It's great to go back down memory lane once in a while.
Turn up your speakers & click on the link:
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Going down memory lane...
A friend sent this to me.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Thought for the day
The only thing that sustains one through life is the consciousness of the immense inferiority of 
everybody else, and this is a feeling that I have always cultivated.
~ Oscar Wilde
everybody else, and this is a feeling that I have always cultivated.~ Oscar Wilde
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Today's Funny
80 YEAR OLD MARRIES FOR THE 4TH TIME
The local news station was interviewing an 80 year old lady because she had just gotten married again for the fourth time. The interviewer asked her questions about her life, about what it felt like to be marrying again at 80, and then about her new husband's occupation.
'He's a funeral director,' she answered. 'Interesting,' the newsman thought. He then asked her if she wouldn't mind telling him a little about her first three husbands and what they did for a living. She paused for a few moments, needing time to reflect on all those years. After a short time, a smile came to her face and she answered proudly, explaining that she'd first married a banker when she was in her early 20's, then a circus ringmaster when in her 40's, later on a preacher when in her 60's, and now in her 80's, a funeral director.
The interviewer looked at her, quite astonished, and asked why she had married four men with such diverse careers.
She smiled and explained, 'I married one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, and four to go.'
'He's a funeral director,' she answered. 'Interesting,' the newsman thought. He then asked her if she wouldn't mind telling him a little about her first three husbands and what they did for a living. She paused for a few moments, needing time to reflect on all those years. After a short time, a smile came to her face and she answered proudly, explaining that she'd first married a banker when she was in her early 20's, then a circus ringmaster when in her 40's, later on a preacher when in her 60's, and now in her 80's, a funeral director.
The interviewer looked at her, quite astonished, and asked why she had married four men with such diverse careers.
She smiled and explained, 'I married one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, and four to go.'
Sheridan Community Chorus
The chorus rehearsal for tonight (1/22/08) has been cancelled due to poor weather conditions. 
The next rehearsal will be Thursday(1/24/08) evening @ 7:00 pm.
The next rehearsal will be Thursday(1/24/08) evening @ 7:00 pm.
Sheridan Community Chorus
The Sheridan Community Chorus is looking for new members.
Choir books & 'Practice Tax' Cd's make learning your part a snap.
No auditions required.
Rehearsals:
Tuesdays: 7:15 - 8:30 pm
Thursdays: 7:00 - 8:30 pm
You don't have to make all rehearsals...just as many as you can.
For further information contact Bud (tubamanbud@gmail.com / 716.934.7734)
Monday, January 21, 2008
Today's Funny
On their 50th wedding anniversary, a couple summed up the reason for their long and happy marriage.
The husband said, "I have tried never to be selfish. After all, there is no 'I' in the word marriage."
The wife said, "For my part, I have never corrected my husband's spelling."
~ Mikey's Funnies
Bud's World
If biblical events were being covered by today’s media:
ON THE RED SEA CROSSING (Exodus 13):
“Wetlands trampled in labor strike…Enforcement officials killed while pursuing unruly mob.”
ON DAVID VS. GOLIATH(I Samuel 17):
“Hate crime kills beloved champion of relief troops… Psychologist questions significance of a rock used as weapon.”
ON THE PROPHET ELIJAH ON MT. CARMEL (I Kings 18):
“Fire sends religious activist into frenzy…400 killed in unprovoked attack.”
ON THE BIRTH OF CHRIST (Luke 2):
“Hotels full, animals ejected from shelter…Animal rights advocates enraged by insensitive couple.”
ON FEEDING THE 5,000 (Matt 15):
“Lay preacher steals child’s lunch…Disciples mystified over behavior.”
ON HEALING THE 10 LEPERS (Luke 17:12):
“Quack preys on terminally ill…Authorities investigating use of non-traditional medical procedure.”
HEALING OF TWO DEMON-POSSESSED MEN IN GADARENES (Matt 8:28):
“Madman causes stampede…Local farmer faces bankruptcy after loss of hogs.”
ON RAISING LAZARUS FROM THE DEAD (John 11):
“Mis-diagnosed ‘dead’ man’s will now being contested by lawyers of heirs.”
ON THE RED SEA CROSSING (Exodus 13):
“Wetlands trampled in labor strike…Enforcement officials killed while pursuing unruly mob.”
ON DAVID VS. GOLIATH(I Samuel 17):
“Hate crime kills beloved champion of relief troops… Psychologist questions significance of a rock used as weapon.”
ON THE PROPHET ELIJAH ON MT. CARMEL (I Kings 18):
“Fire sends religious activist into frenzy…400 killed in unprovoked attack.”
ON THE BIRTH OF CHRIST (Luke 2):
“Hotels full, animals ejected from shelter…Animal rights advocates enraged by insensitive couple.”
ON FEEDING THE 5,000 (Matt 15):
“Lay preacher steals child’s lunch…Disciples mystified over behavior.”
ON HEALING THE 10 LEPERS (Luke 17:12):
“Quack preys on terminally ill…Authorities investigating use of non-traditional medical procedure.”
HEALING OF TWO DEMON-POSSESSED MEN IN GADARENES (Matt 8:28):
“Madman causes stampede…Local farmer faces bankruptcy after loss of hogs.”
ON RAISING LAZARUS FROM THE DEAD (John 11):
“Mis-diagnosed ‘dead’ man’s will now being contested by lawyers of heirs.”
From the Choir Loft
After the longest Christmas cantata season of my career, we have closed the choir books on our 2007/2008 “Christmas season.” In 36 years, I have never performed a Christmas musical after Christmas! I was shocked at the huge crowd at our 12/30/07 Christmas cantata performance at Sheridan United Methodist Church. Thanks to everyone in the choir for their hard work and dedication. Also, a special thanks for all those who worked so hard to put on that wonderful post-concert reception. We are currently hard at work on our 2008 Easter cantata. We are looking for help in all areas…no auditions necessary!
