Bud's World

Just Wondering:

Why is “abbreviation” such a long word?

Why is it called “rush hour” when nothing moves?

Why is it called “after dark” when it’s really “after light?”

Why is it called “lipstick” if you can still move your lips?

Why is it that night falls but day breaks?

Why is it called a hamburger when it’s made out of beef?

Why is it, when a door is open it’s ajar, but when a jar is open, it’s not a door?

Why is it that when you transport something by car, it’s called a shipment,
but when you transport something by ship, it’s a cargo?

From the Choir Loft

What an uplifting experience it is to worship the Lord in song. You probably feel your spirit soar as you sing the powerful hymns of the church each and every Sunday morning. Why not take the next step and join our choir. It doesn’t take much time and hardly ever hurts. Sunday mornings following the morning service for about 15 minutes…and Tuesday evenings for half an hour (6:45 – 7:15 PM).
ONLY 3 WEEKS LEFT UNTIL OUR CHRISTMAS MUSICAL: ‘NOEL.’

Glory Be Unto the Father

Walking by, a minister saw his 5-year-old son and playmates find a dead robin.
Feeling that a proper burial should be performed, the children had secured a small box and cotton batting, then dug a hole and made ready for the disposal of the deceased.
The minister's son was chosen to say the appropriate prayers and with sonorous dignity intoned his version of what he thought his father always said: "Glory be unto the Faaaather, and unto the Sonnn... and into the hole he gooooes."

Today in history

1983 – The world’s greatest robbery (25 million lbs. of gold) from Heathrow, England
1976 – OJ Simpson gained 273 yards with Buffalo Bills against Detroit Lions
1971 – “D.B. Cooper” jumped out of a plane over Washington State with $200,000
1963 – John F. Kennedy was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery
1957 – President Eisenhower suffered a mild stroke, impairing his speech
1947 – The “Hollywood 10” were blacklisted for failure to cooperate w/Congress
1884 – J.B. Meyenberg received a patent for evaporated milk
1867 – Alfred Nobel patented dynamite
1783 – During the Revolutionary War, the British evacuated their last military post (NY, NY)
1715 – Sybilla Masters granted an English patent for the cleaning & curing of “American corn”

Church office: (716) 672-2048, Bud: (716) 934-7734, email: tubamanbud@gmail.com
www.frombudsworld.blogspot.com

History of the Hymns

‘O Come, O Come, Emmanuel’ (1854) Page 211
Words translation: John Mason Neale (1818 – 1866)
Music: Thomas Helmore ( 1811 - 1890)
“O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” is a prayer that anticipates the coming of Christ to this earth. His coming as the Messiah (“deliverer”) was first prophesied in the sixth century BC, when the Jews were captive in Babylon.
For centuries thereafter, faithful Hebrews looked for their Messiah with great longing and expectation, echoing the prayer that he would “ransom captive Israel.”
Jesus Christ the Redeemer—capstone of man’s longing through the ages—is addressed in the first stanza of this hymn as “Emmanuel.” The title comes from the well-known Isaiah 7:14: “Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” Immanuel is Hebrew for “God with us.” The “Rod of Jesse” refers to Isaiah 11:1: “Then shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse.”
From beginning to end, all the stanzas of the hymn remind us of Christ’s first advent, and project our attention to His Second Coming.

Meanwhile…1854…153 years ago…in the United States…
President: Franklin Pierce…V.P.: William R. King

The Republican Party was founded to oppose slavery
John Phillip Sousa (The “March King”) was born in Washington, DC
Abraham Lincoln made his 1st political speech at the Illinois State Fair
George Eastman (inventor of the Kodak camera) was born in Waterville, NY
Charles Miller of Conn., patented the 1st sewing machine to stitch buttonholes
The 1st street-cleaning machine in U.S. was used in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The US Congress declared: “The great and conservative element in our system is the belief of our people in the pure doctrines and divining truths of the gospel of Jesus Christ.”

Erie County Savings Bank was established by William Bird (Bird Island named for him)
260 people die in one week in Buffalo during the 1854 cholera epidemic

Ref. HymnHistories Cyberhymnal WebEdelic DMarie TanBible Wikipedia BuffaloHistory.com

Thanksgiving Divorce (Joke)

A man in Phoenix calls his son in New York the day before Thanksgiving and says,"I hate to ruin your day, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing; forty-five years of misery is enough."

"Pop, what are you talking about?" the son screams.

"We can't stand the sight of each other any longer," the father says. "We're sick of each other, and I'm sick of talking about this, so you call your sister in Chicago and tell her."

Frantic, the son calls his sister, who explodes on the phone. "Like heck they're getting divorced," she shouts, "I'll take care of this."

She calls Phoenix immediately, and screams at her father, "You are NOT getting divorced. Don't do a single thing until I get there. I'm calling my brother back, and we'll both be there tomorrow. Until then, don't do a thing, DO YOU HEAR ME?" and hangs up.

The old man hangs up his phone and turns to his wife. "Okay," he says, "they're coming for Thanksgiving and paying their own way."

Happy Thanksgiving!

There is no chorus rehearsal tonight (11/22/07).

Sheridan Community Chorus Christmas schedule

Upcoming Sheridan Community Chorus concerts...

Sunday, December 9, 2007 at 3:00 PM
St. Joe's R.C. church
1451 Payne Avenue
North Tonawanda, NY 14120 (716) 693-2791
Father Louis Dolinic

Sunday, December 16, 2007 at 7:00 PM
Sheridan United Methodist church
2679 Route 20
Sheridan, NY 14135 (716) 672-2048
Pastor Molly Golondo

Tuesday, January 8, 2008 @ 7:00 PM
Lake Shore Nursing Facility
845 Routes 5 & 20
Irving, NY 14081 (716) 951-7032

Sunday, January 13, 2008 at 6:00 PM
Holy Trinity R.C. church
1020 Central Avenue
Dunkirk, NY 14048 (716) 366-2306
Father David B.

12 Reasons to be thankful you burnt the bird (Joke)

1. Salmonella won't be a concern.
2. Everyone will think your turkey is Cajun blackened.
3. Uninvited guests will think twice next year.
4. Your cheese broccoli lima bean casserole will gain newfound appreciation.
5. Pets won't bother to pester you for scraps.
6. No one will overeat.
7. The smoke alarm was due for a test.
8. Carving the bird will provide a good cardiovascular workout.
9. You'll get to the desserts even quicker.
10. After dinner, the guys can take the bird to the yard and play football.
11. The less turkey Uncle "You-Know-Who" eats, the less likely he will be to walk around with his pants unbuttoned.
12. You won't have to face three weeks of turkey sandwiches.

Bud's World

Thanksgiving One-Liners:
IF APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS, WHAT DO MAY FLOWERS BRING?

Pilgrims!

IF THE PILGRIMS WERE ALIVE TODAY, WHAT WOULD THEY BE MOST FAMOUS FOR?Their AGE

WHY CAN'T YOU TAKE A TURKEY TO CHURCH?

Because they use such FOWL languageWHY DID THE POLICE ARREST THE TURKEY?

They suspected it of fowl play

From the Choir Loft
Do you still consider Thanksgiving to be a part of Christmas? When I was growing up, my mother made us wait until Thanksgiving Day to start playing Christmas music, and we had to wait until the day after Thanksgiving to put up Christmas decorations. Now, the radio stations start playing Christmas music well before Thanksgiving Day (it almost starts on Halloween), and all the stores and shopping malls are all decked out at least a week before. If you have your thanksgiving at your home, is your tree up already and your lights on? Do you play Christmas music during the meal? Once Santa comes by at the end of the Macys Parade...that’s the official kick off to the season for me! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones!

Thanksgiving Dinner Prayer:
A 4-year-old boy was asked to return thanks before a Thanksgiving dinner. The family members bowed their heads in expectation. He began his prayer, thanking God for all his friends, naming them one by one. Then he thanked God for Mommy, Daddy, brother, sister, Grandma, Grandpa, and all his aunts and uncles. Then he began to thank God for the food. He gave thanks for the turkey, the dressing, the fruit salad, the cranberry sauce, the pies, and the cakes, even the Cool Whip. Then he paused, and everyone waited--and waited. After a long silence, the young fellow looked up at his mother and asked, “If I thank God for the broccoli, won't he know that I'm lying?”

Today in history
November 18
1990 – ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ opened at Gershwin Theater in NYC
1963 – Bell telephone introduced the push-button telephone
1961 – President John F. Kennedy sent 18,000 military advisors to South Vietnam
1928 – Walt Disney’s ‘Mickey Mouse’ debuted in the movie ‘Steamboat Willie’ in NYC
1902 – Brooklyn’s Morris Michton named the teddy bear after President Teddy Roosevelt
1894 – The 1st newspaper Sunday color comic section published by New York World
1805 – Lewis & Clark reached the Pacific Ocean & became the 1st Americans to cross the continent
1793 – The ‘Louvre’ officially opened in Paris
1307 – William Tell shot an apple off his son’s head

Church office: (716) 672-2048, Bud: (716) 934-7734, email: tubamanbud@gmail.com
www.frombudsworld.blogspot.com

History of the Hymns

‘Come, Ye Thankful People, Come’ (1844) Page 694
Words: Dr. Henry Alford (1810 – 1871)
Music: Sir George J. Elvey (1816 - 1893)

This hymn (originally with 7 verses) addresses the common theme of harvest festivals, called in England the “Harvest Home,” which is celebrated in English churches usually during the month of September. A thanksgiving service would be held in the church, where the bounty of the harvest is collected, displayed with the fall trappings of pumpkins and autumn leaves, and then dispensed to the needy. And, of course, unlike the humanist that is essentially grateful only to himself, a true Harvest Home celebration acknowledges the provision of God, as did the Pilgrims in 1621, and the ancient Hebrews in their Feast of Firstfruits in the spring on the first day after Passover at the time of barley harvest.
While the first verse chiefly addresses the theme of thanksgiving, the last three verses deal with the theme of final harvest in the judgement of the world as paralleled in Christ’s parables of the wheat and tares (Matthew 13: 24-30), and the parable of the seed springing up without the sower knowing of it (Mark 4: 26-29.

