Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas gang! I hope it has been the best one ever for you. We spent Christmas morning at home. My sister and her family always come for breakfast. It was a great time. The inlaws dropped in for a bit and we visited with them. Christmas night we went with some friends to their parent's house for dinner. It was a fabulous day of family, friends, food (what little I could eat!) and just celebrating the birth of Jesus with those who mean so much to us. At our friend's gathering we even had a birthday cake and sang Happy Birthday! It was cool. Enjoy the rest of your time off! Check in here every now and then. You never know what you'll find.

c

Greetings from Disney

Hey gang! Internet has been sparse here in paradise. Sorry I've been away so long. We've had a great week. We spent a day each at Animal Kingdom, MGM, Magic Kingdom and Epcot. Angie and I even escaped the fam for a bit and ran over to Cocoa Beach for some quiet time together. (How romantic - time on the pier enjoying the view of the Atlantic, a walk on the beach, and dinner at a great seafood restaurant on the beach, outside in the warm evening air.) The parks are cool. It's been fun being with the whole crew, but that afternoon/evening with Angie was special.

Tonight we saw the Reflections of Earth fireworks, jumbotron, laser light music extravaganza at Epcot. Those of you who have been here know how cool it is. WOW!!! For the Christmas season they added a second finale and it was WAY over the top awesome. Seth squealed and jumped up and down. The kids all cheered and the adults all cried. It was VERY Disney - top notch and incredible.

We're having breakfast with all the Disney characters in the morning - oh boy - taking one for the team there. Then Angie and I are taking Mary and her family to the beach for the day. I'll be home Sunday. More news tomorrow though - maybe even a video clip.

I miss you guys. Love ya!

c

p.s.
I'm sorry to report it's been sunny and 80 degrees here every single day!

An Evening at the Blue Room

Purple Jazz will present "An Evening at the Blue Room" tonight at 7:00 p.m. in the Auditorium at the H2O Student Center on Main Street. Admission is free. Refreshments will be served. It will be an enjoyable and ecclectic mix of jazz, fusion, blues and Christmas music. Come enjoy the show.

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Limo Lunch

Brianna, Nate, Jacob, Ronnie, Lyndsey and Zeke will be going on the Limo Lunch ride Friday at Noon. Congrats to these 6 high sellers!! Way to go!!

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Funny Video

Tracie getting scared by Coats! Sorry TW!! But this is funny!!

Wow! What A Concert!!!

You guys blew me away! Fantastic job!! I received so many great compliments on you yesterday. Even after we left, as I saw folks in town, they were raving about the fabulous job you did. Your performance was tremendous. Your behavior was wonderful. I'm so proud of you. You even looked great!

I'm looking forward to wrapping up this semester and heading home for the break. We will be working this week on reading some new music, working all region tryout music (tryouts are just a couple of weeks after we come back!), and recording some stuff. We have a great Spring planned with the trip to Dallas, the great music we're going to be playing, and many other events.

Please make plans to attend the jazz concert at H2O on Thursday. The jazz groups will be presenting their program in a little different way. It's going to be funn. Show starts at 7:00.

Again - CONGRATULATIONS!! I'm VERY proud of you!

Merry Christmas
c

Senior Chili

Senior Chili is postponed due to conflicts some of the seniors have. I'll post the new date as soon as we set it.
c

Concert Info

The Christmas Concert is Sunday, Dec. 10. Call time for the HS Band is 1:00. Call time for percussion is 12:30. Dress for the concert is usual concert attire. Guys - dress shirt, tie, slacks and dress shoes. Ladies - dresses or blouse and skirt, or nice pant suit.

The show starts at 2:00. Immediately afterward we will strike the stage, load out and reset for the evening church service. The church is so gracious in allowing us to use the facility. Let's make sure we put it right before we leave.

We need help loading percussion equipment after school on Friday. We will load the trailer then so it will be ready for Sunday. Please let me know if you'll be able to help us. Thanks.

c

Yo! Y'all check this out

Thanks to Deeanna for sending this link. Check it out!

Jazz Concert

The Evening at the Blue Room concert will be held on Monday, Dec. 11 at the H2O Student Center. Come enjoy!!

