My days of champagne time are long over, and to be honest I was never really a fan of the bubbly. (The pics here are of some black raspberry seltzer shaded by a few drops of black raspberry syrup. Rock out with your mocktail out!) Still, I enjoy the aesthetic of something sparkling in a fancy glass, and twenty years ago I was all about the champagne time, especially if it came with a rekindled glimpse into ‘The Lawrence Welk Show’ and its effervescent theme song.
There was something innocent and transporting about ‘The Lawrence Welk Show’, and the way my family would settle in for an early evening of shared television time. It offered light-hearted amusement, and they always sent us kids off to bed with a good-night/sleep-tight song that promised pleasant dreams.
If I focus, and block out the noise from this crazy world of plane crashes and encroaching fascism, I can escape to the chiffon-shrouded world of Lawrence Welk, flying along on a cloud of accordion comfort, and finding momentary respite in the flight of fantasy…