Church Sign Chuckles
Church Sign Chuckles
Fire Insurance Inside
This Church Is Prayer Conditioned
God Answers Knee Mail
Sign broken, come inside for message
This is a ch--ch. What's missing? U R!
Stop in the name of love and meet the Supreme
Wal-Mart's not the only savings place
Today in history January 20
1953 – 1st U.S. telecast transmitted into Canada from Buffalo, NY
1942 – Nazis declare their notorious “final solution” calling for extermination of Europe’s Jews
1783 – Hostilities cease between England and the Colonies…virtually ending The Revolutionary War
Church office: (716) 672-2048, Bud: (716) 934-7734, email: mailto:tubamanbud@yahoo.com
For choir/chorus/church music updates…
http://www.frombudsworld.blogspot.com/
1953 – 1st U.S. telecast transmitted into Canada from Buffalo, NY
1942 – Nazis declare their notorious “final solution” calling for extermination of Europe’s Jews
1783 – Hostilities cease between England and the Colonies…virtually ending The Revolutionary War
Church office: (716) 672-2048, Bud: (716) 934-7734, email: mailto:tubamanbud@yahoo.com
For choir/chorus/church music updates…
http://www.frombudsworld.blogspot.com/
History of the Hymns
‘Lead On, O King Eternal’ 
Meanwhile…1835…173 years ago…in the United States…
President: Andrew Jackson…V.P.: Martin Van Buren
P.T. Barnum & his circus began their 1st tour
The 1st edition of The NY Herald was printed at a cost of 1¢
President Andrew Jackson completely retired the U.S. national debt
Samuel Longhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) was born in Florida, Missouri
“Insane” Richard Lawrence misfired as he tried to assassinate Andrew Jackson
Benjamin Rathbun built 99 buildings at a cost of $500,000 in Buffalo, New York
One of the buildings was the 1st American Hotel on Main Street (near Court Street)
The Commercial Advertiser became Buffalo’s 1st daily newspaper
Buffalo’s population: 19,715…Erie County’s population: 57,594
Ref. HymnHistories Cyberhymnal WebEdelic DMarie TanBible Wikipedia BuffaloHistory.com
For choir/chorus/church music updates…www.frombudsworld.blogspot.com
(1835) Page 580
Words: Ernest W. Shurtleff (1862 – 1917)
Music: Henry T. Smart ( 1813 - 1879)
Ernest Shurtleff, author of this text, was about to graduate from Andover Seminary in 1887. His classmates, recognizing his poetic ability, shortly before graduation one day approached Shurtleff with this request: “Ernest, why don't you write our class poem. After all, you have already published two volumes of poetry--What's the use of having a distinguished author in the class if he cannot rise to the occasion and do his class the honor of writing a good poem just for them?”
“Let's make it a hymn that we can all sing,” replied Shurtleff, “We've been spending days of preparation here at seminary. Now the day of March has come and we must go out to follow the leadership of the King of kings, to conquer the world under His banner.”
Although the metaphors and expressions in this hymn were intended to challenge the graduating class of 1887 at Andover Seminary, the truths of this hymn have challenged the world.
--Adapted from Kenneth W. Osbeck
Words: Ernest W. Shurtleff (1862 – 1917)
Music: Henry T. Smart ( 1813 - 1879)
Ernest Shurtleff, author of this text, was about to graduate from Andover Seminary in 1887. His classmates, recognizing his poetic ability, shortly before graduation one day approached Shurtleff with this request: “Ernest, why don't you write our class poem. After all, you have already published two volumes of poetry--What's the use of having a distinguished author in the class if he cannot rise to the occasion and do his class the honor of writing a good poem just for them?”
“Let's make it a hymn that we can all sing,” replied Shurtleff, “We've been spending days of preparation here at seminary. Now the day of March has come and we must go out to follow the leadership of the King of kings, to conquer the world under His banner.”
Although the metaphors and expressions in this hymn were intended to challenge the graduating class of 1887 at Andover Seminary, the truths of this hymn have challenged the world.
--Adapted from Kenneth W. Osbeck
Meanwhile…1835…173 years ago…in the United States…
President: Andrew Jackson…V.P.: Martin Van Buren
P.T. Barnum & his circus began their 1st tour
The 1st edition of The NY Herald was printed at a cost of 1¢
President Andrew Jackson completely retired the U.S. national debt
Samuel Longhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) was born in Florida, Missouri
“Insane” Richard Lawrence misfired as he tried to assassinate Andrew Jackson
Benjamin Rathbun built 99 buildings at a cost of $500,000 in Buffalo, New York
One of the buildings was the 1st American Hotel on Main Street (near Court Street)
The Commercial Advertiser became Buffalo’s 1st daily newspaper
Buffalo’s population: 19,715…Erie County’s population: 57,594
Ref. HymnHistories Cyberhymnal WebEdelic DMarie TanBible Wikipedia BuffaloHistory.com
For choir/chorus/church music updates…www.frombudsworld.blogspot.com
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Super Bowl Sunday
SUPER BOWL SUNDAY
You're invited to a great Super Bowl party at our church!
We're going to have a huge projection TV and will play the sounds of the game through our great sound system.
Plenty of snacks!
Coffee! (an absolute must if I'm going to be there.)
Super Bowl Trivia test
Everybody bring a snack, dip, desert or soft drink to share!
Wear the jersey of your favorite team.
Family friendly...alcohol free!
For further information...