Meanwhile…1844…163 years ago…in the United States…
President: John Tyler…V.P.: None
· The University of Notre Dame was chartered
· Charles Goodyear began “vulcanizing” rubber
· The 1st dental use of nitrous oxide in Hartford, Ct.
· The safety pin and adhesive postage stamps were invented
· America’s premier composer, Louis Gottschalk, was refused entrance to the Conservatory of Paris because as an American, “no American was good enough!”
· Thousands risked life & limb on “The Oregon Trail”
to settle the fertile lands of the Pacific Northwest
· Methodist minister, Elijah White, led 1st wagon train of over 100 persons to Oregon
· The Rochester-Tonawanda Railroad built a spur finally linking Buffalo and Albany
· A 14 foot seawall broke in Buffalo, NY drowning 78 people

Ref. HymnHistories Cyberhymnal WebEdelic DMarie TanBible Wikipedia BuffaloHistory.com

The movie patron (Joke)

A man lay sprawled across three entire seats in the posh theater. When the usher came by and noticed this, he whispered to the man, "Sorry, sir, but you're only allowed one seat." The man groaned but didn't budge. The usher became impatient. "Sir, if you don't get up from there I'm going to have to call the manager." Again, the man just groaned, which infuriated the usher who turned and marched briskly back up the aisle in search of his manager.

In a few moments, both the usher and the manager returned and stood over the man. Together the two of them tried repeatedly to move him, but with no success. Finally, they summoned the police.

The cop surveyed the situation briefly then asked, "All right buddy, what's your name?" "Sam," the man moaned. "Where ya from, Sam?" With pain in his voice, Sam replied, "The balcony."

TODAY'S THOUGHT:

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance.

Clear conscience (Joke)

A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.

Carolyn Dobony is a Grandma!

Andrew James arrived this morning (11/8/07) weighing in at 7lbs. 12 oz.
Everyone is doing fine!
Congratulations Carolyn! (And, of course, Mommy & Daddy)

The Miracle (Joke)

A mangy looking guy who goes into a restaurant and orders food. The waiter says, "No way. I don't think you can pay for it." The guy says, "You're right. I don't have any money, but if I show you something you haven't seen before, will you give me the food?" "Deal!" replies the waiter.

The guy reaches into his coat pocket and pulls out a hamster. He puts the hamster on the counter and it runs to the end, across the room, up the piano, jumps on the keyboard, and starts playing Gershwin songs. And the hamster is really good. The waiter says, "You're right. I've never seen anything like that before. That hamster is truly good on the piano."

The guy downs the hamburger he ordered and asks the waiter for another. "Money or another miracle," says the waiter. The guy reaches into his coat again and pulls out a frog. He puts the frog on the counter, and the frog starts to sing. He has a marvelous voice and great pitch. A fine singer.

A stranger from the other end of the counter runs over to the guy and offers him $300 for the frog. The guy says, "It's a deal." He takes the three hundred and gives the stranger the frog. The stranger runs out of the restaurant.

The waiter says to the guy, "Are you crazy? You sold a singing frog for $300? It must have been worth millions." "Not so," says the guy, "the hamster is also a ventriloquist."

Sheridan Community Chorus

It's not too late to sing with us in our two Christmas concerts.

We have three regularly scheduled weekly chorus rehearsals...

Tuesdays: 7:15 - 8:30 pm [We have church choir rehearsal 6:45 - 7:15 pm (why not join us?]

Wednesdays: 7:30 - 8:30 pm

Thursdays: 7:00 - 8:30 pm

I am also willing to work with singers on Sunday evenings

No excuses! We need you!

Concerts:

Sunday, December 12/9/07 @ 3:00 pm @ St. Joe's R.C. church (1451 Payne Ave. N. Tonawanda, NY)

Sunday, December (12/16/07) @ 7:00 pm @ Sheridan United Methodist church (2679 Route 20 Sheridan, NY)

Bud's World

A compendium of pontifications:

To write with a broken pencil is pointless.
A thief who stole a calendar got twelve months.
When fish are in schools they sometimes take debate.
I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me.
The roundest knight at King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference.Police were called to a daycare where a three-year-old was resisting a rest.
A thief fell and broke his leg in wet concrete. He became a hardened criminal.Did you hear about the guy whose whole left side was cut off? He's all right now.

Ways a church choir director tells someone they can’t sing:
“I’m sorry, we’ve run out of choir robes.”
“We still need good people for the handbell choir.”
“You have a unique range – you hit both notes well.”
“Did you know there is a new Bible study starting the same
night as choir practice, I think you’d get a lot from it.”

Wit or Wisdom
“Life is a compromise of what your ego wants you to do,
what experience tells you to do, and what your nerves let you do.”
~ Bruce Crampton
“A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.”
~ Benjamin Franklin
“Live in such a way that those who know you but don’t know God
will come to know God because they know you.”
~ Unknown
“A narrow mind and a wide mouth usually go together.”
~ Unknown
“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.”
~ Will Rogers

Today in history November 4

1980 – Ronald Regan defeated President Jimmy Carter in a landslide presidential election
1973 – New Orleans Saints got their 1st shutout victory defeating the Buffalo Bills 13 – 0
1952 – Dwight Eisenhower defeated Adlai Stevenson becoming the 34th U.S. President
1939 – The very 1st air conditioned automobile (The Packard) was exhibited in Chicago
1924 – Nellie Taylor Ross was elected the 1st female governor in the U.S. (Wyoming)
1884 – Grover Cleveland, from Buffalo, defeated James Blaine for his 1st Presidential term
1879 – James Ritty patented the 1st cash register to combat the thieving bartenders in his Ohio saloon
1842 – Abraham Lincoln married Mary Todd in Springfield, Illinois

Church office: (716) 672-2048, Bud: (716) 934-7734, email: tubamanbud@gmail.com
www.frombudsworld.blogspot.com

History of the Hymns

‘Rescue the Perishing’ (1869) Page 591
Words: Frances “Fanny” Jane Crosby (1820 – 1915)
Music: William Howard Doane (1832 - 1915)
Fanny Crosby was sixty years old when she visited Chicago’s Bowery Mission for the first time in 1880. She little dreamed that it would provide the inspiration for one of her most popular religious poems.
When asked to speak at the close of the service, she rose and said, “There may be a man here who has gone as far as a man can go. If he is present, I want to shake hands with him.” A man did come forward, and finally accepted Christ as Savior.
Following that initial visit, Fanny Crosby brought many lost souls back into the joy of the Kingdom of God. On another evening that same year she gave this invitation, “If there is a lad here, who has wandered from his mother’s Christian teachings, I would like to pray with him at the altar at the close of the service.”
A young man came forward and they prayer together. He rose from his knees with a new light in his eyes, and said, “Now I can meet my mother in heaven for I have found her God.” Later a friend remarked, “Isn’t it wonderful what these rescue missions are doing?”
Fanny could hardly wait to get home to her desk and begin writing. —Ernest K. Emurian

Meanwhile…1869…138 years ago…in the United States…
President: Ulysses S. Grant…V.P.: Schuyler Colfax
Gambling was legalized in Nevada
The waffle iron was patented in Troy, NY
Charles Elmer Hires sold his 1st root beer in Philadelphia, Pa.
The 1st college football game was played (Rutgers vs. Princeton)
George Westinghouse patented the steam power brake
Thomas Edison patented the electric voting machine
Dr. Thomas B. Welch, a wine steward at a church,
“pasteurized” grape juice to produce unfermented wine.
Major General William F. Rogers was mayor of Buffalo
The “skew” arch on Jackson Street in Silver Creek was built

"Friendship"

You can make more friends in a month by being interested in them
than in ten years by trying to get them interested in you.
-Charles Allen

Sheridan Community Chorus

Please! Please! Please! Please! Please!
Listen to your PracticeTrax everyday.
This is the most efficient way to learn your part.

HALLOWEEN (Joke)

Tap-Tap-Tapping in the Cemetary

Two men were walking home after a Halloween party and decided to take a shortcut through the cemetery just for laughs.

Right in the middle of the cemetery, they were startled by a tap-tap-tapping noise coming from the misty shadows. Trembling with fear, they found an old man with a hammer and chisel, chipping away at one of the headstones.

"Holy cow, Mister," one of them said, after catching his breath, "You scared us half to death! We thought you were a ghost! What are you doing working here so late at night?"

"Those fools!" the old man grumbled. "They misspelled my name!"

Sheridan Community Chorus

UPCOMING CONCERTS:

Sunday, December 9, 2007 @ 3:00 pm St. Joseph's Roman Catholic church (1451 Payne Ave. in N. Tonawanda, NY)

Sunday, December 16, 2007 @ 7:00 pm @ Sheridan United Methodist church (2679 Route 20 in Sheridan, NY)

Bats in the church (Joke)

Three pastors were having lunch in a diner.

One said, "You know, since summer began, I've been having trouble with bats in my loft and attic at church. I’ve tried everything--noise, spray, cats--nothing seems to scare them away."

Another said, "Me too. I've got hundreds living in my belfry and in the attic. I've even had the place fumigated, and they won't go away."

The third said, "I baptized all mine, and made them members of the church. Haven't seen one back since!"

Bud's World

JOB HISTORY

My first job was working in an orange juice factory, but I got canned...couldn't concentrate. Then I worked in the woods as a lumberjack, but I just couldn't hack it, so they gave me the ax. After that I tried to be a tailor, but I just wasn't suited for it...mainly because it was a so-so job. Next I tried working in a muffler factory but that was too exhausting. I wanted to be a barber, but I just couldn't cut it. Then I tried to be a chef -- figured it would add a little spice to my life, but I just didn't have the thyme. I attempted to be a deli worker, but any way I sliced it, I couldn't cut the mustard.

