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The Coachmen's Turntable 10/30/2017

10/30/2017

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

"Trick or Treat!"

I wonder how many kids these days would know what to do if the prospective candy giver selected Trick!

Back in our day we'd know exactly what to do. We'd come back later and soap up their windows, or maybe light a firecracker with a long fuse, place it on their porch, ring the doorbell and, oh yes, run like hell! Well, maybe we'd do that . . . or maybe you'd do that . . . come to think of it I never did that as a kid. Guess I always just got the candy. Pretty weak story huh? Geez!

Oh well now, as adults, we we don't need to go trick or treating anymore. We can just buy big bags of candy and then, on Halloween night, turn the porch lights off and

sit in the dark. You'd be surprised
how much candy is left at the end of the night!

There must be a Homecoming dance going on somewhere as the Turntable starts off with "A White Sportcoat and a Pink Carnation". The flipSide begins with CCR - "Credence Clearwater Revival's" "Bad Moon Risin" (think Halloween). Skip's Corner is all in this week featuring a rather harrowing brush with Bigfoot! Finally, our "newsworthy" SUCK'S NEWS features Steve Hartman's encounter with a professional pumpkin carver! Finally Skip and Lynn share a couple of pics of their life in Juneau on PICTURESQUE!

Till Next week / Stay safe and I'll see you on the Turntable!
Harv

"A White Sport Coat (and a Pink Carnation)" is a 1957 rock and roll song with words and music both written by Marty Robbins. It was recorded January 25, 1957 and released on the Columbia Records label March 4, 1957.[1] The song reached number one on the U.S. country chart becoming Marty Robbins' third number one,[3] the song reached number two on the Billboard pop chart in the U.S.[4] and #1 in the Australian music charts in 1957. A version by Johnny Desmond got some play also, peaking at #62 on the US pop charts.

"Heart and Soul" is a popular song, with music by Hoagy Carmichael and lyrics by Frank Loesser, published in 1938. The original 1938 version was performed by Larry Clinton & his Orchestra featuring Bea Wain. Two different cover versions charted in 1961, with The Cleftones reaching number 18 and Jan and Dean reaching number 25. Many covers have been recorded and it has been used in advertisements.

"Hard Headed Woman" is a number 1 rock and roll song recorded by Elvis Presley and published by Gladys Music, Presley's publishing company, in 1958. In 1958 it went to No. 1 on the Billboard charts and went to number two for two weeks on the R&B chart.[2] It became the first rock and roll single to earn the RIAA designation of Gold Record.

The Kingston Trio #16 is an album by the American folk music group the Kingston Trio, released in 1963 (see 1963 in music). It reached number 4 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart. The lead-off single was "Reverend Mr. Black" b/w "One More Round", reaching number 8.

Till Next Week

Harv

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The Coachmen's Turntable 10/23/2017

10/23/2017

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Howdy!

Another fine fall day. We have been fortunate lately. Temps have been in the 60's and 70's for several weeks now. Look out! This won't last! We're living in the Great White North for heaven's sake! We don't have to look too far back to find snow knee deep and temps in the 20's this time of year.

Fortunately there are activities that fit in nicely with the cold weather. Skiing, sledding, snowboarding, snowblowing . . . ooops, there I went and spoiled it! Oh well, we're all hearty northerners and know how to stay in the house, sit by the fire with a good book and a hot toddy. Right?? Ouch! just found out that we might be shoveling in a week???

The Turntable features Bobby Darin and Buddy Holly this week. Anyone been to Branson Missouri? Mickey Gilley has a Saloon there where he shows up time to time to sing some of the oldies he's known for. Don't remember him? You will today on The flipSide! On Sucks News JL regales us with his, as always, Brilliant Substantive material. Check it out!
Till Next week / Stay safe and I'll see you on the Turntable!
Harv

"Dream Lover" is a song written by Bobby Darin and recorded by him on April 6, 1959. Darin decided to stretch out some chord changes he found on the piano and add strings and voices.[1] It was released as a single on Atco Records in the U.S. in 1959. It became a multi-million seller, reaching No.2 on the U.S. charts for a week and No.4 on the R&B charts.[2]

"Oh, Boy!" is a song written by Sonny West, Bill Tilghman and Norman Petty. It was originally recorded by Sonny West in the late 1950s but did not achieve commercial success. It was later recorded by Buddy Holly and the Crickets between June 29 and July 1, 1957, at Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico. The song peaked at number 10 on the US charts, and number 3 on the UK charts in early 1958.

