DAY 43 - COUNTING DOWN TO THE 50TH

Good Morning, Class of '64

Rugged Beauty - Richard B. Tiberius - http://www.tiberiusart.com/rugged-beauty%E2%80%94chicory/

Out and About Where the Chicory Blooms

On roadsides along the way the chicory blooms:

An unkempt (or was it planned?)

 median strip blooms chicory full.

Lovely, but, too soon!

Standing tall and blue in wasted places,

Chicory embraces the warmth of June,

and slips away with autumn's chill.

And that's the thorn!

A reminder that sun filled days will end

and the length of light will lessen, now.

Till the end, the chicory looms

And reminds us with it's blue.

The Chicory was with us through our summer days and took us back to school - we probably never noticed. That "blue flower" was probably often seen, but never given a name. Chicory brewed coffee we might have known about but didn't associate with that tall "blue flower". Ancestors might have used it for home remedies, but we had grown far beyond that time.

Chicory dicory dock

You're running down our clock

 And making us take stock

Of the world we did or didn't rock

How To Brew A Cup of Chicory
http://nightcat.squidoo.com/how-to-brew-a-cup-of-chicory

 

Chicory coffee substitute 

When Does Chicory Bloom?
http://homeguides.sfgate.com/chicory-bloom-64834.html

Wild Chicory - Tolouse Leplotte - http://essentialscafe.com/forums/t/18806.aspx

Chicory
http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/chicory.htm

Chicory in Long Vase - Jos Van Riswick - http://www.postcardfromholland.com/index.html

Chickory by the side of the road

http://asakiyume.livejournal.com/207929.html 

Chicory and Melilot
A chance field of chicory
http://cabinetofcuriosities-greenfingers.blogspot.com/2010/07/chicory-and-melilot.html

 

A truck abused chicory plant

Chicory - Sheli Petersen - http://shelipetersenblog.wordpress.com/2012/08/21/uber-chicory-plants/

Deep Purple
"Deep Purple" was published in 1933 as a piano

composition, and lyrics were added in 1938.
It was number one on the US pop charts in
November 1963 and also won that year's
Grammy Award for Best Rock and Roll Record.
It remained in the Top 40 for twelve weeks.
Nino Tempo and April Stevens are brother and sister.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Purple_%28song%29
Nino Tempo and April Stevens - 1963

When the deep purple falls
over sleepy garden walls
And the stars begin to twinkle
in the sky—
In the mist of a memory
you wander back to me
Breathing my name with a sigh...

Queen Anne's Lace and Chicory - Johanna Engel

s

Chicory

Chicory is a wild plant on roadsides in its native 

Europe, and in North America and Australia, 

where it has become widely naturalized.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicory

Chicory - Kathleen Weber

DAY 44 - COUNTING DOWN TO THE 50TH

Good Morning, Class of '64

 

TV Families from the 

Fifties and Early Sixties

Part One

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1952-1966
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Ozzie_and_Harriet

Radio Show

 

1952

1960

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet aired on ABC from October 3, 1952 through March 26, 1966. It starred the real life family of Ozzie and Harriet Nelson. The show began on radio in October of 1944, but their sons, David and Ricky, didn't join the radio cast until the fifth year, in 1949, when they were eleven (David) and eight (Ricky) years old.

In 1952 the film Here Come the Nelsons was made, and it's popularity convinced Ozzie Nelson that the future of the family was on the small screen of television. The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet premiered on ABC in 1952 and remained until 1966. In 1962, it became the first prime-time scripted series on American television to reach the 10-year milestone. It ran for a total of fourteen television seasons and holds the record as the longest running live-action American sitcom in television history.
Although it was never a top-ten hit, the series became synonymous with the 1950s ideal American family life.
 

 Ricky the Drummer Episode

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet made Ricky Nelson, the Nelsons' younger son, into a music teen idol. Story lines were written featuring Ricky singing because Ozzie realized the impact it would have on the show. Episodes of the show after Rick became famous as a successful musician were among some of the show's most highly rated airings. Rick first sang in the April 10, 1957, episode, Ricky the Drummer.
 
