We're
back!
Plank Road's
Regular
Events in
conjunction
with Two Way
Street:
Please join
us for
our in-person
and virtual
get
togethers
--
co-sponsored
by Two Way
Street
Coffee
House. Be
sure to
check the Two Way
Street
website, Plank
Road website
or Facebook
page for
details
and links
to each
event.
See accompanying
article
on right
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Sing-Around
1st &
3rd Sat. |
2-4
pm
Vocal
instrumental
jam and
sing-along
with
songbooks
and
leader.
Country
and
Western
Sing-Around
4th Sat. |
2-4
pm
Sing along
with your
favorite
C&W
songs.
2nd
Tuesday
Song
Circle
--
BYOS!
2nd Tues. |
7-9 pm
A monthly
opportunity
for
musicians to
perform
songs for
each other,
within a
song circle.
Bring Your Own Song!
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NOTE:
Two Way Street
continues to
host live
online
concerts every
Friday night.
These concerts
are free, and
we encourage
you to tune in
and donate to
the
artists.
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The
Bucket
List .
.
Carol
reminisces
about
her love
of the
bass --
and an
"opportunity
of a
lifetime."
By Carol
Spanuello
I have many
items on my
bucket list
but they all
paled in
comparison
to one that
wasn't.
A number of
years ago my
husband Fred
and I
attended the
annual Plank
Road Folk
Music
Society
Christmas
Party and
Jam. While
we were
jamming, I
noticed
Kristen
Fuller
playing the
upright
bass. I knew
she and I
shared our
love of
playing the
flute but I
had no idea
she played
the bass as
well. It
turned out
that was her
first time
playing the
bass. She
caught on to
playing the
bass so
quickly, and
six months
later at our
annual "PR
Music By The
Yard," I
asked
Kristen for
a quick bass
lesson. She
agreed and,
just like
that, I knew
I was
hooked.
We first
learned
about Rhonda
Vincent and
The Rage
many years
ago and then
again in
March of
2008, she
was
scheduled to
appear at
the The
Great
Northern
Bluegrass
Festival in
Naperville,
Illinois. We
quickly
purchased
tickets to
her concert
and we were
lucky enough
to sit in
the front
row.
My
dream .
. . to
play the
bass
Rhonda's
energy and
stage
presence
blew me
away. Then
my focus
switched to
her
amazingly
talented
bass player,
Mickey
Harris, and
I recalled
my life-long
secret dream
of learning
to playing
bass. This
was a
long-shot as
I had just
started
learning to
play the
guitar two
years
earlier.
Years later in
2017, we saw
Rhonda again
at a concert
with her band
in Clarendon
Hills. We
again sat in
the front row
and enjoyed
yet another
high-energy
outstanding
concert. By
this time, I
had been
playing the
bass for a few
years. I had
joined a local
bluegrass and
folk band
called
Lonesome Eagle
and later
started a
bluegrass,
swing, old
time and
standards band
called Gearl
Jam, where I
enjoyed
jamming and
performing
with my
friends.
Did
somebody
say
Caribbean
cruise?
A few more
years passed
and I had
learned that
Rhonda would
be playing
with
Country's
Family
Reunion and
Larry's
Country
Diner on a
Royal
Caribbean
Cruise. I
asked Fred
if he would
like to join
me on this
adventure
and to my
surprise he
agreed. We
anxiously
counted down
the days
until we
sailed, and
then the day
finally
arrived.
During the
cruise,
Rhonda
hosted a
nightly jam
with all the
music stars
and she
invited
cruisers to
share a song
with the
band. The
first night
we enjoyed
the concert
and watched
other
cruisers
patiently
standing in
line waiting
for their
opportunity.
The next
night I
thought to
myself.... I
would love
to play just
one song
with Rhonda,
but I didn't
bring a bass
or any other
instrument.
Then, during
dinner it
hit
me.... I
would
request
Rhonda to
play a song
and if I
might play
Mickey's
bass. Fred
and I went
to dinner
and I
formulated
my plan. We
finished our
dinner and
quickly
headed to
the theatre.
Jammin'
with
Rhonda .
.
.