Call the church office: (716) 672-2048
Call Bud: (716) 934-7734
The Sheridan United Methodist Church
2678 East Main Road (Route 20)
Sheridan, New York 14135
Friday, January 18, 2008
Sheridan Community Chorus
To receive updates from The Sheridan Community Chorus, just send an email with your email address to tubamanbud@gmail.com or click on the "comments" icon on this blog, to give us your address, and you'll receive updated information as to our future concert dates.The Sheridan Community Chorus is planning 8 - 12 concerts for 2008. The Sheridan Community Chorus presents concerts during the Easter, July 4th (Patriotic) and Christmas seasons.
Thought for the day
The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave 
unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. ~ Dorothy Nevill
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Sheridan Community Chorus Bulletin Board
Easter Rehearsals Have Begun... 
Tuesday evenings: 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Thursday evenings: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
at The Sheridan United Methodist Church
2679 East Main Road (Route 20)
Sheridan, New York 14135
NO AUDITIONS NECESSARY!
Interested?
Call Bud: (716) 934-7734 or tubamanbud@gmail.com
Tuesday evenings: 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Thursday evenings: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
at The Sheridan United Methodist Church
2679 East Main Road (Route 20)
Sheridan, New York 14135
NO AUDITIONS NECESSARY!
Interested?
Call Bud: (716) 934-7734 or tubamanbud@gmail.com
Today's Funny
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Thought for the day
It takes a real storm in the average person's life to make him realize how much worrying he has done over the squalls.
-Unknown
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Today's funny
In a church in Mississippi, the pastor announced that their prison quartet would be singing the
following evening. The congregation was somewhat surprised, since the church wasn't located near a prison.
following evening. The congregation was somewhat surprised, since the church wasn't located near a prison. The next evening, four members of the church approached the stage. Then the pastor introduced them.
"This is our prison quartet," he said, "behind a few bars and always looking for the key."
~ Mikey's Funnies
Monday, January 14, 2008
Bud's World
Wit or Wisdom
“We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don’t like”
~ Jean Cocteau
“Forgiveness means giving up all hope of a better past.”
~ Landrum Bains
“When all is said and done, more is said than done."
~ Lou Holtz
From the Choir Loft
My deepest and most heartfelt thanks go out to everyone involved in the “success” of the Christmas cantata at Sheridan United Methodist church on Sunday, 12/30/07. After postponing our concert due to bad weather on 12/16/07, we had less than 2 weeks to promote our 12/30 concert. We had a full house and I want to thank you all.
Would you believe that we’re still presenting our Christmas cantata? Even if you
don’t believe it…we’re presenting it for the last time this evening at 6:30 in Dunkirk. We will be singing at Holy Trinity R.C. church (1032 Central Avenue) in Dunkirk. The choir members could use your support as we close the book on our Christmas season. Our planning began last August and our rehearsals started in September. Why not come out and hear us?
We have now begun work on the Easter musical. We could use your help.
It will be fun! I promise!
I was just wondering:
Is there another word for synonym?
What’s another word for thesaurus?
How can there be self-help “groups?”
Does the reverse side also have a reverse side?
If you choked a Smurf, what color would it turn?
If you asked a librarian where the books on self-help were…
would they tell you… or would that defeat the purpose?
Today in history
January 13
1993 – Super Bowl XXVII in Pasadena – Cowboys beat Bills
1969 – Beatles released their ‘Yellow Submarine’ album
1966 - Elizabeth Montgomery (Samantha) on “Bewitched,” had a baby. The baby's name was Tabitha.
1957 – The Wham-O Company began producing “Pluto Platters,” now know as the Frisbee
1942 – Henry Ford patented a method of constructing plastic auto bodies (30% lighter)
1930 – The ‘Mickey Mouse’ comic strip 1st appeared
1920 – The New York Times editorial (falsely) reported rockets could and would never fly
1854 – Anthony Foss patented the accordion (and polkas have never been the same!)
1794 – Congress changed the U.S. flag to 15 stars and 15 stripes
Church office: (716) 672-2048, Bud: (716) 934-7734
“We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don’t like”
~ Jean Cocteau
“Forgiveness means giving up all hope of a better past.”
~ Landrum Bains
“When all is said and done, more is said than done."
~ Lou Holtz
From the Choir Loft
My deepest and most heartfelt thanks go out to everyone involved in the “success” of the Christmas cantata at Sheridan United Methodist church on Sunday, 12/30/07. After postponing our concert due to bad weather on 12/16/07, we had less than 2 weeks to promote our 12/30 concert. We had a full house and I want to thank you all.
Would you believe that we’re still presenting our Christmas cantata? Even if you
don’t believe it…we’re presenting it for the last time this evening at 6:30 in Dunkirk. We will be singing at Holy Trinity R.C. church (1032 Central Avenue) in Dunkirk. The choir members could use your support as we close the book on our Christmas season. Our planning began last August and our rehearsals started in September. Why not come out and hear us?We have now begun work on the Easter musical. We could use your help.
It will be fun! I promise!
I was just wondering:
Is there another word for synonym?
What’s another word for thesaurus?
How can there be self-help “groups?”
Does the reverse side also have a reverse side?
If you choked a Smurf, what color would it turn?
If you asked a librarian where the books on self-help were…
would they tell you… or would that defeat the purpose?
Today in history
January 13
1993 – Super Bowl XXVII in Pasadena – Cowboys beat Bills
1969 – Beatles released their ‘Yellow Submarine’ album
1966 - Elizabeth Montgomery (Samantha) on “Bewitched,” had a baby. The baby's name was Tabitha.
