Archive for the ‘General Announcements’ Category

Feb

10

Welcome!

By admin

Welcome to www.bobthesaxplayer.com. This site has been recently redesigned and is intended to bring you all the information you could ever want about Bob! We encourage you to check the site out and we’d love to hear what you think!
Below this welcome note you’ll find regularly updated announcements about everything from web site changes to [...]

Jan

28

St Andrews Baptist Church has live Saints!

By Bob Michalski

I guess it was about three months ago when I received an e-mail form Tom Brannon.  In such a short time I consider Tom as a dear friend.  He heard Amazing Grace, my hymns CD.  I agreed to visit his church – St. Andrews Baptist located near Boozer Shopping Center in Columbia SC. A song [...]

Jan

5

2009 By The Numbers

By Bob Michalski

Retired?
58 Nursing Home Visits
72 Hospital Visits
11 Churches w/ music program
48 “Gigs” some volunteer/some pay
3 Television Appearances
1 Lawn Maintenance Job
1040 Trash bags (Boozer Shopping Center)
2 Many Rehearsals
1 State Of South Carolina Certified Nursing Assistant Certificate
1 Blood Clot (My God Is So Faithful!)
2 Beautiful Grand Twins Ian and Lindley
2 Local Bands That Let Me go
I sure [...]

Nov

20

God Shows Up At A Campfire

By Bob Michalski

Jim and Linda Kirby of Irmo South Carolina have dreamed about having close friends at their home worshipping the Lord around a campfire singing great songs under the beautiful sky for many years. It finally came to pass.  These weren’t campfire songs.  These were songs that you may hear in church.  Kevin (holy) Smoak assisted [...]

Sep

22

I played in the big house. . .finally at First Baptist Columbia

By Bob Michalski

Jean Bridges is a dear friend of mine.  We met at another luncheon.   I’ve seen Jean at many of my luncheons and she still laughs at my jokes.  How sweet.  Now she knows what my family and friends have to endure on a daily basis.  Thanks to Jean for being my friend.
Another dear friend [...]

Sep

10

North Trenholm Baptist Church – keen folks

By Bob Michalski

Ok, this is getting serious.  All these luncheons are causing me to buy larger clothes.  But man is it worth it!
As I arrived at the church I got lost.  Typical Yankee, right?  Well, it’s a big place.
The woman giving me directions told another woman that the guy was here to play for the teenagers, so [...]

Aug

10

Wait a minute Mr. Postman

By Bob Michalski

The Carpenters had no idea their song would be sung at the Grecian Gardens restaurant in the year 2009 by a young Polish girl.  But I do know this.  The Lord had Melody and I in mind to meet some pretty terrific people tonight.  The terrific  people are the retired Postal Workers from the greater [...]

Jul

25

Harvest Church Date Night For Couples

By Bob Michalski

What started out as a little background music while folks enjoyed desert, turned into a wonderful evening of laughter and dancing.  Whoops, Pastor did I say dancing?  I meant to say talking.  We don’t dance in church now , do we?   I served up some jazz followed by a little comedy.  The people actually [...]

Jun

28

Forseth Wedding

By Bob Michalski

I usually don’t post weddings because they all seem the same to me.   So that goes without saying I failed to get many names and photos that made the wedding very special.  Emily and Dustin are an absolutely beautiful couple.  Thank you Cindy and Russ for trusting me with furnishing some of the music.
The wedding [...]

Jun

3

Christmas in June at Trenholm Road United Methodist Church

By Bob Michalski

It looked like a typical Michalski Christmas.  Gift bags everywhere in the front of the room.  Smiling faces were all over the place at Trenholm Road Methodist Church.  Once again I joined the Campfire Singers for a good old sing along.  From left to right is Me, Marvin Beinstock, Hardy Merritt and Munsy Ridgill.
What the [...]