Calendar Reminders

Good morning! I hope all is well for you! I just wanted to update you on the next several days as we move toward the end of the semester. Saturday, Dec. 2 is the Christmas Parade. We will wear Santa hats, red sweatshirts, jeans that are blue and have no holes, rips or tears in them, (Parents help us with this. Last jean event we had some shabby looking stuff.), and tennis shoes. Call time Saturday is 9:00 a.m. at the FBC Gym.

The Christmas Concert is Sunday, December 10 at 2:00 p.m. at FBC Lavaca. Call time for the HS Band will be 1:00 p.m. Dress is shirt, tie, khakis or dress pants and dress shoes for the guys. Ladies will wear dresses, skirts, or pant suits- remember you have to be able to sit like a musician! Call time for the concert will be 1:00. We will have to tear down and reset the stage immediately afterward for the evening church service. Everyone will be staying to help do that.

You should be well on your way in your Region Tryout prep. If you need anything for that please let us know.

We need to push hard the next couple of weeks to finish a great semester strongly! We will meet sectionals and early band all this week and next. We will be done with those after the the concert and they won't resume until after the break. The week following the concert we will be doing some recording in the band room, so be prepared and ready for that. In addition to getting clean recordings of the concert music, we will be recording the Star Spangled Banner.

If you have any questions about any of the above events, please be sure to ask early. Nothing on this list is new. This is only a calendar update. Have an awesome week.

c

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope and pray you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving. I am thankful for each of you and all that you do. I am blessed to be a part of your lives and I look forward to who you will become as you continue on your journey. God bless you and your families.

c

Great Season!!

I'm incredibly proud of you for an outstanding marching season. You are, without a doubt, the VERY BEST Lavaca Golden Arrow Band I have ever had. We have much to do before the year is out. I have great expectations for you and what we can do together. Congratulations again. I'm proud of you and I love you all.

c

UAFS Trip Cancelled

Due to an unanticipated lengthening of the All Region Jazz Clinic we will be unable to take our UAFS Jazz and dinner trip on Saturday. We will try to make the show in the Spring. Sorry!!

Congrats to Jazzers!!

Congratulations to Clayton "Freebird" Masterson, Patrick Melton, Logan Dooly, Cody Keene and Evan Haddick on qualifying for the All Region Jazz Bands.

Congrats to Patrick and Logan for qualifying for All State Jazz auditions to be held in February.

We're proud of you guys!!!

Friday's Schedule

This Friday we will host Westfork for the first round of playoffs. Call time will be 6:30 in full uniform at the stadium. Don't forget to get your uniform from the cleaners!! If you haven't taken it to the drycleaners yet, please do so next week. All uniforms must be cleaned.

We will be doing the contest show Friday night. That means we'll go outside and dust it off on Friday morning. Be prepared. We will most likely have a pep rally on Friday as well.

Band Pictures at flickr.com

Check out band pics at flickr.com

If you have any you'd like to see here, email them to me or bring them to me on a cd at school. you can mail them to chase.carter@lavacaschools.com

http://www.flickr.com/photos/73708201@N00/

Marching Contest Video

I posted the video at 1:15 this afternoon. It may take a while to be available. Enjoy!!!

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The Preps!

Clayton, Ronnie and Logan in their scary costumes!!

Who's Reading This??

Gimme a post so I can see who's paying attention??

c

Atkins Trip Friday

Call Friday will be at 3:10. We will provide sack lunches for you to eat. We will also have snacks for third quarter. We should return around midnight. Remember - no student cars or parent cars in FAB parking lot. We need lots of room for the buses and trailer so we can load and unload safely.

We will have sectionals this week, but no early band on Nov. 1.

The fitness program is still in effect. Be on time, or prepare to improve your health through running!! Have a great week.

c

Link to Full Resolution Picture

The link will take you to my flickr account where you can download the full size pic. Enjoy. Special thanks to Carroll Copeland of the SW Times for the picture.

Band Night

We will meet at 4:30 at the stadium in full dress for band night. We will rehearse and then eat dinner. The mass band performance will be right after Sr. night presentations. Halftime will be our full show. SENIORS - Don't forget your alternate footwear for after the halftime show. Make sure you have your flip and lyre for pregame. We will do SSB and Alma Mater right after the mass band performance.