1957 – The Wham-O Company began producing “Pluto Platters,” now know as the Frisbee
1942 – Henry Ford patented a method of constructing plastic auto bodies (30% lighter)
1930 – The ‘Mickey Mouse’ comic strip 1st appeared
1920 – The New York Times editorial (falsely) reported rockets could and would never fly
1854 – Anthony Foss patented the accordion (and polkas have never been the same!)
1794 – Congress changed the U.S. flag to 15 stars and 15 stripes
Church office: (716) 672-2048, Bud: (716) 934-7734
History of the Hymns
‘I Come With Joy’
Words: Brian Wren (1936 –) Music: from The Southern Harmony (1835)
The author of the text, Brian Wren, is one of today's leading hymn writers especially known for his concern for issues of justice, both in language and in action.
Concerning ‘I Come with Joy to Meet My Lord’ Wren said:
Its purpose was…to start with an individualistic "I come with joy" and end with a sense of being bound together with everyone else. This was a deliberate progression because I wanted to move away from what I think is an overemphasis on the individual in traditional communion hymns. I have also composed a canonic setting for stanza 5, which can be used either at the conclusion of singing or as a choral response to the benediction (in which case, use the optional ending). The canon is itself a bit of text painting, the two parts being "together bound," yet both going "our separate ways."
—"An Interview with Brian Wren" in The Hymn, vol. 32, January 1981
On August 31, 1991, Brian Wren was united in marriage with Susan Heafield, an ordained minister in the United Methodist Church, and is involved in music education. (Almost sounds like Pastor Molly’s background, doesn’t it?)
Meanwhile…1968…40 years ago…in the United States…
President: Lyndon B. Johnson…V.P.: Hubert H. Humphrey
Milk: 30¢/quart, Bread: 22¢/loaf, Gas: 34¢/gallon, Stamps: 6¢/each
On TV: Mission Impossible, Dragnet, Star Trek, The Carol Burnett Show, Laugh-In
Top Songs: ‘Hey Jude’ & ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ (Beatles)
The “Tet-offensive” began during The Vietnam War
Republican challenger Richard Nixon defeated V.P. Hubert Humphrey for President
The spy ship USS Pueblo and its 83-man crew seized in Sea of Japan by North Korea
Martin Luther King, Jr. & Robert F. Kennedy were assassinated
‘Hair’ opened at The Biltmore Theater in New York City for 1,750 performances
Governor Nelson Rockefeller broke ground for SUNY at Buffalo’s Amherst Campus
The 1st Annual ‘Grape Festival’ was held in Silver Creek, NY
The Sheridan Methodist Church was renamed The Sheridan United Methodist Church
Ref. HymnHistories Cyberhymnal WebEdelic DMarie TanBible Wikipedia BuffaloHistory.com
Words: Brian Wren (1936 –) Music: from The Southern Harmony (1835)
The author of the text, Brian Wren, is one of today's leading hymn writers especially known for his concern for issues of justice, both in language and in action.
Concerning ‘I Come with Joy to Meet My Lord’ Wren said:
Its purpose was…to start with an individualistic "I come with joy" and end with a sense of being bound together with everyone else. This was a deliberate progression because I wanted to move away from what I think is an overemphasis on the individual in traditional communion hymns. I have also composed a canonic setting for stanza 5, which can be used either at the conclusion of singing or as a choral response to the benediction (in which case, use the optional ending). The canon is itself a bit of text painting, the two parts being "together bound," yet both going "our separate ways."
—"An Interview with Brian Wren" in The Hymn, vol. 32, January 1981
On August 31, 1991, Brian Wren was united in marriage with Susan Heafield, an ordained minister in the United Methodist Church, and is involved in music education. (Almost sounds like Pastor Molly’s background, doesn’t it?)
Meanwhile…1968…40 years ago…in the United States…
President: Lyndon B. Johnson…V.P.: Hubert H. Humphrey
Milk: 30¢/quart, Bread: 22¢/loaf, Gas: 34¢/gallon, Stamps: 6¢/each
On TV: Mission Impossible, Dragnet, Star Trek, The Carol Burnett Show, Laugh-In
Top Songs: ‘Hey Jude’ & ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ (Beatles)
The “Tet-offensive” began during The Vietnam War
Republican challenger Richard Nixon defeated V.P. Hubert Humphrey for President
The spy ship USS Pueblo and its 83-man crew seized in Sea of Japan by North Korea
Martin Luther King, Jr. & Robert F. Kennedy were assassinated
‘Hair’ opened at The Biltmore Theater in New York City for 1,750 performances
Governor Nelson Rockefeller broke ground for SUNY at Buffalo’s Amherst Campus
The 1st Annual ‘Grape Festival’ was held in Silver Creek, NY
The Sheridan Methodist Church was renamed The Sheridan United Methodist Church
Ref. HymnHistories Cyberhymnal WebEdelic DMarie TanBible Wikipedia BuffaloHistory.com
Friday, January 11, 2008
Sheridan Community Chorus
Final 2007/2008 Christmas Concert 
Sunday, 1/13/08 Start time: 6:30 PM [Chorus Report time: 5:30 PM]
Holy Trinity R.C. Church
1032 Central Avenue
Dunkirk, NY 14048
For further information:
Church phone: (716) 366-2306 [Father David]
Bud: (716) 934-7734 or tubamanbud@gmail.com
Sunday, 1/13/08 Start time: 6:30 PM [Chorus Report time: 5:30 PM]
Holy Trinity R.C. Church
1032 Central Avenue
Dunkirk, NY 14048
For further information:
Church phone: (716) 366-2306 [Father David]
Bud: (716) 934-7734 or tubamanbud@gmail.com
Today's funny
"CHARACTER IS TESTED WHEN YOU'RE UP AGAINST IT!"
