“Have a great Christmas”

PINNACLECOUNTRY MUSIC

99 Rosebank Road Avondale

(Community Center)Alternate Sundays

from 1.30 until 4.30pm

All correspondence to:

Doug Phipps109A Whitney St.Blockhouse BayAuckland 0600

Ph: 09 8284639 The Avondale Spider(Australian Huntsman)

December 2017

AUCKLAND

We resume meetings after Christmas on

January 21st 2018

GIDDAY, Yep - me again with theDecember letter. The year has flownby and here we are with the last letterfor 2017. We’ve had a good year withmany old and some new friends andlots of good country music.

December Birthdays are sharedwith country music stars Ferlin Husky, Floyd Tillman,Brenda Lee, Wilf Carter, SpadeCooley, Janie Fricke, BarbaraMandrell, Skeeter Davis, andcloser friends Epi, Raewyn andGraham Knott, Lekei, MargaretD, Rose H, Betty W, Rose S,Carol B, so happy birthday all.

I have lots of people to thank formaking the club so good. We haveRose, Dianne, Maria in kitchen plushelpers. Maria is a wiz on that broomtoo. On the door we have Tulu, onraffles Hazel, manning the tradingtable is Flo, and Rod our PR man hasdone a great job in several ways. Ourfabulous band , Lekei, Brownie, Sony,Marilyn, Red and Dave have playedwell all year and provide consistentlygood backing.There are many volunteers I mustthank for setting up and pulling downthe gear and there’s a lot of it too. Lastbut not least we really value ourPinnacle CM family who support usand come to listen and join in one wayor another. Thank you all.

Doug’s Choice JokeWife said to husband, “I think I lookfat, can you give me a compliment so Ifeel happier?” Husband replies, “Of

course dear, you have perfecteyesight”. He is doing well in hospital.

Trading Table.Our trading table makes money forour bus trip fund which helps keep the

price down. Flo hasdone a great job like allour helpers.I want to thank all thecarers who bring theircharges, some in wheelchairs and whom weknow enjoy the music.We enjoy having themtoo.News Letters, a bigthank you to fiddler

Dave who makes our news letters intoa popular read. You are welcome tomake short contributions preferablyabout CM or your visits to other clubsetc. Photo’s for our albums are alwayswelcome. Many thanks to Grahame &Anita for a very kind donation towardsdelivering our Pinnacle newsletter.

Bus Trips.Our new driver Charlie has taken us toCambridge, Te Awamutu,Ngaruawahia, and Glen Afton (withtheir venue at Huntly). So thanks toCharlie for our safe and smooth rides.Please get your names on the bus triplists early and pay up! You can bring afriend too. If you need to cancel pleasetell me immediately so we can fill theseat. We always need to fill the bus.

GLEN AFTON

Ask Dave(plays fiddle) for photorestorations, copies, typing, graphics etc,

desktop publishing. Ph: 09-8184694www.violinpickups.co.nz

www.zl1bjq.co.nzdwardley@zl1bjq.co.nz

Disclaimer. The “Pinnacle Club”,Doug Phipps, or the organisers of

its meetings, entertainment and bustrips, will not be held liable in anyway for loss, damage to property, orpersonal injury whilst attending clubfunctions. Persons causing disruptionor displaying bad behaviour will beexpected to leave if asked to do so.

Fridge tip.

If your fridge appears to be leakingwater onto the floor or accumulatingunder the crisper draw don’t despair.It is most likely a blocked drain hole asshown in photo. When the fridgedefrosts the water drains through thathole into a tray below and air is blownacross to evaporate it. Clever eh! Justremove the crisper draw and stick apencil down the hole having lifted outthe filter, which clean and replace.Happened to me last week. Fridge tempshould be within 0 to 4 degs by the way.

Drainhole

Club Day 12th Nov. We had a godattendance and the weather was kindtoo. We enjoyed the usual fun, musicand friendship. Thanks to Rod fortaking care of the trading table withFlo away for an eye operation. Thanksto Doreen for the bags of orangeswhich went well.

Christmas Break up will be on 10th

December. Our first day back in 2018will be on 21st JanuaryIt will be our 25th Birthday so wewould love to have you all with us tocelebrate in some way and perhapsreminisce a little. Many of us willremember the St Benedict Street daysfondly and also with sadness when weremember those no longer with us. Alot can happen in 25 years.

Thanks for all the goodies for theChristmas hampers.

On our trip to Glen Afton CMC attheir new venue the Pinnacle gavethem a photo album with a few photosto start them off again. Thanks toBarry and team for a great day and welook forward to a return visit.

It just remains for me to wish all ourPinnacle family and friends andcountry music people everywhere ahappy Christmas and a happy countrymusic New Year.All the best..............................Doug.

And on behalf of us all Doug, thanksfor the huge consistent effort you putinto The Pinnacle to make it work.....................................Pinnacle People

2018 New Zealand tour by thisfamous Irish duo.13 -14th APR. TAURANGA16th APR. AUCKLAND17th 18th APR. HAMILTON21st APR. NEW PLYMOUTH22rd APR. PALMERSTON NORTHand also another nine or ten venues inmajor towns/cities all the way down toDunedin. They finish in Wellingtom 6th

May.It appears that tickets are much soughtafter. The Auckland venue is AoteaTheatre at 7 pm. Best book now.

Mick Foster and Tony Allen started inthe 1970s as a duo, but in 1982 theyadded a band to their show for a while.They have achieved album and videosales in excess of 22 millionworldwide.