If you would like a high resolution copy of the Times Record picture, comment here and I'll email it to you. Have an awesome day.

You did great learning 2 tunes in rehearsal this morning!!!! Super Band!!!

c

COOKIE DOUGH PAST DUE - PLEASE GET IT IN

Please turn in your cookie dough money ASAP. Thank you!!

c

What an awesome day!!!

Hey gang! I'm so very proud of you for who you are and for everything you do. You really rose up and gave your very best today. I could not be more honored than I am to be your band director. Thank you for your work. Thank you for your heart. Thank you for your effort. Way to go band. You are awesome!!!

c

TUESDAY'S DETAILS

We'll leave at 10:00. We'll be back at 10:00. We perform at 4:15. Everyone except JH football players and cheerleaders will stay to the end - that's the price of getting out of school!! You can not check out for dinner. We'll be watching bands.

Band tshirt, blue jeans, long black socks, tennis shoes.

Performance uniform - full uniform.

Bring $$ for food at the mall and stadium.

c

CONTEST WEEK FOR THE GOLDEN ARROW BAND

Hey gang. No early activities this week. We'll meet for regular band time all week long.

Tuesday we'll load after first hour and prepare for the day. We will leave around 10:00 a.m. Lunch will be at the mall and we'll be in place at Northside in time for the first performance of the contest. We will perform at 4:15 and will stay for the remainder of the evening to continue observing all the other bands. We will all stay for the whole event. The only exception to that is JH football players and cheerleaders who will check out to go to Paris for the Tuesday night game.

Wednesday we will review the video from the contest performance during first period and Thur. and Fri. will be spent preparing for Band Night/Senior Night activities on the 27th. Call for Friday will be 4:30 dressed and ready in the stadium. We only have a 30 minute window for the mass band rehearsal. We will do the mass band immediately after the Sr. presenations and we'll perform our full show at halftime.

Seniors need to bring your creative footwear for the end of halftime.

Monday, October 30 will be the official beginning of preparation for the Christmas concert. We will work White Christmas and I'll Be Home for Christmas on that date.

That's the rundown for the next several days.

c

WOW WHAT A NIGHT!!

Gang - You outdid yourselves. It was a great night. Thanks for giving your very best!! I'm proud of you and I love you!! I can't wait 'til Tuesday!!! Hooahh!

c

Modification to the Fitness Program

In an effort to continue to assist in building the overall health of the band and increase rehearsal productivity, the following modification will be made to the Clockwatchers Fitness Program.

Effective immediately: Any bandmember who is habitually tardy, meaning a bandmember who accumulates more than 3 tardies, the incentive for timeliness will begin doubling. This means upon the fourth tardy, the band member has earned 6 laps. On the fifth - twelve, etc.

There has been marked improvement in the timeliness of the band in the past week, but there are still a few individuals who are lagging behind in their progress. We hope this will encourage them to make more progress in becoming the healthiest band members possible, thereby gaining the ability to wake up earlier and arrive on time for band.

Have an awesome day!!!

c

Big Week Ahead!!

It's the final push before the Northside contest. We'll be working hard to get the final cleaning done on the drill and put the tag on. The game Friday is at Mansfield. Call time Friday will be at 4:15. We will have burgers and chips for you at 3rd quarter.

Cookie dough is scheduled for delivery at 1:00 this afternoon. We'll begin dispersment at 2:00. All dough must be picked up today before 5:30. It must be kept refrigerated or frozen. Money is due on Monday, October 23.

You will be out all day next Tuesday, Oct. 24 for contest. We will load equipment and uniforms at the end of rehearsal and try to leave here by 10:00. We will go eat and report to Mayo-Thompson Stadium at Northside for the first band of the day. We will perform around 4:15. You will be watching bands all day and all evening. You may NOT check out early. All band members will stay for the entire evening including the guest performance by the 325 member Razorback Band. We will return home around 10:00 that night.

This week's schedule (10/16-10/20) is normal. All sectionals and early band will meet. Next week (10/23-10/27) we will not have sectionals or early band.

Next Friday, 10/27 is Senior Night and Band Night. The mass band performance will be immediately after the Sr. Night presentation. At halftime we will do our entire regular show.