From the Choir Loft
To make it easier for more people to be a part of our ministry, we have three rehearsals / week to make it more convenient for people to attend one or more of our rehearsals. Tuesday evenings (7:15 – 8:30 PM), Wednesday evenings (7:45 – 8:30 PM), and Thursday evenings (7:00 – 8:30 PM). We are rehearsing in order to present our Christmas musical: “Noel.” We will be presenting it at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church (North Tonawanda) and at Sheridan United Methodist church. We would love to have you join us! For further information contact Bud @ 716.934.7734 or tubamanbud@gmail.com

The “Saint”
There were two evil brothers. They were both rich and used their money to hide their sinful ways from the public eye. They even attended the same church and “appeared” to be perfect Christians. Then, their pastor retired and a new one was hired. Not only could the new pastor see right through the brothers’ deception, but he also spoke well and true, and the church started to swell in numbers. A fundraising campaign was started to build a new sanctuary.
All of a sudden, one of the brothers died. The remaining brother sought out the new pastor the day before the funeral and handed him a check for the entire amount needed to finish paying for the new building. “ I have only one condition,” he said. “At his funeral, you must say my brother was a saint.” The pastor gave his word and deposited the check.
The next day at the funeral, the pastor did not hold back. “He was an evil man,” he said. “He cheated on his wife and abused his family.” After going on in this vein for a short time, he concluded with, “But, compared to his brother, he was a saint.”

Today in history
(October 28)
1975 – Calvin Murphy (Houston Rockets) began his NBA free-throw streak of 58 consecutive games
1965 – The 630 foot “Gateway Arch” in St. Louis, Missouri was completed
1962 – Nikita Krushev ordered the withdrawal of missiles from Cuba ending the Cuban missile crisis
1959 – The Buffalo Bills entered the AFL (Sunday afternoons have never been the same!)
1936 – Franklin Roosevelt re-dedicated the Statue of Liberty on its 50th anniversary
1886 – The Statue of Liberty was dedicated by President Grover Cleveland
1858 – Macy’s Department Store 1st opened in NYC
1636 – Harvard University was founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Church office: (716) 672-2048, Bud: (716) 934-7734, email: mailto:tubamanbud@yahoo.com
http://www.frombudsworld.blogspot.com/

History of the Hymns

October 28, 2007
‘Just As I Am, Without One Plea’ (1835) Page 357
Words: Charlotte Elliott (1789 – 1871)
Music: William Batchelder Bradbury (1816 - 1868)

Charlotte Elliott’s brother, Rev. Elliott, was planning the building of a school for daughters of clergymen. Charlotte was then 45 years old, an invalid, and could not help with the project. A special program had been scheduled to help in the fund-raising.
That night she could not sleep and started doubting if she ever would be useful to the Lord. The next day, everyone went to the program and she was left alone.
As she thought of her weakness, she realized that since salvation was not of works, her Christian life was also to be by faith and trust, that God accepts the weakest person. And taking up her pen, she wrote this hymn of commitment.
Charlotte’s brother, Rev. Elliott once said of his sister: “I hope I will be permitted to see some of the fruit of my spiritual labor, but I feel that far more has been done by a single hymn of my sister’s.”

Meanwhile…1835…172 years ago…in the United States…
President: Andrew Jackson…V.P.: Martin Van Buren
Texans declared independence from Mexico
P.T. Barnum and his circus began their 1st U.S. tour
Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) was born in Florida, Missouri
The 1st edition of the New York Herald was published (price 1¢)
Fire consumed over 600 buildings in NYC at a cost of $20 million
Henry Burden received a patent for his horseshoe mfg. machine in Troy, NY
The Liberty Bell cracked again at the funeral service of a US Supreme Court judge
Andrew Carnegie was born to a poor family (would be worth estimated $350 million)
Richard Lawrence’s 2 pistols misfired in a failed assassination attempt on Pres. Jackson
Building materials were delivered to the home of William Brown
for the construction of the Sheridan Methodist Church

Ref. HymnHistories Cyberhymnal WebEdelic DMarie TanBible Wikipedia BuffaloHistory.com

Sheridan Community Chorus

Chorus members:
Please listen to your PracticeTrax everyday!
It's an easy, convenient way to learn your parts to the Christmas musical.

The End Is Near (Joke)

A local priest and a pastor were fishing on the side of the road. They thoughtfully made a sign saying, "The End is Near! Turn yourself around now before it's too late!" and showed it to each passing car.

One driver who drove by didn't appreciate the sign and shouted at them, "Leave us alone, you religious nuts!"

All of a sudden they heard a big splash, looked at each other, and the priest said to the pastor, "You think maybe we should have just said 'Bridge Out' instead?"

Sheridan Community Chorus

New chorus rehearsal dates & times...

Tuesdays: 7:15 - 8:30 PM

Wednesdays: 7:30 - 8:30 PM

Thursdays: 7:00 - 8:30 PM

All rehearsals at...

Sheridan United Methodist Church 2679 East Main Road (Route 20) Sheridan, NY 14135

Come to all or as many as you can.

Invite others to join us!

For further information, contact Bud @ 716.934.7734 or tubamanbud@gmail.com

Bud's World

Job history
My best job was being a musician, but eventually I found I wasn't noteworthy. I studied a long time to become a doctor, but I didn't have any patience. Next was a job in a shoe factory - I tried but I just didn't fit in. I became a professional fisherman, but discovered that I couldn't live on my net income. I managed to get a good job working for a pool maintenance company,
but the work was just too draining. I got a job at a zoo feeding giraffes, but I was fired because I wasn't up to it. So then I got a job in a workout center, but they said I wasn't fit for the job. After many years of trying to find steady work, I finally got a job as a historian
until I realized there was no future in it. My last job was working at Starbucks, but I had to quit because it was always the same old grind.So, then I retired...and found out I was perfect for the job!

From the Choir Loft
Church choir rehearsals are Tuesday evenings 6:45 – 7:15 PM in the Sheridan United Methodist church sanctuary. Why not plan joining us…we’re always looking for more singers…no auditions necessary!
Our Sheridan Community Chorus is now rehearsing twice/week. Tuesday evenings (7:15 – 8:30 PM), and Thursday evenings (7:00 – 8:30 PM). We are now rehearsing in preparation for our Christmas musical in December. We will present this dynamic musical at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in North Tonawanda on Sunday, 12/9 @ 3:00 PM. And at Sheridan United Methodist Church on Sunday, 12/16 @ 7:00 PM. We could use your help. For further information, please contact Bud at 716.934.7734 or tubamanbud@gmail.com

I was just wondering…

“Why does the psychic hotline ask for your credit card number?”
“Do you sometimes feel as if you’re marching behind the elephants in the parade of life?”


Today in history
(October 21)

1997 – Elton John’s musical tribute to Diana sold over 318 million copies
1994 – North Korea signed a treaty with the Clinton administration to end nuclear projects
1972 – ‘Man of La Mancha’ closed at the Beaumont Theater in NYC after 140 performances
1959 – The Guggenheim Museum by Frank Lloyd Wright opened in NYC
1957 – ‘Jailhouse Rock’ starring Elvis Presley opened
1917 – The 1st American troops saw action on the front lines in WW I
1879 – Thomas Edison perfected the filament light bulb
1492 – Christopher Columbus discovered “America”

Church office: (716) 672-2048, Bud: (716) 934-7734, email: tubamanbud@gmail.com
For Choir & Chorus information visit: www.frombudsworld.blogspot.com

History of the Hymns

October 21, 2007
‘I Know Whom I Have Believed’ (1883) Page 714
Words: Daniel W. Whittle (1840 – 1901)
Music: James McGranaham (1840 - 1907)

Daniel Whittle was named after American politician Daniel Webster. Whittle reached the rank of major during the American civil war, and for the rest of his life was known as “Major” Whittle. During the war, Whittle lost his right arm, and ended up in a prisoner of war camp. Recovering from his wounds in the hospital, he looked for something to read, and found a New Testament. Though its words resonated with him, he was still not ready to accept Christ. Shortly after, a hospital orderly woke him and said a dying prisoner wanted someone to pray with him. Whittle demurred, but the orderly said, “But I thought you were a Christian; I have seen you reading your Bible.” Whittle then agreed to go. He recorded what took place at the dying youth’s bedside:
“I dropped on my knees and held the boy’s hand in mine. In a few broken words I confessed my sins and asked Christ to forgive me. I believed right there that He did forgive me. I then prayed earnestly for the boy. He became quiet and pressed my hand as I prayed and pleaded God’s promises. When I arose from my knees, he was dead. A look of peace had come over his troubled face, and I cannot but believe that God, who used him to bring me to the Savior, used me to lead him to trust Christ’s precious blood and find pardon. I hope to meet him in heaven.”
After the war, Whittle became treasurer of the Elgin Watch Company in Chicago, Illinois.

Meanwhile…1883…124 years ago…in the United States…
President: Chester A. Arthur…V.P.: None
Bread: 2¢/loaf, Milk: 4¢/quart, House: $5,000, Avg. Income: $500/yr.
Favorite tunes: ‘Polly Wolly Doodle,’ ‘The Farmer in the Dell’
The 1st New York Horse Show held (Madison Square Garden)
Original Metropolitan Opera House (NYC) grand opening (Faust)
Race riots took place in Danville, Virginia (4 blacks killed)
US Supreme Court decided Native Americans couldn’t be Americans

Ref. HymnHistories Cyberhymnal WebEdelic DMarie TanBible Wikipedia BuffaloHistory.com

The cost of Heaven (Joke)

The husband and wife were both 85 years old, and had been married for sixty years. Though they were far from rich, they managed to get by because they watched their pennies. Though not young, they were both in very good health, largely due to the wife's insistence on healthy foods and exercise for the last decade.
One day, their good health didn't help when they went on a rare vacation and their plane crashed, sending them off to Heaven. They reached the pearly gates, and St. Peter escorted them inside.
He took them to a beautiful mansion, furnished in gold and fine silks, with a fully stocked kitchen and a waterfall in the master bath. A maid could be seen hanging their favorite clothes in the closet. They gasped in astonishment when he said, "Welcome to Heaven. This will be your home now." The old man asked Peter how much all this was going to cost. "Why, nothing," Peter replied, "Remember, this is your reward in Heaven." The old man looked out the window and right there he saw a championship golf course, finer and more beautiful than any ever built on Earth. "What are the greens fees?" grumbled the old man. "This is Heaven," St. Peter replied. "You can play for free every day."