No matter what situations life throws at you...
no matter how long and treacherous your
No matter what situations life throws at you...
no matter how long and treacherous your
journey may seem...
Remember, there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
Remember, there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Sheridan Community Chorus 1/8 Concert
7:00 PM start time at The Lakeshore Nursing Facility. Rts. 5 & 20 (near Silver Creek Thruway exit) Irving, NY.
Please report ~ 6:00 PM. Enter on the front/east entrance (Tim Horton's side).
Please report ~ 6:00 PM. Enter on the front/east entrance (Tim Horton's side).
We will be singing in the cafeteria. Christmas attire please!
We will be singing excerpts from 'Noel' only. We will not sing the two pieces from 'The Gift Goes On.'
Monday, January 7, 2008
From the Choir Loft
New Year’s has traditionally been a time for looking back to the past, and more importantly, looking forward to the New Year and making resolutions to improve. So in an effort to help, Ihave listed the top 10 resolutions found in a recent survey followed by some helpful suggestions.
Top 10 New Years' Resolutions:
1. Spend more time with family & friends. Join the choir and we will be your musical "friends."
2. Schedule periods of exercise. I will include periods of calisthenics during each choir rehearsal.
3. Lose weight. We don’t allow eating during choir rehearsals.
4. Quit smoking. We don’t allow smoking during choir rehearsals.
5. Enjoy life more. Choir members always enjoy the end of choir rehearsals.
6. Quit drinking. We don’t allow drinking during choir rehearsals.
7. Get out of debt. You can’t shop if you’re at choir rehearsal.
8. Learn something new. We’ll teach you a new rhythm each week.
9. Help others. You will be helping me.
10. Get organized. We need a librarian to organize our music.
See you in choir :) No auditions necessary!
Bud's World
The Perfect Pastor 
A RECENT SURVEY HAS COMPILED ALL THE QUALITIES THAT PARISHIONERS EXPECT FROM THE “PERFECT PASTOR.” RESULTS OF A COMPUTERIZED SURVEY INDICATE THE PERFECT PASTOR…
preaches exactly 12 minutes, frequently condemns sin but never “upsets” anyone, works from 8 a.m. until midnight, is also a janitor, makes $60 a week, wears good clothes, buys good books, drives a good car, gives about $80 a week to the poor, is approximately 28 years of age, has been preaching for 30 years, gives completely of herself but never gets too close to anyone in order to avoid criticism, speaks boldly on social issues but never becomes politically involved, has a burning desire to work with teenagers, spends much of her time with senior citizens, makes 15 daily calls to parish families, visits shut-ins and the hospitalized, evangelizes the unchurched, and is always in the office when needed.
A RECENT SURVEY HAS COMPILED ALL THE QUALITIES THAT PARISHIONERS EXPECT FROM THE “PERFECT PASTOR.” RESULTS OF A COMPUTERIZED SURVEY INDICATE THE PERFECT PASTOR…
GOOD LUCK TO ALL PASTORS!
From the Choir Loft
New Year’s has traditionally been a time for looking back to the past, and more importantly, looking forward to the New Year and making resolutions to improve. So in an effort to help, I have listed the top 10 resolutions found in a recent survey followed by some helpful suggestions.
Top 10 Resolutions:
1. Spend more time with family & friends. Join the choir and we will be your musical “friends.”
2. Schedule periods of exercise. I will include periods of calisthenics during each choir rehearsal. 3. Lose weight. We don’t allow eating during choir rehearsals.
4. Quit smoking. We don’t allow smoking during choir rehearsals.
5. Enjoy life more. Choir members always enjoy the end of choir rehearsals.
6. Quit drinking. We don’t allow drinking during choir rehearsals.
7. Get out of debt. You can’t shop if you’re at choir rehearsal.
8. Learn something new. We’ll teach you a new rhythm each week.
9. Help others. You will be helping me.
10. Get organized. We need a librarian to organize our music.
(See you in choir.)
I was just wondering…
Does a fish get cramps after eating?
Is “atheism” a non-prophet organization?
If cheese is made of milk, why is it yellow?
Why is there an expiration date on my sour cream container?
If a person can be “discombobulated,” can they be “combobulated?”
Why do they say new and improved? It can’t be new if it was improved, can it?
Were drive-in banks established so most of the cars today could see their real owners?
Why is there a “permanent press” setting on an iron, when you can’t permanently press anything?
If it’s zero degrees today and it’s supposed to be twice as cold tomorrow how cold is it going to be?
Does a fish get cramps after eating?
Is “atheism” a non-prophet organization?
If cheese is made of milk, why is it yellow?
Why is there an expiration date on my sour cream container?
If a person can be “discombobulated,” can they be “combobulated?”
Why do they say new and improved? It can’t be new if it was improved, can it?
Were drive-in banks established so most of the cars today could see their real owners?
Why is there a “permanent press” setting on an iron, when you can’t permanently press anything?
If it’s zero degrees today and it’s supposed to be twice as cold tomorrow how cold is it going to be?
Today in history 
January 6
1967 – “The Milton Berle Show” last aired on ABC-TV
1963 – “Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom” with Marlin Perkins began on NBC
1759 – George Washington married Martha Dandridge Curtis
Church office: (716) 672-2048, Bud: (716) 934-7734, email: mailto:tubamanbud@yahoo.com
http://www.frombudsworld.blogspot.com/
January 6
1967 – “The Milton Berle Show” last aired on ABC-TV
1963 – “Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom” with Marlin Perkins began on NBC
1759 – George Washington married Martha Dandridge Curtis
Church office: (716) 672-2048, Bud: (716) 934-7734, email: mailto:tubamanbud@yahoo.com
http://www.frombudsworld.blogspot.com/
History of the Carols
‘The Little Drummer Boy’
The legend of a young boy who wishes to give the newly born Christ Child a precious gift is an old one, and found in many countries. In Italy the boy has only an onion; in Spain he has an olive branch; in England he has the ability to juggle; in Holland he has a branch of freesia; in France he has his little drum.
