Pipes along the Rockies – December, 2018 Page 1 of 4

Pipes along the Rockies Newsletter of the Rocky Mountain Chapter

American Theatre Organ Society, Inc.

December, 2018 Information Line: 303-466-3330

Christmas Tea Potluck Sunday, Dec. 2nd 2 pm, Holiday Hills Ballroom

Our December 2nd members-only Christmas Tea

Potluck will feature small sandwiches, coffee, tea

and lemonade provided by the

club, and members can bring

cookies (no pies!), sweets, fresh

fruit, crackers and cheese. Christ-

mas and holiday music will be

provided and the Holiday Hills

RMCATOS choir will lead the

annual Christmas carol sing-along. Please give

Christmas Social Coordinator Sherry Broderick

a call by Friday, November 30th (720-220-1527)

if you plan to attend and have not signed up yet.

The Brighton Musical Phantom returns!

Randy Morris, Musician January 2019 TBA, Holiday Hills Ballroom

Randy Morris is an outstanding musician in both the

theatre and classical worlds and will return to the

Holiday Hills ballroom in January (we’ll set a date

when the Holiday Hills 2019

calendar rolls out) to amaze us

with his versatility. Randy did

a wonderful job last year at

the Lakewood Cultural Center

accompanying the silent film

“Phantom of the Opera” and

was here last April perform-

ing piano/organ duets with

Bob Flinn. Randy is Music

Director and Organist at Zion

Lutheran Church in Brighton

and has experience as a pizza

parlor organist and music

salesman.

" "

February 24th 2 pm, Lakewood Cultural Center

Jim Calm takes command of the Lakewood Cultural

Center's STR-4 Digital Theatre Organ as he accom-

panies this classic Technicolor silent film starring

East High School graduate Douglas Fairbanks.

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Fly Me To The Moon!

March 2019 TBA, Holiday Hills Ballroom

We had such a fun time last January celebrating the

wonderful Bing Crosby with music and memories it

seemed a good idea to honor another American mu-

sical legend: the incomparable Frank Sinatra. Our

March social will focus on this amazing man and his

music. Please be thinking about your own personal

favorite Sinatra tunes and memories, and if you

would like to be one of the club members sharing a

song or two (or more!) and stories of how Frank Si-

natra has been important to you. One of our club or-

ganists would love to accompany your vocal solos,

play a piano/organ duet, or maybe you’d like to take

a turn on the beautiful George Wright theatre organ.

“Mile High Banjo Society”

The Mile High Banjo Society put smiles on our faces

at our November social with a packed-program of

old standards, bluegrass and Dixieland tunes. Donna

Smith did her best Sophie Tucker impression!

“Hunchback of Notre Dame” Well-known Detroit organist Lance Luce did an

outstanding job accompanying this classic 1923

feature-length silent film on the Lakewood Cultural

Center's STR-4 organ in October. Lance's

accompaniment was imaginative and beautiful, and

made wonderful use of this organ's amazing

resources. LCC House Manager Linda Black is

renown for dressing up as a character from the

featured movie and her “Esmeralda” was winsome

and je ne sais quoi. C’est magnifique! Merci!

“DeLoy’s Generations Trio!”

Back again by popular request DeLoy Goeglein and

the Generations Jazz Trio returned to the Holiday

Hills ballroom in September for another well-re-

ceived pro-

gram of jazz

and pop

tunes that

were fun to

listen to.

Bandleader

Marianne

Finch sings

and plays

bass, her son

Dino plays the drums and also sings, and DeLoy

plays the piano with his smooth, relaxed style. Fol-

lowing intermission DeLoy played a nice program

on the GW4Q digital theatre organ.

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To all our many volunteers…. (2018)

Time to say “Thanks!”

RMCATOS is closing out another successful year. This would not be possible without members volunteering to handle some of the many support tasks needed to keep the club operational. We apologize if we’ve failed to list someone.

Wurlitzer Maintenance Crew: Don Wick, David

Charles, Ryan Kroll, Bob Castle & Jim Calm

Holiday Hills Coordinator: Sherry Broderick

Lights, Sound: Mike Schuh

Table & Chair Set-up: Bob Koelmel

Table & Chair Clean-up: Many Volunteers!

Facility Set-up, Paramount Interface, Web Site

& Man Behind the Curtain: Lee Shaw Refreshments: Carole Ann Ball, Ryan Kroll

& Wendy Charles

Social Greeter: Irene Backes

Christmas Social Coordinator: Sherry Broderick

Hospitality Table and CD/Ticket Sales: Rich

Brooks, Irene Backes, Doris Beverly, Lee Shaw

Program Planner & Newsletter Editor: Jim Calm

Newsletter Mailing Crew: Doris Beverly, Sherry

Broderick, Rich Brooks & Lee Shaw

Social E-mail Reminder: Ryan Kroll

Chapter Photographer: Bill Kwinn

Video Support: Bill Decker

Lakewood Cultural Center assist: Rich Brooks,

Jim Calm, David Charles, Ryan Kroll,

Mike Schuh, Lee Shaw & Doris Beverly

Organist Volunteers: Bev Bucci, Jim Calm,

Bob Castle, Ben Ehrlich, Bob Flinn,

DeLoy Goeglein, Bill Kwinn, Kenrick

Mervine, Randy Morris, Doug Thompson,

Lee Traster & Kevin Utter

Thank you RMCATOS Officers and Board of

Directors for your service. The Vice President

and Secretary offices are vacant at this time,

please contact an officer if you are interested in

serving on the Board.

A huge THANK YOU! to everyone who helps!

Thank you, Lee! (Man Behind the Curtain)

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RMCATOS OfficersPresident: Ryan Kroll (970) 679-0196 Treasurer: Rich Brooks (303) 322-8586 Tickets: Doris Beverly (303) 466-3330

Bill Kwinn, RMCATOS Chapter Photographer

Welcome New Members

Arla Bartholomew, Westminster

Doris Glick, Westminster

Marilyn Morris, Louisville

Ed & Mary Nixon, Highlands Ranch

In Memoriam

Members Larry Barber, Ada Fern Duke and Mary

Jones have recently passed away. Our sympathies to

their families and friends.

Colorado Springs PPATOS Events Christmas Sacklunch Serenade Shows resume at the City Auditorium, 221 E. Kiowa, Colorado Springs beginning De-cember 6th and continue noon-1 every Thursday for the rest of the year. Your favorite Christmas music and short silent films performed on the Mighty Wurlitzer.

RMCATOS Events Calendar

Dec 2nd –(Sun)– Christmas Tea Potluck

Holiday Hills Ballroom – 2 pm

Members Only

(Jan 13th)–(Sun)– Randy Morris, Musician (Pending Holiday Hills confirmation)

Holiday Hills Ballroom – 2 pm

Randy Morris, organist

Feb 24th –(Sun)– “The Black Pirate” Lakewood Cultural Center – 2 pm

1926 Silent Movie ($15/$5 admission)

Jim Calm, organist

(Mar 10th)–(Sun)– Tribute to “Ol’ Blue Eyes” (Pending Holiday Hills confirmation)

Holiday Hills Ballroom – 2 pm

A note from your treasurer:

2019 renewals are due! Your membership renewal forms

are enclosed with this newsletter.

Please send a check for $15

payable to RMCATOS to:

Richard Brooks

1301 Dahlia St.

Denver, CO 80220