Finally, Congrats to the guys in P.A.S.A.F.I.S.T. on a great job at their concert last Saturday night in Keota, OK. They did a super job and the crowd loved it!

FRIDAY SCHEDULE

Call - 3:10
Depart - ASAP
Return - Midnight

Dinner - We will be feeding you right after school. All band members are to report to the FAB immediately after school. Leave your vehicles parked in the student parking lot. We will have chicken, chips, drinks and dessert at the FAB for you to eat. Chicken is courtesy of the Lavaca Quick Stop. Make sure to thank Mrs. Young whenever you go by there!!!

Travel uniform will be worn and uniforms will be taken to change into for the game. High top black socks are required.

We will also carry snacks for you to have after the show and water for in the stands.

A new bus list will be posted for you sign on Tuesday. It must be signed by Wednesday at 3:15 p.m. If you do not sign up you will be placed in a seat. If you move another person's name you will be assigned a seat as well. Behave!!! : )

Some Things To Be Aware Of

Hey gang. Great work this week. I'm proud of you!!!

We're going to do something a little differently beginning on Monday. If you are late to sectionals, rehearsals etc. you will get to run a lap. The second time - two laps, and so on. Let's work hard to keep things in order and be on time so we can get the most out of our rehearsals. Also, don't forget to call me and let me know if you're going to be out of rehearsal. I need to be able to plan ahead.

Oct. 9-13 will be a regular week. We'll be at Pottsville Friday night. It will be a VERY EARLY call and a VERY LATE return home. I'll let you know as soon as I finalize the itinerary.

Keep up the good work!! It's just a couple of weeks until contest. Start inviting your parents, family and friends to come to our performance. We will march a little after 4:00 that day. I would love to have the stands filled with rabid LHS Band fans for our show. Tell everybody to come and wear purple and blue to cheer us on!!!

C ya later.

c

Homecoming Week!

Crazy Week!!! Here's the scoop.

Regular schedule for rehearsals throughout the week. Mission: Closer - NO TAG - on the field Friday night.

Call time Friday - 5:30 p.m. We have to be seated early before the homecoming stuff starts. More to come later on logistics of pregame and postgame routine.

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ON SHORTS AND A TSHIRT UNDER YOUR UNIFORM!!

Have a great week. It's been awesome so far.

Thanks!!

Your performance at Game On and your work all day today were fantastic. Thanks for your awesome heart for what we do. Keep on keeping on. I'm proud of you!! Enjoy this snippet!

Now Hear This......Now Hear This!!!!!

Hey gang. This is a normal week. Sectionals and early band WILL MEET!!! : ) Trumpets will come for sectionals on Thursday since you guys are out on Tuesday. We will add the first half of the closer to the show for Friday night. Lamar will be coming to our place. Call will be Dressed and Ready at 6:00. We'll go over details as we get through the week.

If you owe for your tshirt ($15) or your shoes ($25) please pay that by Friday of this week. We'll be reminding parents of those debts on Monday night at parent/teacher conferences.

Don't forget the picnic coming this Saturday. We'll be making more $$ for the budget, food, trips, repairs, equipment etc. Thanks for your work on the last one and thanks in advance for this one.

Last, but certainly not least, thanks for an awesome job at Charleston Friday night. You gave a great show. You represented yourselves and our program well. I'm proud of you. Keep it up! We have a long way to go and a short time to get there!!!

This Week

Hey gang. Great job at the picnic Saturday. I'm very proud of all of you who worked so hard to fulfill your committment to the band. We will make a ton of money from that day. We will be doing another picnic on Saturday night, September 30. Clear your calendar. That will be another required event. Much shorter in duration - and much cooler in temperature too!!!

This week is a big week. We will perform CC Rider and I Want Candy at halftime. We won't add the closer until next week. We will begin learning drill for the closer on Tuesday. Be here and be ready. We have a lot of drill to learn for this one.

Sectionals, early band, guard, percussion and jazz will all meet at their regular times this week. Remember - early is on time!!! I'll have the schedule for Friday posted as soon as I can get it ready. I think it will be a pretty easy schedule - very similar to a home game. Watch this spot Tue afternoon or Wed am for info.