"Great Balls of Fire" is a 1957 popular song recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis on Sun Records [4] and featured in the 1957 movie Jamboree. It was written by Otis Blackwell and Jack Hammer. The Jerry Lee Lewis 1957 recording was ranked as the 96th greatest song ever by Rolling Stone. The song is in AABA form.[5] The song sold one million copies in its first 10 days of release in the United States and sold over five million copies, making it both one of the best-selling singles in the United States, as well as one of the world's best-selling singles of all time.

"Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)" is a folk-rock song written by Bob Dylan and first recorded during The Basement Tapes sessions in 1967. The song was recorded in December 1967 and first released in January 1968 as the "Mighty Quinn" by the British band Manfred Mann [2] and became a great success. It has been recorded by a number of performers, often under the "Mighty Quinn" title.

Till Next Week

Harv

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The Coachmen's Turntable 10/16/2017

10/16/2017

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Good Morning Everyone!

Fall is the most beautiful time of year don't ya think? I'd love it a lot more if those leaves would just leave all by themselves. Unfortunately we need to rake them up, put them in bags and pay to have them taken away! Soon leaves will be gone leaving behind skeletal remains. Perfect backdrop for Halloween! Which reminds me . . . have you bought your candy yet? It's OK if you don't have trick or treaters! Who'll know?

Pretty full lineup this week. Turntable - continues to feature our old HS favorites . . . JL contributes to the flipSide this week.  Al Di Meola (born Al Laurence Dimeola July 22, 1954) is an American jazz, jazz fusion, and world music guitarist.  Check it out! . . . Sucks News - Again, JL contributes a lesson to all of us. "If you want to fool around, don't park your Ferrari in the family garage!

Saturday November 4th Rally! LUNCH ANYONE?
Joan and I take our last annual trip to Wisconsin the 4th of November. Lunch will be at the Courthouse Pub in Manitowoc around 11:30 AM on Saturday Nov 4th. Let me know if you can make it. Most will not be able to attend so we'll take pictures and publish them as soon as we can.  Hopefully we'll all be together for the dedication of Skip's "Spirit of the Rivers" next summer.

Till Next week / Stay safe and I'll see you on the Turntable!
Harv

"Wake Up Little Susie" is a popular song written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant and published in 1957.
The song is best known in a recording by The Everly Brothers,[1] issued by Cadence Records as catalog number 1337. The Everly Brothers record reached number one on the Billboard Pop chart and the Cash Box Best Selling Records chart, despite having been banned from Boston radio stations for lyrics that, at the time, were considered suggestive, according to a 1986 interview with Don Everly.[2] "Wake Up Little Susie" also spent seven weeks atop the Billboard country chart.

"Put Your Head on My Shoulder" is a song written by Canadian singer-songwriter Paul Anka. Anka's version was recorded in August 1958 and released as a single by ABC-Paramount in 1959 as catalog number 4510040. It was arranged and conducted by Don Costa. The B-side was "Don't Ever Leave Me".[1] "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" became very successful, reaching number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

"Get a Job" is a song by the Silhouettes released in November 1957. It reached the number one spot on the Billboard pop and R&B singles charts in February 1958.[1]

"It's Only Make Believe" is a song written by Jack Nance and American country music artist Conway Twitty, and produced by MGM Records' Jim Vienneau, released by Twitty as a single in July 1958. The single topped both U.S.[1] and the UK Singles Chart,[2] and was Twitty's only number-one single on the pop charts of either country.

Till Next Week

Harv

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The Coachmen's Turntable 10/09/2017

10/9/2017

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Good Morning!

Lots going on here!

Had some cardiac tests run at Mayo. They found an issue. Monday AM I'll be down there for an angiogram to see the extent of blockage. This may be followed up with angioplasty. (Hey I sound just like a doctor don't I)

The angiogram uses contrast dye to view the extent of blockage. The angioplasty is a stent to keep the artery open. With luck I'll be out and about by Tuesday! Note; for those of you who don't want the gory details . . . too late! . . . I've already told you!

I may choose to release this Turntable Sunday Nite. Those doctors get up really, really early.

The flipSide today features the Eagles. The first three songs you will all recognize! . . . I'm sure . . but the third is a real surprise. Make sure you take a moment to listen to it! I never heard it before . . . should have been a hit! Maybe as big as the other three.

