Lawrence Welk drove a Formal...

[patrick66]

I know some of you are wondering..."who the hell is Lawrence Welk?"...Well, if you were at least five years old during the late '60s through the late '70s, he had a variety musical TV show on ABC. It was what your grandparents would watch on early Saturday nights. I know. I spent a lot of time with my grandparents back then! He was a bandleader; hence the A1 AN A2 California license plate on that Dodge Royal Monaco!

 

[commando1]

Can't believe he didn't drive an Imperial.

 

[67-Fury]

I was up in the air about Owning a Formal but this might of just won me over.

 

[1978 NYB]

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I know some of you are wondering..."who the hell is Lawrence Welk?"...Well, if you were at least five years old during the late '60s through the late '70s, he had a variety musical TV show on ABC. It was what your grandparents would watch on early Saturday nights. I know. I spent a lot of time with my grandparents back then! He was a bandleader; hence the A1 AN A2 California license plate on that Dodge Royal Monaco!

LW has class!

I'm from Wisconsin.....born in 1955. LW was on TV every week! LOL!

 

[69CoronetRT]

Myron on the accordion; Bobby and Sissy on the dance floor. Thanks grandma for making me watch LW with you. Great memories.

Cool pic. Thanks for posting.

 

[Big_John]

Grandparents watching?? You mean Parents...

 

[65FuryPaceCar]

I remember fondly those Sunday nights on my grandparents den floor watching Lawrence Welk.
Great memories...

 

[patrick66]

Grandparents watching?? You mean Parents...

You are probably a bit older than I, then! LOL!

He was from Strasburg, North Dakota, IIRC. My grandma really loved his music.

 

[Big_John]

You are probably a bit older than I, then! LOL!

My parents were older. Dad would have been 106 this year, Mom 103. I'm 62, last of 5 kids. My sister was 18 years older than me.

 

[Carmine]

Can't believe he didn't drive an Imperial.

I guess I can... I'm loving my RMB.

This is an awesome post. Thank you Patrick for the picture. It shall be printed and placed in a conspicuous place on my job, where I am known as "Capt'n C-body".

#Glenn Miller, #Artie Shaw, #Benny Goodman, #Tommy Dorsey, #Les Brown.

...and I am 45.

 

[Fratzog]

Myron on the accordion; Bobby and Sissy on the dance floor. Thanks grandma for making me watch LW with you. Great memories.

Cool pic. Thanks for posting.

My parents watched this faithfully but I couldn't stand it. Went to my room and put on Dazed and Confused...

 

[69CoronetRT]

My parents watched this faithfully but I couldn't stand it. Went to my room and put on Dazed and Confused...

Is that Myron?

 

[Turboomni]

One of my music teachers dated 2 of the Lennon sisters.

 

[commando1]

Guys: Stop it, PLEASE. It pains me that I'm old enough to know exactly what you are talking about.

 

[Mopars & Missiles]

Can't believe he didn't drive an Imperial.

Well, he may have privately, but his show's MAJOR sponsor was Dodge. So he was pretty much obligated to be seen in public driving Dodge's.

And don't worry, you are not alone in knowing exactly what the LW show was all about. Watched every week almost religiously. Many of the performers were actually VERY talented. I'm sure you remember the Lennon Sisters? Can you name them?

Guess that was a dumb question, hell anybody can look them up on the internet nowadays. Duh!

 

[Mopars & Missiles]

Is that Myron?

Yes, Myron Floren.

 

[saforwardlook]

Myron on the accordion; Bobby and Sissy on the dance floor. Thanks grandma for making me watch LW with you. Great memories.

Cool pic. Thanks for posting.

So was grandma responsible for your avatars too? I know there must be a hidden message in them.

 

[Big_John]

One of my music teachers dated 2 of the Lennon sisters.

At once?

 

[commando1]

One of my music teachers dated 2 of the Lennon sisters

At once?

Lawrence said only, ONE and a TWO. Never got to THREE.

 

[69CoronetRT]

So was grandma responsible for your avatars too? I know there must be a hidden message in them.

No. An older cousin turned me on to Mad when I was seven. I took it from there.