Ernest P. Worrell's Rock-A-Billygoat - Vol. 3: Ernest Spins Old Gold That's Solid COLD!

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SECOND VIDEO!

"Let Your Love Flow" - The Bellamy Brothers

(Mar./Apr. 1976, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100 & Cash Box)

From West Central Florida, USA, Shady Del Knight's neck of the woods,

those were The Bellamy Brothers, David and Homer, kickin' off their

shoes and kickin' off today's show with the biggest hit of their

career, "Let Your Love Flow," a country crossover

chart-topper in the spring of '76.

Howdy, Vern! This here's your

old buddy Ernest P. Worrell. 

Like a bad penny, I done turned up

again here at Shady's Place.

Hey, Vern... gotta ask - is that a

Nutty Buddy in your pocket...

or are ya just happy to see me?

Hey, I got a dilly for ya, Vern...

Ever hear the one about the farmer's
daughter and the Roto-Rooter man?

Know somethin' Vern, life's full
of tough decisions, like which
drink'll hit the spot when
you're all hot and sweaty
 and wanna wet your whistle.
If you said PBR, then you're
my kinda guy and I'll save

you a stool down at Kenny's.
If you said sparklin' water...

you ain't from around here.

But when it comes to pickin'
a sodie pop to sip when I'm
hangin' on a ladder watchin'
you shingle your roof...
it's old Yeller for me.

That's right, Vern. Meller Yeller sure does hit the spot.

 It quenches your thirst and brings out the
flavor of your chewin' tobacca.

Guess what, Vern? While I'm busy sippin and
 supervisin', I thought you and me could listen to
another stack of grade A tunes. Sound like a plan?

Okay, Vern, my next platter's on the turntable so get ready
to tap your toes and whistle while you work, good buddy!

This is my third show on S-P-M-M

spinnin' the best of early rock & roll,

rock & roll revival, rockabilly, hill-

billy, traditional country, new country,

crossover country, you get the drift.

Seein' as how we're right smack dab

in the dead of winter, today's show

is a Solid Cold edition. Every

platter I'm playin' is served cold

with a cold open aka a cold intro.

Copy that, good buddy?

Ain't none of my beeswax, Vern...

but you look a little rough around

the edges this mornin'... like you

got tangled up with a junkyard dog.

What happened, Vern? Lemme guess.

Wifey caught you with stripper glitter

on your hands? Out all night and

runnin' wild... your woman sittin'

home with a month old child?

Well, I'll be ding, Roger Miller's

got just the thing, a ditty he wrote

just for you, Vern-- "Dang Me!"

"Dang Me" - Roger Miller

(June/July 1964, #1 Country/#7 Hot 100 & Cash Box)

That was bad boy Roger the Dodger

Miller with "Dang Me," a hit novelty

number from the summer of 1964,

#1 on the Country chart. Just 'tween

you and me, Vern, I done my share

of midnight ramblin'... and so have

these red hot hepcats, Gene Vincent

And His Blue Caps. In early 1958,
they made a run at the top 20 with
a platter that's tailor made for a
high school hop. It's called--
"Dance To The Bop!"

"Dance To The Bop" - Gene Vincent And His Blue Caps

(Dec. 1957/Jan. 1958, highest chart pos. #8 R&B/#23 Hot 100,
#36 Cash Box), perf. on Nov. 17, 1957, ep. of The Ed Sullivan Show

Gene Vincent And His Blue Caps with "Dance To The Bop," their last single

to reach the chart in the U.S., a record that made the top 10 on the R&B chart.

If you're watching my simulcast on YouTube, you saw a rare video of Gene

and his group doin' that song on an episode of The Ed Sullivan Show.

If you're just tuning in, I'm your

old buddy and new best friend

Ernest P. Worrell... and we're

 Rockin'-A-Billygoat here on

S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio.

just a reminder, Vern, this is a

Solid Cold edition. Every song's

got a cold open. Up next, I'd like

you to meet a one hit wonder -

a little lady from Virginie who

was dubbed The Female Elvis

Presley. Janis Martin's here

to ask the musical question

-- "Will You Willuum?"