The middle school band will be playing a pep rally at h20 on thursday after school and performing at the game that night. If you would like to help with either or both of those events, please let me know asap.

Have an awesome week!!! I really appreciate all your hard work.

Don't forget our motto. It applies to everything that we do!!

Integrity first.
Service before self.
Excellence in all we do!!

THIS JUST IN.......

Hey gang! Just a few things to let everybody know about - call for the HS game Friday is 6:00 dressed and ready to roll. Come early to get your uniform and get dressed. Remember all your stuff - lyres, flips, LONG black socks etc. Friday's show is CC Rider and I Want Candy. Guard Practice Thur 7:00 a.m.

The picnic Saturday is at Columbus Acres just off 71 South behind McDonalds. Grill workers need to be there by 8:00. Everyone else needs to be there at 9:00. We'll be done around 5:30. If you need directions just call Cindy at 5219 or Lisa at the Middle School 5618 and they'll help you out. We still need about 10-12 more workers, so recruit gang. Remember if we're 1 short our money is cut in half!!!! Fill er up buttercup.

Cookie Dough Forms are due Thursday. Turn them in.

Peace!

c

Important Announcements

Picnic Saturday - ALL HS BAND MEMBERS REQUIRED. NO EXCEPTIONS. CALL INFORMATION FOR THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON WEDNESDAY. BRING 2 OR 3 WORKERS W/ YOU. MRS. HUNTINGTON WILL CALL YOU ON MONDAY NIGHT TO CONFIRM YOUR ADDITIONAL WORKERS.

FRIDAY - HOME GAME - WALDRON IS COMING. Call time will be 6:00 at the band room. Uniform to be announced on Tuesday. Call time means dressed and ready. That means you have to be here before that time to get your uniform on. Show Friday is Opener and I Want Candy. Have both memorized. Also, we will play all of Moo Juice in the stands Friday night. We may add the Fight Song to the end of the show - possibly.

THANKS FOR AN AWESOME JOB AT DARDANELLE LAST FRIDAY. I WAS INCREDIBLY PROUD OF Y'ALL!!! U R AWESOME!!!!

Work hard this week. Regular schedule. Refer to the information on the left side of the page in case you've forgotten the schedule.

JAZZ THIS WEDNESDAY FROM 3:15-4:30. WE HAVE A GIG IN OCTOBER, SO BE SURE TO BE HERE. WE NEED SAXES, TRUMPETS AND BONES!! OPENINGS IN ALL SECTIONS. IF YOU WANT TO PLAY, WE'LL MAKE A WAY. THE GIG IS THE FT. SMITH JAZZ FESTIVAL. COME PLAY!!!!!!

Congrats to Brianna for the Fast Start

Way to go Brianna! First to sell 40 items. How's everyone else doing? Don't forget all the great prizes available - the cash, the limo, the steak dinner........ You could be a Big winner. Also remember - what you raise goes toward your trip. Work work work.

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SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY - DARDANELLE

Hey gang. Call Friday is 4:00. Departure will be shortly there after. We will return around 11:30. Please have your ride waiting. Remember to use the lot across the street or the student lot. NO PARKING OR PICK UP IN THE FAB LOT. We have to be able to get our buses and equipment trailer in and out of the parking lot. We will be wearing the travel uniform for this game. Band TShirt, black windsuit pants, black socks and bandos. Please arrive early. Also make sure you place your equipment in the loading area (on the back porch) at the end of rehearsal on Friday morning.

Again - NO PARKING OR PICK UP IN THE FAB PARKING LOT!!

You don't want to meet this guy.....do you???????

TUESDAY IS A BIG DAY

Don't forget Tuesday morning is a different day. We will have full band at 7:00 and our annual cookie dough kickoff at 8:00. Make sure to call 3 people and let them know that we're all starting early! Also - we'll meet Wednesday morning as usual. No sectionals this week. The guard and percussion will meet w/ your instructors at your regularly appointed times. Enjoy the Labor Day holiday.