Harry Simeone, once a choral conductor with Fred Waring, selected the latter as the basis for his winsome Christmas song titled ‘The Little Drummer Boy.’ Impulsively joining the solemn cortege of the three kings, with their splendid offerings of fragrant myrrh, pungent frankincense and gleaming gold, the boy realizes in dismay that all he has is his hand drum. Crestfallen, he nonetheless approaches the Babe in the manger and lays the drum at His feet. Only then does he notice the tender, radiant smile that appears for an instant on the face of the Holy Child. His modest gift is not without merit after all.
With its brave little melody and its “prmm, prmm, prmm” accompaniment, ‘The Little Drummer Boy’ has inspired a number of best-selling recordings, chief among them Simeone’s own (in 1958) with his choral group.
Meanwhile…1958…50 years ago…in the United States…
President: Dwight D. Eisenhower…V. President: Richard M. Nixon
Bread: 19¢/loaf, Milk: 25¢/qt., Eggs: 85¢/dz., Gas: 30¢/gal., Min. wage: $1.00/hour
Top songs: ‘Don’t’ (Elvis Presley), ‘The Purple People eater’ (Sheb Wooley), ‘He’s Got the Whole World In His Hands’ (Laurie London), ‘The Chipmunk Song’ (David Seville)
TV shows: Gunsmoke, I Love Lucy, Alfred Hitchock Presents, The Ed Sullivan Show
Hot New Toy in 1958: Hula-Hoop
‘Alfred Heights’ residential development in Silver Creek, NY, was begun.
At Sheridan Methodist church, during the pastorate of Rev. Wayne B. Price, the old wooden building of the church gave way to a new educational unit, which was paid for by funds derived from the ‘Lord’s Acre project’ sponsored by
‘The Methodist Men.’
Ref. RDM TimelinesOfHistory TanBible DmarieCapsule SheridanSettler
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Sheridan Community Chorus (Easter rehearsals)
The Easter cantata: 'I've Seen Jesus,' has not yet arrived via FedEx.
I would like to start Easter rehearsals on Tuesday (1/15/08), or Tuesday (1/22/08).
I will let everyone know as soon as possible. Please invite others to join us.
IT WILL BE FUN...I PROMISE!
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Sheridan Community Chorus Bulletin Board
What is the best night of the week for choir/chorus rehearsals?I would like to have an Easter Cantata kick-off night at The Sheridan United Methodist Church. We will sit down with the 'I've Seen Jesus' books and watch the DVD.
How about Tuesday, 1/15/08 @ 7:00 pm?
How about Friday, 1/18/08 @ 7:00 pm?
How about Saturday, 1/19/08 @ 7:00 pm?
Please 'click' on the "comments" icon and let me know.
Bud
Sheridan Community Chorus schedule
Remaining Christmas Chorus Calendar...
Tuesday, 1/8/08: 7:00 pm @ Lakeshore Nursing Facility
Sunday, 1/13/08: 6:30 pm @ Holy Trinity R.C. Catholic Church
Report times are 1 hour before starting time.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
2008 Easter Cantata
Our Easter Cantata for 2008 will be: 'I've Seen Jesus.'
This exciting new 40 minute musical presents the Easter story recounting Jesus' ministry from the Resurrection to the Ascension. It is written by Deborah Craig-Claar & Robert Sterling. It includes opportunities for choir, soloists, readers/actors, small vocal ensemble or praise team and worship leader. It includes an accompaniment DVD to visually enhance the performance.
To listen to excerpts of 'I've Seen Jesus' use this link:
click on "Listen!" to listen to excerpts of each title.
We plan on presenting 'I've Seen Jesus' at Sheridan United Methodist church on Palm Sunday, March 16, 2008 at 7:00 PM
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
My 2007 Diary
1/1: A water pipe burst in the kitchen at home…thank God for the Shop-Vac…Happy New Year!2/3: Our church service in Sheridan was cancelled due to 14” of snow and a 5-degree wind chill factor
2/6: Waited at Diane’s mother’s house for 8 hours waiting for the furnace to be fixed (feet are numb!)
2/21: Spent much of the day trying to get the ice off the roof of the house (a salt sock is salt in pantyhose?)
3/3: We visited ‘Gobbler’s Knob’ restaurant…they tell me Lorraine Cole practically lives there.
3/25: Found out that Eileen Gabel is a pretty great pianist.
4/1: ‘The Baaad Donkey’ kids musical was presented. Great job.
4/07: Had a “home and away” Easter cantata with the Cattaraugus Chorus.
5/07: I saw and heard David Golando’s middle school band in parade…great group!
6/8: The power was out for 17 hours…does that happen more in this area?
6/9: The B.B.B. Tuba Choir at S.U.M. w/Dr. Kate Levy & Riley conducting (WHAT A GREAT GROUP!)
6/24: Diane & I heard The Mormon Tabernacle Choir @ Chautauqua Institute…WOW!
7/1: The Patriotic cantata @ S.U.M. with the military group in uniform. Thanks Colonel Harrigan!
July: Great time @ ‘The Family Jam’ at Barb’s house
7/6: My niece’s wedding in Buffalo…1st time in 21 years all my siblings are together at one time!
7/15: The Community Chorus @ Cattaraugus Christian Camp…largest crowd we’ve ever performed for!
7/22: David Golando’s ‘Sax Time’ @ church…great group!