When we got
there, only
one person
was in line
waiting to
jam with the
musicians. I
took my
place in
line and
when Rhonda
called me
up, I
requested "Drivin'
Nails in My
Coffin" and
that I would
like to play
the bass
that her mom
was
currently
playing.
Rhonda
agreed, her
mom handed
off the bass
to me, my
choice of
key was
agreed upon
and the
music
started.
When the
song ended I
thought,
wow, that
was
amazing! I
loved every
minute of
playing with
the group.
Then she
caught me
off-guard
when she
asked if I
would like
to continue
playing.
After a few
seconds,
which felt
like
minutes, I
agreed.
An hour
later I
asked Rhonda
if her mom
wanted to
come back
and play the
bass. Rhonda
announced to
the
audience,
"Carol wants
to quit
playing."
Several
shouted "No
Quitters,"
so I had to
continue
playing. The
end of the
jam came all
too quickly.
As I checked
the clock, I
found that I
had played
for over an
hour and a
half.
It was the
opportunity
of a
lifetime and
I'm glad I
took it.
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Rhonda
Vincent
and
Carol
Spanuello
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Close
encounters?
Up-close-and-personal
experiences
with
famous
(or
not
so
famous)
music
idols.
In
the
January
issue,
Fred
Spanuello
talked
about
meeting
a
musical
hero
of
his.
And
in
Carol's
article
(above)
she
reminisces
about
meeting
one
of
her
music
idols.
Now
we
want
to
hear
from
other
readers
who've
had
close
encounters
.
.
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Maybe
you've
been
lucky
enough
to
meet
an
artist
you
admired.
(Vicki
Ingle,
we
know
you
met
Michael
Smith.
And
George
Mattson,
you
were
on
stage
with
Pete
Seeger.)
-
Or
maybe
you
had
a
life-altering
experience
at
a
concert
--
even
if
you
didn't
actually
meet
your
musical
idol.
NOTE:
We're
not
looking
for
a
list
of
all
the
great
concerts
you've
attended.
That's
for
another
issue.
Just
one
(or
two)
and
why
they
were
extra
special.
So
turn
on
the
way-back
memory
machine
and
re-live
that
moment.
Then
drop
us
a
line
and
tell
us
all
about
it.
Please
send
to lemos.bill@comcast.net
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The
singing
Louisiana
Gov
By
Andy
Malkewicz
Jimmie
Davis
was the
son of
sharecroppers
and one
of 11
children.
Born on
Sep.
11,1899
(per US
census)
in Beech
Springs,
Louisiana,
a town
that no
longer
exists,
he
worked
his way
through
college,
earned a
master's
degree
in
history,
and then
taught
at a
female
college
in
Shreveport
before
beginning
his
musical
career.
Davis
launched
his
recording
career in
1928, was
influenced
by bluesy
country
singer
Jimmie
Rodgers,
and is
notable as
an early
country
musician
who
performed
with
African-American
sidemen.
His 1930
recording
of "Where
the Old
Red River
Flows" was
his
biggest
early
success,
and his
1932
series of
risqué
blues
tunes
later
became
even more
prominent
in his
political
career.
Self-composed
"Nobody's
Darling
But Mine,"
initially
recorded
in 1934,
became one
of the
biggest
country
hits of
the Great
Depression.
Even
bigger was
"You Are
My
Sunshine"
(1940),
which
became a
country
standard,
and the
Louisiana
state
song.
His
popularity
as a
musician
led to a
successful
career in
politics.
Jimmie
Davis
served as
the
governor
of
Louisiana
from 1944
to 1948
and then
was
re-elected
and served
his second
term from
1960 to
1964. It
was
reported
that the
opposition
played his
bluesy
risqué
songs
(e.g.:
"Red
Nightgown
Blues",
etc) to
his
detriment
as a
segregationist. Instead,
the people
started
dancing
and
singing.
Jimmie
Davis has
more than
700 song
titles to
his name,
including
such
enduring
favorites
as
"Sweethearts
or
Strangers,"
"Shackles
and
Chains"
and
"There's a
New Moon
Over My
Shoulder." He
appeared
in 5 films
during his
first governorship,
and set a
Louisiana
record as
the most
absent
governor.