Dick Neuses sent a cool replay of The Diamonds hit "Little Darlin". The video will play the original 1957 version and follow up with a version sung in 2004. I'm pretty good at this stuff but I swear, I can't tell the difference between those two performances! You'll find it posted in "Sucks News" Why Sucks news? Well, If you had to sing the same song for 60 years to make a living I think you would say it "Sucks" too!

Till Next week / Stay safe and I'll see you on the Turntable!
Harv

"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" (sometimes rendered "Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On") is a song written by Dave "Curlee" Williams and usually credited to him and James Faye "Roy" Hall. The song was first recorded by Big Maybelle, though the best-known version is the 1957 rock and roll/rockabilly version by Jerry Lee Lewis.

"Hey Little Girl" is a single released in 1959. Dee Clark (November 7, 1938 – December 7, 1990)[1] was an American soul singer best known for a string of R&B and pop hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including the song "Raindrops," which became a million-seller in the United States in 1961.

"Jailhouse Rock" is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller that first became a hit for Elvis Presley. RCA Victor released the song on a 45 rpm single on September 24, 1957, to coincide with the release of Presley's motion picture, Jailhouse Rock.

Travis and Bob were an American rock and roll duo from Jackson, Alabama. Its members were Travis Pritchett (born on 18 March 1939 in Jackson) and Bob Weaver (born on 27 July 1939 in Jackson).[1] In 1959, they released a single on the independent label Sandy Records called "Tell Him No", which was written by Pritchett.[2] Dot Records picked up the single for nationwide distribution, and it became a hit, reaching #21 on the Billboard R&B charts and #8 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3] Despite recording further singles for Big Top Records and Mercury Records, the duo never had another hit single.

Till Next Week

Harv

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The Coachmen's Turntable 10/02/2017

10/2/2017

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Good Morning Everyone!
Whooo!!! It's October already! Pretty soon we'll be buying tons of candy at Costco and Sam's much of which will never reach a trick or treater's sack. Why do we do this to ourselves??? We just did that last year and look where it got us. Will we never learn? It's time to change tactics!

This year I think I'll dress up in some lame hobo's costume and take an empty beer stein door to door.

I'm sure if I showed up at your door you'd help me out right?? right??? OK so maybe you wouldn't!! OK! OK! let's not get the police involved!! Probably bad idea anyway. "Hey Joan! are you ready to go out and buy one of those huge bags of candy???"

Did you know that we get statistics on our website? Our site is attended by over 200 UNIQUE individuals weekly. On average 1,000 pages are viewed each week. Who the heck are all these people?

WELCOME TO ALL OF YOU WHO ARE NOT US!!!
(Is that grammatically correct?)

The most viewed?? The flipSide!, followed by Sucks News, PICTURESQUE!, Turntable and Skip's Corner. Note: Skip's Corner goes right to the top when we have new material. Interesting don't you think?

The flipSide this week features "The Band"! . . . . . Sucks News? Well we're introducing you to "Voiceprint" today - Thought you might be interested in how it works . . . Joan and I have it on our financial accounts . . . PICTURESQUE! Do you like to fish?? Bob Warren does! . . . The Turntable continues to feature our beloved HS favorites!

Till Next week / Stay safe and I'll see you on the Turntable!
Harv

The Jelly Beans were a rhythm and blues vocal group from Jersey City, New Jersey. Formed in 1962 by five high schoolers, the group signed with Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller's label, Red Bird Records, in 1963.[1] Working with songwriters Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich, the group released its debut single, "I Wanna Love Him So Bad", in 1964; the song became a hit in the United States, peaking at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2]

Hello Mary Lou" is a song written by U.S. singer Gene Pitney [1][2][3] first recorded by Johnny Duncan in 1960,[4]and later by Ricky Nelson in 1961.
Nelson's version, issued as the B-side of his No. 1 hit "Travelin' Man", (Imperial 5741), reached No. 9 on the Billboard music charts on May 28, 1961.

"Hey! Baby" is a song written by Margaret Cobb and Bruce Channel, and recorded by Channel in 1961, first released on LeCam Records, a local Fort Worth, Texas label. After it hit, it was released on Smash Records for national distribution. He co-produced the song with Major Bill Smith (owner of LeCam) and released it on Mercury Records' Smash label. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks, starting the week ending March 10, 1962.

"Searchin'" is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller specifically for The Coasters.[1] It was released as a single on Atco Records in March 1957, and topped the Rhythm and Blues Chart for twelve weeks. It reached #3 on the national pop singles chart.[2]

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Harv

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