8/1: Played @ Chautauqua County Home…MAN IS IT HOT! ONLY THE RESIDENTS ARE COMFY!
8/4: Participated in the Silver Creek Village Wide Yard Sale…lots of lookers! Is our stuff junk?
8/13: Vacation Bible School @ our church – 1st use of the church video projector! Great week.
8/19: Church service @ Dunkirk Conference Ctr. (Is it always chilly & rainy when we come here?)
9/14: Chorus performs @ The Grape Festival…thank God it didn’t rain! How about that wind!
10/1: We had the roof replaced @ home…boy, it’s hard heaving everything into that dumpster
11/18: Our 18 voice Tuba choir hardly fits on the platform at the Westfield Assembly of God church
12/9: Chorus sings at St. Joe’s R.C. church in N.T. No one got lost or hurt! Got to see my former pastor!
12/16: Will the ‘Nor’eastern’ storm cancel Christmas cantata? Postponed! (Someone called me a wimp!)
Bud’s 2007 reflections…
How many times has Pastor Molly run, jumped, or skipped during a sermon? Is she the hardest working pastor in WNY? I miss seeing Alice & Neal. It’s great to have Lorraine Bailey with us. Carolyn Dobony seems to never miss a service. Will Steve Brennan be home this weekend? Wendy Gens has a great little ‘Angel.’ Lincoln looks great in his costume! Jan Delcamp takes a breath only once every 4 minutes while singing (great singer). Just when you think Riley isn’t paying attention, up pops his head between the pews. Thanks JoAnn & Terry Niebel. No one got lost during the ‘road rally’ but they really do have dirt roads around here! Boy, does Barb keep the church clean. Jeannine seems to never miss a cue during the service. The members of my Sunday school class are great! (I’m not really the “teacher") Charlie & Mary snuck a dog into my yard! Do I hear the sound of billiard balls upstairs?
Thanks Diane.
History of the Carols
“Auld Lang Syne”
Robert Burns, the most famous of Scottish poets, discovered the lyrics for “Auld Lang Syne” in the course of his travels about the Highland countryside. He wrote his publisher in 1791 that he heard these lyrics being sung by an old man to a “mediocre” tune but was sure they were good enough to deserve a better melody. That “mediocre” tune is not what we sing today. The now traditional one was used in ‘Rosina,’ an opera by William Shield, was first performed in London in 1783. Perhaps Shield knew it as a folksong. It appears somewhat altered, in his opera’s Overture, and later as an imitation of bagpipes. Somehow that tune crossed the Atlantic, where it became the marching song at the University of Virginia.
When bandleader Guy Lombardo programmed it there in 1932 with the “Auld Lang Syne” words (that include two stanzas from Burns’ adaptation of the ancient poem) as a closing number at a college dance, the students cheered in recognition of “their” tune. As a result, Lombardo decided to make it his regular closing number.
Today, the familiar music and words (the title translates literally as “old long since”) are sung as a farewell to the old year, a ritual of parting, in virtually all English-speaking countries. And for more than half a century, it was featured on Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians’ famous New Year’s Eve radio and television broadcasts, heard throughout most of the world.
Robert Burns, the most famous of Scottish poets, discovered the lyrics for “Auld Lang Syne” in the course of his travels about the Highland countryside. He wrote his publisher in 1791 that he heard these lyrics being sung by an old man to a “mediocre” tune but was sure they were good enough to deserve a better melody. That “mediocre” tune is not what we sing today. The now traditional one was used in ‘Rosina,’ an opera by William Shield, was first performed in London in 1783. Perhaps Shield knew it as a folksong. It appears somewhat altered, in his opera’s Overture, and later as an imitation of bagpipes. Somehow that tune crossed the Atlantic, where it became the marching song at the University of Virginia.
When bandleader Guy Lombardo programmed it there in 1932 with the “Auld Lang Syne” words (that include two stanzas from Burns’ adaptation of the ancient poem) as a closing number at a college dance, the students cheered in recognition of “their” tune. As a result, Lombardo decided to make it his regular closing number.
Today, the familiar music and words (the title translates literally as “old long since”) are sung as a farewell to the old year, a ritual of parting, in virtually all English-speaking countries. And for more than half a century, it was featured on Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians’ famous New Year’s Eve radio and television broadcasts, heard throughout most of the world.
It happened on January 1st…
1985 – New York State became the 1st state in the U.S. with a mandatory seat belt law
1971 – Tobacco ads totaling $20 million were banned from Television & radio
1966 – The final episode of ‘The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet’ w/Rick Nelson filmed
1956 – Elvis Presley recorded ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ for RCA in Nashville
1946 – Emperor Hirohito of Japan announced he was not a god
1944 – Gen. Clark replaced Gen. Patton as commander of the 7th Army
1908 – The 1st “Ball Drop,” signaling the New Year, took place in New York City
1892 – Ellis Island was first opened as an immigration station near the Statue of Liberty
1863 – President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation freeing slaves
404 – The last gladiator competition took place in Rome
Ref. RDM TimelinesOfHistory TanBible DmarieCapsule CBS.COM
Monday, December 31, 2007
Sheridan Community Chorus 12/30/07 Christmas Cantata
We had a full house last night and the performance was a tremendous success. To everyone involved in the production...Thursday, December 27, 2007
Sheridan Community Chorus 12/30/07 concert
Chorus report time: 6:00 pm
Concert start time: 7:00 pm
Place: Sheridan United Methodist Church
2679 East Main Road Sheridan, NY 14135
Choir members' shuttle service will begin at 5:45 at St. John Bosco parking lot (.5 mile west of our church). Choir members are asked to park their cars in the St. John Bosco parking lot and take the shuttle to our church. This will leave parking spaces available for our visitors. The shuttle service will resume following the concert.
