He was an SNL skit character. WTH? Tom Netherton used to sweat so much on the show that I'm surprised he didn't get electrocuted by the microphone. Charley Pride was born on March 18, 1934 in Sledge, Mississippi, USA as Charley Frank Pride. He was a sitcom character. Jo Ann Castle was caught up in another horrifying scandal after her fiancé William Austin Holloway was charged with molesting one of her children in 1978. Hello. Myron is straight and a real skirt chaser...into chicken. I've heard that Lawrence played out his "master-servant" fantasy by fucking Arthur Duncan after every show. Hello and thank you for being a DL contributor. Please click here to get full access and no ads for $1.99 or less per month. to find some other site € 53,70 krijg altijd het voordeelpakket t.w.v. I used to see Norma Zimmer at Crazy Nanny's. From 1957 to 1982, when the Welk show ended production, Feeney was the program's featured Irish tenor. OMG, that link. In 1940 while working at a Minneapolis gas station, Mo for your pointless bitchery needs. And what would have happened to that sissy Bobby if he had come out of the closet? He does not identify as gay. Now the lovely Bobby and Cissy. To av-Oyd any Con-fus-ion, Cissy is the one wearin' the dress. If you watch the PBS rebroadcasts and reunion shows, it's a little sad to see these performers today. Alice Lon wasn't as lucky — with Welk famously firing her as one of his "Champagne Ladies," complaining: "Her knee showed too much. Tom Netherton was (is?) Tom Netherton is gayer than a tree full of parrots on Liberace's lanai. So Very Gay that Lawrence Welk himself could not refrain from making a bitchy observation that Tom was "a big hit, and NOT JUST WIT' THE LADIES." He accused her of "showing too much knee" and said he didn't tolerate "cheesecake" on his show. They were famous for the brief time they appeared on the show and now have to base their entire careers on their status as a "former Welk star" as they appear on cruise ships, small nightclubs, etc. What an evil old cunt Welk was. Radar Online- ‘The Lawrence Welk Show’ was mocked as television’s most wholesome program — but bandleader Lawrence Welk stayed busy covering up scandals behind the scenes! Believe me, I often heard Norma crooning as I was being penetrated, even double-penetrated, by many hot guys. Norma Zimmer loved the man-sex. If you are interested you can take a look at Kathie Lee outed him in her autobiography when she wrote about her first husband, who was gay and "lived with a gay performer on the Lawrence Welk Show." Ken Delo sells hypnosis tapes and a self-published novel; the Lennons sell dolls; Ava Barber opened a sandwich shop, etc., etc. One insider told The ENQUIRER about a Christmas party where the bandleader handed out his annual gift of cheap neckties — and discovered that one employee had been with him for 20 years. The Lawrence Welk Family Foundation. and we'll set a dreaded cookie to make it go away. In 1986, Ralston pleaded guilty to a felony count of committing a lewd act with a child under age 14 — with charges made by two other boys dismissed in a plea bargain. The way he moved his mouth when he sang those cheesy songs. The once-popular show ran between 1955 to 1982, including 27 seasons on … So Tom Netherton lives near me in VA now? He shot and killed William Lennon at noon in the parking lot of a California golf course in 1969, and later committed suicide. "You," declared Welk, "get two ties!". Some features on this site require a subscription. Father Time is a bastard. As I said, he belonged to a religious cult. He was also the only performer on the show that I ever saw go up on his lyrics (ironically, it was "Young at Heart" which begins, "Fairy tales can come true..." and then he froze and went, "buh-buh-buh-buh." Cheesecake doesn't fit on our show! Was Tom the bleached blond guy? Believe it or not, I think he and Ralna still perform together on occasion. Please click here to register for free. Hello and thank you for registering. I have a copy of his autobiography which I think was written about 30 years ago, and he says that he loves women but that he hadn't found the right girl yet. About Welk Resorts Welk Resorts got its start in 1964 when beloved television bandleader Lawrence Welk bought a motel and nine-hole golf course north of San Diego. Anyway...wish someone had told the guy he was gay. Tom has accepted Christ, so he can't possibly be gay. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window). site without all this bureaucratic nonsense, Would he still have been on the show? I feel like a DL road-trip might be in order. Methinks not. A stalker named Chet Young thought he could win Peggy’s heart by eliminating the sisters’ dad. The once-popular show ran between 1955 to 1982, including 27 seasons on the ABC network, and still remains popular in reruns. With names like that, those two just HAVE to be Mormons from Utah. Some of her biggest smiles came from watching her great-great-grandchildren play. I am crying with laughter as I type! We are changing the login scheme for contributors for simpler login and to better support using multiple devices. She loved ice cream, music, animals, flowers, Lawrence Welk and game shows. He was born in April, 1919, in Minneapolis, Minn., in the middle of the last pandemic. Myron's been playing the Accordion in the Sky since 2005 where he joined their band at 85. Bobby is straight but bubbly. [quote]Was this some 80's show that most of us were to young to remember? Married for 61 years, Welk … He doesn't have anything on his upcoming calendar, but we can hope. Ralston was arrested in 1984 on charges of molesting a 13-year-old boy who was also one of his piano students. every single site you visit? Hello. I don't know if there were any other gays on the show, but piano player Bob Ralston was … But THE ultimate example of a cheesy 70's/80's closet case. '", Tom Netherton became a fan favorite when he debuted on the show in 1973 — but the popular gospel performer was later outed by. He later went to prison for molesting one of his young male piano students, but he's out of prison now and apparently nobody on the show holds it against him, as he frequently appears on Welk reunion specials. ‘The Lawrence Welk Show’ was mocked as television’s most wholesome program — but bandleader Lawrence Welk stayed busy covering up scandals behind the scenes! wel meer dan € 100,- ontvang gratis digitaal lezen voor je smartphone, tablet of PC gratis toegang tot online webinars je krijgt garantie dat je op elk moment kunt […] He was just SO in love with the sound of his own treacly voice. And I am going to adopt the name "Inese's mother, Tusnelda" as my DL monicker from now on. She always said that she thought Bette Midler was a vulgar slut who only would do anything for money. Don't you just LOVE clicking on these things on making everyone in the world click on these pointless things while changing A longtime boozer, Castle then turned to drugs in her later years — overdosing on prescription pills several times, and suffering a stroke from a combination of alcohol, Percocet and other drugs in 2009. I know he belonged to some religious cult when he was young so I think he believed being gay was a sin. They experimented with hip in the late 60's. He tried to pick me up years ago at Harrah's Lake Tahoe. I heard a rumor once about Arthur Duncan. If we asked, she would always sing. Part of the A360 Media Entertainment Group. Kathie Lee outed him in her autobiography when she wrote about her first husband, who was gay and "lived with a gay performer on the Lawrence Welk Show.". Amazingly, Castle covered up her scandals and kept trading off the Lawrence Welk name with a series of shows in Branson, Missouri. Welk Resort San Diego is a Southern California vacation all suite/villa destination Resort and Water Park offering couples and families the ultimate San Diego getaway experience. Word nu abonnee! The Lawrence Welk Family Foundation was established in 1960 by Lawrence Welk and his wife of 61 years, Fern, with a vision to help families in need create a nurturing home environment and live with dignity. Yes indeed, we too use "cookies." Natalie Nevins did have a strange, piggy-looking nose. He sold children's encyclopedias until the position on the Welk show became available. R31, that's some good dirt on Bob Ralston—[italic]ewww[/italic]! Some features on this site require registration. They won the contest and first prize was an appearance on The Lawrence Welk Show, which appeared nationally on … Their divorce was something of a scandal, as they were Sonny and Cher for squares. I have met a hundred of them throughout my life, usually doing musical theatre. LAPD Detective Steven Hales called it "the most inappropriate sentence on a pedophile I've ever seen," and said he believed Ralston had at least 20 underage victims! Otherwise, you'll just have click ACCEPT Who is Lawrence Welk? Charley Pride, Soundtrack: Breakdown. Welk himself managed to dodge any scandals — except for being known as one of TV's stingiest stars. Experimented, yes; succeeded ... well ... Wowza, that's some website R20! He forgot more lyrics later in the song. our privacy/terms or if you just want to see the damn He died on December 12, 2020 in Dallas, Texas, USA.