"You
Are My
Sunshine"
controversy
. .
.
"You Are
My
Sunshine"
was
recorded
three
times
prior to
the Jimmie
Davis
version.
The Rice
Brothers
Gang, who
issued it
in 1939,
were
active in
Shreveport,
as was
Davis.
Paul Rice
was said
to be the
song's
author,
but he
supposedly
paid
Elizabeth
Selby of
Urbana IL,
to
copyright
the song
that she
may have
written.
Others
also
claimed to
have
written
the song.
But Davis
and his
accompanist
Charles
Mitchell
were the
ones to
copyright
it. To the
end of his
life,
Davis
insisted
that he
composed
it when he
was a
graduate
student at
Louisiana
State
University.
He was
elected to
the
Country
Music Hall
of Fame in
1972, the
Gospel
Music Hall
of Fame in
1994 and
the
Louisiana
Music Hall
of Fame in
2008.
Jimmie
Davis
performed
until he
was age 99
and lived
to be 101
years old
(Nov 5,
2000).
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Songwriter,
performer
and
producer
Patrick
Sky
died
May
26
at
the
age
of
80.
He
was
a
close
contemporary
of
Dave
Van
Ronk
and
others
in
the
Greenwich
Village
folk
music
scene
of
the
1960s.
Born
Patrick
Lynch
to
Creek
Indian
and
Irish
ancestry,
Sky
learned
to
play
guitar,
banjo,
and
harmonica
during
a
youth
spent
largely
in
Louisiana.
He
served
in
the
military
for
several
years
after
attending
college
--
experiences
that
would
shape
his
art.
Sky
settled
in
New
York
City
in
the
1960s
and
eventually
cut
his
self-titled
debut
album
in
1965. The
opening
song, "Many
a
Mile,"
became
a
folk
staple.
He
released
several
more
albums
over
the
next
four
years,
and
played
with
many
of
the
leading
performers
of
the
period,
including
Buffy
Sainte-Marie,
Eric
Andersen
and
Mississippi
John
Hurt
(whose
Vanguard
albums
were
produced
by
Sky).
As
he
matured
as
a
songwriter
and
artist,
he
blended
sharp
satire
with
politics.
In
1971
he
wrote
and
recorded
his
fifth
album, Songs
That
Made
America
Famous, a
set
said
to
be
"shocking"
and
so
confrontational
it
was
rejected
by
multiple
record
labels.
The
album
didn't
see
the
light
of
day
for
another
two
years.
The
record
label's
website
warns
readers
of
its
lyrical
contents,
which
"are
an
aggressive
breach
of
political
correctness."
Sky
gradually
moved
to
Irish
traditional
music,
producing
artists
and
founding
a
record
label
in
1973.
He
became
an
expert in
building
and
playing
Irish uilleann
pipes,
often
performing
with
his
wife,
Cathy.
"The
night
was
clear,
the
moon
was
yellow,
and
the
leaves
came
tumbling
down."
With
that
spoken
intro,
"Stagger
Lee"
became
one
of
the
biggest
hits
of
Lloyd
Price.
The
New
Orleans
singer-songwriter,
an
early
rock
'n
roll
star
whose
other
hits
included
such
up-tempo
favorites
as
"Lawdy
Miss
Clawdy"
and
"Personality,"
died
May
3. He
was
88.
Born
in
Kenner,
Louisiana,
one
of
11
siblings,
Price
sang
in
church
and
played
piano
since
childhood.
He
was
in
his
late
teens
when
a
local
DJ's
favorite
catchphrase,
"Lawdy
Miss
Clawdy,"
inspired
him
to
write
his
first
hit. The
song
hit
No.
1
on
the
R&B
charts
in
1952,
sold
more
than
1
million
copies
and
became
a
rock
standard,
covered
by
Elvis
Presley
and
Little
Richard
among
others.
Price
was
drafted
and
spent
the
mid-1950s
in
military
service
in
Korea.
He
resumed
his
career
in
1957
and
hit
the
top
with
"Stagger
Lee,"
one
of
the
most
celebratory
songs
ever
recorded
about
a
barroom
murder.
