Four Seasons. The original recording of "Stay" remains the shortest single ever to reach the top of the American record charts, at 1 minute 36 seconds in length. By 1990, it had sold more than 8 million copies. It received a new lease of popularity after being featured on the Dirty Dancing soun

"Poor Little Fool" is a rock and roll song written by Sharon Sheeley and first recorded by Ricky Nelson in 1958. The song was recorded by Ricky Nelson on April 17, 1958,[2] and released on Imperial Records 5528. It holds the distinction of being the first number-one song on Billboard magazine's then newly created Hot 100 chart,

"Sherry" is a song written by Bob Gaudio and recorded by The Four Seasons. It was the band's first nationally released single and their first number one hit, reaching the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on September 15, 1962. It remained at number one for five consecutive weeks, and number one on the R&B charts for one week.[5] The song appears on the soundtrack of the 2011 film The Help.[6]

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Harv

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The Coachmen's Turntable 01/01/2018

1/1/2018

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January 1, 2018 January 1, 2018 January 1, 2018 January 1, 2018 January 1, 2018 January 1, 2018

We all know it's Jan 1, 2018 . . . I'm just practicing. It usually takes me 3 to 4 weeks to stop writing the prior year on checks. Interestingly friends and family have started to look weirdly at me when I do that now. Never remember them doing that when I was in my 50's. Oh well I guess it's part of the current landscape. Actually I'm just happy I still have checks to write.

I hope everyone had as much fun over this Holiday Season as our family did. Today marks the end of the celebrations and it's now time to get back to . . . . . Oh Yeah! We're retired! . . . . . Well, with that, let the fun BEGIN!!!

The Turntable starts us off with "The Everly Brothers" and continues with our HS favorites. The flipSide features "The Four Seasons". There has been a tour still making the rounds called "The Jersey Boys" If you haven't seen it and get the chance please go see it! PICTURESQUE! hosts two of our lovely Coachmen members (if they were guys I wouldn't say "lovely") Finally, JL pitches in on Sucks News with a group I have never heard before. "The Cloverton's" and their version of Hallelujah.

Well, That's a wrap!

Till Next week / be safe and I'll see you on the Turntable!
Harv
thecoachmensclubhouse.com

"All I Have to Do Is Dream" is a popular song made famous by the Everly Brothers, written by Boudleaux Bryant of the husband and wife songwriting team Felice and Boudleaux Bryant,[2] and published in 1958. The song is ranked No. 142 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song is in AABA form.[3]

"Come Softly to Me" is a popular song written by Gretchen Christopher, Barbara Ellis and Gary Troxel that was performed by The Fleetwoods, composed of Christopher, Troxel, and Ellis. It was recorded in late 1958, and released and published in 1959; it was the first release for the new Dolphin Records label. Released in 1959, the single reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in April.[1]

"You Got What It Takes" is a 1959 single by Marv Johnson. In the US it reached #2 on the Black Singles chart, and #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 early in 1960.[2][3] In the UK Singles Chart it reached a high of #7.

Sanford Clark (born October 24, 1935) is an American country-rockabilly singer and guitarist best known for his 1956 hit "The Fool," written by Lee Hazlewood. The song became a hit in the U.S., peaking at No. 14 on the Country Singles chart, No. 5 on the Black Singles chart, and No. 7 on the Billboard Top 100.[2]

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Harv

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