Foster and Allen

When pictured he isthe lead reindeer pulling Santa's sleighon Christmas Eve. Rudolph firstappeared in a booklet by Lewis Mayin 1939. May's brother-in-law, JohnnyMarks, put the song together and GeneAutry sold 25 million copies.

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Silent Night.Perhaps the loveliest of carols.The song was first performed onChristmas Eve 1818 at St Nicholasparish church in Oberndorf, avillage in the Austrian Empire onthe Salzach river in present-dayAustria. A young priest, FatherJoseph Mohr, had come toOberndorf the year before. He hadwritten the lyrics of the song "StilleNacht" in 1816 at Mariapfarr, thehometown of his father in theSalzburg Lungau region, whereJoseph had worked.The melody was composed byFranz Xaver Gruber, schoolmasterand organist in the nearby village ofArnsdorf. Before Christmas Eve,Mohr brought the words to Gruberand asked him to compose a melodyand guitar accompaniment for theChristmas Eve mass. Together theyperformed the new carol during themass on the night of 24 December.The original manuscript has beenlost. However, a manuscript wasdiscovered in 1995 in Mohr's handwriting and dated by researchers asc. 1820. It states that Mohr wrotethe words in 1816 when he wasassigned to a pilgrim church inMariapfarr, Austria, and shows thatthe music was composed by Gruberin 1818. This is the earliestmanuscript that exists and the onlyone in Mohr's handwriting.The version sung by Bing Crosby isthe third best-selling single of all-time but the carol is sung by far toomany to list here. Carols are ofcourse welcome in country music.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is alegendary reindeer,created by RobertLewis May, usuallydepicted as a youngfawn who barely hasantlers, but with aglowing red nose

Country music artists have a longhistory of recording memorableChristmas songs. From classics thathave endured the test of time, to freshmodern takes on holiday tunes, hereare a few of the favorite countryChristmas songs.

Jingle Bell Rock -- Bobby Helms,recorded in 1957 and an instant hit.

O Holy Night -- Martina McBride, forher 1998 album and recorded byseveral country artists to muchacclaim.

Blue Christmas -- Elvis Presley, thesong wasn’t originally written orrecorded by the 'King'. Presley’sversion which made its debut on the1957 LP “Elvis' Christmas Album” --remains the most played though.

Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree --Brenda Lee, Rockabilly star BrendaLee was only 13 years old when sherecorded “Rockin’ Around theChristmas Tree.” (5 million sold.)

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer --Gene Autry, no Christmas is completewithout Rudolph. Autry released thetune in 1949, it became his first chart-topper and still goes well.

Christmas in Dixie -- Alabama, theiroriginal and is the band’s topChristmas hit 1982.

I’ll Be Home for Christmas -- RascalFlatts, written over 70 years ago tohonor WWII soldiers at Christmas.

A short-necked lute carved from asingle piece of wood, with amembrane covering the bowl of thesound-chamber, upon which thebridge is positioned. It has threemelody strings, two or three dronestrings and up to 15 sympatheticstrings. The instrument is made fromthe trunk of a mulberry tree, the headfrom an animal skin such as goat, andthe strings either gut from theintestines of young goats or nylon.Rubab is one of the national musicalinstruments of Afghanistan andPakistan.

The Rubab.No we’re not into recipes again.

Jimmy, guitar and vocals. We enjoyhearing Jimmy perform. His classicalor Spanish guitar has a pickup toamplify it, a common appendage. Theearly guitars with gut strings had littleprojection and so were drowned bylouder banjos in the band until changeswere made. Important innovations wereintroduced by Martin Guitars. It isclaimed Martin first introduced steelstrings. [disputed] They then increasedthe area of the guitar top. Martin's largerbody size amongst acoustic performersis related to the greater sound volumeproduced. These innovations allowedguitars to compete with and oftendisplace the banjos that had previouslydominated jazz bands. The steel stringsincreased tension on the neck so forstability the neck is reinforced with asteel truss rod which has becomestandard. The metal strings has allowedthe common practice of fitting magneticpickups to amplify and electronicallymodify the sound. This hollow acousticguitar can be prone to feedback whenamplified so solid body electric guitarsare used to largely overcome that issue.The acoustic sound is much favouredespecially by classical players and theSpanish masters of the instrument.

What's the difference between abanjo and a Chain Saw?A banjo never runs out of fuel.

Why do canoeists often play banjos?Because banjos make good paddles.

"Haven't I seen your face before?" ajudge demanded, looking down at thedefendant."You have, Your Honor," the mananswered hopefully. "I gave your sonviolin lessons last winter.""Ah, yes," recalled the judge."Twenty years!"

What's wrong with driving off a cliffwith 5 violinists in a minivan?You could fit in seven or eight.

Why are violinists always playingscales? They can remember the tune.

A sobbing Mrs Murphy approachesFather O’Grady after mass.He says: “So what’s bothering you?”She replies: “Oh, Father, I’ve terriblenews. My husband passed away lastnight.”The priest says: “Oh, Mary, that’sterrible. Did he have any lastrequests?”"Certainly father," she replied. “Hesaid: “Please Mary, put down thatdamn gun.”

Billy stops Paddy in Dublin and asksfor the quickest way to Cork.Paddy says: "Are you on foot or inthe car?"Billy replies: "In the car." "Well that'sthe quickest way," says Paddy

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