Next they went to the clubhouse and saw the lavish buffet lunch, with every imaginable cuisine laid out before them, from seafood to steaks to exotic deserts, and free flowing beverages. "Don't even ask," said St. Peter to the man. "This is Heaven, it is all free for you to enjoy." The old man looked around and glanced nervously at his wife. "Well, where are the low fat and low cholesterol foods, and the decaffeinated tea?" he asked. "That's the best part," St. Peter replied. "You can eat and drink as much as you like of whatever you like, and you will never get fat or sick. This is Heaven!" The old man pushed, "No gym to work out at?" "Not unless you want to," was the answer. "No testing my sugar or blood pressure or..." "Never again. All you do here is enjoy yourself."

The old man glared at his wife and said, "You and your bran muffins. We could have been here ten years ago!

October 14, 2007 (9 Weeks Left)

Getting Directions:
A little boy was waiting for his mother to come out of the grocery store. As he waited, he was approached by a man who asked, "Son, can you tell me where the post office is?"
The little boy replied, "Sure! Just go straight down this street a coupla blocks and turn to your right." The man thanked the boy kindly and said, "I'm the new pastor in town. I'd like for you to come to church on Sunday. I'll show you how to get to Heaven."
The little boy replied with a chuckle. "Awww, come on; you don't even know how to get to the post office!"

From the Choir Loft
We make it as convenient as possibly for you to join us! Please join us in the choir ministry as we lift our voices in praise to the Lord. We warm-up in the church sanctuary each Sunday morning at 10:10 before the service and sing an anthem during the morning service. We rehearse from 11:30 – noon immediately following the morning services. We also rehearse on Tuesday evenings from 6:45 – 7:15 PM. Why not join us? We need you! Our Sheridan Community Chorus will be presenting our Christmas musical at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic church on Sunday, December 9, 2007 @ 3:00 PM and at Sheridan United Methodist church on Sunday, December 16, 2007 @ 7:00 PM. We could use your help!

I was just wondering…
Why don’t sheep shrink when it rains?
Why does your nose run and your feet smell?
Why don't the words “tomb,” “comb,” and “bomb” sound alike?
Why is the word “phonics” not spelled the way it sounds?
Why is an orange an orange, but an apple not a red?

Today in history
(October 14)
1987 – ‘Baby Jessica’ McClure fell down a well in Midland, Texas
1964 – Martin Luther King, Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize
1962 – U.S. U-2 planes located missiles in Cuba
1957 – The Everly Brothers’ ‘Wake Up Little Susie’ hit #1
1947 – Chuck Yeager in the ‘Bell XS-1’ made the 1st Supersonic flight (Mach 1.015)
1943 – U.S. 8th Air Force lost 80 B-17’s during an assault on Schweinfurt, Germany
1930 – Ethel Merman debuted on Broadway in ‘Girl Crazy’
1926 – Alan Alexander Milne’s book ‘Winnie-the-Pooh’ was released
1922 – The 1st Thom McAn shoe store opened on 3rd Avenue in NYC
1912 – Teddy Roosevelt was shot campaigning in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1834 – George Eastman received a patent for his paper-strip photographic film
1774 – The 1st Continental Congress was the 1st to declare ‘Colonial Rights’

Church office: (716) 672-2048, Bud: (716) 934-7734, email: mailto:tubamanbud@yahoo.com
http://www.frombudsworld.blogspot.com/

History of the Hymns

‘To God Be the Glory’ (1875) Page 98
Words: Fanny J. Crosby (1820 – 1915)
Music: William Howard Doane (1832 - 1915)

Frances (Fanny) Jane Crosby ranks among the Church's greatest writers of hymns and spiritual songs. Over the course of her more than 90 years of life, she composed more than 8,000 texts, many of which have been set to music and are today our favorite hymns of the faith. These include ‘Praise Him! Praise Him!,’ ‘Tell Me the Story of Jesus,’ ‘I Am Thine, O Lord,’ ‘Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross,’ ‘Blessed Assurance, Jesus is Mine,’ ‘All the Way My Savior Leads Me,’ and ‘Jesus is Tenderly Calling.’ This prodigious output is made more remarkable still with the realization that Crosby was totally blind from six years of age. She praised the Creator and Light of the World for more than 80 years without actually seeing the work of His hands.
‘To God Be the Glory’ is well recognized as a wonderful hymn of praise and adoration of God. Written and first published in 1875, it was practically unknown in North America until Cliff Barrows used it in a Billy Graham Crusade in 1954. Since that time, it has become one of the best known and loved of songs. Several aspects of this beloved composition set it forth not only as a hymn of praise, but also as a hymn of grace. William H. Doane, a frequent collaborator with Ms. Crosby, composed the tune to which this hymn is set. In his lifetime Doane composed more than 2,000 tunes, many of which are still in common use today, including the tunes to such hymns as ‘Rescue the Perishing,’ ‘Near the Cross,’ ‘I Am Thine, O Lord,’ and ‘More Love to Thee.’
In 1858 Fanny married Mr. Alexander Van Alstyne, a pupil and then a teacher at the New York Institution for the blind where she also taught. He was an accomplished musician and theologian, and apparently humble, since he insisted Fanny retain her literary name, which was already well known.

Meanwhile…1875…132 years ago…in the United States…
President: Ulysses S. Grant …V.P.: Henry Wilson
Pinkerton agents firebombed Jesse James mother’s house…killing Jesse’s brother
The first Kentucky Derby was run at Louisville, Kentucky
A grasshopper swarm measuring 1,800 miles by 110 miles decimated Nebraska
John D. Larkin began operation of the Larkin Soap Company in Buffalo
Ref. HymnHistories Cyberhymnal WebEdelic DMarie TanBible Wikipedia BuffaloHistory.com

Bad Headlines (part 2) Joke

Double Meanings From Around The World

~ Farmer Bill Dies in House
~ Nation's Head Seeks Arms
~ Safety Experts Say School Bus Passengers Should Be Belted
~ Drunk Gets Nine Months in Violin Case
~ Survivor of Siamese Twins Joins Parents
~ Stud Tires Out
~ Eye Drops off Shelf
~ Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim
~ Shot Off Woman's Leg Helps Nicklaus to 66
~ Enraged Cow Injures Farmer with Ax
~ Two Ships Collide, One Dies
~ Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over
~ Red Tape Holds Up New Bridge
~ Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead
~ Man Struck by Lightning Faces Battery Charge
~ New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group
~ Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft
~ Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
~ Ban On Soliciting Dead in Trotwood
~ Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half
~ Man Minus Ear Waives Hearing
~ Air Head Fired ~ Bank Drive-in Window Blocked by Board
~ Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors
~ Include your Children when Baking Cookies

BAD HEADLINES (Joke)

BAD HEADLINES, part 1 Double Meanings From Around The World

~ L.A. Voters Approve Urban Renewal By Landslide
~ Patient At Death's Door--Doctors Pull Him Through
~ Diaper Market Bottoms Out
~ Antique Stripper to Display Wares at Store
~ Lawyers Give Poor Free Legal Advice
~ Lingerie Shipment Hijacked--Thief Gives Police The Slip
~ Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant
~ Fund Set Up for Beating Victim's Kin
~ Killer Sentenced to Die for Second Time in 10 Years
~ Nicaragua Sets Goal to Wipe Out Literacy
~ Autos Killing 110 a Day--Let's Resolve to Do Better
~ 20-Year Friendship Ends at Altar
~ War Dims Hope For Peace
~ If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last A While
~ Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures
~ Man is Fatally Slain
~ Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Experts Say
~ Death Causes Loneliness, Feelings of Isolation
~ Flaming Toilet Seat Causes Evacuation at High School
~ Defendants Speech Ends in Long Sentence
~ Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
~ House Passes Gas Tax Onto Senate
~ Police Discover Crack in Australia
~ William Kelly, 87, was Fed Secretary
~ Collegians are Turning to Vegetables
~ Caribbean Islands Drift to Left

A successful marriage (Joke)

At the church's marriage marathon, the minister asked Ralph on his 50th wedding anniversary, to take a few minutes and share some insight into how he managed to stay married to the same woman all these years.

Ralph replied to the audience, "Well, I've treated her well, spent money on her, but mostly I took her traveling on special occasions."

The minister inquired, "Trips to where?"

"For our 25th anniversary, I took her to Italy."

The minister then said, "Ralph, you are a terrific example to all husbands. Please tell the audience what you are planning for your wife on your 50th anniversary?"

Ralph said, "I'm gonna go get her."

Wit or Wisdom
“God is the only one who can make the valley of trouble a door of hope.”
~ Catherine Marshall
“Every time I think I’m getting old, something else happens.”
~ Lillian Carter
“Are you humbly grateful? Or grumbly hateful?”
~ Pastor Roland Smith
“The most difficult thing I have ever had to do is follow the guidance I prayed for.”
~ Albert Schweitzer
“Be yourself. No one can ever tell you you’re doing it wrong.”
~ James Leo Herlihy

From the Choir Loft
Choir LoftWe have ministered at ‘St. Columban’s on the Lake’ a couple of times and have been asked to minister at the Chautauqua County Home and Fredonia Place. We are also planning to present our Christmas musical at St. Joe’s Roman Catholic Church in North Tonawanda. If you are looking for an opportunity to minister to others, how about joining us? We are looking for all kinds of help (singers, actors, audio, video, ushers, dancers, promotional help, etc.). If you’re willing to help, please contact Bud: 716.934.7734 or tubamanbud@gmail.com or the church office: 716.672.2048

I was just wondering…
· How come “abbreviated” is such a long word?
· Since light travels faster than sound, isn't that why some people appear bright
until you hear them speak?
· Ever wonder what the speed of lightning would be if it didn't zigzag?
· If it's true that we are here to help others, then exactly what are the “OTHERS” here for?
· If Fed Ex and UPS were to merge, would they call it ‘Fed UP?’
· If quitters never win, and winners never quit, what fool came up with, "Quit while you're ahead?"
· Do Lipton employees take coffee breaks?
· What hair color do they put on the driver's licenses of bald men?
· Why do “tug” boats push their barges?

