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“You Raise Me Up”

Posted in Heroes, Military, Music, Video on November 7, 2006 | 8 Comments »

SGT Hook has an amazing video. If you love our troops, go watch it…and take a hankie!
h/t: Yankeemom

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School Stats

Posted in Family, Home, Music, School on September 14, 2006 | 16 Comments »

As many of my regular readers know, both of my girls are marching band. Just today I received our Band Parents newsletter and there was a very interesting article on the front page. It’s entitled Excellence Is What We Are About written by the head band director Mr. Monroe. It is about the high performance [...]

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Where Were You?

Posted in 9/11, Family, History, Music, Opinion, Photographs, Terrorism on September 11, 2006 | 34 Comments »

Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning?
Alan Jackson
Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day,
Out in the yard with your wife and children,
Working on some stage in LA?
Did you stand there in shock at the sight of
That black smoke rising against that blue sky?
Did you shout out in anger
In fear [...]

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A Song

Posted in Music, Quotes on August 18, 2006 | 4 Comments »

I was listening to Big & Rich’s “Coming to Your City” CD and this particular song came on. It made me think of all our soldiers away from their loves and all those loves waiting at home for their soldiers’ return. (Oh, and I just saw that Big & Rich will be on Hannity & [...]

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American Soldier Tribute

Posted in Afghanistan, Heroes, Iraq, Music, War on Terror on August 9, 2006 | 6 Comments »

I had to post this video. It’s 4:29 and worth every second. Brommulus created this and many other tribute videos and they are great. Thank you!

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No Rest for Me

Posted in About Me, Music on July 20, 2006 | 8 Comments »

In a little bit I will be going to serve beer and I’ll be serving it at the Brooks & Dunn concert.
By working the beverage, beer and food stands at concerts, we band parents raise money for our kids. And yes, Chris and Stew, it pays for band camp! As a non-profit group, [...]

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Hanging Out With the Boys

Posted in Heroes, History, Music on July 12, 2006 | 4 Comments »

This song was written and arranged by James Hooker. He also put the video together. It is amazing. The history of the song as well as other songs can be found at his blog Homemade Sin.
Hat Tip: Castle Argghhh! and Blackfive

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A 4th of July Celebration

Posted in Family, Music, Patriotism on July 3, 2006 | 16 Comments »

It’s been three years since we went last time, but the family decided it was time to once again go see the Cleveland Orchestra’s Band perform their 4th of July Celebration concert at Blossom Music Center. They perform this concert every year from July 1st to the 4th and it ends each night with [...]

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