Lawrence Welk is on PBS every Sunday and this past Sunday his special guest was Henry Mancini, who played a beautiful piano rendition of Days of Wine and Roses.  The show was made in 1973. The show has its kitschy combinations of dance numbers, accordion solos, bouncy vocal duets, and then striking big band jazz numbers. On this show, they performed a wonderful version of the Mancini song Laura.  That's the song that was so popular, they made the movie to go with it. Henry Mancini had a look on his face that seemed to say "I know this show is kitsch".  At the same time, he seemed to also be enjoying himself. There's a reason we find Lawrence Welk kitschy and compelling.  Here are Lawrence Welk-isms compiled by Dick Wilson, a sound mixer who worked on the show. They are HERE: "There are good days and there are bad days, and this is one of them." Introducing a guest performer: "His act may start out slow, but it tapers off." To the band just before going on the air: "Boys, look like you're having fun, but don't have any." "I just had an idea that went right over my head." "Whenever you have a minute I'd like to see you right now." To a performer who apologized for being late and said he had no excuse: "That's no excuse" To the pianist who was rehearsing: "Why do you do that? You play too many notes already." "That's what really broke the camel's straw." After a jet plane flew over and disrupted rehearsal: You know, those jet planes make masonic booms."