Today in history
(October 7)
2005 – John Rigas & son of Adelphia Cable were indicted
2001 – ‘Al-Jazeera’ TV network showed video footage of Osama Bin Ladin praising Allah for 9-11
1968 – The Motion Picture Association adopted its film rating system (‘G, M, R, & X’)
1940 – Artie Shaw & his orchestra recorded Hoagy Carmichael’s ‘Stardust’ for RCA Victor
1913 – Implementing the ‘assembly line’ increased Ford’s auto production from 12 – 93 cars/day
1849 – Edgar Allen Poe died in Baltimore, Maryland at the age of 40
1826 – The 1st U.S. railway opened in Quincy, Mass.


Church office: (716) 672-2048, Bud: (716) 934-7734, email: tubamanbud@gmail.com
www.frombudsworld.blogspot.com

History of the Hymns

‘My Faith Looks Up to Thee’ (1831) Page 452
Words: Ray Palmer (1808 – 1887) Music: Lowell Mason (1792 - 1872)
One day, in 1832, two men stood outside a store in Boston, Massachusetts. One was Lowell Mason, the other Ray Palmer.
Mason was one of the busiest men in Boston, directing three choirs and trying to persuade the local Board of Education to put music courses on the city schools curricula. Palmer, just 24 years old, had recently worked in a shoe shop; but was a graduate of Yale University and in another three years was to be ordained to the Congregational ministry. As the two men chatted on the street, Mason asked Palmer about the possibility of Palmer writing some verses for Mason, which he could set to music for a new book. As it happened, Palmer had just the very thing and he pulled a notebook from his pocket.
Mason was immediately impressed and, borrowing a sheet of paper, copied down ... My faith looks up to Thee, Thou Lamb of Calvary, Saviour divine! Now hear me while I pray, Take all my guilt away, O let me from this day Be wholly thine!
When he had finished, Mason turned to Palmer and said, “Mr. Palmer, you may
do many good things but posterity will remember you as the author of ‘My Faith Looks Up To Thee.’” That same night, in 1832, Mason set Palmer's first and greatest hymn to music. Thus two men, who stopped for a chat in Boston, gave the world a hymn, which Christians everywhere have been singing ever since.

Meanwhile…1831…176 years ago…in the United States…
President: Andrew Jackson …V.P.: Martin Van Buren
De Tocqueville’s comments on visiting Buffalo (1831): July 18: “Arrival at Buffalo. A multitude of savages in the streets… Their ugliness, their strange air, their bronzed and oily hide, their long hair black and stiff, their European clothes that they wear like savages. . . . Population brutalized by our wines and our liquors. More horrible than the equally brutalized peoples of Europe.” July 19. “Second walk in Buffalo; pretty shops, French goods. The refinement of European luxuries. Second glimpse of the Indians. Less disagreeable impression than the evening before. Several of them resembling our peasants in feature (with savage colour, however) the skin of Sicilians. Not one Indian woman passable."
Ref. HymnHistories Cyberhymnal WebEdelic DMarie TanBible Wikipedia BuffaloHistory.com

Sheridan Community Chorus

Rehearsals are every Tuesday evening from 7:15 - 8:30 pm at The Sheridan United Methodist Church.

We are preparing to present our Christmas Cantata in December.

We will present it on Sunday, December 9, 2007 @ 3:00 PM at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic church (1451 Payne Ave. North Tonawanda, NY 14120).

We will also present it on Sunday, December 16, 2007 @ Sheridan United Methodist church (2679 Route 20 Sheridan, NY 14135).

Everyone is welcome. For further information, contact Bud @ tubamanbud@gmail.com or contact the church office 716.672.2048

Oops! (Joke)

People you do not want to hear say "OOPS!"
Your surgeon.
Your dentist.
Your nurse.
Your hairdresser.
Your mechanic.
Your gardener.
Your tax accountant.
The computer tech person.
The house painter.
The pilot.
The crew installing your roof, siding, sprinkler system . . .

Talented Dog (Joke)

A dog applied for a job as a high-powered secretary with a multinational company. The advertisement stated that the successful applicant must have good keyboard skills, a command of shorthand, and be able to speak a second language.

The interviewer sat the dog at the computer and watched in wonderment as the animal successfully carried out the most complex functions, including spreadsheets and e-mail. Then he gave the dog dictation and was impressed by the hounds ability to write a hundred and twenty words a minute in immaculate shorthand.

"Well," he said at the end of the interview, "It looks as if the job's yours. There's just one thing. What about the second language?"

To which the dog replied: "Meow!"

Bud's World

I was just wondering:
Why did kamikaze pilots wear helmets?
Why does “fat chance” and “slim chance” mean the same thing?
Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when you know the batteries are dead?

From the Choir Loft
Our choir sang the patriotic musical ‘Spirit of America’ for the residents at ‘St. Columban’s On The Lake’ on Tuesday night (9/11), and sang at The Grape Festival in Silver Creek on Friday night (9/14). All in one week! They did an outstanding job and the audience response has been absolutely overwhelming. This was great exposure for our church and its music ministry. We are actively seeking participants for our upcoming Christmas season (singers & non-singers). We will be presenting our Christmas musical at Sheridan United Methodist Church and at St. Joe’s Roman Catholic Church in North Tonawanda. If you or someone you know would like to join us for our Christmas musical, please contact Bud Lowery 716.934.7734 or tubamanbud@gmail.com) or call the church office 716.672.2048.

Puns ‘R Us:
“Marriage is the mourning after the knot before.”
“Corduroy pillows are making headlines.”
“Sea captains don’t like crew cuts.”
“Does the name Pavlov ring a bell?”
“A gossip is someone with a great sense of rumor.”
“Santa’s helpers are subordinate clauses.”
“Acupuncture is a jab well done.”

Today in history (September 30)
1994 – The NHL went on strike
1990 – The Pittsburgh Pirates won the NL East title (can you tell I’m a Pittsburgh Pirates fan?)
1975 – 5 drowned in the flash flood of a sewer & water tunnel in Niagara Falls, NY
1972 – The Pittsburgh Pirates’ Roberto Clemente got his 3,000th hit
1970 – The ‘New American Bible’ was published
1960 – ‘The Flintstones’ premiered as the 1st prime time animation show
1960 – On ‘Howdy Doody’s’ last TV show, Clarabelle finally talked (“Goodbye Kids”)
1954 – The United States launched its 1st atomic vessel – the submarine ‘Nautilus’
1953 – Earl Warren was appointed ‘Chief Justice’ of the U.S. Supreme Court
1946 – 22 Nazi leaders were found guilty of war crimes at the Nuremberg trials
1942 – The ‘SS’ exterminated 3,500 Jews in a 6-week period in Poland
1941 – 3,721 Jews were buried alive in the Ukraine
1935 – George Gershwin’s ‘Porgy & Bess’ premiered in Boston
1841 – Samuel Slocum patented the stapler
1777 – The U.S. Congress fled to York, Pa. as British forces advanced


Church office: (716) 672-2048, Bud: (716) 934-7734, email: tubamanbud@gmail.comwww.frombudsworld.blogspot.com

History of the Hymns

‘Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus’ (1858) Page 514
Words: George Duffield, Jr. (1818 – 1888)
Music: George James Webb (1803 - 1887)

On March 4, 1858, over 5,000 men gathered for a mass meeting sponsored by the YMCA. A young man, Dudley A. Tyng, who was bold, fearless and uncompromising, preached from Exodus 10:11, “Ye that are men, go and serve the Lord.” Over 1,000 of the men were converted and the sermon was called “one of the most successful of the time.” The entire city was being aroused and a religious awakening was gaining force. The next week Tyng returned to his family in the country.
On Tuesday, April 13,1858, he was witnessing the operation of a corn-thrasher in his barn. Raising his arm to place his hand on the head of a mule, which was walking up the inclined lane of the machine, the loose sleeve of his morning gown was caught between the cogs. Tyng’s arm was lacerated severely, the main artery severed and the median nerve injured. Six days later, he died. His last words were: “Stand up for Jesus, father; stand up for Jesus; and tell my brethren of the ministry, wherever you meet them, to stand up for Jesus.”
The Rev. George Duffield, Jr., pastor of Temple Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, heard the account of his friend’s passing at a memorial service, and wrote this hymn. Thus, the dying words of an Episcopal clergyman inspired a Presbyterian minister to write the words of this hymn. — Ernest K. Emurian

Meanwhile…1858…149 years ago…in the United States…
President: James Buchanan…V.P.: John C. Breckinridge
Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd state
The 1st Lincoln / Douglas debate was held
E. A. Gardner of Philadelphia patented the streetcar
The 1st home mailboxes were installed in Boston & NYC
John Brown organized a raid on an arsenal at Harper’s Ferry
Abraham Lincoln stated “A house divided against itself cannot stand.”
Macy & Co. 1st opened on 6th Avenue in NYC with 1st day gross receipts of $1106.00

Ref. HymnHistories Cyberhymnal WebEdelic DMarie TanBible Wikipedia

Improvements in Hell (Joke)

An engineer died and ended up in Hell. He was not pleased with the level of comfort in Hell, and began to redesign and build improvements. After a while, they had toilets that flush, air conditioning, and escalators. Everyone grew very fond of him.

One day God called to Satan to mock him, "So, how's it going down there in Hell?" Satan replied, "Hey, things are great. We've got air conditioning and flush toilets and escalators, and there's no telling what this engineer is going to come up with next."

God was surprised, "What? You've got an engineer? That's a mistake. He should never have gotten down there in the first place. Send him back up here."

"No way," replied Satan. "I like having an engineer, and I'm keeping him."