c

Calendar

Lavaca HS Band Calendar 2006-2007

Prairie Grove Sep 1
Cookie Dough Sep 5
At Dardanelle Sep 8
Waldron Sep 15
Mac Steel Picnic Sep 16
At Charleston Sep 22
Lamar Sep 29
Hector Oct 6
At Pottsville Oct 13
At Mansfield Oct 20
Marching Contest October 24
Band Night October 27
At Atkins November 3
Playoff game November 10
Region Jazz TO Nov 14
Playoff game November 17
Region Jazz Clinic Nov 18
Playoff game November 24
Lavaca Parade Dec 2
JH Tryouts Dec 9
Christmas Concert Dec 10
HS Tryouts Jan 13
Clinic Jan 19-20
State TO Feb 2-3
All State Feb 14-17
Cherrydale Feb 22
Solo/Ens Feb 23-24
Alma Invitational April 3
Contest April 12
HS Band Trip April 27-29 (leave after school)
Spring Concert May 6
Graduation TBA

IMPORTANT!! THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE

Hey gang. Just a few announcements - Pep Rally Friday afternoon. We'll play fight song, cc rider, green onions, and #2. Call for the pep rally will be in the neighborhood of 2:20 or so. I'll let you know for sure later. Friday night's game uniform will be band tshirt - they'll be in Friday, windsuit pants - get them at Academy if you haven't yet, tennis shoes - Bandos won't be in yet, so we'll do tennis shoes this week only. Call time for Friday will be 5:30. I know this is early, but it's the first game and we need to go over details for the night.

Please get your handbook forms and money paid ASAP!!! It is due by Thursday. Great rehearsal today. Let's hit it hard for the rest of the week to be ready for Friday. Remember early band Wednesay and Low Folks on Thursday.

c

Press On!! Remember the Creed

It was a good first week. Let me challenge you to press on in your individual practice so the group can continue to excell!! Remember - Integrity First, Service Before Self and Excellence In All We Do. Integrity includes doing your part so that others can do theirs. Service before self means making sure that you put the good of the band before your own. Like giving up some play time to spend some time playing. Excellence in all we do can not happen without you. I love you all and I'm proud of the work you've done. Keep it up!

c

GREAT REHEARSAL TODAY!!!

Super job today band. You looked and sounded good. I believe we can finish the opener tomorrow and get to cleaning it by the first part of next week. Way to go!!!! Keep it up. Make sure you have all your stuff for rehearsal - horn, flip, lyre etc. Also remember we need to start right at 7:55 in order to get done on time and learn all we can. Make sure you're here in plenty of time to be ready and in place by then. Have a great day. C ya tomorrow~~~!!!!!


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Good turnout....But need more workers!

Hey gang. We had a good turnout at the meeting tonight, but we still need many more workers to make our concession, picnics and projects successful. Please have your parents contact Cindi Long at the number in your handbook to get information on how they can help. If everybody does a little, nobody has to do a lot. Calendars are ready for you to pick up tomorrow. Don't forget to get them. Also - tomorrow is our first day of early band. We START at 7:00. I'll have the bandroom open by 6:30 so you can get ready in plenty of time. I would love to learn the whole opener tomorrow.

c

TRUMPETS at 7:00 a.m. Tuesday!!

Don't forget sectionals in the morning gang. Remember early is on time...........
c

IMPORTANT BAND PARENT MEETING TUESDAY NIGHT

We will have our Band Parent Kickoff Meeting Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. at the band room. We will be discussing trips, travel, chaperons, concessions, fundraising, etc. It is important that at least one parent from each family be at the meeting.

The New Year Begins!!

Welcome back to school! I am excited about the new year. We've had an AWESOME PSB!! The new school year is ripe with opportunities to excel. Everybody have a great first day back. Woodwinds -We'll start precisely at 7:00 a.m. ready to go - that means you need to get there several minutes early to be ready by then. Lyndsey - you can't leave the house at 7:00 and be at the bandroom w/ your horn out and ready to go at 7:00!! haha C y'all in the morning. BTW - enjoy the pic!

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GUARD - READ THIS!!!

Guard will be learning a new routine this week. You'll meet Tue, Thur, and Fri at 7:00 a.m. Don't forget to set your clock by the worldtimeserver. Also remember, early is on time, on time is late and late is unacceptable. Have a great weekend!!
c

Music now up on MySpace

Check out the show music and download it at http://www.myspace.com/lavacaband

Props to the Practicers!! You're Doing Great!!