Originally
a
folk
song
(with
numerous
titles),
"Stagger
Lee"
was
based
on
a
19th
century
fight
between
two
men
that
ended
with
Lee
shooting
his
rival.
Their
ever-changing
legend
appeared
in
songs
by
the
1920s,
and
has
inspired
artists
ranging
from
Woody
Guthrie
and
Duke
Ellington
to
Bob
Dylan
and
the
Clash.
The
song
reached
No.
1
on
the
Billboard
pop
chart
in
1959,
but
not
everyone
was
entertained.
"American
Bandstand"
host
Dick
Clark
worried
the
song
was
too
violent
for
his
teen-centered
show
and
pressed
Price
to
revise
the
lyrics.
Price
followed
with
the
Top
10
hits
"I'm
Going
To
Get
Married,"
and
"Personality"
--
which
earned
him
the
nickname, Mr.
Personality.
Price
was
said
to
be "always
positive
and
uplifting,
but
a
fearless
and
independent
force."
Price
also
launched
several
record
labels,
opened
a
club
in
New
York
City,
and
delved
into
other
business
ventures
--
including
helping
Don
King
promote
boxing
matches
with
Muhammad
Ali
and
others.
He was inducted
into
the
Rock
and
Roll
Hall
of
Fame
in
1998
A
member
of
the
legendary
Staple
Singers,
Pervis
Staples,
whose
tenor
voice
complemented
his
father's
and
sisters',
died
May
6.
He
was
85.
Pervis
sang
gospel
songs
in
Chicago
churches
with
his
guitar-playing
father,
Roebuck
"Pops"
Staples
and
three
sisters.
The
group
began
recording
and
gained
a
national
following
in
the
1950s.
Their
fame
grew
in
the
1960s
when
they
began
singing
music
that
urged
social
change,
such
as
their
first
No.
1
hit,
"I'll
Take
You
There,"
and
"Respect
Yourself."
His
last
album
with
the
Staple
Singers
was
in
1968,
featuring
covers
of
non-secular
popular
songs
such
as
Otis
Redding's
"Dock
of
the
Bay"
and
The
Band's
"The
Weight."
He
went
on
to
manage
the
girl
group,
The
Emotions,
and
operated
a
popular
nightclub.
According
to
his
sister
Mavis,
some
of
Pervis'
best
friends
as
a
youngster
were
Sam
Cooke,
Lou
Rawls
and
Jerry
Butler.
Pervis'
father
routinely
rejected
offers
to
the
group
to
record
rhythm
and
blues,
saying
it
was
in
conflict
with
his
faith.
However,
it
was
the
nudging
of
Pervis
that
convinced
the
group
to
start
performing
message
music
at
folk
festivals.
Mavis
Staples
is
the
only
surviving
member
of
the
group.
Founder
of
Chicago's
Delmark
Records,
Bob
Koester,
died
May
12
at
age
88.
Delmark
is
the
oldest
indie
label
for
jazz
and
blues
in
the
U.S.
Koester
also
owned
the
legendary
Jazz
Record
Mart,
a
downtown
Chicago
fixture
for
many
years
until
it
closed
in
2016.
Koester
then
opened
a
new
store
called
Bob's
Blues
&
Jazz
Mart
on
West
Irving
Park
Road.
He
was
described
as
a
hero
of
blues
and
jazz
recordings.
He
recorded
blues
legends
like
Junior
Wells,
Magic
Sam,
Otis
Rush
and
dozens
more.
According
to
his
wife
Susan,
Bob
"liked
having
a
record
you
could
hold
in
your
hands,
and
read
the
liner
notes.
He
was
not
happy
that
you
could
just
get
everything
on
the
Internet
now."
The
store
on
Irving
Park
has
been
taken
over
by
his
son,
Bob
Jr.,
and
will
remain
open.
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We get letters . .
.
We get
letters . .
.
sometimes.
We don't
often get
letters
(emails,
actually),
but when we
do, we print
'em! Thanks
to our
readers for
your
comments
about the
previous
issue.
Thanks
so much
for the
wonderful
article
about my
dad. It
turned
out very
nice. It
sure was
fun to
work on
and
really
gave us
quite a
lift in
these
strange
times.
