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SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2019 | 7A You dream it, build it. SHAWN we 6SHFLDOL]LQJLQƓQHKRPH FLEMING CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED EXLOGLQJUHPRGHOVDQGOLJKW FRPPHUFLDOFRQVWUXFWLRQ Locally owned and operated. Experienced carpenters and craftsman. 541-999-8727 CCB #: 216698 Bonded & Insured DENTURE SERVICES INC. LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED Open 4 days a week! Here to serve your denture needs: Dentures Partial Dentures Immediate Dentures Implant Dentures Relines & Repairs Same Day Monday-Thursday 10am - 2 pm William Foster LD Sherry, Offi ce Manager “As a denture wearer myself, I can answer your questions and address your denture concerns.” ~ William Foster, LD Financing: Citi Health Card 12 Month no Interest 524 Laurel St. 541-997-6054 Stocks. Bonds. CDs. IRAs. Mutual funds. Andy Baber, AAMS® Financial Advisor Ryan Hitchcock Financial Advisor 1010 Highway 101 Florence, OR 97439 541-997-8755 MKT-5894I-A E NJOYING L ATIN - INFUSED JAZZ WITH ‘W HIPPED C REAM ’ E ven though it rained throughout the day last Wednesday (Oct. 16), it didn’t keep the audience away. The Florence Events Center (FEC) was nearly full to welcome Whipped Cream, a tribute band to Herb Alpert and the Ti- juana Brass. Bobby Medina, trum- pet player, musical direc- tor and show producer, was joined by very tal- ented musicians. There was Chad Quist on the guitar, Ben Verdier on bass, Xavier Lecouturier on drums, Bruce Leven playing the piano, marim- ba and providing vocals, Greg Lyons on trumpet and Stuart Hambley on trombone. Also at the mic was Darelle Holden, who was the featured vocalist for several songs. Medina stated that mu- sic brings back the most memories of all art forms. Several members of the audience agreed that this group sounded so much like Alpert’s band — and that it was like growing up all over again. “I may not remember the titles, but the tunes will never be forgotten,” said one woman in the au- dience. The opening number was a song from 1962, “The Lonely Bull,” com- posed by Sol Lake. The working title of the song was “Twinkle Star,” which Alpert convinced Lake to change after attending a bullfight in Mexico. The band also per- formed “Spanish Flea,” a popular song written by Julius Wechter in the 1960s with lyrics by Cis- sy Wechter. The song is closely associated with the Look of Love” composed by Bacharach and Hal Da- vid, Holden asked Medina what instrument he had accompanied her with. The mellow instrument with a deep, rich tone was a flugelhorn. He shared the story of how he got his first flugelhorn from his grandfather, who was on his death bed. He called his grandson to his side REVIEW By Vickie Kennedy long-running game show, “The Dating Game.” Whipped Cream per- formed songs from other groups as well, such as The Beatles, Burt Bacharach and The Carpenters, with the same tone and feeling as Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. Everyone has heard The Beatles sing “All My Loving” by John Lennon and Paul McCa- rtney. However, Whipped Cream’s rendition had the audience moving in its seats. Bacharach, a prolific song writer, also wrote the Casino Royale theme song in 1967. The band was able to get all the trumpet trills of the original ren- dition; the musicians are masterful. After singing “The and “sold” the horn to him. Medina retorted that he paid for the horn with a check that was post-dated. “This Guy’s in Love with You,” another Bacha- rach and David tune, fea- tured Leven both playing the piano and performing the vocals. Although his singing was not outstand- ing, it was very heartfelt. When you take a song like “Lollipops and Roses,” composed by Tony Velona and sung by Tom Jones, it is hard to imagine it performed Tijuana Brass style. Whipped Cream made that happen, sound- ing so much like Alpert and his band. There was an interna- tional touch with “Mas que nada,” written by Jorge Ben. Holden mastered the Portuguese language in this tune. The audience was touched by Holden’s rendition of The Carpen- ters’ “Close to You” writ- ten by Bacharach and Da- vid. She made everyone feel she was close to them. The band’s finale was “Rise,” composed by Andy Armer and Randy Badazz Alpert in the late 70s. Al- though still the same fla- vor as other Alpert tunes, this song was more mel- low and mature. The band fulfilled its goal to be a tribute band. Of course, there had to be an encore — and Whipped Cream did not disappoint. The band re- turned to the stage with a heartfelt rendition of “The Work Song,” written by Nat Adderley and Oscar Brown, Jr. In addition to legendary music and entertaining jokes, there was a visual display of record covers and music videos from the 60s. So many people in the audience commented that they owned the records or remember the covers from that era. Attend Seacoast En- tertainment Association’s next concert, featuring the Texas Gypsies, on Nov. 13, beginning at 7 p.m. Call the FEC office at 541-997-1994 for ticket information. Member SIPC loved books and shared them with her friends and The first LFL was built neighbors. as