"Will You Willyum" - Janis Martin

(May 1956, highest chart pos. #35 Billboard's Coming Up Strong)

Landing a spot on Billboard's specialty

chart Coming Up Strong in the spring

of 1956, that was rockin' little mama

Janis Martin sounding like Elvis the

Pelvis and, if you ask me, sounding

even more like rockabilly queen

Wanda Jackson.

This Arkansas boy scored 42 hits on the

Country chart in the 70s and 80s. Let's

turn back the clock to his early years

when he was waxin' right good rock-

abilly records but not making much

noise on the chart. It's Narvel Felts

coverin' The Drifters' "Honey Love!"

"Honey Love" - Narvel Felts

(Feb. 1960, highest chart pos. #60 Hot 100)

From early 1960, That was rockabilly singer & guitarist Narvel Felts
doin' his version of "Honey Love," a #1 charting R&B hit for
Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters in 1954. I think young
Narvel sounds a heck of a lot like Clyde on that one.

Ernest P. Worrel of The Shady Bunch
deejay posse keeping you company
on the squawk box, and here's the
crossover country single that was
topping the national chart the day
President John F. Kennedy was
assassinated. It's the duo of
Dale And Grace singin' their
biggest hit and signature song
--"I'm Leavin' It Up To You!"

"I'm Leaving It Up To You" - Dale & Grace

(Oct./Nov. 1963, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100 & Cash Box)

He's from Mississip and she's from down in Loozeeana. Sweet harmony there

from a bitter time in American history... the duo of Dale Houston and Grace

Broussard singing "I'm Leavin' It Up To You," the most popular song in

the U.S.A. the day the president died. By the way, that Dale & Grace

biggie is a cover of a song written and originally recorded in 1957

by the rock 'n' roll duo Don And Dewey.

Hey, guess what, Vern?

I'm plumb outta time, dadgummit!

I need to scoot and skedaddle... but stay put. Coming up on

the flip side of Gary Owens' news, it's English rugby mum and

singing sensation Sarah Collins with another edition of her

series How Sarah Got Her Groove Back...  and I'll be

comin' round the moutain in two shakes of a jiffy

with another heapin' helpin' of toe tappin' tunes

 for your bobby sock high school hop, your

hillbilly hayride and your heartland

hoedown. It'll be a hoot!

Until next time, this is your old buddy

Ernest P. Worrell sayin' so long, don't take

any wooden nickels, and don't do anything

I wouldn't do... know what I mean Vern?

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To play us off, here are them good ole Texas boys

England Dan and John Ford Coley with their chart-topper--

"I'd Really Love To See You Tonight!" See ya later, alligator!

"I'd Really Love To See You Tonight" - England Dan & John Ford Coley

(Aug./Sept. 1976, highest chart pos. #1 Adult Contemporary/#2 Hot 100,

#4 Cash Box, performance on The Midnight Special)

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(COLD SHOW OPEN)

"Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today)"

- The Temptations (June/July 1970, highest chart pos.

#1 Cash Box/#2 R&B/#3 Hot 100) 

"And the band played on." Starting us off with a heavy dose of

reality, those were The Temptations and "Ball of Confusion,"

a chart-topping hit for the Motown men in the summer of '70.

Calling all my beats, beards, Buddhist

cats, big time spenders, money lenders,

teetotalers, elbow benders, hog callers,

home run hitters, finger poppin’ daddies

and cool babysitters. For all my carrot

tops, lollipops and extremely delicate

gum drops. It's your pal on the radio,

Hyski ‘O Roonie McVouti ‘O Zoot

- “The South Philadelphia Kid” -

- "The Potentate of The Keystone

State" - callin' uptown, downtown,

crosstown, here, there, everywhere.

Your man with the plan, on the scene

with the record machine, welcoming

you to a special edition of my show

Natural Hy here on S-P-M-M.

News flash: it's winter, and I'm following Arnie Ginsburg's lead and playing

Solid Cold. Every record in today's lineup has a cold open, a cold intro.

That means no voice-overs by yours truly until we get to the end of 

the show. So hang out and chill as I spin these cool classics!

The ladies we're about to hear from next came from the world

of gospel music where they were known as The Heavenly Tones. 