- Jill
Lagerstrom
Loved
the
(April)
issue of
QuarterNotes.
Full of
fun
stories!!!!
- Carol
Spanuello
I
especially
enjoyed
the
article
about
the
Lagerstrom
family;
what a
wonderful
look at
some of
the
history
of the
early
days of
Plank
Road,
The Old
Quarter
intertwined
with the
history
of this
special,
talented
musical
family
who has
contributed
so much
to
music-lovers
in the
Western
Suburbs.
-
Dottie
Lee
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Don't
forget
to check
out
these
great
collections!
Volumes 1 and
2 of the
reissued folk
music albums
from 1995 are
now available
in digital
format. Down the
Old Plank
Road features
a group of
Plank Road
performers
singing and
playing some
great old
songs. You'll
recognize many
of these
musicians --
George
Mattson, Mark
Dvorak, Cathy
Jones, Dave
Humphreys and
more.
Professionally
recorded,
these albums
were
originally
released on
cassette
tape, and
have now
been
digitally
remastered
for pristine
sound -- and
are easily
accessible
on many
popular
streaming
services.
Here are
some
links:
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Let's
hope we
can hear
some
live
music
soon!
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It's
Summer!
Mandates are being
lifted for face
coverings and
social distancing.
Most of us are
fully vaccinated
-- and many
concert venues are
opening up. It's
not over yet, but
things are getting
back to what we
remember as
"normal."
Let us not forget
our friends and
favorite venues when
once again we can
safely enjoy live
music.
Check these
websites and
see if your
favorite spots
are returning
to live,
in-person
music . .
.
-
Two Way Street
Coffee House
(Currently
hosting
virtual live concerts
online.)
-
Maple Street
Chapel Folk
Concerts
-
Acoustic
Renaissance
Concerts
-
Acorn
Coffeehouse
-
Tobias Music
Concerts
-
Old Town School
Of Folk
Music
-
Friends of Lisle
Library
Concerts
-
The Brashler
Barn
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Bob O'Hanlon -
President
(630) 702-0150
Bill Lemos -
VP,
Secretary
Connie Lawlor -
Treasurer
2021 Board
Members
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Dave
Humphreys
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Kristen
Fuller
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Jennifer
Shilt
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Jim
Gilroy
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Dottie Lee -
Technical
Support
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It's all about
Plank Road
pride!
You say you
already have a
Plank Road
t-shirt? Not
to mention a
tote bag or
sport bottle?
But
you know your
collection
isn't
complete
until you
have at least
one of
everything with a
Plank Road
logo!
So here's the
list. Start
checking 'em
off! ✔
☐ Hats
$15
☐ T-Shirts
$15
☐ Tote Bags
$3
☐ Sport
Bottles
$5
☐ Guitar Case
Stickers $1
Items will be
available at many
Plank Road events
-- once the
pandemic is over
-- or you can
contact Bill Lemos
directly
at lemos.bill@comcast.net.
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Promote
yourself!
New lower
advertising
rates for
members
If you're a
current
advertiser in
this newsletter,
or think you
might want to
advertise, we
have good
news! Our new ad
policy makes
it easier
(and more
economical) to
promote your
gigs or other
music-related
endeavors.
Paid members of
Plank Road can
submit an ad
that will run
for the full
year (4
quarterly
issues) for only
$50. Your ad can
be a basic line
listing which
can be
hyper-linked to
your external
website, or a
complete ad with
graphics. (For
these ads,
you'll need to
submit an image
file. See ads
above for
reference.)
Artwork
must be
submitted 3
weeks prior
to
our "publish"
date. For
the Autumn
2021 issue,
the deadline
is September
10,
2021
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Plank Road
members
only.
-
$50
annually (4
newsletters). Previously
$200 - save
$150!
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Ads must be
related to
folk or
acoustic
music.
For complete
details,
including specs
for image files,
please
contact us at:
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President's
Message
July
2021
Do
you
feel
like
things
are
finally
getting
back
to
"normal"?
It
seems
like
it
to
me,
although
I
think
some
Covid
protocols
might
become
part
of
our
lives
going
forward.