The series has been continuously shown on stations in public domain prints. Most of the pre-1964 episodes of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet television series are in the public domain in the United States, except for the musical performances of Ricky Nelson. Many episodes of the show have been released on home video, and one hundred of the episodes in the public domain have been released on DVD. 

 

More to Read if You've a Mind To:

Dousing the Glow Of TV's First Family; 

Time for the Truth About Ozzie and Harriet
http://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/18/arts/dousing-the-glow-of-tv-s-first-family-time-for-the-truth-about-ozzie-and-harriet.html

 
The Ozzie and Harriet Story

http://mortystv.com/showcards/ozzie_and_harriet.shtml 

Harriet Nelson Biography

http://www.biography.com/people/harriet-nelson-222415

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Nelson 

 

Ozzie Nelson

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozzie_Nelson 

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
The Boys Paper Route

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
The Rivals - 1952
The first episode of the 14-season ABC series, 

"The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet", 

complete with original commercials.

 

 Quotes from Ozzie and Harriet

http://www.great-quotes.com/quotes/movie/The+Adventures+of+Ozzie+&+Harriet 

  

1952

David Nelson: I promised to help a couple of friends of mine.
Ricky Nelson: What about me? I'm your brother, you know.
David Nelson: Don't get maudlin.
Ricky Nelson: Oh, yeah? I suppose you think I don't know what that means.
David Nelson: Okay. What does it mean?
Ricky Nelson: Just for that, you can look it up yourself.
David Nelson: I told you, I promised to help a couple of friends of mine. A guy can have a couple of friends in this world, can't he?
Ricky Nelson: Oh, yeah? If it wasn't for me, you'd be an only child."

 1958

Harriet Nelson: You know, it's none of my business, but don't you think taking riding lessons is a pretty expensive way to meet a girl?
Ozzie Nelson: Yeah, especially since you don't need the lessons?
Ricky Nelson: Oh, well, we made a deal. See, I'm gonna teach her how to play the guitar, and she's gonna teach me how to ride.
Ozzie Nelson: Well, that sounds like a good idea.
Harriet Nelson: What happens, if she finds out you can ride?
David Nelson: Probably hit him over the head with the guitar."

1957

David tries to ask a beautiful girl to a dance, but discovers she only speaks Spanish]
Chuck: What happened?
David Nelson: Well, she's a real nice girl, but she doesn't speak any English. I wish I took Spanish instead of French.
Chuck: I'm taking Latin.
Wally: Don't look at me - I'm still working on English."

Watching TV

DAY 45 - COUNTING DOWN TO THE 50TH

 Good Morning, Class of '64

Ragtime America - Michael Greeley

Ragtime

© Wilfrid Wilson Gibson 

http://allpoetry.com/poem/8514933-Ragtime-by-Wilfrid-Wilson-Gibson 

 
A minx in khaki struts the limelit boards:
With false moustache, set smirk and ogling eyes
And straddling legs and swinging hips she tries
To swagger it like a soldier, while the chords
Of rampant ragtime jangle, clash, and clatter;
And over the brassy blare and drumming din
She strains to squirt her squeaky notes and thin
Spirtle of sniggering lascivious patter.

 Then out into the jostling Strand I turn,
And down a dark lane to the quiet river,
One stream of silver under the full moon,
And think of how cold searchlights flare and burn
Over dank trenches where men crouch and shiver.
Humming, to keep their hearts up, that same tune 

The Ragtime Dancer - Albert Bloch

81. Alabama Jubilee - Ferko String Band (14) 1955
82. Carioca - Les Paul (14) 1952
83. Mood Indigo - Norman Petty Trio (14) 1954
84. Almost Paradise - Roger Williams (15) 1957
85. Cannonball - Duane Eddy (15) 1958
86. The Enchanted Sea - Islanders (15) 1959
87. Blues - Ralph Flanagan (15) 1951
88. Dipsy Doodle - Johnny Maddox (15) 1953
89. Mexican Hat Rock - Applejacks (16) 1958
90. Rumble - Link Wray (16) 1958 
91. Woo Hoo - Rock-A-Teens (16) 1959
92. In The Mood - Johnny Maddox (16) 1953
93. Poor Boy - Royaltones (17) 1958
94. Slow Walk - Sil Austin (17) 1956 
95. The Poor People of Paris - Lawrence Welk (17) 1956
96. Moritat - Lawrence Welk (17) 1956
97. Joshua - Ralph Flanagan (17) 1950
98. Charmaine - Billy May (17) 1952
99. When the White Lilacs Bloom Again - Billy Vaughn (18) 1956 
100. The Bandit - Eddie Barclay (18) 1955

Ragtime Piano - Unknown

Ragtime was a fanfare for the 20th century.

