Bandees Need Band Aid

If emails and texts are any indication, a lot of us are going through some crazy stuff right now, really crazy. Do you remember Shleprock? He was in the Flintstones, had a black cloud over his head, and said, "Wow-si, wow-si, woo, woo." His problems were so bad they were funny. They say laughter is the best medicine; so, here's your chance. Make us laugh with your sob story.

Pet Peeves

I have quite a few pet peeves. They are each pretty odd. One of them is that I hate to buy ice. What a rip off! At work, we used to have a youth group meet in this building that had an ice machine. Then, recently, we moved to a bigger location, but no ice machine. I never realized my aversion to buying ice until then. And, now, every week, it makes me crazy! The kids think I'm crazy, of course.

What are your pet peeves?

Perfect

The other day, a friend of mine mentioned that he used to work for Vic Tanny's. Of course, that made me think of that Hialeah 80's icon, The Sports Room. Anyone remember either place? I never went to Vic Tanny's, but heard about it often. But, the Sports Room? Oh yeah. It was a gym, but if you ever went there, it was a major hook up place. I was only 15, so I never hooked up with anyone, but my first boyfriend did break up with me because I went there.

Harder to Kidnap!

Have a good friend at the Karaoke Bar who is rather "tall & large" who in fact has a brother who is even larger and taller. When they are together we call them the "twin towers". Anyway...

He comes in occasionally with the funniest T-Shirts - last nights being "Fat People Are Harder To Kidnap!" Tickled me most of the evening...Any other good T-Shirts/Bumper Stickers recently encountered?

Who Can Name our Newly Found Band Memeber?

Hint: She's the one on the left, and was on the Drumline!

You can look her up at www.myspace.com/125278446

James Van Horn Can Jam!

Last week, I sent out an email about James Van Horn performing as the lead guitar at Hooligan's in South Miami. Man can he Jam! We also had a surprise guest show up. Yes, the long lost Milly..... and she can still sing! Sorry, pictures are dark, but, still worth sharing.

Papertowel Wisdom

This morning, I opened a new roll of papertowels and found that it had little bits of wisdom written all over it. Strange. Bounty has now become the major philosopher of our time, and for only $2.99. It said things like, "Dance the dance of your dreams." and "Laughter is the pathway to happiness." The one that I liked the best was, "Dare to be feisty." So, here's the challenge: Dare to be feisty. Spend the whole day, being feisty and let us know what you did.

I Scream. You Scream.

When you were little, what did you always get when the ice cream man came around? Were you loyal to just one ice cream man, or did you buy from whomever came around?

Best Section

I was in the woodwind section. It had its benefits, but we didn't get much credit for anything we did. I always admired the drumline. To me, they were always the funniest, tightest group in the band. I was always watching what they were up to. What section do you think was the best and why?

Which One Are You?

Bashful, Grumpy, Dopey, Happy, Sleepy, Sneezy, or Doc? Which of the seven dwarfs would you be and why?

It Wasn't My Fault

As some of you know, I was in a car accident last Saturday. This is my third accident in 6 months. Only the last one could be considered my fault, but I didn't get the ticket. Seems like the Miami Beach police are kind to women on their way to the beach.

What have you done to get out of a ticket? (You guys who are cops, pretend like you aren't reading.)

Serendipity

According to Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, serendipity is the effect by which one accidentally discovers something fortunate, especially while looking for something else entirely. There have been many scientific discoveries attributed to serendipity:
The post-it note was accidentally discovered when attempting to design a strong adhesive, but instead developed one that was very weak.
Vaccination was discovered by Edward Jenner, after he observed that milkmaids would not catch smallpox because they caught benign cowpox first.

"Serendipity is putting a quarter in the gumball machine and having three pieces come rattling out instead of one—all red."

What in your life can you attribute to serendipity?

Let's Brag a Little

Most of us have kids. Brag a little. Tell us what makes them so great!

Those Shorts!

Apparently, Karen's green and white or blue and white shorts made quite the impression on you guys. LOL. But what about everyone else? What crazy things about someone in band made a lasting impression on you?

PLEASE SANTA

I was reading the post about toys the other day and I got to thinking about toys that I always wanted and never got. So that's my question.

What's the one toy you always wanted as a kid but never got? For me it was a Big Wheel-never got one. My Mom said I'd get hit by a car. So every year I would watch in envy as other kids came racing down the sidewalk on those big red and yellow cycles with the tassles on the handle bars streaming in the wind. Then one year, they added a side brake that let you come to a glorious, skidding stop, that you could hook just at the end. It was agony.

I did it...

I submitted the official retirement paperwork today. All goes as planned 2-3 weeks I should have retierment orders in hand, then terminal leave starts sometime in July or early Aug... HOLY COW thats coming up QUICK! You know, it takes more to get you retired from the military than it takes to get you in!

Just thought I'd throw that out there.

It's been one heck of a ride!

A Post from Joe about joe

I (Joe) have never liked coffee before. Not for lack of trying several times. I just never liked the taste or had an interest. Last week, my wife got me to try a white chocolate mocha from Starbucks. I'm hooked. I have learned to curb this to just the weekends now, like Saturday and Sunday mornings, but I could drink these every day! My point is, at our ages, are there any new experiences you have discovered that have made a change in your life?

Ok - who's in this time???? DCI

All of us that went last time had an awesome time. Same place as before on South Beach.

Here's the link to check it out

http://www.fandango.com/MoviePage.aspx?date=4/26/2007&mid=90169&location=33056

UPDATE!!!!!!!

Mike Berrios just emailed me - it's not the Championship (like we saw before)

How many corps will be included in the program?This year will feature 8 corps performances.
How were the corps for this year's Classic Countdown chosen?Drum Corps International fans from around the world had two opportunities to cast ballots to help determine the 8 corps appearing in this year's event. Voters selected 8 performances during a preliminary round that included all available Division I video performances from 1974 through 2006. The top 30 vote getting corps advanced to a final round of voting where fans were invited to select 8 favorite performances from that list of corps. The top 8 vote getting corps performances advanced to the 2007 DCI Classic Countdown.

It's showing at REGAL SAWGRASS - I think i'll go to that showing rather then shlep all the way to south beach.