Sunday, September 11, 2016

October 2016 The Oklahoma Squeezins Septemberfest Meeting Advertisement Septemberfest Meeting Oklahoma Accordion Club September 11, 2016 The aroma of tasty German dishes greeted Some of the treats were bratwurst, Nathan's hot dogs, German potato salad, red cabbage, sauerkraut, strudel, and apple pies with beautiful latticework crusts. • Club arbara Duer presented a membership badge to Toni Paulding and a hip badge to Ophelia Woody. • Barbara said the August concert was a great success, and she initiated a discussion of tweaks for future concerts. • The concert went 45 minutes longer than the expected time of two hours. Ideas included efficient movement of microphones and stands as players enter and leave the stage, each player sticking to a five-minute limit, and refraining from introducing Flashmob members first to maintain the element of surprise. Proposed was a comment folder that anyone can contribute to. • Historian Karen West had arranged poster board displays of news and magazine articles published before and after the 2016 concert. • As people ate, members entertained: • Bob Mansfield played: - "In muchen stet ein hofbrauhaus" and "Du Du" ("You Can't Be True"), both with German vocals - "Karlstad Ball," a schottische, a Rhinelander that was more like a polka - "Edelweiss" played as a song-along - "'S ist alles dunkel, 's ist alles trübe," with German vocals. • Chuck Vodicka and Dick Albreski played "Let's Polka." • Wayne Turgeon played "County Fair." • Past President Dick Albreski played a patriotic medley in remembrance of the 9/11 event whose anniversary is today. Included were "The Star Spangled Banner" and "Columbia the Gem of the Ocean." • Bob offered a practice and performance tip: Place the music stand with your sheet music over to the side where you can occasionally glance at it, but you will not always be tempted to rely on it while playing. • The Flashmob (director Larry Gering, Tony Paulding, Karen West, Lois Roth, Barbara Duer, Maggie Abel, accompanied by Janet Haskin, Annette Zongker, Mary Hojem, and Ophelia Woody) played "Hofbrauhaus," "Schutzenliesel," and "Das Kufsteiner Lied Walzer," along with three songs made famous by Elvis Presley: "Don't Be Cruel," "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" and "Hound Dog." Members are reminded to be accumulating items for the Christmas meeting raffle and auction. • Maggie Maggie Abel Q. What do you get when you toss an accordion off a tall building? A. Applause. Q. Why do some people have an instant aversion to accordion players? A. It saves time in the long run. Q. When does a accordion player sound the best? A. When the tune is over. Q. What's the definition of a gentleman? A. Someone who knows how to play the accordion and doesn't.