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Beechmont Avenue #351 Cincinnati,
Ohio 45255 A non-profit organization
created to promote, preserve, perform and play the music of our youth. FAX: 513-474-0054 www.doowopoldies.org
JUNE 2010 NEWSLETTER
Cincinnati Oldies & DooWop Association
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Summer is here and that of course means plenty of
“Oldies” activities for CODA members. June, of
course, is the month for our summer picnic. This time it will
be held at Fernbank
Park, just off River Road in the Saylor Park section of Cincinnati. Be sure
to join your fellow club members for plenty of food, fun, and beverages. The CODA Band will provide plenty of live music. I hope to
see you all on Sunday, June 13th, 2010.
Another fun-filled event will occur on July 24th. A great oldies show, featuring The Shades of Blue and The Vogues, will be
held at “Jim & Jack’s on the
River” that Saturday night. Good seats are still available, so be sure to
contact Jim & Jack’s for reservations. The admission price of $25.00 is
certainly reasonable to see two nationally known “oldies” groups. If you
enjoyed songs such as “Oh How Happy” and “Five O’clock World”, this is a show
you don’t want to miss.
Some basic groundwork is being
laid for a CODA-sponsored show later in
this year. Nothing is set in concrete as of right now, but your board of directors
and officers are diligently working on this project.
Be
sure to see Vice-president, Ron Miller for great CODA
merchandise. Buy a hat, t-shirt, or mug, etc., and support your
club.
In closing, I need to remind all of you that it
takes money to enable CODA to have picnics,
shows, dances, and other activities. Member dues alone do not cover expenses.
The Cincinnati Oldies & DooWop Association needs your support.
Steve Gregoire
FROM YOUR SECRETARY
I
have been around since the Club’s existence and have watched many people come
and go throughout. Some people have passed away, some moved out of state, some
are just not satisfied with how the Club has grown and it is sad that change
should be a factor to keep us from enjoying the music, the friends, (old and
new). There are not many places that we can go to and hear the music we love,
outside of our own living room, so these moments should be
cherished. I have watched the CODA Band
grow and get better with time. They do their part to please CODA members. It is part of our motto to “keep the
music alive”. We need to do our part. Thank you.
Linda Smith, Secretary
Did you know?
In 1877 Thomas Edison invents the phonograph for playing
back stored sounds. The first recording he makes is “Mary Had A Little Lamb”. (Who
says we can’t keep the oldies alive?)
In 1915
The Chicago Automatic Machine and Tool Company invents the jukebox
that plays records (as opposed to the cylinder recordings type of player
that has been around since 1889.
Let Us Get To Know You Better
I
first met this guy in 1963. I was sitting on a stair
stump near an alley on 15th Street, in “Over the Rhine”, near a bar
called Larry’s, a hot spot with great music. It was about midnight and I
was listening to the band when this guy walks by and
ask “What the hell are you doing out this late?” He walked me about a half a
block to my house telling me I shouldn’t be out alone,
that late. Every time I saw him after
that he would he would smile and say hello. I am very
proud to say that over the years we have become very
good friends and you will never find a more loving person. Danny comes to all
our family functions as we consider him to be just
that, part of our family.
He
is the first paid member of CODA and is still a
member today. He is affectionately known to most of us
as the “Mayor,” as he has done a lot of campaigning for the CODA club. Allow me to introduce Mr. Daniel
Jackson…
I was
born in Newport, Kentucky by a mid-wife and I grew up in Cincinnati’s Findlay
Market area. I attended Webster and Rothenberg schools and later got a GED. I
was a carpenter by trade and still do a little handy-man
work today, whenever someone needs help. I was married 4 times and have 1 daughter that resides in Florida. (He is single now ladies and looking for a love). I like
to fish, spend time with my friends, travel and listening to good music.
Thanks, Danny Jackson
Danny
has been with CODA since the first mention of creating this Club, at Taft Field
House on Colerain Avenue and while everything has not been to his liking I am
proud to say that he never let it deter him and is still a member today.
CODA BIRTHDAYS JUNE
1- Gerry Barnhill 2- John Dean 5- Rudy
Tassini 6- Nell Stone 7- Roger McGinnis 8- Patricia
Moerdyke 9- Paul Knollman 11- Ray Gaier, Bill Hawkins 13-
Terry Lukemire, Linda Paar 17- Rita Hauke 18- Gail Dreigon,
Patricia Davis, Sandy Hoffman, Deborah Sluiter, Lenny Texter 27- Paul
Trefzger 29- Angie Drew, Larry Drew, John Rose 30- Debra Cripe,
Janet McGuffey
CODA BIRTHDAYS JULY
3-
Terry Burnside 9- Suzie May, William Purificato 11- Jerry Stern 12-
Ennis Jim 13- Ken Mullen 17- Sherry Vearil 19- Rickey Long
20- Jo Ann Kuntz 21- Danny Jackson - 24- Andrea Kovar,
John G. Popel 25- Ron Troxell 27- Jerry Stone 30- Steve Kirby 31-
Ron Miller, Jack O’Keefe, Nancy O’Keefe
DATES
TO REMEMBER:
JUNE 13-2010: Our Spring
Picnic; starts at 1PM- with the CODA
Band at Fernbank Park off River Road, in Riverview Shelter.
(Eight (8) miles past Jim & Jack’s, turn onto Thornton Rd., left to
park entrance and right, into our area.) Members, children 12 and under are
free. Guests pay $10.00
JULY 18- 2010: Sunday Social at Jim & Jack’s… 1PM-5PM… with The CODA Band
JULY 24-2010: Shades of Blue and The Vogues will be performing at Jim & Jack’s.
Tickets are $25.00 Call 513-251-7977 for reservations.
JULY 24-2010: The Reflections will be at Guy and Dolls in Cold Spring, Kentucky.
Tickets are $20.00. For reservations call 859-441-4888. No dancing during the show.
In case anyone would like to attend, on June 6th, 2010, Jim & Jack’s will be hosting a benefit for Rita Cole. The event will be from 2PM- 5PM and admission is $10.00 per person. The CODA Band will be performing. While this is not sponsored by CODA, Rita is a member and most of you may know her as the “split the pot lady”, she has just undergone a major surgery on her C4 of the spinal column. She will be facing another surgery in the near future on her rotary cup. Ennis will be serving food, there are raffles, door prizes, silent auctions, with all proceeds going to Rita. Come out and have a good time, show your support. Thanks to everyone.
And keep
Donna Telinda in your prayers as she is going through some very trying times
right now and we hope she gets well soon.
Until Next Time… Take Care…
Linda Smith
Secretary