God threatened, "Send him back up here now or I'll sue!"

Satan laughed and answered, "Yeah, right. And just where are YOU going to get a lawyer?"

Calorie-burning activities counter

Here's your guide to calorie-burning activities and calories burned per hour (Part 2):

Running in circles 350

Eating crow 225

Tooting your own horn 25

Climbing the ladder of success 750

Pulling out the stops 75

Adding fuel to the fire 160

Wrapping it up 12

Putting your foot in your mouth 300

Starting the ball rolling 90

Going over the edge 25

Picking up the pieces 350

Counting eggs before they hatch 6

Calling it quits 2

Calorie-burning activities counter

Here's your guide to calorie-burning activities and calories burned per hour:
Beating around the bush 75
Making mountains out of mole hills 500
Jumping to conclusions 100
Swallowing your pride 50
Passing the buck 25
Throwing your weight around 50-300 (depending on your weight)
Dragging your heels 100
Pushing your luck 250
Hitting the nail on the head 50
Wading through paperwork 300
Bending over backwards 75
Jumping on the bandwagon 200
Balancing the books 200

Invite a friend to join us!

The rehearsals have begun, attendance has been good and the Christmas season has begun!

Just because the temperature and humidity are high, we're not going to let that stop us from decking the halls with boughs of holly!

Invite your friends to join us! We need singers of all ages...dancers...actors...audio & video help...promotional help...etc. The help wanted list is endless.

Invite a friend to join us!

Sleeping with Mommy (Joke)

TODAY'S FUNNY...

A man returned from a trip when a big storm hit their town, with crashing thunder and severe lightning. When he got home and into his bedroom at about 2 a.m., he found his two children in bed with his wife, apparently scared by the loud storm. He resigned himself to sleep in the guest bedroom that night.

The next day, he talked to the children, and explained that it was okay to sleep with Mom when the storm was bad, but, in the future, when he was expected home, please don't sleep with Mom that night. They said okay.

After his next trip several weeks later, his wife and the children picked him up in the terminal at the appointed time. Since the plane was late, everyone had come into the terminal to wait for his plane's arrival, along with hundreds of other folks waiting for their arriving passengers.

As he entered the waiting area, his son saw him and ran toward him shouting, "Hi, Dad! I've got some good news!" As he waved back, Dad said loudly, "What's the good news?"

"Nobody slept with Mommy while you were away this time!" the boy shouted. The airport became very quiet, as everyone in the waiting area looked at the man's son, then turned to him, and then searched the rest of the area to see if they could figure out exactly who his Mom was.

Bud's World

I was just wondering:

Why do people who know the least know it the loudest?

Why do they call it the ‘Department of the Interior’
when they’re in charge of everything outdoors?

Why do we sing ‘Take me out to the ball game’ when we’re already there?

Why is there Braille print on drive-through ATM machines?


From the Choir Loft
Singers needed. Males or females age 13+. Looking for people willing to work for free, to donate their time and talents, to travel to/from rehearsals for free, to work for no earthly benefits, and to put up with a choir director who is a “legend in his own mind!” Choir rehearsals are immediately following each and every Sunday morning service and Tuesdays from 6:45 – 7:15 PM. We are also rehearsing for our upcoming Christmas musical on Tuesday evenings from 7:15 – 8:30 PM at Sheridan United Methodist Church. We will be presenting this wonderful new musical at a Roman Catholic church in North Tonawanda and at Sheridan United Methodist Church. If interested, please contact the “legend” (Bud Lowery) at 716.934.7737 or tubamanbud@gmail.com

Puns ‘R Us:
“A good pun is its own reword.”
“Dijon vu: The same mustard as before.”
“Shotgun wedding: A case of wife or death.”
“A pessimist’s blood type is always b-negative.”
“I used to work in a blanket factory, but it folded.”
“I fired my masseuse today. She just rubbed me the wrong way.”
“My wife really likes to make pottery, but to me it’s just kiln time.”
“A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother.”
Newspaper headline: “Energizer Bunny arrested; charged with battery.”
“I used to be a lumberjack, but I just couldn’t hack it, so they gave me the ax.”

Today in history
(September 23)

1990 – Saddam Hussein threatened to destroy Israel
1976 – President Gerald Ford debated Governor Jimmy Carter
1962 – ABC-TV premiered its 1st TV series in color – The Jetsons
1952 – Vice-President Richard Nixon gave his famous “Checkers” speech
1937 – The very first ‘Santa Claus School’ opened in Albion, New York
1806 – Lewis & Clark returned to St. Louis from their Pacific Northwest expedition
1642 – The 1st commencement at Harvard (Cambridge, Massachusetts) was held

Church office: (716) 672-2048, Bud: (716) 934-7734, email: mailto:tubamanbud@yahoo.com
http://www.frombudsworld.blogspot.com/

History of the Hymns

‘O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go’ (1882) Page 480
Words: George Matheson (1842 – 1906)
Music: Albert L. Peace (1844 - 1912)
George Matheson, engaged to be married, learned he would soon be totally blind. His fiancée said, “I cannot marry a blind man” and left him with his dreams shattered. He thought of taking his life, but instead took hold of himself as he wrote the moving hymn, “O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go” on June 6, 1882.
This blind preacher and poet later penned these words—
“My God, I have never thanked Thee for my thorns.
I have thanked Thee a thousand times for my roses, but not once for my thorns.
I have been looking forward to a world where I shall get compensation for my cross;
but I have never thought of my cross as itself a present glory.
Teach me the glory of my cross: teach me the value of my thorn.
Shew me that I have climbed to Thee by the path of pain.
Shew me that my tears have made my rainbow.”
Albert Peace wrote the musical tune: "St. Margaret" for Matheson's text for The Scottish Hymnal of 1885. He named the tune "Margaret," which is a favorite name in Scotland and it has also been said that the tune may have been named in honor of his fiancé.

Meanwhile…1882…125 years ago…in the United States…
President: Chester A. Arthur…V.P.: None
Bread: 2¢/loaf, Milk: 4¢/qt., House: $4,900
Average Income: Men: $71.40/year / Women: $54.50/year
Top Songs: ‘My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean,’ ‘The Skaters,’ ‘The Jumbo,’
‘When The Clock In The Tower Strikes Twelve’
The 1st baseball double header took place
The Dow Jones & Company was founded
Most popular children’s names: John, William, Mary, & Anna
The ‘Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882’ was passed, it sought to halt Chinese immigration
Rev. Jan Pitas established The St. Stanislaus Church (oldest polish parish in Buffalo, NY)

Ref. HymnHistories Cyberhymnal WebEdelic DMarie TanBible Wikipedia

Church Bulletin Bloopers

The Scouts are saving aluminum cans, bottles and other items to be recycled...Proceeds will be used to cripple children.

Low Self Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 PM. Please use the back door.

The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare's Hamlet in the Church basement Friday at 7 PM. The Congregation is invited to attend this tragedy.

Thursday night Potluck Supper. Prayer and medication to follow.

A bean supper will be held on Tuesday evening in the church hall...Music will follow.

At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be "What Is Hell?" Come early and listen to our choir practice.

Bud's Inspirational Thoughts (Joke)...

~ Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

~ Doing a job RIGHT the first time gets the job done. Doing the job WRONG fourteen times gives you job security.

~ Rome did not create a great empire by having meetings...they did it by doing away with all those who opposed them.

~ We put the "k" in "kwality."

~ A person who smiles in the face of adversity probably has a scapegoat.

~ If at first you don't succeed, try management.

~ Never put off until tomorrow what you can avoid altogether.

~ Teamwork means never having to take all the blame yourself.

~ The beatings will continue until morale improves.

~ Hang in there--retirement is only thirty years away!

~ Go the extra mile. It makes your boss look like an incompetent slacker.

~ A snooze button is a poor substitute for no alarm clock at all.

Sheridan Community Chorus rehearsal

Our Sheridan Chorus rehearsal was very well attended last night and I had a great time!

I am planning to schedule a second chorus rehearsal each week and I'm looking for suggestions. This second rehearsal would primarily be for singers not able to attend Tuesday evening chorus rehearsals. If you have any suggestions, please let me know.

Bud

Bud's World

Theme songs for Bible characters
(If you don’t get it…ask Pastor Molly to explain it to you.)
Joshua: ‘Good Vibrations’
Peter: ‘I’m Sorry’
Esau: ‘Born To Be Wild’
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: ‘Great Balls of Fire!’
The Three Kings: ‘When You Wish Upon a Star’
Jonah: ‘Got a Whale of a Tale’
Elijah: ‘Up, Up, and Away’
Methuselah: ‘Stayin’ Alive’
Nebuchadnezzar: ‘Crazy’

From the Choir Loft
Whether you’re a soloist or an ensemble singer or you play an instrument and are looking for a place to sing or play, we can use you. We can use every level of talent and use it for the Lord. Get your chance to work with a choir director, who is a legend in his own mind.
We don’t pay well, but our “after-life” retirement plan is out of this world!
Please contact Bud Lowery at 716.934.7734 or tubamanbud@gmail.com
Our rehearsals have begun for our Christmas cantata. Do you know someone who likes to sing?

I find it Interesting:
· There are only four words in the English language, which end in "dous":
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
· The words 'racecar,’ 'kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same
whether they are read left to right or right to left (‘palindromes’).
· The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter of the alphabet. (Now, you KNOW you're going to try this out for accuracy, right?)
· No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.
· "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt." (Do you doubt this?)
· Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.

