Saturday Night Memories With Lawrence Welk

 

 

Bill "Bojangles" Robinson dances with Shirley Temple
in the 1935 movie, "The Little Colonel"
Image courtesy/Wikipedia

  

 In this fall premier show from 1976, America's favorite television bandleader
 Lawrence Welk and his talented cast of dancers, musicians, and singers celebrate
the Bicentennial year with familiar songs: "The House I Live In", "Love Will Keep
 Us Together", "The Song Is You";  "Feelings" "Take Me Home Country Roads",
"Ole Man River", "Waltz Of The Flowers", "Hawaiian Wedding Song",
and of course, an all cast salute to "America The Beautiful".

Host Mary Lou Metzger interviews Welk Show tap dancer Arthur Duncan,
featured in the show's salute to the great Bill "Bojangles" Robinson.

 

Lawrence Welk Show 1976 Premier Episode
with Interview of Arthur Duncan
Uploaded by Lawrence Welk LP's
 (October 3, 2026)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday Poetry Corner: Sonnet 161

 

 

 

  

The Cape In Autumn
Maine's Portland Head Lighthouse
Portland, Maine
Photograph by Gregory Ballos
Image courtesy/Fine Art America

 

 

Tranquility at length when autumn comes,

Will lie upon the spirit like that haze

Touching far islands on fine autumn days

With tenderest blue, like bloom on purple plums;

Harvest will ring, but not as summer hums,

With noisy enterprise-to broaden, raise,

Proceed, proclaim, establish: autumn stays

The marching year one moment; still the drums.

Then sits the insistent cricket in the grass;

But on the gravel crawls the chilly bee; 

And all is over that could come to pass

Last year; excepting this: the mind is free

One moment, to compute, refute, amass,

Catalogue, question, contemplate, and see. 

"Sonnet 161"
(1946)
Edna St. Vincent Millay 
(1892-1950)
American lyrical poet and playwright

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

America At 250: On This Day In 1789...

 

 

 "But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so-
not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer-he will be blessed in what he does."
(James 1:25)

 

George Washington's Prayer
Ken Corbett
Image courtesy/Altus Fine Art

 

 By the President of the United States, a Proclamation:

 

" Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God,
to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection
and favor--and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested
me to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and
prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors
of Almighty God especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish
a form of government for their safety and happiness. 

Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday, the 26th day of November next
to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being,
who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, and that will be--That we
may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks--for His kind
care and protection of the People of this country previous to their becoming a Nation-- 

for the signal and manifold mercies, and the favorable interpositions of His Providence
which we experienced in the course and conclusion of the late war--for the great degree
of tranquility, union, and plenty, which we have since enjoyed--for the peaceable and
rational manner, in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of 
government for our safety and happiness.

and particularly, the national One now lately instituted--for the civil and religious
liberty with which we are blessed; and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing
useful knowledge; and in general for all the great and various favors which He hath
been pleased to confer upon us, and also that we may then unite in most humbly
offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of nations,
and beseech Him to pardon our national and other transgressions--

to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several
and relative duties properly and punctually-to render our national government
a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a Government of wise, just,
and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed-- 

to protect and guide all Sovereigns and Nations (especially such as have shewn
kindness unto us) and to bless them with good government, peace, and concord-- 

To promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the encrease
of science among them and us--and generally to grant unto all Mankind such a
degree of temporal prosperity as He alone knows to be best." 

Given under my hand at the City of New York the third day of October
in the year of our Lord 1789.   Go: Washington

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Word To The Wise: Be The Difference

 

 

 

 "When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan."
(Proverbs 29:2)

 

Image courtesy/Fine Art America

 

 In response to a recent poll regarding the upcoming mid-term elections:

Washington DC is full of bought and sold politicians.  Very few of our
representatives know the true meaning of the words, "public servant".
However, there is a slim minority who will not compromise, and who
will continue to stand up and defy the status quo by adhering to
and obeying the Constitution. 

While no one can really predict the outcome of this year's mid-term elections,
it is my most fervent prayer that more public servants will be added to this
slim minority, and that the best men and women suited for the job will either
win re-election, or be newly elected to either the House or the Senate.