Way to go gang. Lots of response to Brontosaurus. Keep it up. Let's go for 100% if we get it, then I'll give you a BIG reward. I couldn't be happier with the progress we're making in PSB!! It's awesome. I'd like to get to the service music and some more stuff the next few days, so let's try to wrap up with Bronto and Moo - or Moon as someone called it!! Have a great night and a super Wednesday. See ya at 4:00!! Peace!

c

What a Blast!!

CiCi's and Go Karts were both awesome last night. I had a ball. It looked like you guys did too! The trip home was especially great. Thanks for the awesome jokes Ben!! You cracked us all up. I'm looking forward to closing out the best first week ever! Don't forget the schedule next week - 4:00 to 5:30 Monday through Friday. We'll get out a little early on Wednesday to let everyone prepare for church. See y'all.

c

What an awesome start!!!!

I was blown away today by how well you guys did. The enthusiasm, the smiles, the great sounds, the willingness to try something new - You always amaze me. You're worth way more than $100Grand!!! Thanks for the awesome comments on how fun it was for you today. It does the old man good to hear those things! C ya bright and early tomorrow!!

c

A PURPLE SHADE OF BLUE TAKES OFF!!!

Good morning Band! It's time for the 2006 edition of the Lavaca Golden Arrow Band to begin. I can't wait to see all of you. I'm looking so forward to our first meeting. I hope you are ready for fun, hard work and a great year ahead. It's going to be the best ever! C ya at the Bandroom!!!

c

The Time Has Come!

Good morning gang! I'm headed to the band room to meet the guard and percussion for final set up today. We'll meet at Noon to get everything ready for Monday. I hope you have a great weekend. Don't forget to wear Purple and Blue on Monday.

PERCUSSION, GUARD - Don't forget Saturday at NOON

Hey gang. Don't forget required percussion and guard meeting at noon on Saturday. We'll be getting things ready for Monday. Special thanks to the crew who helped out this week to get a lot of things done - Tracie, Christy, AJ M., Boyett, Pat, Emmy, Seth- I think that's it. If I left anybody out - sorry!! Let me know and I'll put you in!

Anybody who wants to come Saturday is welcome - we can use all the help we can get! Cool things are ahead. Adventure awaits! C ya Saturday. I'll be on the road W-Fri so if you have a question that needs a quick answer call my cell rather than posting. I'll check this each night when I get in. It may be late though.

Peace!

c

Workers Unite

Hey gang. We're at the FAB working away getting ready. Several are here helping out. After a good morning's work we took a break to go to CICi's for lunch, then a quick trip to Best Buy and the obigatory Starbuck's run!!! It's good to be in band. Tracie, Christy, AJ, Pat and Emmy are here - props to them. Y'all come. We can use all the help we can get.

c

BAND STARTS AUGUST 7TH AT 8:00 A.M.

It will be a blast. Bring water, wear sunglasses, cool and loose clothing, good tennis shoes - NO SANDALS, flip flops or thongs (the foot kind!! ha) . Be prepared to sweat. Remember wear purple and blue stuff on the first day. Bring a lyre and a flip and your instrument.

Great response so far. Let me hear from you.

Hey gang. I've had lots of calls and one comment to the blog today. Let me hear from you. I still need help for the first of the week, and I'd love to know if this thing is going to be a good way to communicate. If you're looking at it, post a comment. It'll come to my email, then I'll throw it up there for all to read! Peace! c

Update

Good morning. I'm guessing if you're seeing this that you got your letter. As you can see the tunes aren't up here yet. That's b/c I have hit a snag in posting them. Hopefully I'll get over that this weekend. I may end up posting them elsewhere and linking to them. I'll let you know ASAP. I'll be at the band room working Monday and Tuesday all day to get ready. Lots to do - uniforms, equipment, set up, etc. If you can help any, all or sometime, send me a message or call my cell and let me know.

Hey Gang!!

Welcome to the Golden Arrow Band Blog! This is a place where we can communicate, visitate, prognosticate and otherwise express our interests in our band community. It is a moderated forum. That means I have to read and approve what you post before it shows up on the site. So, be nice. Be polite. Be courteous. Have fun. I'll be posting announcements, schedules, music etc. here for you. Check in often and interact.

C