Okay, here's an obscure musical fact. Jance Garfat, was the bass player for Dr. Hook and The Medicine Show. He met an untimely end in 2007 in a motorcycle accident when he swerved to miss a dead dog in the road way. Today would have been his birthday; he was born in 1944. Dr. Hook, of course, sang the song On The Cover of the Rolling Stone...and guess what? Following the popularity of that song they got their picture on the cover of Rolling Stone...
A long time ago, when I was 22, my first child was born. That kid grew up on a little Canadian kid's show called Polka Dot Door, produced by the TV Ontario network. And Dad, more often than not, sat through those shows with his little one. Nine or so years later when a brother, and a year after that when a sister came along number one son was moving on to Knight Rider and The Dukes of Hazzard. But there was a nice overlap where his siblings picked up where he had left off with Polka Dot Door. And Dad was right there to welcome them. So you're looking at a Polka Dot Door veteran. The show began in 1971 and ran to 1993. I didn't watch the full run but I did get in my fair share. The formula was pretty simple. A young male and female host, which seemed to change every week, sang songs, told stories, made crafts and generally did their best stimulate little brains. The show opened as follows... Imagination Day! Oh boy! ...
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