Today in history
(September 16)
1994 – The fire department put out a smoky electrical fire in the White House
1992 – The FCC voted to allow competition for local phone service
1983 – Arnold Schwarzenegger became a U.S. citizen
1976 – The Episcopal Church approved ordination of women as priests and bishop
1973 – Buffalo Bills’ O.J. Simpson rushed for 250 yards & 2 TDs (Bills 31-Pats 13)
1968 – Richard Nixon appeared on TVs ‘Laugh-in’
1928 – Hurricane hit West Palm Beach/Lake Okeechobbe, Florida – 3,000 die
1908 – William C. Durant incorporated General Motors in Janesville, Wisconsin

Church office: (716) 672-2048, Bud: (716) 934-7734, email: tubamanbud@gmail.com
www.frombudsworld.blogspot.com

History of the Hymns

‘Alas and did my Savior Bleed’ (1827) Page 294
Words: Isaac Watts (1674 – 1748)
Music: Hugh Wilson (1766 - 1824)

Isaac Watts included this hymn in his Hymns and Spiritual Songs, in 1707. Today’s version has changed the famous line, “for such a worm as I,” to a phrase considered less offensive: “for sinners such as I.”
Watts was the first Christian hymn writer to include newly composed texts in his hymnals, thus laying the foundation for future hymn-writers. In his Hymns and Spiritual Songs published in 1707 and later revised in 1709, there are three sections. The first contains hymns based on Scripture, the second are newly composed hymns and the third contain hymns for use in celebrating the Lord’s Supper.
The tune of this hymn is also known as “Avon,” “Fenwick,” “All Saints” and “Drumclog.” This tune most likely has Scottish folk roots. Anne Gilchrist identified it as the ballad, “Helen of Kirkconnel.” It has been traced back to leaflets published around the end of the 18th century. There it appears in duple meter. In 1825, Robert Archibald Smith included it in his Sacred Music sung in St. George's Church, Edinburgh, using a triple meter. Hugh Wilson (1766-1829) has been declared the owner of this tune.

Meanwhile…1827…180 years ago…in the United States…
President: John Quincy Adams…V.P.: John C. Calhoun
The typewriter was patented as the ‘Typographer’
The 1st Mardi-Gras celebration held in New Orleans
1st issue of a “Negro” newspaper called “Freedom’s Journal”
John James Audubon began publishing his ‘Birds of America’
New York State officially abolished slavery…10,000 slaves freed
Joseph Smith claimed that he unearthed the “Book of Mormon” at Hill Cumorah, NY
976 ships visited the harbor in Buffalo (almost 3/day)

Ref. HymnHistories Cyberhymnal WebEdelic DMarie TanBible Wikipedia

The Sheridan Community Chorus

The Sheridan Community Chorus & Cattaraugus area singers will present the spectacular patriotic musical 'The Spirit of America' tonight (9/14/07) at The Grape Festival in Silver Creek, NY at 6:00 pm.

We will be near the Gazebo in "downtown" Silver Creek and will begin shortly after 6:00 pm.

The attire for the singers will be red/white/blue. Bring your American flags, and choir books.

Report time for the singers is 5:30 PM.

Pray for good weather so we can sing outside. If it rains, we will sing inside First United Church (the big white church near the gazebo).

Chorus at The Grape Festival

The Sheridan Community Chorus will sing 'The Spirit of America' at The Grape Festival on Friday, 9/14/07 at 6:00 pm near the Gazebo.

Report time for the chorus is 5:30 and the attire is any combination of red/white/blue.

Bring your choir books and your American flag.

Wit or Wisdom
“Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting.”
~ Elizabeth Bibesco
“Wisdom is knowing when to speak your mind and when to mind your speech.”
~ Unknown
“A loyal friend laughs at your jokes when they’re not so good,
and sympathizes with your problems when they’re not so bad.”
~ Arnold Glasgow
“There are only two kinds of men: the righteous, who believes themselves sinners,
and the rest, sinners who believe themselves righteous.”
~ Blaise Pascal
“The winds of God are always blowing, but you must set the sails.”
~ Unknown

From the Choir Loft
Choir LoftDo you love to sing? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to perform before a congregation of appreciative “saints?” Would you like more fun and excitement in your life? We are looking for voices to join us in praise to the Lord. For further information please contact Bud Lowery at 716.934.7734 or tubamanbud@gmail.com

Very Interesting:
· If the population of China walked past you, 8 abreast,
the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.
· Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age.
· An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. (My Dad said this about me!)
· A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
· ‘TYPEWRITER’ is the longest word that can be made
using the letters on only one row of the keyboard.
· There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order:
"abstemious" and "facetious." (Come on admit it, you’re saying “ A E I O U”)

Today in history
(September 9)
1990 – President Bush & Prime Minister Gorbachev met in Helsinki to urge Iraq to leave Kuwait
1971 – 1,000 convicts rioted and seized Attica Prison
1965 – Sandy Koufax pitched his 4th no-hitter, a perfect game vs. Cubs (1 – 0)
1957 – The song ‘Diana’ by Paul Anka reached #1
1956 – Elvis Presley made his 1st appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show
1908 – Orville Wright made the 1st 1 hour airplane flight in Fort Meyer, Virginia
1861 – Sally Tompkins became the only female commissioned officer in the Confederate Army
1841 – The Great Lakes steamer ‘Erie’ sank off Silver Creek, NY (over 250 died)

Church office: (716) 672-2048, Bud: (716) 934-7734, email: tubamanbud@gmail.com
www.frombudsworld.blogspot.com

History of the Hymns

‘Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone’ Page 424
Words: Thomas Shepherd (1665 – 1739) Music: George Nelson Allen (1812 - 1877)

The words of this hymn originally read “Shall Simon bear the cross alone, and other saints be free.” Thomas Shepherd, the author, wrote this hymn after preaching about Simon Peter, who was believed to have been crucified upside down. The words were later changed to the words, which we use today.

1841…166 years ago…in Silver Creek…
U.S. President: John Tyler…V.P.: None
One ghastly August morning in 1841, 250 bodies washed up onto Silver Creek’s shores. This was due to an excursion boat, the ‘Erie,’ which failed to reach shore before it was consumed by fire. On August 9, 1841, at eight in the evening, the steamship The Lake Erie was taking a load of about four hundred emigrants from Buffalo to Erie, Pa.
When the ship was only a few miles off the shore of Silver Creek, a can of varnish ignited and the ship burst into flames. The captain immediately headed toward shore and while only about a mile from shore the ship went under. The next morning the shore was lined with over two hundred and fifty dead bodies of those who couldn’t make the swim. This incident is often considered the most tragic of the Lake Erie disasters.
One newspaper article of that date stated that each grave was marked with a stone bearing the inscription “A life lost on August 9, 1841, on the steamship ‘Erie’ near Silver Creek.” This may be true of the Sheridan Cemetery, but no markers were erected in Silver Creek, and there were no inscriptions to perpetuate either the date or the disaster. These thirteen graves, eloquent in their anonymity, comprise a row on the right after the main driveway curves at the crest of the upgrade. They were behind the original tool house of earlier days. There you will find them today, but with one change. One grave now bears a marker which reads “Noah P. Crittenden, 1841,” and thereon hangs a story.
Not too many years ago a stranger appeared in the cemetery inquiring about the graves of the victims of the ‘Erie’ of August 1841. He was the grandson of one of the victims. Not long after, a stone arrived to give name and honor to at least one of the thirteen and to perpetuate the date on which they perished.

Ref. HymnHistories Cyberhymnal WebEdelic DMarie TanBible OnceUponATime

Chorus Christmas Cantata Kick-Off Night

Tonight (9/7/07) at 7:00 PM will be our Christmas Cantata Kick-Off night for our Chorus at Sheridan United Methodist Church (2679 Route 20 in Sheridan, NY).

We will be listening & viewing our new Christmas musical 'Noel' by David T. Clydesdale.

I can assure you that you will be excited! This is an entertainingly powerful piece that will challenge the singers and audience.

If you have any interest in singing, acting, dancing, singing in a small ensemble, sing a solo, help with the sound/lighting, etc., please join us!

We're asking people to bring a snack or drink if you can.

See you tonight!

Bud

Bill Gates Meets His Programmer (Joke)

Bill Gates suddenly dies and finds himself face to face with God. God stands over him and says, "Well Bill, I'm really confused on this one. It's a tough decision. I'm not sure whether to send you to Heaven or Hell. After all, you helped society enormously by putting a computer in almost every home in America, yet you also created that ghastly Windows '95 among other indiscretions. I believe I'll do something I've never done before; I'll let you decide where you want to go."

Bill pushed up his glasses, looked up at God and replied, "Could you briefly explain the difference between the two?"

Looking slightly puzzled, God said, "Better yet, why don't I let you visit both places briefly, then you can make your decision. Which do you choose to see first, Heaven or Hell?" Bill played with his pocket protector for a moment, then looked back at God and said, "I think I'll try Hell first."

So, with a flash of lightning and a cloud of smoke, Bill Gates went to Hell. When he materialized in Hell, Bill looked around. It was beautiful and clean, a bit warm, with sandy beaches and tall mountains, clear skies, pristine water, and beautiful women frolicking about.

A smile came across Bill's face as he took in a deep breath of the clean air. "This is great," he thought, "if this is Hell, I can't wait to see heaven." Within seconds of his thought, another flash of lightning and a cloud of smoke appeared, and Bill was off to Heaven. Heaven was a place high above the clouds, where angels were drifting about playing their harps and singing in a beautiful chorus. It was a very nice place, Bill thought, but not as enticing as Hell.

Bill looked up, yelled for God, told him his decision and was sent to Hell for eternity. Time passed, and God decided to check on the late billionaire to see how he was progressing in Hell. When he got there, he found Bill Gates shackled to a wall in a dark cave amid bone thin men and tongues of fire, being burned and tortured by demons.

"So, how is everything going?" God asked. Bill responded with a cracking voice filled with anguish and disappointment, "This is awful! It's nothing like the Hell I visited the first time!! I can't believe this is happening! What happened to the other place...with the beaches and the mountains and the beautiful women?"

"That was the demo," replied God.

