Pooltime!!

I just had to post this. Today I played a 4th of July gig for a place that caters mostly to service people. I played many of the Sousa marches and songs you used to hear at the park on July 4th when real brass bands played for the holiday. It was the most heart warming and enjoyable job I have played all year. To end the show I played our national anthem. Well, when it was finished I had tears running down both cheeks and could hardly play. The people stood and saluted, some getting up from wheel chairs, some from walkers, some only with the help of their family members. They sang so loudly I could hardly hear myself playing. When we finished the national anthem they began singing God Bless America all on their own. Yes, these old timers knew what every word of both songs meant and were as proud as they could be to have served in our military and to be an American.

And people ask why I play at these places ---

Deane

Hi Deane,
Gather you took your sd7?

The Technics used to be brilliant for marches, think I actually had a style disk dedicated to them.

Great to hear you had such a wonderful time.

Music is amazing, about 3 years ago just before hubby's mum passed away, they had a birthday party for her, ( by then she was in a dementia ward ). most of the people wouldn't have known their own names let alone their family. They brought an entertainer in, who sang and played piano. He sang mainly old wartime songs , and it was amazing, most of them were able to sing along. They remembered the songs.

Amen to that...

And i must say, its not only the old timers that know service.. I think every generation of Americans has fought their wars for the better of the whole western world and freedom of the supressed...

That deserves recognition on a special day...

8 hours for country club-golf and dinner....4 hours for a film score for a recalled car....yea overtime!

R.

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Sorry, it was an internal film covering repairs to a recalled vehicle. Details the repair. Had to be out this morning to avoid a major fine per day.

American Brand.


R.

Interesting ... inquiring minds want to know, but I understand that you cannot tell ...

I'm gonna take a wild guess........ this a vehicle where you make sure it's in Park not Neutral when unloading your equipment.

Actually, it's a medium sized truck....old American Brand. Can't say much more....I NEED THE GIGS!

Videos like this have replaced printed bulletins. Every one needs audio. BORING BUT PROFITABLE.


R.

Kinda like the video Verizon bills I now get emailed to me. I still won't pay until they send me something in the snail mail, though.

Gary

We pay at least 90 percent of bills on line, many automatically. It's the 21st century Gary!

DITTO Don makes it so much easier...loved your grandpa pics on facebook also

SHHHH, Gary doesn't do Facebook either. Hee-Hee!

I only have four bills each month, and I don't pay any of them online, and you're right, I'm not on Facebook, Twitter, etc...

Today, I taught my grandson how to repair a brick sidewalk, tomorrow night I'm teaching him how to catch night-crawlers, and the following day I'm taking him sailing and fishing, none of which required a PC or smart phone. On Friday, I'm taking him to Conowingo Dam to see some American Eagles in the wild as they catch fish at the base of the dam's spillway. Yeah, it may be the 21st Century, but I'm gonna teach him some old school stuff.

A few nights ago, I was watching Fox News Water's World as he went from one beach resort to another, interviewing college kids. I never realized how badly we've dumbed down our children, until watching this program. They couldn't answer the simplest, rudimentary questions about US or world history - questions any 4th grader could have answered when I was a kid. I was amazed, but also depressed to see how our education system has deteriorated over the past 50 years. These college students could not even answer common sense questions such as: "How long did the 100 years war last?, When was the war of 1812 fought?, Who did America fight during WWII?, Who was John F. Kennedy?, Who won the Civil War?" Are you kidding me?

Now, my grandson turned 9 years old on June 6th, however, every day, other than a couple days a week that he plays baseball, he has his nose buried in a touch screen playing games or watching cartoons on TV. He's a big kid, growing like a weed, and well above average in his classroom studies. But, at nearly 5 feet tall and just over 100 pounds, he was unable to lift a 20-pound bucket of broken bricks - that's what I believe 21st century technology is doing to him and the vast majority of our youth. At night, I now have him reading Time Life books about nature, which has made a huge difference in his knowledge base. When we finish the nature series, I will give him my 30-volume western history series.

Think I'll stick with the 20th century stuff for now,

Gary

Like many things, the internet is a tool, and a darned valuable one. Like any tool, it can be used to advantage or misused. That's where the parenting comes in.
See we are using it right now, but I'm leaving to play golf with grandson for a few hours.

HEH HEH ... me neither ... but my wife does ... with S-Z, texts, e-mails etc. I have enough connectivity ...

Maybe I'll have my wife 'friend' you guys on FB ...