On March 5th, 2010, Mrs. Betsy Czehowski, hosted the 2nd Annual Fundraiser for (her son Jimmy) the Jimmy Czehowski Memorial Scholarship Fund. The proceeds added up to a whopping $4700.00! The Norwood Elks was packed to capacity with 250 people which was a tribute Jimmy’s popularity. The 50/50 raffle split a $1400 pot! The autographed […]
The teachers from the Needham, Westwood and Natick locations enjoyed their first Teamwork Trivia Night on January 23, 2010. The plan included leaving time at the end of the evening for dancing. The plan was successful. The five rounds (instead of 7) of trivia were a fun battle between teachers at the different locations. After […]
The parents and teachers at St.Jude’s enjoyed their 4th Annual TeamworkTrivia Night on January 22, 2010. The big turn-out brought all ages to the auditorium with plenty of sharpened Number 2 pencils. The “Mystery Mugs” were a quick seller. They were almost sold out by the end of the of the first round. The gift […]
Carole King and her husband Gerry Goffin were a hit-writing machine, well before the classic 1971 Tapestry was released. James Taylor is touring with Carole King In 2010 in The Troubadour Tour. Back in 1970, they collaborated as Taylor’s career started and King’s career was about to shift from songwriter to singer/songwriter. The Los Angeles […]
Where is Rhythm and Blues now? Great R+B men are getting to be extremely rare. One of the great male R+B voices. Gone TP’10. Teddy Pendergrass, the former lead singer of Harold Melvin and the Blues Notes, is gone. Originally, the band’s drummer, Teddy made great dance records for Philadelphia International’s producers, Gamble and Huff. […]
Christmas Movies (My All-Time Best)
“Hallelujah” is a rare song. There is no doubt that one listen will change you. Maybe you will hear it in a movie or TV show. Maybe driving in your car alone. You may think that you have heard it before, even though you haven’t. This mix of religious chanting and sensual imagery may be […]
“What A Wonderful World”, a classic wedding song. 1961 – At Christmas 1961, Elvis Presley recorded George Weiss’ song “Can’t Help Falling In Love With You”. Weiss also wrote “Oh, What It Seemed To Be” # 1 hit, Frankie Carle in 1945, then # 1 for Sinatra, “Wheel Of Fortune” {# 1 for Kay Starr, […]
My best advice for the brides and grooms at the Expo was keep you music list to about 1-2 pages or 100 songs. Unfortunately, time is so precious at the reception and all great songs cannot be played. I feel that the couple would enjoy the LIMITED SONGLIST, so you hear your favorites throughout the […]
This shows the “repeat” appeal of such an event. Here are some repeat customers for Teamwork Trivia: 2010 (11) Arlington Catholic H.S. (PTA) 2010 (4) Tewksbury Memorial H.S. Parents (PAC) 2010 (4) St. Jude’s, Waltham (PTA) 2009 (4) Norwood Recreation Department 2009 (3) Little School, North Reading (PTA) 2010 (3*) Pine Grove School, Rowley (PTA) […]