They found fame on the secular side of the street as Little Sister,

backing singers for Sly And The Family Stone. In 1970, a month

before "Ball Of Confusion" started up the chart, the trio scored

a major hit of their own. Hyski digs this sound to the max.

Solid Cold now from Little Sister and "You're The One!"

 

"You're The One" (Tom Moulton Mix) - Little Sister

(Mar./Apr. 1970, highest chart pos. #4 R&B,

#20 Cash Box/#22 Hot 100)

I'm the one..."You're The One."  That was Little Sister,

the girl trio formed by Sly Stone, doing their

Hy-performance R&B hit from

the spring of 1970.

Hy Lit, your man in the tower with all the power, giving you all the boogie

you can handle in stereo. If the show's called Solid Cold, then it's apropos

that The Ice Man cometh! It's smooth soul man Jerry Butler, who took

his mama's advice about life and love and put it the words of a song.

Here's a fab slab from the spring of 1969... Mr. Jerry Butler

topping the R&B chart with-- "Only The Strong Survive!"

"Only The Strong Survive" - Jerry Butler

(Mar./Apr. 1969, highest chart pos. #1 R&B,

#4 Hot 100/#5 Cash Box, from Nov 1968

album The Ice Man Cometh)

Got to be strong, got to hold on, 'cause only the strong survive.

Mama's words of wisdom delivered in the form of a song

by an early member of The Impressions, Jerry Butler,

dubbed The Ice Man by my pal, Philly radio great

Georgie Woods - The Guy with the Goods.

If you're just tuning in, you're catching a

special Solid Cold edition of Natural Hy

here on S-P-M-M Retro Radio. We're in

the middle of a 7-in-a-row commercial-

free block party, and every record

but the last has a cold open.

Let's slow things down and go old school

with this next one, a dreamy sound from

1960. Released on Halloween that year,

it's scary to know that a great song like

this one never made the chart. It's a doo-

wop era remake of a ballad originally

penned and recorded in 1936. You've

got a date with The Fabulous Four,

and they wanna meet you "In The

Chapel In The Moonlight."

"In The Chapel In The Moonlight" - The Fabulous Four

(Oct. 1960, B side of "Mr. Twist")

Not to be confused with The Fab Four - The Beatles - or The Fantastic Four

from the Motor City, those were The Fabulous Four from right here in

Philly, a fine doo-wop group led by Junior Pirollo. They were also

known as The Four J's. That great version of "In The Chapel In

The Moonlight" went to waste as the B side of "Mr. Twist,"

an up tempo dancer that failed to make the chart.

Hyski ‘O Roonie McVouti ‘O Zoot with

you on the radio here at S-P-M-M...

where we go huntin' for the great songs

of the past and bring 'em back alive.

On my turntable right now... one

of the coolest of all Solid Cold

dance songs, a peppy platter

waxed by rockin' & rollin'

R&B, blue-eyed soul man

Mitch Ryder and his band

The Detroit Wheels. Time

to sing along with Mitch

 as he gets the joint jumpin'

with- "Sock It To Me - Baby!"

 

"Sock It To Me - Baby!" - Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels

(Feb./Mar. 1967, highest chart pos. #4 Cash Box/#6 Hot 100)

That was Motor City wild man

Mitch Ryder and his Detroit

Wheels, cracking the top 5 in

'67 with "Sock It To Me - Baby!,"

a phrase Mitch used the previous

year in his hit single "Devil With

A Blue Dress On." In 1968,

"Sock it to me" became the

catchphrase of the TV series

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. 

Hey you midnight movers and uptown

groovers, knock me your lobes— are

you ready for this? It's another hot

sound with a cold intro, this one

from the fall of '67. Get it on,

get into it, as my main man,

Mr. Brenton Wood, asks his

baby, pretty please, just

"Gimme Little Sign!"

"Gimme Little Sign" - Brenton Wood

(Sept./Oct. 1967, highest chart pos. #7 Cash Box/#9 Hot 100,

#19 R&B, perf. on Dec. 21, 1968, ep. of Top Of The Pops)

He was born Alfred Smith, but he found success as Brenton Wood,

and that was Brenton's contribution to our Solid Cold special, his 1968

appearance on Top Of The Pops in the UK doing "Gimme Little Sign."

