Well everyone out there in Blog land...we have finished our marathon 8 shows in Watertown, SD....we played at all 5 elementary schools in town, the junior high, the high school, and then the final community show last night. We ended up playing drums for about 13 hours over 2 days, we set up tore down 20 times, and we played for approximately 3500 people...with many laughs, many tears, and an huge outpouring of support for our Watertown, SD site! It should grow by leaps and bounds, which is great. For all of those out there reading this, if we have not such a marathon like this in your home area, we need to do it...so please talk with us at practice next time about how to set this up. We had great performances from those playing the shows...from Watertown itself we had...Steph, Brandon, Matthew, Haylee, Taylor, and Shelby...from Sioux Falls, Autumn, Sadie, Dustin, and Kim, and from Minneapolis/St. Paul...Derek, Jovanna, and Tristan...they did 8 shows AND practice in between both days...working on new things...and I could not be prouder of the hardwork they put in. Even for the final show last night, when everyone was drop-dead tired...they did Whatever It Takes and stepped it up for an awesome wrap show. Everyone out there...BE proud of them!
Over the course of these shows we reached out to kids who were hurting...had several kids come up and/or email me to talk about having a rough life, being depressed, feeling lost in the world, needing to find a place to fit in, share details about a rough life at home, abusive parents...well, the list goes on and on. There is simply TOO much pain in the world...and we need to drum harder and faster to fight against this! So, get those hands and wrists ready SR drummers!!
Somewhere during all of this...well...I managed to whack the top of my left hand (I guess) and it is very swollen...right near the knuckles, and it is hard to bend my fingers...but such is life of a drummer, right?? Kelli, don't feel bad for a change...at least you are not the only one wounded in the line of duty right now :)
Anyhow, after a wonderful 2 days, tonight we have follow up practice for new members in Watertown, so I will post details about that after we see what happens. The weather is NOT good up here though, so pray we get back up there safely (about 40 min drive from where we are staying). Also, pray folks can get out tonight to come to practice.
We are NOT sure what happens this weekend...really bad ice storm coming, in the way of Sioux Falls practice and a Sutherland show...so cross your fingers for all of that. In the meantime, new member question coming VERY soon, so get ready to answer!!
ALSO...I need all of the active readers to start prodding a bit on the less than active readers...we want to see MORE comments from MORE people on here...I will be pushing this all year until everyone is in the habit of being EXCITED to get on here each day and read, and comment, and connect.
Thanks!!
Sure Steve, I finally get off my crutches then you do that! I have heard lots of things about these shows over (where the leak came from cough cough). Yes we are keeping our fingers crossed for tomorrow. The speech meet is having a two hour delay so tomorrow could be very interesting. My principal was in my first hour class talking to us seniors about all the stuff going on tomorrow for third grade on up so we are hoping the weather people are all JUST WRONG!!!!
ReplyDeleteSteve- im glad to hear that those shows went really well :) i would have loved to be there :) i am so sorry about your hand and i hope it get better soon.
ReplyDeleteKeeli- glad to hear that you are off crutches :)
All the members that did the marathon of shows- good job i am very glad to hear that it went well :)
Man, that was crazy. I'm sorry that it's all over because that meant going to school and making up finals. Urgh, I was so tired today. No, strike that. I still AM tired. I would say I feel sorry for Steve and Jordo, but then they probably got more sleep than I did last night unless those crazy what were they? basketball players? Unless they were still there making noise. ;)
ReplyDeleteI can't wait till I can do shows! (Even super-long marathon ones like that one. It sounds fun.) I guess that means keep practicing. :)
ReplyDeleteSteve- Ouch. Get well soon.
Kelli- Don't you just love how the weather gets in the way of EVERYTHING?
Jovanna- I guess you don't need to tell me if I need to be worried anymore, even thigh I know your answer.
ReplyDeleteSonja- ya! Argh it biggs me to no end some times! Oh and guess who nifedipine it on the ice in re senior parking lot this morning!!!!
jovana- im glad to hear that you had fun :) i am sorry that you have to make up exams, i was taking them all week. i HATE them!!! haha i bet you'll do fine :)
ReplyDeleteSonja- ive been in the group for awhile and i still havent done a marathon of shows...and man do i want to. it sounds like so much FUN!
Kelli- i hate the weather too, it does get in the way :)
Good Job to everyone that participated in the marithon of shows!!I am sure that you changed many peoples lives!!!!
ReplyDeleteJovanna-i hope you get a lot of rest and i hope you do well on your finals,i had them this whole week and some last week!!!
Steve -Ouch i have done that before when i was drummig but not that hard it only hurt for a little bit! good job to you and jordan and all of the drummers and i hope to see you and jordan soon and i hope your hand gets better!!!!soon!Amen
sonja-i cant wait till you get to do shows you will be great!!! i still have to learn some songs and practice!i know you will be able to do shows soon Use the steps of success and do whatever it takes to get better and soon be able to perform in shows!and so will I !!!!
Thats awesome! I bet that was a LOT of fun!! And mann..I hope your hand gets better! >_< that must have hurt.
ReplyDeleteThis is Sarah and Louise!!!!
ReplyDeleteLouise-Put some ice on that hand, Steve! I am very glad to hear the shows were a success. Way to gooo Watertown, SD. I am very proud of you.
Sarah-Good going Steve I thought I was the only one who hit themselves with the sticks!HAHAHA! I hope the swelling goes down! I am very proud of all the drummers that played at all of the Watertown, SD shows. WAY TO GOOO you make everyone in SR very proud!!!!
Colleen- I know! It sounds so cool! (I might just be crazy, though)
ReplyDeleteErica- Thanks! Shows are gonna be epic!
