We have a special "joint session" presentation of "When Swing Was King" this afternoon at Immanuel Courtyard. Both the independent living and assisted living sections of that great facility are getting together for the performance.We're giving them Volume Four today. That's Glenn Miller's "Moonlight Serenade"; the Andrews Sisters' "Oh, Johnny:" Artie Shaw's "Frenesi;" Benny Goodman and Ella Fitzgerald doing "Goodnight, My Love;" Jan Garber's "I'll See You in My Dreams;" Tommy Dorsey and Frank Sinatra doing "Dolores;" Guy Lombardo's "Embraceable You;" Paul Whiteman and Billie Holiday doing "Travelin' Light;" Freddie Martin's "Dancing in the Dark;" Bing Crosby's "You Belong to My Heart;" Ted Weems' "Heartaches;" Jimmy Dorsey's "So Rare;" and Count Basie's "April in Paris."
And all accompanied, of course, by "When Swing Was King's" compelling photos of life during the 30s, 40s and 50s. We're looking forward to having a great time. Keith and Carol Moran are coming along for the fun -- and so is my Mom! She once lived at Immanuel Courtyard before she took up residence at the LCC nursing home so this will be a reunion for us. Sweet.
We also take "When Swing Was King" on the road this weekend as we present it for the first time at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Community nursing home up in Blair, Nebraska. That will be on Saturday morning at 10.
Then it's back for sermon preparation before Sunday's worship service and the Sunday afternoon prayer vigil at Planned Parenthood. (See next post.) And somewhere I've got to fit in leaf raking and applying my lawn's winterizer -- I hope before the predicted snow begins to fly!
Hope you have a busy and happy weekend too.