Uh-oh, Shady D's giving me a little sign.  He's waving me off,

so it's time for me to put away my platters, turn off

the table and head for the exit.

Thanks for joining me for this

special Solid Cold edition.

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 I wanna thank my guests Little Sister,

The Ice Man - Mr. Jerry Butler, the

Temptations, Fabulous Four, Billy

And The Essentials, Brenton Wood

and this wailin' sax man - Jr. Walker

& his All Stars - playing us off with

"Hip City," a top 10 sound from '68.

Stay tuned. Coming up on the B side

of news, my buddy Ernest P. Worrell

drops by to rock your billygoat on

SPMM, the station with personality.

And I'll be back soon to take you up to the sky on a Natural Hy.

Till then, till we meet again, this is Hy Lit reminding you to

maintain your cool, don't be nobody's fool. Later, baby!

"Hip City - Pt. 1" - Jr. Walker And The All Stars

(Sept. 1968, highest chart pos. #7 R&B,

#28 Cash Box/#31 Hot 100)

The Night Train Show with Arnie "Woo Woo" Ginsburg - Volume 1: Solid COLD Woo Woo for You You!

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 NIGHT TRAIN SHOW  

 WITH 

 ARNIE 

  "WOO WOO" 

 GINSBURG 

on the station that's #1 for music and fun - S-P-M-M!

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"Tallahassee Lassie" - Freddy Cannon

(June/July 1959, highest chart pos. #6 Hot 100 & Cash Box)

Brushing the top 5 in the summer of 1959, that was Boston's

own rock & roll legend Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon doing

his exciting debut single "Tallahassee Lassie," a song released

the following year on the album The Explosive! Freddy Cannon.

It's a frantic friendly Friday in Beantown

and I'm Arnie Ginsburg - The Woo Woo

(CHOO-CHOO WHISTLE) for you-you. Welcome aboard the The Night Train

Show on WMEX in Boston Mass.

For my first simulcast on YouTube

and on S-P-M-M Retro Radio, I'm

presenting a special Solid COLD

edition. Every record I play from

now on until the end of the show

has a cold open aka a cold intro.

Why? Because, in the late 50s

through mid 60s, when my

"Wimex" show was on the

air, many of the records

that made the top 40

had cold intros.

I'm all set to spin the tops in pops... so don't touch that dial.

The Night Train's next stop is the stage of the TV show Shindig!

 That's where we find Jay And The Americans, the fine group

from Queens, New York, set to do one of their biggest hits.

From The Woo Woo to you-you, this is-- "Cara Mia!"

"Cara, Mia" - Jay And The Americans

(July 1965, highest chart pos. #4 Hot 100 & Cash Box,

perf. on July 28, 1965, ep. of Shindig!)

That was "Cara, Mia," this week's number four score on the

Wimex Tunedex, the latest from Jay And The Americans

featuring Jay Black, their second lead singer, a man

nicknamed "The Voice." After hearing him croon

that tune, you know why.

I'm Arnie Ginsburg, and they nicknamed

me "Old Leather Lungs" and "Old Achin' Adenoids." You're hearing things on

WMEX Boston - 1510 on your radio

dial - and simulcasting on our sister

station S-P-M-M. Let me remind

you that every platter on tonight's

program is served COLD, meaning

that it has a cold open, so bundle up

and get ready to hear more top 40

gems hand plucked by yours truly

from the Good Guy survey. Here

comes another great one, a biggie

by Bobby Vee. Now that you've

won her heart and taken her

away, Bobby pleads to you--

"Take Good Care Of My Baby!"

"Take Good Care Of My Baby" - Bobby Vee

(Aug./Sept. 1961, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100 & Cash Box)

From 1961, that was "Take Good Care Of My Baby," a number one smash

by Bobby Vee who was fabulous no matter if he was singing rock & roll,

rockabilly or pop. Bobby's career was born The Day The Music Died

when rock & roll legend Buddy Holly was killed in a plane crash

on the way to a gig, and Bobby and his band filled-in at the last

minute. In a fateful decision, Dion DiMucci, one of the show's

headliners, decided not to take that doomed flight.