Sonja- you are not crazy :) it is just something that we both want to take a chance at and do the best we can do :)
ReplyDeleteColleen- I love the eenie-meenie Colleenie beat!
ReplyDeletewow lots of druming i would be dead beat tired after just one day of drumming back to back lol I am tired any way cause i was at Ohio Skate(indoor rollerskating rink) with a lot of kids i volunteer with at the Toledo zoo we were there from 7:30 to about 10:30 at night skating lol
ReplyDeleteColleen- Maybe we'll get our chances soon! That would be awesome.
ReplyDeleteAlso it's good to know that I'm not crazy. :)
I love saying eenie-meenie Colleenie!!! :D Love it makes me laugh everytime i say it. lol .:D
ReplyDeleteDee- It's a fun name, I agree.
ReplyDelete(And before I mess anyone up, I got sick of my old picture so I changed it. It's still Sonja)
Great. Now it's showing my new one on posts and my old one on the list of followers. If anyone knows why, it'd be great if they told me.
ReplyDeleteNever mind. It works now.
ReplyDeleteColleen-love the beat!
ReplyDeleteJovanna-Steve told me at practice tonight I am suposed to ask about the Jovanna snap thing.
Dee-I love the random texts from you they make me smile! :D
Steve-I got the tick-tock (tik tok) beat now!!!! Yes we got done with practice two and a half hours ago but I think I do have it now! Please dint get blizard-ed out next Monday! Yes, I just made blizard into a verb! That will be an interesting practice and shows if I have to do them!!!
Ouch sorry about you hand Steve. Hope it gets better. Ice makes a wonderful friend!
ReplyDeleteSonja- lol i like the pic!! :D
ReplyDeleteKelli-LoL i try I try lol :D i was like hmm im going 2 txt Kelli lol.
Dee- Thanks. That pic is the result of my day. I guess I need a life... :)
ReplyDeleteSonja-LoL nice! and...! I love you glasses. lol. :D so how about I was sitting here and I thought I had my glasses on but i didnt. But it feels like i do. I was soo confused. lol.
ReplyDeleteDee- I used to do that when mine were new. Once I woke up in the middle of the night and I was SURE I had my glasses on, but when I tried to take them off they weren't there. And then I fell for it again ten seconds later. Figures. It doesn't happen anymore though. I've had them since around December, I guess. (Only two months? Feels like forever) But it really feels real.
ReplyDeleteSonja-I like the pic!
ReplyDeleteDee-:) The first time we are all together who knows what will happen! Steve already said something about it earlier but it will be very interesting and fun. And I have to say it just once...woot woot!
Kelli- Steve wasn't supposed to be talking about that! I can't believe he told you!! That's my FBI code name, and Steve (who is in the CIA) found out abou it. I suppose... I'm going to have to take both of you out now.
ReplyDeleteSonja-...that is so weird... thats kind of what happened to me last night. :D I had a dream i was somewhere I dont even know where and I put them on then right then I woke up and looked around (I have no clue why but i did lol (: ) and i was like let me take them off. so then I felt stupid cause they wernt there and then i started to freak out because i thought i fell asleep with them on and lost them but yeah. they were right next to me where I said I wouldnt lose them... >_< but i laughed for 3mins then yea fell back 2 sleep.lol ^_^ (this all happened in like 5mins lol)
ReplyDeleteKelli- I know!!! i cant wait!! I think im going to laugh. lol idk why but I will. I'll be like Hi!!!! DUDE!!! then laugh for no reason. lol :D its going 2 be amazing. lol and... YAYYYY!!! Kelli... you just made my day!! you said Woot Woot!! ^_^ that makes me feel better. im home with the stupid stomach flu thing. grrz but that just made my day thanks! ^_^
Jovanna-Ahhh and all three of us will be together in the same place next month! We better watch our backs!
ReplyDeleteDee-We got let out of school early because driving conditions are horrible. So I shall text you and keep you company from states away while you are home!
Kelli- yayy! thanks.lol I feel special now. lol. :)
ReplyDeleteJovanna SNAP, you are NOT in the FBI!! Hmmph...your new nickname is just plain fun!!
ReplyDeleteYou don't know that!!
ReplyDeleteAnd I prefer a more dignified moniker. Something like... Jovanna the Awesome! ... eh, that doesn't have quite the right ring to it... we'll have to work on something else.
ReplyDeleteHahaha oh Jovanna how I miss you! But, for all you know I may be in the CIA and actually tracking you...but I cannot confirm or deny that!
ReplyDeleteMy sources tell me that you are really part of the OSS, Kelli, which was not in fact abolished for political reasons, but is alive and operating. Very tricky, very tricky, as most people THINK that the OSS was only the predecessor of the CIA... But I know better...
ReplyDeleteAnd I miss you too! :D
Now Jovanna I can't aprove or deny what you just said either...
ReplyDeleteHopefully I will be seeing you on the 13th, or the Adams show next week!
Kelli- Thanks! (I was left unattended with the camera...)
ReplyDeleteSonja- Yea i know that would be awesome!! haha and of course your not crazy :) and i love the new picture
ReplyDeleteJovanna- thank you i just came up with it off of the top of my head :) i like your Kelli's definitions of the OSS and the CIA. it makes my day so much better :)
Dee- it is fun saying it but it is quite a tounge tier :)
Kelli- thank you! i hope you had as much fun learning it as i did coming up with it and perfecting it :) it is going to be really interesting isnt it haha!!!
this is Colleen by the way i dont know why it is not saying my name. it has been doing that alot lately. sorry my computer would not let me log on for the past couple of days it was being stupid and now its fixed :)
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