J. Russell Lynes

 

Dipsy Doodle - #88
Johnny Maddox is a ragtime pianist whose

recordings helped build Dot Records into 

one of the most popular labels of the fifties.

During his years with Dot he earned 9 gold 

singles and his total sales were over 11 million. 

In 1954, he was voted America's Number One 

Jukebox Artist by the Music Operators of 

America (M.O.A.) He has also has been honored 

with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Maddox
Johnny Maddox - 1953

Alexander's Ragtime Band - Boo the Hamster

It is never right to play ragtime fast.
Scott Joplin

 

 

Mexican Hat Rock - #89
The Applejacks were a group of American
studio musicians led by Dave Appell.
Their biggest hit was the instrumental
Mexican Hat Rock. Dave Appell wrote the
instrumental song, a jumped-up version of the
old Mexican Hat Dance, that he had his studio
band record. The song became a big dance hit on 

American Bandstand, reaching #16 on the charts 

andremained on the Top 100 for 15 weeks.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Applejacks_%28US_band%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Appell
http://joetroiano.wordpress.com/2011/11/15/quick-fact-the-applejacks-mexican-hat-rock-1958/
Applejacks - 1958

Ragtime - Keith Mallett

Ragtime was my lullaby.
Hoagy Carmichael

 

Woo Hoo - #91
Woo Hoo is a rockabilly song distinctive for its lack 

of lyrics apart from its title words, which gave it 

popularity around the world as it is not 

subject to language barriers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woo-Hoo_%28Rock-A-Teens_song%29
Rock-a-Teens - 1959

Ragtime has about the same
amount of respect as comics.
And in a way they're similar art forms.
Ragtime is highly compositional,
and the emotion in the music is built in,
whereas in jazz a lot of that emotion
comes from the way it's performed.
Chris Ware

Unknown

Ragtime
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragtime
Ragtime is a musical genre that enjoyed its
peak popularity between 1895 and 1918.
It originated in African American music in the
late 19th century and is a distinctly American
musical style. Piano is the main instrument of
Ragtime music, but arrangements have been 

written for other instruments. Jazz claimed the

public's imagination after 1917, and Ragtime fell

out of favor,but there have been numerous revivals.

Social Dances of the Ragtime Era
http://socialdance.stanford.edu/syllabi/ragtime_dance.htm
Images by Richard Powers

Ragtime - Peabody Dance

Ragtime - Tango Dance

Ragtime Era Dance Fashions
1912-1915
http://socialdance.stanford.edu/Vintage/Ragtime_attire.htm
Images by Richard Powers

 

My appearance was always good and my
ability to play on the piano, especially
ragtime, which was then at the height of
its vogue, made me a welcome guest.
James Weldon Johnson

Ragtime - Leighton Jones

When I'm dead twenty-five years,
people are going to begin to recognize me.
Scott Joplin

 
 

Small clear chords hung in the air like flowers.
The melodies were like bouquets.
There seemed to be no other possibilities
for life than those delineated by the music.
Description of
Coalhouse Porter, Jr.
the main character in E. L. Doctorow's novel,
Ragtime, sitting down to play Scott Joplin's
"Wall Street Rag"

Ragtime - Unknown

A typical Joplin rag has a disciplined arrangement
of repeats and returns not unlike that of the march,
and a similar duple tune signature. Jazz probably

got its start, Schuller believes, when saloon pianists

who could not read music began improvising rags

they had heard.

"Scott Joplin: From Rags to Opera",
William Bender
in: Time (magazine)
(15 Sep. 1975)
 

Ragtime