COLUMBUS PARADE RECAP: Captain Rich provides the following report: The Columbus Day parade was a fine event with beautiful weather. We had a large turnout of band members including some Burning Band members, although we did not have a bass drummer (maybe this was why at times we seemed to have a split band, the front half and the beer keg half, even though the marching pace was not hurried). We played the military medley for the review stand. After the parade we played two sets at Carlo and Gino's. They did not seem as receptive as they usually are and only offered limited amounts of free 8 oz beers. The Italian restaurant next door that we first played at last year, again invited us to play. They were much more friendly and forthcoming letting the free wine flow. They will probably become our main stop next year.
NEXT EVENT: Our FINAL PARADE of the season will be the FIRST Annual Sunnyvale Howl'oween Pet Parade and Faire on October 26! That's right, not only will the kiddies be in costume, but their pets will be, too! We should be able to blend in perfectly! We will meet at the corner of Frances and Capella at 0930 hours. The parade runs from 1000-1130, and the Faire continues after that. One of the sponsors of the event is the Firehouse Brewery, where we plan to do a couple of numbers after the parade, and possibly partake in a no-host luncheon. This is a new event for us, and it will continue in future years on the LAST SUNDAY in October. Be there, or be square! If you have not done so already, please indicate your intention to attend (or not) on the band RSVP form at ltwcmb.com/rsvp.
SUNNYVALE DIRECTIONS: Frances and Capella is conveniently located just one block from the Sunnyvale CalTrain Station, and there is a brand new 4-story parking structure also located next to the station at Frances and Evelyn. So, whether you are driving or taking the train, you are just one block from the parade formation area.
PRINTS AVAILABLE: Tom Armstrong, a longtime LTWCMB fan, recently provided some historic 1986 May Day photos of the band that appear on our website http://ltwcmb.com/html/mayday-1986.html. He recently contacted the band to offer some large-scale inkjet or photographic prints of them to those who are interested. He also has some old LP records that may be of interest to some of you. You can contact Tom at theopticslab@aol.com.
PHOTOS WELCOME: We all enjoy photos of ourselves and our friends! If you have some band-related photos to share, please let us know so we can make the proper arrangements to put them on our website.
PARTY LINE: We have a FREE, opt-in/opt-out email list that is open to all band members. If you want to listen in and optionally contribute to the discussion about musically-related matters that may be humorous, informative, or both, this is the list for you! Only members of the list can post to it, so there will be NO SPAM from the list. You can come or go at any time. To sign up for the Party Line, write to jimharvey@jimharvey.org.
ID BUTTONS: We will have your previously-ordered ID buttons available for pickup at the Sunnyvale parade. If you haven't ordered yours yet, you have until October 24 to order one with the exact name you want to appear on it orders@ltwcmb.com and it will be ready for you at the parade.
NEWSLETTER CONTRIBUTIONS: If, from time to time, any of you have news items that would be of interest to our band members, send them in to Harvey or Smiley and we will include them in the next Newsletter.
FUTURE EVENTS: The list of possible events follows. A Y to the left means that the event is scheduled. A ? means that we are not sure about it. An N means that we won't do it (for your info only).
Y Sunday, October 26, Howl'oween Pet Parade and Faire in Sunnyvale
Y Saturday, December 13, Annual Yule Concert in Palo Alto
Y Saturday, January 2, 2010, Grand LTWCMB 50th Anniversary Party!
FURTHER INFORMATION: For further information, call Harvey at 650-321-7788 or Smiley at 650-269-7542. Email addresses are jimharvey@jimharvey.org or donfnelson@earthlink.net.
ADDRESS CORRECTIONS: For changes of address or other contact information, write to LTWCMB HQ, 960 Cotton Street, Menlo Park CA 94025, or phone or email Harvey or Smiley.
LYRICS: Note that the words to almost all of our tunes are in a pdf file on the website. If some are missing or incorrect, let Smiley know and we will update it. The last update was on 27 March 2007.