In case you forgot, I'm Arnie Ginsburg,

WOO WOO-ing you (TOOT TOOT!)

with the best sounds in Beantown.

I'm your man in the night, here to

satisfy your musical appetite.

We're smack dab in the middle

of a 7-in-a-row commercial free

cruise on The Night Train Show

coming to you from "The Big X"

in Boston and simulcasting on

S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio.

Now here's the Wimex Pick-to-Click

by a group called The Demilles, also

known as The Camerons. If they

sound like Dion & The Belmonts

it's because, singing bass on this

record, is Carlo Mastrangelo, an

original member of The Belmonts

with and without Dion DiMucci.

Listen to The Demilles and their

song about-- "Donna Lee!"

"Donna Lee" - The Demilles

(Feb. 1964, uncharted)

The Woo Woo here for you you on

S-P-M-M. While the others are

blabbin', I'm slabbin' - playing

the greatest records you ever

heard, plus the greatest records

you never heard. I just spun a

platter by The Demilles doing

their darndest to battle back

against the British Invasion

with a great homegrown sound,

a jumpin' retro-style doo-wop

ditty called "Donna Lee."

More music in a minute, but first,

check out the hit record I made

with the guys down at Adventure

Car Hop on Route 1 in Saugus!

 LISTEN TO ARNIE'S "GINSBURGER" SPOT 

 FOR ADVENTURE CAR HOP! 

It's The Ginsburg Go on Color Radio,

and the Wimex Tunedex don't be

late for your date on a Friday nite

(CUCKOO!) cuckoo time is 8:15.

I'm the Woo-Woo, Arnie Ginsburg, your

 host up and down the New England coast,

and this is The Night Train Show on

WMEX Boston and S-P-M-M... where

we go huntin' for the great sounds of

yesteryear and bring 'em back alive.

Our Million Dollar Weekend is just

getting started, and here's another

Solid COLD blast from the past.

From three years ago on the

Ginsburg Show, a rebound sound

from 1959. R&B man Lloyd Price

has an important announcement-- 

"I'm Gonna Get Married!"

"I'm Gonna Get Married" - Lloyd Price

(Sept. 1959, highest chart pos. #1 R&B/#2 Cash Box/#3 Hot 100)

You're tuned to 15-10 WMEX in Boston

town and beamed into your home on

S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio. We're

riding the Night Train and I'm your

conductor, Arnie Ginsburg, The Woo-

Woo. You just heard Looziana R&B

great Lloyd Price break the news

that he's gonna get married, a

chart-topper in the fall of '59.

Wedding bells were ringing

that same year for a guy

named Johnny Maestro.

Heeeer's Johnny with

his group The Crests

and-- "I Do!"

"I Do" - The Crests

(May/June 1959, B side of "Six Nights A Week")

From the Good Guys survey, that was Johnny Maestro and his group

The Crests with the B side of their 1959 record "Six Nights A Week,"

walking down the aisle of love and singing their vows on-- "I Do." 

When I get hitched I'm gonna say "I Woo!" (BICYCLE HORN)

Golly, that's all the time I have for this Solid COLD edition of my

Night Train Show. I hope you had a good time because I sure did.

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Stay tuned, coming up after Gary Owens

and the news, my good buddy Hy Lit

will be along with a special Solid Cold

edition of his show Natural Hy, and

I'll be back soon with more of my

Good Guy gold here on S-P-M-M...

the #1 station for a rock & roll nation.

To play us off, Rock & Roll Hall of

 Famer Duane Eddy and his twangy

guitar going top 3 on the chart in the

summer of '60 with the instrumental

theme from the Dick Clark movie

Because They're Young. Till next

time this is your pal on the radio,

Arnie "Woo Woo" Ginsburg,

 saying so long and take care!

"Because They're Young" - Duane Eddy

(June/July 1960, highest chart pos. #3 Cash Box/#4 Hot 100,

theme from Apr. 1960 film Because They're Young)

Helen & John Week: I Only Have Eyes For You

 

Two important dates on

the Shady Dell calendar
are only one week apart:

Helen Ettline's birthday

(January 9) and the date

of John Ettline's death

(January 16).

