St Timothy Stations of the Cross

Duckie and I had the priviledge of helping St. Timothys in Lake Jackson this year with "Stations of the Cross." This pre-Easter children's service was probably the first for many of the children ... and also for Duckie and I.

Fr. Liz Parker led the event. She had asked Duckie to help the children actually build the stations, using collage paper, sparklies and found things. They spent weeks building the sets. I played several of my spirit pieces, including "Mary Magdalene" (words by Pavvy) and "What Will My Future Say?"

This church group has a faithful regular following. Many adults showed up, even those with no offspring in the event. And the children were perfectly behaved! How refreshing. The overall group is special ... very music and performance-oriented.

On Time and Primed!

Steve Baker and Sherrie Raeihle have advice for guest performers. Be ready to play if you show up early. You just might have to play as soon as you walk through the door.
That’s what the pair faced in Houston when the first radio guest didn’t show on time.

Of course, that was no hill for a couple of folk steppers like Steve and Sherrie. The Blast from Brazosport came through for us an hour early.

See Steve and Sherrie at Anderson Fair, April 1st!

Sherrie Raeihle and Steve Baker in Houston Today

Sherrie and Steve's, Bill and Franci's CADE America Band are in Houston right now tearing 'em up on KPFT, 90.1 FM. Listen between 1 and 3pm. Listen to the broadcast on the internet at KPFT.org. It's steamin' and streamin' in both Real Audio and Mp3.
On April 1st, they'll be playing at Andersen Fair. No Fooling!

- Glenn Nelson McBride
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SONGWRITER MEETING REPORT - February 19, 2005

Texas Songwriters, Meeting at Jan & Sara Pavlicak's
February 19, 2005

PRESENT
Sledge, Sara, Carl, Crystal, Paulette, Mike and Glenn

Sara's Presentation
Sara gave a demonstration of Band-In-A-Box, Windows version. Within only a few minutes, she built a chord structure with rhythm designations. And played it back!

MEETING PLACES
We discussed future meeting places. These may include homes and special places in addition to the Center for the Arts. Carl spearheaded an idea that we should be paying dues at the Center to cover our costs. I think most of us were in agreement. Sledge will work on our future status as a public community group and our meeting places.

SARA'S PROJECT FOR MULTI-MEDIA
Sara announced that she has a photographer wanting her to supply of music and photos for collage-documentaries.

SHARON'S PROJECT FOR AMERICANS IN IRAQ
Sharon asked the group for help in supporting American songwriters in Iraq. (Contact her for details.)

YEAR ROUND ACTIVITIES
The grackle pushed for a year-round agenda. Although some of the folks disappear in the summer, many of us are available in the haute months.

SONGWRITER REPORTS -
CARL'S LYRICAL PIECE
Carl played and sang a great piece about "the child."

CRYSTAL SUNSHINE'S PIECE
Crystal performed "Lover, You Should have Come Over."

SARA'S PIECE
Sara performed "Our Father." She developed it in Band-In-A-Box and has printed out lead sheets.

GLENN'S PIECE
Glenn played his work in progress: "Las Hadas House" on Sara's Roland.

NEXT MEETING
Mike volunteered his house for our March Meeting. Hopefully we will get to hear some of his new work. He has purchased a mixer-board-recorder.

Submitted by the grackle