Finally got my pictures home. These are the family pictures that have some family historical significance. This one I'm just having some fun with. I call it 3 Ralphs and a Reed. Clockwise from the top left we have Ralph/Curly--Ralph/Dad--Ralph/R.A.--and Reed. Any family resemblance there?

Crescendo Amelia is associated with a local artist named Adam Antaloczy who's very talented. Here are some pictures he's done of Reed and also which is part of and you can get on a t-shirt.

This is hilarious.....and perfect. >

Have not posted for a while again as things have been pretty dull. Let's see---Reed's New Years Eve gig at The Alhambra evidently went really well. I didn't go. Reed and I did have a date to see Jacksonville's most popular big band singer, Chris Thomas. They already knew each other so we talked for awhile. Nice guy and fun to watch as he really "feels" the music. And finally, I bought a new car. Well not "new" new but new for me 2014 Mazda5 minivan. Good gas mileage and the nicest car I've ever owned.

Outdoor gig for Crescendo Amelia Saturday in Nocatee and the weather was perfect.

So more videos found at my brother Rick's house. This one was sent to my parents back in 1996 and features Reed and Asiya. In the summer of 1993 Asiya and I went to Watertown for a month. Layla had to work her flight attendant job and Reed was just a glimmer in our eyes. Herb and family came for a week or so and brought his camera. So here are almost 3 families and Mom and Dad plus some good video of the property. AND what's interesting, for me at least, is that as I upload this, I'm almost exactly the same age as Dad is in the video.

So one of the things that I found at Rick's house was some video that I'd had made years ago. My father's sister Margaret (That's her in the thumb nail) had a film movie camera and would bring it with her when she came out from Cleveland to South Dakota where we lived. There are two files. Family1 is mostly from the 1950s with me and younger brother Joe taking up most of the reels. Family members-- there are notes on both videos pointing out who people are (As much as I knew) and where the videos were shot. Family2 is more from the 1960's and features brothers Herb, Rick and Mark much more plus the Clark relatives. My aunt had died from lupus by this time and the camera went to my dad. Now, for you Guam baseball aficionados out there, there is video of the very first baseball game that RA Meyer ever pitched. A Teener (13-15) game from 1965. (I won of course.)