a tribute from a son to a Todd Bol built the first mother and a teacher who LFL in Hudson, Wisc., in 2009, in memory of his mom. His original goal was to encourage the creation of 2,510 LFL’s, which would match the total of full-size libraries constructed by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. That goal was reached and greatly surpassed with more than 90,000 LFL’s cur- rently in operation around the world. The organization became a nonprofit in 2012 he staff at the Siuslaw News is preparing to publish the annual and interest in the program Veterans Day publication, which is a special supplement that is has grown exponentially devoted to all military veterans who currently are Florence-area since then. residents or have a connection to this area. It will be printed in the Saturday, The LFL Nonprofit has Nov. 9, 2019 edition, before Veterans Day, annually held each Nov. 11. If you also been recognized by are interested in sharing your military background information in the annual The Library of Congress, The National Book Foun- tribute publication, or in updating information that we have published dation and the Library previously, please complete this form and submit it to the Siuslaw News. Journal for their world pro- Service photographs are also welcome. Submit forms and photos by email to moting literacy and learn- mberg@thesiuslawnews.com, by regular mail to Siuslaw News, Attn: Misty ing. Berg, P.O. Box 10, Florence, OR 97439; or drop off materials at the Siuslaw Another fun aspect of the News office in Historic Old Town Florence, 148 Maple St. If your profile was LFLs are the many different published previously in the Veterans tribute and you do not wish to make any forms the “library” itself changes to the profile, there is no need to resubmit this form or your military can take. information. Please be sure that all materials are carefully labeled with your LFL stewards are encour- name and phone number and are submitted by Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. aged to create a small struc- Thank you for participating in this project to remember and honor our ture that incorporates any veterans. aspect of interest that those involved in the project feel would be appropriate. Name: ___________________________________________________________ “The Little Free Library (LFL) organization has li- Contact Phone Number: _____________________________________________ brary kits you can buy, but they also encourage you to Branch of Service: __________________________________________________ build them out of recycled materials,” Bacon said. “I Rank Achieved (optional): ___________________________________________ built ours out of an unfin- ished wooden nightstand Dates Served: ______________________________________________________ Deadline for Press Releases Is Every Monday and Thursday by Noon. Email P RESS R ELEASES @T HE S IUSLAW N EWS . COM . LIBRARY from page 1A In Honor of All Veterans T COURTESY PHOTO The Little Free Library, located at Juniper and King- wood streets, was started by longtime Florence res- ident Kay Bacon and made from a recycled night- stand. from Habitat for Humani- ty Restore, which I painted bright red and stenciled a white floral design on the sides.” To use the Little Free Li- brary brand name, a stew- ard must purchase a fin- ished book exchange, a kit Where did you serve? _______________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Special Information (E.G., POW): ______________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ Has your veteran information been published previously in the Siuslaw News Veterans Publication? YES NO Do we have your military photo on file? YES NO (Note: If you have submitted photos in the past, we will still have them on file.) VOICE YOUR OPINION! — Write a Letter to the Editor today: Editor@TheSiuslawNews.com In 2019 we will be celebrating the 80th anniversary of our business in Florence. It is time to express the appreciation and gratitude we feel, and have always felt, for the friendship, trust and loyalty of those who live in this community. It is your confi dence in us and your continued patronage that has made these 80 years such a pleasurable experience. Th ank you. Johnston Motor Company Since 1939 2150 Hwy. 101 • Florence (541) 997-3475 • 1-800-348-3475 to build one or, for a do-it- yourself LFL, a charter sign containing the LFL text and charter number. Bacon liked the idea of making a unique structure from reused materials and was able to enlist the help of a friend in creating what turned out to be very invit- ing locally themed library. “I enlisted the help of a friend, Aaron Lamadue, of Aaron’s Landscaping. Aar- on designed and built the shingled roof and found the spire and legs at Habitat Re- store. He also waterproofed the seams and put plexiglass in the window of the door. We named our LFL The Prose Nest,” Bacon said. “We have books for adults as well as for children and encourage people to come by and look through the books we have — and leave a book for someone else to share.” Florence’s Little Free Li- brary is located at 485 Ju- niper Street at Kingwood street.
