Probably because it was guaranteed to be inoffensive to li'l @avclub-9407305400a3b355df1f23b86e031ff3:disqus . Of course, not all boomers were draft-card-burning hippies. I'm sure plenty of them bought Herb Alpert records.

Probably because it was guaranteed to be inoffensive to li'l @avclub-9407305400a3b355df1f23b86e031ff3:disqus . Of course, not all boomers were draft-card-burning hippies. I'm sure plenty of them bought Herb Alpert records.

I think Welk's only gold record was his recording of "Calcutta", which (given the electric guitar) rocks pretty hard for a Welk song.

I think Welk's only gold record was his recording of "Calcutta", which (given the electric guitar) rocks pretty hard for a Welk song.

Welk never showed on PBS in first run, that I recall. It was always sponsored by Geritol and showed up in various time slots. I know in Kansas City it was on one of the network affiliates at 6 PM on Saturdays. I think it was the Oklahoma PBS network that edited out the Geritol ads and started showing Welk reruns, not…

Welk never showed on PBS in first run, that I recall. It was always sponsored by Geritol and showed up in various time slots. I know in Kansas City it was on one of the network affiliates at 6 PM on Saturdays. I think it was the Oklahoma PBS network that edited out the Geritol ads and started showing Welk reruns, not…

I think you are confusing Topo Gigio and Senor Wences. Don't make that mistake twice!

I think you are confusing Topo Gigio and Senor Wences. Don't make that mistake twice!

Now THAT is a good Lawrence Welk story! Thanks for sharing.

Now THAT is a good Lawrence Welk story! Thanks for sharing.

I'm sure Bert Parks did not think of himself as Paul McCartney. A singer like him wasn't expected to write his own material. He was a performer, like most singers until the Beatles and Dylans of the world changed how pop music worked. He was just keeping the crowd entertained while the ladies changed into their…

I'm sure Bert Parks did not think of himself as Paul McCartney. A singer like him wasn't expected to write his own material. He was a performer, like most singers until the Beatles and Dylans of the world changed how pop music worked. He was just keeping the crowd entertained while the ladies changed into their…

Hey, I posted that last night!

Hey, I posted that last night!

GRRRRR! PEPSI SMASH!!!!!

GRRRRR! PEPSI SMASH!!!!!

In KC, at least in the 80s, Python and Fawlty Towers were shown after 10pm, I think. I certainly found them. Along with Doctor Who. And that explains my life trajectory.

In KC, at least in the 80s, Python and Fawlty Towers were shown after 10pm, I think. I certainly found them. Along with Doctor Who. And that explains my life trajectory.

I'm about your age, and my parents would watch it. Actually, I think they just turned it on as something inoffensive while making dinner on Saturday evenings.

I'm about your age, and my parents would watch it. Actually, I think they just turned it on as something inoffensive while making dinner on Saturday evenings.