Plank
Road
will
always
put
members'
safety
first,
but
we
need
to
be
with
groups
of
people
to
do
what
we
do.
We
are
a
club
that
plays
together,
sings
together,
dances
together
and
enjoys
being
with
other
people
who
like
what
we
like.
Going
forward
in
the
second
half
of
2021
is
still
somewhat
uncertain,
but
we
feel
better
all
the
time,
as
things
clear
up.
Our
singing
sessions
are
now
in
person.
The
string
band
is
beginning
to
practice
together.
We
are
waiting
clarification
on
two
fall
music
festivals,
which
were
cancelled
last
year.
Our
Fall
log
cabin
party
is
still
a
possibility,
as
is
a
music
workshop
later
this
year.
So,
stay
tuned
and
check
our
website.
I
have
missed
seeing
all
of
you
for
the
past
year,
and
hope
everyone
is
healthy
and
have
kept
your
instruments
tuned.
Music
always
makes
me
feel
better
and
playing
with
Plank
Road
people
does,
too.
I
hope
to
see
you
soon.
Bob
O'Hanlon
President
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In-Person Music
Returns
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After
over a
year of
virtual
sing-arounds,
Plank
Road is
back
with
in-person
events!
It was well
over a year
since we
last met
together at
Two Way
Street for
an in-person
sing-around.
But on
Saturday,
May 15, we
gathered --
for the
first time
since March,
2020 -- in
the
Fellowship
Hall
adjacent to
the Coffee
House.
Twenty-two
people
attended
that first
session,
including
six folks
who logged
in remotely
on Zoom. The
larger room
enabled us
to maintain
social
distancing,
and masks
were
required.
Maybe not
the best of
circumstances,
but everyone
agreed it
was great to
be back
together
again.
The
sing-around,
led by
George
Mattson,
was
followed
a week
later by
the
country/western
jam, led
by Bob
O'Hanlon,
and the
regular
schedule
throughout
June.
You
can't
tell
from
these
photos,
but
people
were
happy
and
smiling
behind
those
masks!
A
little
background
. .
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Earlier
in May,
Bob
O'Hanlon,
Joel
Simpson
and Dave
Humphreys
negotiated
with the
First
United
Congregational
Church
council
and were
given
permission
to start
holding
in-person
events
with
restrictions.
Those
attending
were
required
to wear
masks or
face
shields,
and were
spread out
around the
room, with
George
leading
from the
front of
the room.
People
participating
on Zoom
were
projected
on a large
screen
behind
George.
The group
took
turns,
alternating
between
in-person
and online
participants.
Kudos
to
Ron
Leaneagh!
Ron
has
been a
great
help
over
the
past
year,
putting
in
many
hours
coordinating
our
virtual
online
sessions
and
managing
the
Zoom
hosting
duties.
In May
he
provided
the
technology
and
expertise
necessary
to
conduct
the
combined
in-person
and
virtual
sessions,
including
microphones,
video
camera
and
computer
system.
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Breaking
News!
The
Church
Council
recently
announced
that wearing
face
masks
at
Plank
Road
events
is
no
longer
mandatory.
We'll
still
be
meeting
in
Fellowship
Hall
(AKA
"The
Big
Room")
and
practicing
social
distancing,
but
until
further
notice
we
can
now
sing
without
masks
or
face
shields
at
our
Saturday
sing-arounds,
country/western
jams,
and
Tuesday
BYOS
song
circles.
As
always,
please
continue
safe
practices.
If
you're
not
feeling
well,
stay
home
and
join
us
on
Zoom.
Most
of
us
are
fully
vaccinated,
but
if
you
are
not,
please
wear
a
mask
--
and
get
vaccinated
NOW
to
protect
yourself
and
those
around
you.
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Comments
from
folks
who
attended
the
inaugural
in-person
sing-around
on
May
15:
"As
most
of
you
know,
we
had
a
very
successful
session
yesterday.
We
wore
masks
and
stayed
6
feet
apart. Ron
did
a
lot
of
work
setting
us
up
properly
on
Zoom,
and
purchased
necessary
equipment
(for
which
he
has
been
reimbursed).
Thanks
for
everyone's
support
in
the
conversion
back
to
normalcy."
