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Apr
29
For a Friday evening there was quite a crowd! Although the function was not booked as “Break In A New Dance Floor Dance Friday” that is just what we did. These are the dancingest people I’ve seen. Folks danced the night away on the beautiful , new vinyl- wood fineished dance floor. The facility looks [...]
Apr
22
I met Pastor Earnest Barnes at The Grand Affair back in January. It turns out we had a another grand affair at Columbia Free Will Baptist Church t0night. I shared my music for the communion service. This is Good Friday, a very significant day for Christians. We had a half hour of music and then [...]
Apr
15
Forth grade was very significant to me. It was 1969 when I was introduced to the Bb clarinet. It was love at first sound. Since that day, I have watched very little television. It has been a life filled with music. Many of you don’t know that “Bob the sax player” is actually a closet [...]
Apr
9
Mr. Wayne Blair loves his wife: it ‘s clear. That’s what this event was all about. We desperately need a cure for Multiple Sclerosis. The Campfire Singers kicked off a successful event to help raise awareness and funds to make this nasty disease one step closer to history. The food was great. The music was [...]
Apr
1
Donnell Edwards can make Kenny G sound good. Dupre Percival can make The Blue Marlin taste good. It was the Collins and Lacy Law firm Founder’s day celebration. To my right is the awesome Bose tower. To my left is the talented Donnell Edwards, music teacher at Bradley Elementary School. What a player! Not only [...]
Mar
24
I’m angry because I forgot my camera. I will use the excuse that I have an excess of pollen in my head. This causes me to think a little differently like being more forgetful. Tom Brannon and I were planning this fine luncheon over breakfast when Mr. Brannon asked me if I ever played along [...]
Mar
10
Jeff Becraft is a well respected man by the youth of Columbia SC. I felt so good about the younger generation after learning about what the Youth Corps is doing. They are turning out real leaders. These kids are fantastic! They are learning teamwork, respect, business practices,self esteem and my favorite – leadership! Thank God [...]
Mar
8
It was all about the parade float. As the band (me on clarinet) played When The Saints Go Marching In, residents were parading throughout the building celebrating Marti Gras. That is until the float wouldn’t fit through a doorway. It was a little too wide. We had a blast! I was honored to be the [...]
Feb
11
The Joy Club does it right. I was honored to perform music for the Valentines Dinner. Everyone looked beautiful (and handsome) in their red wear. The Southern Skillet was enough to bring me joy but it didn’t end there. Trinity Baptist Church has some very special people to include Mary Sharpe and Jim and [...]
Feb
8
If you’re a local in the greater Columbia SC area you owe yourself a visit to The Flight Deck Restaurant in Lexington. This was the destination for this evening as I played a little music for The Lexington Lions Club. I did some research on The Lions Club of America and had no idea what [...]