From Bud's World

September 2, 2007
Happy Labor Day Weekend
from Bud's World
HYMNS FOR SEASONED CITIZENS

'The Old Rugged Face’

‘Precious Lord, Take My Hand, And Help Me Up’

‘It is Well With My Soul, But My Knees Hurt’

‘Nobody Knows the Trouble I Have Seeing’

‘Amazing Grace, Considering My Age’
‘Just a Slower Walk With Thee’

‘Count Your Many Birthdays, Name Them One by One’

‘Go Tell It On The Mountain, But Please Speak Up’‘Give Me That Old Timers' Religion’

‘Blessed Insurance’

‘Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah, I've Forgotten Where I Parked’

Sheridan’s fastest growing church choir is currently looking for fresh faces and fresh talent to join our talented ensemble. What are we looking for? Singers from all walks of life. Our prospects range from runway tenors, plus-size basses, fussy altos, distracted sopranos, etc.... If you get jealous every time you hear a karaoke singer or you are just looking to get into a really fun ensemble, please contact me…Bud Lowery at 719.934.7734 or tubamanbud@gmail.com

Did you know?
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.
There are more chickens than there are people in the world.
The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid.
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and
a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
(To whom, we’re all grateful!)
The cruise liner, QE2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.

Today in history
(September 2)
1987 – The Philips Company introduced the CD-Video
1969 – Star Trek’s final episode aired on TV
1969 – The 1st ATM machine was opened for public use
1959 – The Ford Falcon was introduced
1945 – The formal surrender of Japan aboard USS Missouri
1944 – Holocaust diarist Anne Frank was sent to Auschwitz
1864 – General Sherman led Union troops into Atlanta
Church office: (716) 672-2048, Bud: (716) 934-7734, email: mailto:tubamanbud@yahoo.com
http://www.frombudsworld.blogspot.com/

Bud’s History of the Hymns
September 2, 2007
‘Come Sinners, to the Gospel Feast’(1774) Page 339
Words: Charles Wesley (1707 – 1788)
Music: Hursley, Katholisches Gesangbuch

In July 1790, Jesse Lee preached the first "Methodist" sermon ever delivered in Boston, Massachusetts. Having spent a week trying to find a place to preach, but finding all places of worship closed against him and his Methodist "heresy," he concluded to preach in the open air on the Common. He borrowed a table from someone living near by, and placed it under the shade of the famous Old Elm located in the center of the Common. With an audience of only five persons, he began singing this morning’s hymn. They had never heard such hymns and such preaching in Calvinistic New England. Before he had finished his sermon he had an audience of nearly three thousand, and on the succeeding Sabbath an even larger number.
In 1876, this historic old elm tree was blown down in a severe storm. The Methodist preachers of the city resolved to have a large armchair made of some of the wood of the tree.
In the hymn, ‘Come Sinners, to the Gospel Feast,’ the first stanza tells us that sinners are called to come to the table. You don’t have to be perfect to come. Indeed, it’s exactly because we are imperfect that we need to come to the table. The second stanza tells us that no one has an excuse for not coming to the table or for refusing to receive the Grace of Jesus Christ. The third stanza is the most difficult. It proclaims that Christ’s presence is known through the elements of bread and wine and is real, and that when we eat and drink the elements we are receiving the Divine Grace, which is able to save us from our sin.

Meanwhile…1774…233 years ago…in the United States…
The Chestertown "tea party" occurred (tea dumped into the Chester River)
England passed "Quartering Act" mandating Colonists to house English troops
The British closed the port of Boston to commerce in response to Chestertown tea party
1st incident of Revolution – 400 attacked Ft. William and Mary in New Hampshire
Citizens of Carlisle, Pennsylvania passed a declaration of independence
The "Minute Men" were organized by the American Colonists
Ref. HymnHistories Cyberhymnal WebEdelic DMarie TanBible Wikipedia

Class of 2011

50. Smoking has never been allowed in public spaces in France.

51. China has always been more interested in making money than in reeducation.

52. Time has always worked with Warner.

53. Tiananmen Square is a 2008 Olympics venue, not the scene of a massacre.

54. The purchase of ivory has always been banned.

55. MTV has never featured music videos.

56. The space program has never really caught their attention except in disasters.

57. Jerry Springer has always been lowering the level of discourse on TV.

58. They get much more information from Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert than from the newspaper.

59. They're always texting "1 n other."

60. They will encounter roughly equal numbers of female and male professors in the classroom. 61. They never saw Johnny Carson live on television.

62. They have no idea who Rusty Jones was or why he said "goodbye to rusty cars."

63. Avatars have nothing to do with Hindu deities.

64. Chavez has nothing to do with iceberg lettuce and everything to do with oil.

65. Illinois has been trying to ban smoking since the year they were born.

66. The World Wide Web has been an online tool since they were born.

67. Chronic fatigue syndrome has always been debilitating and controversial.

68. Burma has always been Myanmar.

69. Dilbert has always been ridiculing cubicle culture.

70. Food packaging has always included nutritional labeling.

The Class of 2011

26. Katie Couric has always been on TV.

27. Al Gore has always been running for president or thinking about it.

28. They never found a prize in a Coca-Cola "MagiCan."

29. They were too young to understand Judas Priest's subliminal messages.

30. When all else fails, the Prozac defense has always been a possibility.

31. Multigrain chips have always provided healthful junk food.

32. They grew up in Wayne's World.

33. U2 has always been more than a spy plane.

34. They were introduced to Jack Nicholson as "The Joker."

35. Stadiums, rock tours and sporting events have always had corporate names.

36. American rock groups have always appeared in Moscow.

37. Commercial product placements have been the norm in films and on TV.

38. On Parents' Day on campus, their folks could be mixing it up with Lisa Bonet and Lenny Kravitz with daughter Zöe, or Kathie Lee and Frank Gifford with son Cody.

39. Fox has always been a major network.

40. They drove their parents crazy with the Beavis and Butt-head laugh.

41. The "Blue Man Group" has always been everywhere.

42. Women's studies majors have always been offered on campus.

43. Being a latchkey kid has never been a big deal.

44. Thanks to MySpace and Facebook, autobiography can happen in real time.

45. They learned about JFK from Oliver Stone and Malcolm X from Spike Lee.

46. Most phone calls have never been private.

47. High definition television has always been available.

48. Microbreweries have always been ubiquitous.

49. Virtual reality has always been available when the real thing failed.

50. Smoking has never been allowed in public spaces in France.

The College Class of 2011

THE BELOIT COLLEGE MINDSET LIST FOR THE CLASS OF 2011
Most of the students entering college this fall, members of the Class of 2011, were born in 1989. For them, Alvin Ailey, Andrei Sakharov, Huey Newton, Emperor Hirohito, Ted Bundy, Abbie Hoffman, and Don the Beachcomber have always been dead.

HERE'S THEIR LIFE...

1. What Berlin wall?
2. Humvees, minus the artillery, have always been available to the public.
3. Rush Limbaugh and the "Dittoheads" have always been lambasting liberals.
4. They never "rolled down" a car window.
5. Michael Moore has always been angry and funny.
6. They may confuse the Keating Five with a rock group.
7. They have grown up with bottled water.
8. General Motors has always been working on an electric car.
9. Nelson Mandela has always been free and a force in South Africa.
10. Pete Rose has never played baseball.
11. Rap music has always been mainstream.
12. Religious leaders have always been telling politicians what to do, or else!
13. "Off the hook" has never had anything to do with a telephone.
14. Music has always been "unplugged."
15. Russia has always had a multi-party political system.
16. Women have always been police chiefs in major cities.
17. They were born the year Harvard Law Review Editor Barack Obama announced he might run for office some day.
18. The NBA season has always gone on and on and on and on.
19. Classmates could include Michelle Wie, Jordin Sparks, and Bart Simpson.
20. Half of them may have been members of the Baby-sitters Club.
21. Eastern Airlines has never "earned their wings" in their lifetime.
22. No one has ever been able to sit down comfortably to a meal of "liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti."
23. Wal-Mart has always been a larger retailer than Sears and has always employed more workers than GM.
24. Being "lame" has to do with being dumb or inarticulate, not disabled.
25. Wolf Blitzer has always been serving up the news on CNN.

Christmas Cantata Kick-Off Night

Merry Christmas!
We are having our "Christmas Cantata Kick-Off" night on Friday, September 7, 2007 at 7:00 PM at The Sheridan United Methodist Church (Route 20) in Sheridan, NY.
We are asking you to bring your enthusiasm and maybe a snack. We will have a time of coffee and snacks while seeing our Christmas musical of 2007.
Directly after the Christmas musical, we will have a brief refresher rehearsal of our Patriotic cantata: 'Spirit of America.' This is in preparation for our Friday, September 14 concert at the Grape Festival.
If you are planning to sing with us, or just have an interest to see what we're singing, or you know someone who might want to join us this year...please plan to come.
For further information, contact Bud @ 716.934.7734 or tubamanbud@gmail.com
We would love to have you join us!

Entering Heaven (Joke)

A minister dies and is waiting in line at the Pearly Gates. Ahead of him is a guy who's dressed in sunglasses, a loud shirt, leather jacket, and jeans.

Saint Peter addresses this guy, "Who are you, so that I may know whether or not to admit you to the Kingdom of Heaven?" The guy replies, "I'm Joe Cohen, taxi-driver, of New York City."

Saint Peter consults his list. He smiles and says to the taxi-driver, "Take this silken robe and golden staff and enter the Kingdom of Heaven." The taxi-driver goes into Heaven with his robe and staff, and it's the minister's turn.

He stands erect and booms out, "I am Joseph Snow, pastor of Saint Mary's for the last forty-three years." Saint Peter consults his list. He says to the minister, "Take this cotton robe and wooden staff and enter the Kingdom of Heaven."

"Just a minute," says the minister. "That man was a taxi-driver and he gets a silken robe and golden staff. How can this be?"

"Up here, we work by results," says Saint Peter. "While you preached, people slept; while he drove, people prayed."

Compliments from a husband (Joke)

A man was just coming out of anesthesia after a series of tests in the hospital, and his wife was sitting at his bedside. His eyes fluttered open, and he murmured, "You're beautiful."

Flattered, the wife continued her vigil while he drifted back to sleep. Later, her husband woke up and said, "You're cute." Startled, she asked him, "What happened to 'beautiful?'"

"The drugs are wearing off," he replied.