-
Bob
O'Hanlon
"In-person
and
Zoom
seemed
to
work
well!
It
was
so
much
fun
seeing
everyone
and
playing
together
yesterday!
Thanks
to
all
for
your
hard
work."
-
Jen
Shilt
"It
was
a
lot
of
fun
Saturday;
it
seemed
like
the
Zoom
people
and
the
in-person
people
had
a
lot
of
fun.
And
it
was
so
great
to
hear
the
harmony
singing,
the
call-and-response
closing
song,
people
taking
solo
breaks,
and
multiple
instruments
backing
up
the
leads.
The
money
for
equipment
is
money
well-spent
I
think.
And
we
owe
a
huge
debt
of
gratitude
to
Ron,
Joel,
George,
and
to
you
Bob,
for
making
it
all
happen."
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Dottie
Lee
"I'm
glad
the
Sing-Around
was
a
success.
I
stopped
in
and
it
looked
like
fun!
Great
to
see/hear
everyone!
Thanks
to
all
who
made
it
happen!"
-
Dave
Humphreys
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A few
more
photos
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Cathy
Robel
adds
some
dance
moves
to
"Run
Come
See
Jerusalem."
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People
attending
via
Zoom
are
projected
on a
large
screen.
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Join us
in-person
or online
. . .
everyone
is
welcome!
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John
Oldershaw
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Remembering
John
Oldershaw
Navy
veteran,
brain
surgeon,
lawyer
.
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.
and
banjo
player.
John
Oldershaw
was
a
lover
of
life.
He
passed
away
April
10
at
the
age
of
88.
This
is
from
his
obituary
in
the
Chicago
Tribune:
He
loved
travel,
playing
the
banjo,
Starbucks
flat
whites,
Schweppes
tonic,
oysters
on
the
half
shell,
fly
fishing,
the
Midnight
Special,
fresh
squeezed
orange
juice,
Saturday
afternoon
operas,
cross
country
skiing
and
snow
shoeing,
string
ties,
rag
wool
socks,
coupons,
monks
and
monasteries,
squash,
the
NY
Times
book
review,
lilacs
in
the
spring
and
red
leaves
in
the
fall,
sunsets,
sailing
and
so
much
more!
John
didn't
start
playing
the
banjo
until
late
in
life,
often
attending
Plank
Road
sing-arounds
and
bluegrass
jams
until
his
health
declined.
According
to his
wife
Angela, Plank
Road
"brought
him
great
joy.
He so
enjoyed
his
music,
playing
and
listening.
He was
a
wonderful
man."
John
was
born
in
Evanston,
attended
Loyola
Academy,
and
earned
his BS
at
Loyola
University.
But
that
was
just
the
beginning.
He
went
on to
earn a
medical
degree,
interning
at the
U.S.
Navel
School
of
Aviation,
eventually
serving
as
Flight
Surgeon,
followed
by a
general
surgery
residency
at the
U.S.
Naval
Hospital
in San
Diego.
He
returned
to
Chicago
to
complete
his
neurosurgery
residency.
Never
one to
stop
learning,
John
earned
law
degrees
from
John
Marshall
Law
School
in
1990
and
DePaul
University
Law
School
in
1994. He
served
his
country
in the
Navy
for
twenty-three
years,
including
during
the
Vietnam
War,
then
as
Chief
of
Neurosurgery
at
Great
Lakes
Naval
Hospital.
After
retiring
from
the
Navy,
he
served
at
Cook
County
and
University
of
Illinois
Medical
Center
hospitals
as an
attending
physician
and
Chairman
of the
Division
of
Neurosurgery.
Later
he
began
another
full-time
career
at the
University
of New
Mexico
as an
Associate
Professor
of
Neurosurgery.
In
later
years,
John
enjoyed
practicing
law,
helping
those
in
need,
and
participating
in
numerous
volunteer
opportunities.
He was
laid
to
rest
at
Arlington
National
Cemetery.
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With a Little
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Andy's
Music
Trivia
Quiz
Thanks
for your
responses.
If you
have any
trivia
to
contribute,
please
do.
Answers
to
previous
Quiz:
A1. What
is
a
Clavioline?