The bottom line is, We the People need people who will represent us and
our concerns as Americans, first and foremost. There have always been enemies
of our Republic who have sought to destroy our nation and to undermine our
freedom-now more than ever before.

For those of us who love this nation and our unique history, but more importantly,
love the freedom which we all hold dear, we need to stand up and be counted by
going to the polls next month.  Someone reading this might not think voting
will make any difference.  My advice to them is to go and vote anyway.

It is your vote that perhaps will make the difference!

Flashback Friday: Nights Are Forever Without You

 

 

 

The successful follow-up song to the popular, "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight" 
 by American soft rock duo England Dan and John Ford Coley, the sentimental 
ballad, "Nights Are Forever Without You" peaked at Number # 10 on the
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for two weeks and reached Number #6
on the Easy Listening charts after its release fifty years ago
this month in October, 1976.

 

 

Nights Are Forever Without You
(1976)
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Uploaded by AnotherProf
(May 31, 2023)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Why This Biblical Lamb Stew is the Ultimate Comfort Food

 

 

 

✡ Shabbat Shalom, Eretz Israel!✡

💓Sabbath Blessings & God's Peace To All!💓

  Imagine the aroma of lamb simmering in red wine and herbs in your own kitchen...
Gracious host Rivki and chef David from the Lev Haolam kitchen share the recipe
for Abigail's savory, soul-satisfying stew from the days of the Old Testament.

 

Abigail's Stew
Why This Biblical Lamb Stew Is 
The Ultimate Comfort Food
Lev Haolam
(October 1, 2026)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Song For October: How Many Are Your Works, O Lord!

 

 

 "I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. 
 May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the Lord."
(Psalm 104:33-34)

 

 

"...the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works. "
Autumn's Golden Harvest
Image courtesy/Pinterest

 

 

 Bless the LORD, O my soul!

O LORD my God, You are very great;

You are clothed with splendor and majesty.

He wraps Himself in light as with a garment;

He stretches out the heavens like a tent,

laying the beams of His chambers

in the water above,

making the clouds His chariot,

walking on the wings of the wind.

 He makes the winds His messengers,

flames of fire His servants.

He set the earth on its foundations,

never to be moved. 

 

You covered it with the deep like a garment; 

the waters stood above the mountains.

At Your rebuke the waters fled;

at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away-

the mountains rose and the valleys sank

to the place You assigned for them- 

You set a boundary they cannot cross,

that they may never again cover the earth.

He sends forth springs in the valleys;

they flow between the mountains.

They give drink to every beast of the field;

the wild donkeys quench their thirst. 

 

The birds of the air nest beside the springs;

they sing among the branches.

He waters the mountains from His chambers;

the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works. 

 He makes the grass grow for the livestock

and provides crops for man to cultivate,

bringing forth food from the earth:

wine that gladdens the heart of man,

oil that makes his face to shine,

and bread that sustains his heart.

The trees of the LORD have their fill,

the cedars of Lebanon that He planted,

where the birds build their nests;

the stork makes her home in the cypresses. 

 

The high mountains are for the wild goats,

the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers. 

He made the moon to mark the seasons;

the sun knows when to set.

You bring darkness and it becomes night,

when all the beasts of the forest prowl.

The young lions roar for their prey

and seek food from God. 

The sun rises, and they withdraw;

they lie down in their dens.

Man goes forth to his work

and to his labor until evening.

 

How many are Your works, O LORD! 

In wisdom You have made them all;

the earth is full of Your creatures. 

Here is the sea, vast and wide,

teeming with creatures beyond number,

living things both great and small.

There the ships pass,

and Leviathan which You formed frolic there. 

All creatures look to You

to give them their food in due season.

When You give it to them,

they gather it up;

 

when You open Your hand,

they are satisfied with good things. 

When You hide Your face,

they are terrified;

when You take away their breath,

they die and return to dust. 

When You send Your Spirit

they are created,

and You renew 

the face of the earth. 

May the glory of the LORD endure forever;

may the LORD rejoice in His works,

 

He looks on the earth,

and it trembles;

He touches the mountains

and they smolder. 

I will sing to the LORD all my life;

I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.

May my meditation be pleasing to Him,

for I rejoice in the LORD. 

May sinners vanish from the earth

and the wicked be no more.

Bless the LORD, O my soul.

Hallelujah! 

Psalm 104