Again this year I am combining
the two events into a single post
that honors both of the Ettlines.

Just think of this period in mid
January as "Helen & John Week."

 HELEN TROSTLE ETTLINE 

was born 111 years ago
on January 9, 1911.

 JOHN ETTLINE 

died January 16, 1993... 
29 years ago...

John spent the last nine years of his life
without Helen. Imagine the strength and
courage it took for John, a man in his 80s,
to go it alone, enduring the hardships of
winter and keeping the Dell in operation
even as the teenage patrons became
increasingly rough, rowdy and dis-
respectful. How many of us could
have stood up to that challenge?

As we celebrate Helen's birthday and remember John, I will play songs

I think they both would have enjoyed. This year's tribute to The Ettlines

is a medley of boomer era songs performed by a gifted young vocalist.

Meet sweet rising star

Ellie Maxwell. 

Ellie was born on Valentines's Day, 2008, in South Africa. Her middle name,

translated from her native Zulu language, means "Love." Ellie currently

lives on Manitoulin Island off the coast of Ontario, Canada. She has

made numerous appearances on Canadian TV and delights a

growing legion of fans on her YouTube channel performing

original songs as well as covers. Surely, Helen and John

 knew the songs Ellie is about to sing in today's set,

and I think they would smile and nod their

approval as they listened to the vocal

styling of this talented young artist.

Ellie's first number is an Academy Award winning song composed by

Henry Mancini and lyricist Johnny Mercer and originally performed by

Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's. Over the years,

it has been recorded by many artists including Mancini & his Orchestra,

Jerry Butler and UK singer Danny Williams. Here's Ellie Maxwell with

her version of-- "Moon River." 

"Moon River" - Audrey Hepburn cover by Ellie Maxwell (August 2021) 

In the summer of 1965, the Burt Bacharach - Hal David song

"What The World Needs Now Is Love," sung by Jackie DeShannon,

vaulted to the top of the chart in Canada. Dionne Warwick released

a version of the song on her 1966 album Here Where There Is Love.

Here's Canadian miss Ellie Maxwell with her heartfelt rendition.

"What The World Needs Now" - Dionne Warwick cover by Ellie Maxwell (July 2021) 

From the 1961 Elvis Presley album and movie Blue Hawaii

comes this next tender ballad. Here again is Ellie Maxwell

singing-- "Can't Help Falling In Love." 

"Can't Help Falling In Love" - Elvis Presley cover by Ellie Maxwell (Mar. 2021) 

In the fall of 1959, Canadian-American singer/songwriter Paul Anka

hit big with a love ballad that became one of his signature songs.

Watch and listen as Canada's rising star Ellie Maxwell does

her 2020s cover of-- "Put Your Head On My Shoulder." 

"Put Your Head On My Shoulder" - Paul Anka cover by Ellie Maxwell (May 2021) 

SHADY'S PICK TO CLICK #1

I saved for last the two performances I think are Ellie's best. The "prop"

Ellie uses in Pick to Click #1 would work well on a cover of Paul Anka's

"Puppy Love," and her voice is like butter as she sings The Penguins'

chart-topping 1955 signature song-- "Earth Angel."

"Earth Angel" - The Penguins cover by Ellie Maxwell (Oct. 2021) 

SHADY'S PICK TO CLICK #2

Finally, I present Ellie's wonderful cover of a dreamy romantic ballad

written for the 1934 movie Dames and popularized in 1959 by

another doo-wop "bird group" - The Flamingos. The song,

as sung by The Flamingos, ranks high on Rolling Stone

magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Here now is my second Pick to Click - a singing

performance and video that are pure magic

from start to finish. For Helen and John

and all the young men and women who

fell in love on the Dell dance floor-

"I Only Have Eyes For You." 

"I Only Have Eyes For You" - The Flamingos cover by Ellie Maxwell (June 2021) 

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, 

 HELEN! 

 WE LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU. 

John, you were the King of all Dell Rats.

If we have anything to say about it, you
and Helen will always be remembered.

We love you and miss you, too!