Monday, December 31, 2012
A Lehigh Valley man performed a song on 'American Bandstand' in November 1960.
Editor's Note: New Year's Eve brings Dick Clark to mind for many people who watched his Times Square broadcasts. In that spirit, we share this column by Patch Local Editor Dino Ciliberti to help keep Clark's memory alive on the first new year's since his passing in April 2012. For most of us, Dick Clark was the man who ushered in a new year. For others, he was the host of numerous game shows. And for the older generations, he was the man who brought music to the mainstream and the masses. For my father, Frank Ciliberti of Forks Township, Dick Clark will always be a special part of his life. It's not every day you can tell people that you're father appeared on "American Bandstand." But that's what my father did long ago before I was born, …
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Dino Ciliberti entered the world on June 19, 1966, which just happened to fall on Father's Day that year.
Another Father's Day is here. And I'm struggling to come up with a present fitting enough for my father. The reason for the struggle: It's basically hard to top yourself. See, way back in 1966, I was born on June 19, which just happened to fall on Father's Day. I wasn't even supposed to arrive on Father's Day either. I think I came a few days or a week earlier than anticipated. So almost 46 years later (my birthday is Tuesday), I'm the gift that keeps on giving. Gee, my lucky father. Dear Old Dad lives around the corner from me in Forks Township. He's an old rock 'n' roller (Maybe you read the column I wrote about his performance on American Bandstand and Dick Clark; if not here it is again.) We've spent the years not too far apart (save …
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Lehigh Valley man performed song on "American Bandstand" in November 1960.
For most of us, Dick Clark was the man who ushered in a new year. For others, he was the host of numerous game shows. And for the older generations, he was the man who brought music to the mainstream and the masses. For my father, Frank Ciliberti of Forks Township, Dick Clark will always be a special part of his life. It's not every day you can tell people that you're father appeared on "American Bandstand." But that's what my father did long ago before I was born, performing solo on the popular show that Clark made famous first in Philadelphia and later in Los Angeles. My father was one of first in music history to cover "Rock Around the Clock." Now had he been the first to sing that song, like Bill Haley and the Comets, our lives may …
Kathleen Unger
9:40 am on Tuesday, January 1, 2013
When I was a teenager in the 50's, we would rush home from school to watch Bandstand on our small 9" TV set. We enjoyed the gals and guys who danced on the show and wished we could be there too. It was the best of times. more ›