The Organ Spiel

Newsletter for the Sierra Chapter of the American Theatre Organ Society

Silent Movie Night January, 2015

Fair Oaks Park & Rec Presents: Doors open at 6:00 PM

Event starts at 7:00PM 4 Short Comedy Silents $5/Presale, With Dave Moreno at the Wurlitzer $8/General Fair Oaks Community Clubhouse (if not sold out) Friday, January 30

Dave Moreno has had an extensive background in taurants like the Pizza and Pipes in Sacramento. As playing the theatre organ, beginning when he was unique as his style is, so is his fashionable appear- just 13. He's equally comfortable with silent movie ance. Moreno is an avid collector of vintage platform accompaniment, solo music of the 1920's -1950's and shoes, most from the 1970's, and his collection is cur- jazz organ. rently over 600 pairs! You'll likely see his favorite Over the past 30 years Dave has played in many of pair of the day, busy on the organ's pedal board dur- the great remaining vintage theatres and organ res- ing his performance! He’s quite the showman!

Crazy House Two Wagons: (1928) - Both Covered

Our Gang (1924) - Little heiress Jean Darling is look- Will Rogers ing for someone to spend time Satire on the epic Western with her when she sees the gang outside her window and invites The Covered Wagon (1923) them in for a party.

The Playhouse Double Whoopee (1921) - (1929) - Buster Keaton Laurel & Hardy Twenty-five of the world's Stanley and Oliver, in their greatest minstrels are appear- new jobs as footman and door- ing at the opera house, so Kea- man at a ritzy hotel, wreak ton unfolds his voluminous their usual havoc on the wallet, produces a ticket, and guests. goes in.

This would be a GREAT Venue to invite Purchase advance tickets at F.O. Park & Rec office friends to join you!

Any age can truly enjoy or at www.fairoakspark.org the silent pictures ac- or call (916) 966-1036 companied by the Mighty Wurlitzer!

January, 2015 Page 2 President’s Perspective—Randy Warwick First, I hope that every- High officials, the Grant High Wurlitzer. one's New Year is off to a good start and that any of our A new shop is now completed, and work will be well individual New Year's resolu- underway this year for Dick Taylor and Ed Stout's tions have been fulfilled. multiyear restoration of the New York Paramount Studio Wurlitzer at Dick’s Rocklin building. This Next, I wish to share a few continues to be a local project followed with interest thoughts on what 2015 may hold for our Chapter. by the theatre organ world at large. The completion of the George Wright biography for the National Convention by Bill Coale, Ph.D., and And we will have opportunities to hear and/or play at backed by Wendell Jacob will be a landmark event least some of the residential instruments in our area in the theatre organ world. With George Wright hav- plus a visit or two to the wonderful Hunter Hall in ing been born and raised in Northern California, it is Rio Vista. Craig Peterson already has an artist lined so appropriate that two of our Chapter members have up for the George Wright Tribute Concert in Novem- taken on this project. This year we will take further ber, and there will be more about the new steps toward improving the condition and playability year to come in the weeks ahead. of the Fair Oaks organ and, coordinating with Grant

THOSE WERE THE DAYS Starring Jack Moelmann and Friends at the Mighty Wurlitzer MEMBERSHIP NEWS BOARD Welcome New Member: Most of us were aware of the program at Roy Powlan Radio City Music Hall in New York back in MEETING

Renewing at the Benefactor Level: 2008 when Jack Moelmann rented the build- Saturday Charlie Metcalf ing to play a concert on the incredible organ Randy & Adele Warwick in that Theatre. Now the contract is signed to January 17 recreate a similar program in St. Louis at the

Renewing at the Sustaining Level: Fabulous Fox Theatre. The date is the after- 10:00AM Bill & Alice Kutzer noon of August 23rd, 2015. Just as it was in Jim Leach , he will be joined by Walt East Lawn Jeanne Paquette-French Strony and Lew Williams. There will un- Bill Trabucco doubtedly be some surprises as well. More Memorial Park information will be available as time goes on, Renewing at the Contributing Level: but for now the date is set, so put it on your 43rd and Folsom Barbara & Beverly Harris calendar. (Thanks to Bill Coale for passing this along)

Membership Treasurer Board Member Chapter Officers 2nd term expires Dec 2015 Terry Clifton 1st term expires Dec 2015 Terry Clifton Gary French 916/863-6344 President/Publicity 916/726-4516 Email: [email protected] 2nd term expires Dec 2015 916/863-6344 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Randy Warwick Newsletter Editors 530/477-7018 Board Member Board Member Sherry & Terry Clifton Email: [email protected] 1st Term expires Dec 2015 916/863-6344 2nd Term expires Dec 2016 Paul Brown Charlie Metcalf Email: [email protected] Vice President 916/632-1093 209/595-9429 2nd term expires Dec 2016 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Carol Zerbo Organ Technician Dave Moreno 916/624-9182 Board Member/Prog Director Facebook Email: [email protected] 916/484-7356 1st term expires Dec 2016 William Coale, Ph.D. Email: [email protected] Craig Peterson 510/778-9117 Secretary 916/682-9699 Email: [email protected] 2nd term expires Dec 2016 Email: [email protected] Historian & Recording Library Joan Grootveld Webmaster Beverly Harris 916/635-4160 Dave Sauer 916/332-2837 Email: [email protected] 916/925-7440 Email: [email protected]