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Remembering Larry Rothenberger, class of 1969 1947 - 2024 Obituary |
Misc. topics about recordings, how to help and volunteer, etc
We have three Broadway Methodist recordings from the 60's through the 90's. Each performance has very clear audio, and the selections and performances themselves are top-notch, studio quality. As I… Continue reading
on: 3/17/2023, by: Paul L., 0 comments
Performance at the Bob Hope USO show in Alaska, Christmas of '56, flying military aircraft from an Indiana Air Force base to Seattle, and on to Anchorage. Continue reading
The Christmas Show playlists at pmodatabase.com are back! Also, It’s fitting to usher in the Christmas season with a newly-digitized recording from the late 60s/early 70’s. The following 33rpm EP… Continue reading
on: 12/1/2022, by: Paul L., 2 comments
Among the recordings Sonya Eddy sent me, a number of them were old acetate records from the 30s and 40s. I wasn't very familiar with this format; they feel about as heavy as a dinner plate compared… Continue reading
_Written by Sonya (Stewart) Eddy; reposted with the author's permission_ Albert Pearson Stewart was a man with a dream, as well as a big heart. As I have stated before, he had a dream to start an… Continue reading
on: 10/17/2022, by: Paul L., 3 comments
This is the oldest recording yet; a 1937 Chamber of Commerce performance at the Union. Side 1 is Mosquitos, the other is Adoramus Te, with the combined voices of the University Choir. Continue reading
on: 9/30/2022, by: Paul L., 0 comments
Christmas came early today with a package from Sonya (Stewart) Eddy, Al's daughter. Sonya has been in touch via email and was kind enough to send some treasures she had in the attic. About a dozen… Continue reading
on: 9/28/2022, by: Paul L., 3 comments
Via Brent Watson: Brothers, I wanted to share with you details for Dustin Hopkin's celebration of life. We plan on singing a few tunes there. (If you plan to attend please respond here so more details… Continue reading
on: 9/19/2022, by: Paul L., 0 comments
After graduating from Purdue I set out to make a documentary about the Glee Club. The PVGC was singing at Carnegie hall that year, and I met a Purdue grad and filmmaker (forgot his name) who gave me some suggestions for camera techniques, lighting, interviewing, and style. The goal was to be a first-person overview of the Glee Club as an organization, supported by interviews, concert and rehearsal footage, as well as bus-loading, sirs meetings, backstage antics, etc. Continue reading
on: 5/23/2022, by: Paul L., 2 comments
This post is dedicated to Dave Pope: March 8, 1950 - April 8, 2022.
This End of Season has a few interesting points. Hall of Fame performers Ken Knowles (4 solos), Mike Chung, and Dave Pope give their last official campus performances. Al Stewart’s story about performing “Mamie” for President Eisenhower (and the First Lady) in 1953 is definitely worth a listen.
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on: 4/11/2022, by: Paul L., 0 comments