We started with a half hour prelude of Piano and Organ music by Grace Averitt, at the piano, and Nancy Jensen, at the organ. Listen to it HERE. There is some background sound during this portion of the program because this is prelude time with people coming into the auditorium. Following this we did our normal routine of things such as acknowledging guests, birthdays and anniversaries. Of course, I also tell a few stories and jokes and also introduced our Day Trips for October, November and December. October is sold out and the other two are almost sold out.
Then, we had an excellent "Trip Down Memory Lane" featuring Burt Kettinger with his baritone/base voice. Burt sings at a large variety of events all around the USA and also speaks at some. He is a featured vocalist on the "Songs in the Night" radio show from the Moody Bible Church in Chicago. This part of the program was truly a trip down memory lane with songs by Stewart Hamlin, George Beverly Shay, and Thomas A Dorsey (not the one of band fame). These were all songs that we would remember from the churches of our youth. You can hear his program HERE.Finally, we moved into our Gymnasium/Dining Room area for a very nice meal provided by our ladies and men. I heard many complements about the good food.
Next month, we will feature Ventriloquist, Gary Lare.
