Snow in Iowa -- but 90 degree weather here in the Rio Grande Valley now

 89º with a feel like of 91º here in La Feria, TX at 5:30 pm Thursday.  Now 86º with a feel like of 90º at 12:00 Noon on Friday.  I didn't get very far when I started this. Went to the Rec Hall for a program by Mountain Highway, a Bluegrass band of a father and two daughters, out of Gatlinburg, Tennessee  Click HERE for their webpage.

They had excellent voices, the girls harmonized well.  Their Dad filled in a lot of history of their area and the "old timers" Bill Monroe, the Carter Family, and Ralph Stanley, and many more, giving background to the songs they were performing, how "Mountain Music" got to be "Country Music" and the combination of "Country Music" and "The Blues" got to be "Bluegrass Music."

Online Dating Profiles Decoded

What's in his profile: a picture of himself with a tiger, What he wants you to think: He is brave.  What it really means: He's been to the Zoo.

What's in his profile: "I love long walks."  What he wants you to think: He's romantic.  What it really means: He doesn't own a car.  

What's in his profile: "Let's go for coffee."  What he wants you to think: He wants to get to know you.  What it really means: He only has three dollars.

This is a "paint by number" of a photograph of Michelle's
Dawson.  She has worked off and on with it for several
years.  We saw it when last visiting her in Ohio.  There are
litteraly hundreds of very fine lines to get the blend of colors.
She just recently completed it.

From first half of performance

Here are some photos captured off the videos I made last Sunday at our concert at Seven Oaks RV in Mission, TX.  I had to set the camera up on a tripod at the back of the room and guess where the chorus members would be -- then let the camera run all the time while I made it back to the line to enter and after we had finished back to see what I had gotten.  The place had a low ceiling, which affected the singing and the framing of the picture of the last half when I had zoomed in a little.

From last half of performance

Click HERE for my YouTube page that has Men & Women of A-Chord videos.  Top three were from last Sunday

Phyllis and myself in a new Octet

Somehow Phyllis and I got wrangled into a new "Octet" - a double Quartet.  Most of us in it have not sung in quartets and it has been intersting.  We did not do well.  Wednesday night we did a little better at our second try when the Chorus performed at Bit O' Heaven RV Park in Donna, TX.

Feel like we are improving and hope for a good performance here at our Park this Sunday afternoon.

We always drive the 10 miles west to Snow to Sun RV Park and pick up Lois Outcelt then the last 20 miles west to Barbershop practice in McAllen.  Tuesday, after practice, we went to a Cheddar's Restaurant, spent a little time in a discount store, then on to the McAllen Performing Arts Center for one of our concerts.  This time it was HERE COME THE JUDDS - A Tribute Starring Victoria Venier & Liz Byler Shea

Click HERE for their website.

They made an interesting show, with history of the Judds, the one without the hat in this picture had been a personal friend with the Judds, relating lots of stories as well as doing the songs they made famous.

Continuing to watch the construction of at least ten units beiing built across the fence from us.

Till next time, Lynn