A
Clavioline
is
an
electronic
keyboard
forerunner
to
the
analog
synthesizer
using
vacuum
tubes
and
oscillators
to
produce
vibrato
and
other
sound
effects.
It
was
invented
by
French
engineer
Constant
Martin
in
1947
in
Versailles,
and
consisted
of
a
keyboard
(usually
3
octaves), a
separate
amplifier,
and
a
speaker.
The
amplifier
aided
in
creating
the
instrument's
signature
distortion
tones.
Several
models
of
the
Clavioline
were
produced
by
different
companies
using
various
names
for
it.
A2. What
#1
pop
tunes
featured
a
Clavioline?
April
1961,
Del
Shannon's
"Runaway"
reached
#1
using
the
clavioline
for
its
well-known
musical
break.
(I
always
thought
it
was
a
calliope.)
In
December
1962,
the
Tornadoes
"Telstar"
hit
#1
for
3
weeks,
and
used
the
clavioline
as
its
lead
instrument.
John
Lennon,
in
July
1967,
played
the
clavioline
on
"Baby
You're
a
Rich
Man
Too"
using
its
oboe
setting,
so
that
it
sounded
like
exotic
Indian
shehnai
music.
A3. Who
did
Elvis
refer
to
as
"the
Dalton
Gang?"
Johnny
Burnette
("You're
16",
and
"Dreamin")
and
older
brother,
Dorsey
Burnette
("Tall
Oak
Tree"),
lived
close
by,
and
won
Golden
Glove
championships.
They
regularly
got
in
fights
in
nightclubs
(where
they
worked),
usually
with
jealous
boyfriends.
A4. Western
songs
refer
to
dogies
fairly
often.
What
are
they,
and
how
did
the
term
come
about?
According
to
historian
Ramon
Adams,
in
one
version
they
were
calf
yearlings
that
weren't
fat
enough
to
drive
to
market.
In
another
version,
a
severe
winter
in
the
1880s
killed
off
a
large
number
of
mother
cows,
leaving
a
bunch
of
skinny
orphans.
The
orphans'
bellies
resembled
a
batch
of
sourdough
stored
in
a
sack,
which
cowboys
called
"dough-guts'.
This
word
got
shortened
to
dogie.
A5. What
do
Beatles
songs,
"And
I
Love
Her,"
"Yesterday,"
and
"I'm
Looking
Through
You,"
have
in
common?
My
original
answer
for
Beatles'
songs,
"And
I
Love
Her",
"Yesterday",
and
"I'm
Looking
Through
You",
was
that
they
were
written
for/to
Jane
Asher,
but
may
not
be
true.
Bill
Mathews
did
identify
that
they
were
all
written
by
Paul
while
staying
at
the
Asher's
house.
Q1.
What
is
a
Clavichord?
Q2.
What
dance
craze
song
was
written
in
under
5
minutes
on
a
bet? What
was
the
song?
Who
sang
it?
Who
wrote
it?
How
much
money
was
won?
Q3.
Who
sang
1962
#1
hit,
"He's
a
Rebel"?
Q4.
What
famous
singer
spoke
to
John
Lennon's
killer
the
day
before
John
died?
Q5.
What
group
opened
for
the
Beatles
on
their
first
US
tour? What
big
star
did
they
influence to
go
solo,
and
perform
in
the
pop/soul
direction?
AND
FINALLY,
I'll
bet
you
didn't
know
that
in
1955
at
the
age
of
9,
Johnny
Crawford
was
a
Mouseketeer.
He
went
on
to
acting,
including
the
Rifleman,
and
singing,
including
4
Top
30
songs,
"Cindy's
Birthday",
"Rumors",
"Proud",
and
my
favorite
by
Johnny,
"Your
Nose
is
Gonna
Grow".
Keep
those
responses
coming
in
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to our Membership
Contributors!!
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Boylan
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Janacek
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Lagerstrom
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Gerry Lee
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Bill Lemos
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Malkewicz
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Bill and
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Dvorak
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Betty Ann
Morton
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Jane O'Connor
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John Pratapas
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Steffenson
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Bob
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Malkewicz
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