2008 Chorus plans:
Tuesday, January 8, 2008 @ 7:00 pm at Lakeshore Nursing facility.
Sunday, January 13, 2008 @ 3:00 pm at Holy Trinity Church 1032 Central Ave. Dunkirk, NY.
Easter concert: Sunday, March 16, 2008 @ 7:00 pm @ Sheridan United Methodist church.
Patriotic concert: Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 7:00 pm @ Sheridan United Methodist church.
Patriotic concert: Sunday, 7/13/08 or 7/20/08 @ Cattaraugus Christian camp.
Christmas concert: Sunday, 12/21/08 @ Sheridan United Methodist church.
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
'Twas the Day after Christmas
Twas the day after Christmas, and all through the house, every creature was sleeping, even the mouse.
The toys were all broken, their batteries dead, Santa was passed out with some ice on his head.
Wrapping and ribbons covered the floor, while upstairs the family continued to snore.
And I in my T-shirt, new Reeboks and jeans, went into the kitchen and started to clean.
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from the sink to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash, tore open the curtains and threw up the sash.
When what to my wondering eyes should appear, but a little white truck with an oversize mirror.
The driver was smiling, so lively and grand, the patch on his jacket said US POST-MAN.
With a handful of bills, he grinned like a fox, then quickly stuffed them into our box.
Bill after bill and still they all came, whistling and counting he called them by name.
Now Macy's, now Sibley's, now Penny’s and Sears, here’s Levitz and Target and Mervyn’s….all here.
To the top of your limit, every store, every mall, now chargeaway, chargeaway, chargeaway all!!
He chuckled and whistled as he finished his work, he filled up the box, then turned with a jerk.
He sprang to his truck and he drove down the road, driving much faster with just half of a load.
Then I heard him exclaim with great holiday cheer,“ENJOY WHAT YOU GOT….YOU”LL BE PAYING ALL YEAR!!”
The toys were all broken, their batteries dead, Santa was passed out with some ice on his head.
Wrapping and ribbons covered the floor, while upstairs the family continued to snore.
And I in my T-shirt, new Reeboks and jeans, went into the kitchen and started to clean.
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from the sink to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash, tore open the curtains and threw up the sash.
When what to my wondering eyes should appear, but a little white truck with an oversize mirror.
The driver was smiling, so lively and grand, the patch on his jacket said US POST-MAN.
With a handful of bills, he grinned like a fox, then quickly stuffed them into our box.
Bill after bill and still they all came, whistling and counting he called them by name.
Now Macy's, now Sibley's, now Penny’s and Sears, here’s Levitz and Target and Mervyn’s….all here.
To the top of your limit, every store, every mall, now chargeaway, chargeaway, chargeaway all!!
He chuckled and whistled as he finished his work, he filled up the box, then turned with a jerk.
He sprang to his truck and he drove down the road, driving much faster with just half of a load.
Then I heard him exclaim with great holiday cheer,“ENJOY WHAT YOU GOT….YOU”LL BE PAYING ALL YEAR!!”
credit: forwardedfunnies.com
Sheridan Community Chorus Christmas Concert: Sunday,
December 30 @ 7:00 PM
Sheridan United Methodist Church 2679 Route 20 Sheridan, NY 14135
Sheridan Community Chorus Christmas Concert
The Sheridan Community Chorus annual Christmas concert will be Sunday, December 30, 2007 at 7:00 pm at The Sheridan United Methodist Church (2679 East Main Road [Route 20] Sheridan, NY.
This talented chorus will present the fresh, new Christmas musical 'Noel' by David T. Clydesdale. This entertaining cantata includes choir, solos, drama, accompanying video, narration, full orchestral background all under the direction of Bud Lowery.
Come early...invite your friends and neighbors. The concert is free and a free-will offering will be taken. For further information call (716) 934-7734 or tubamanbud@gmail.com
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Christmas credit (Joke)
Why is getting Christmas presents for your kids just like a day at the office?
You do all the work and the fat guy in the suit gets all the credit.
You do all the work and the fat guy in the suit gets all the credit.
Monday, December 24, 2007
Christmas riddles
What did the reindeer say before launching into his comedy routine?
This will sleigh you.
What do lions sing at Christmas?
Jungle bells!
When is a boat like a pile of snow?
When it's adrift.
What do you call the fear of getting stuck in a chimney?
Santaclaustrophobia
How do snowmen get around?
On their icicles.
This will sleigh you.
What do lions sing at Christmas?
Jungle bells!
When is a boat like a pile of snow?
When it's adrift.
What do you call the fear of getting stuck in a chimney?
Santaclaustrophobia
How do snowmen get around?
On their icicles.
Merry Christmas from Bud's World
The Candy Cane Legend
“Look at the Candy cane…What do you see? Stripes that are red…Like blood shed for me.
White for my Savior…Who’s sinless and pure! ‘J’’ is for Jesus… ‘My lord,’ that’s for sure!
Turn it around…and a staff you will see… Jesus my shepherd…Was born for me!”
Many years ago, a candy maker wanted to make a candy cane at Christmas time that would serve as witness to his Christian faith. He wanted to incorporate several symbols for the birth, ministry and death of Jesus. He began with a stick of pure white hard candy; white to symbolize the Virgin Birth and the sinless nature of Jesus; hard to symbolize the solid rock, the foundation of the church; firmness to represent the promise of God.
The candy maker made the candy in the form of a “J” to represent the name of Jesus, who came to earth as our Savior. He thought it could also represent the staff of the Good Shepherd, with which He reached down into the ditches of the world to lift out the fallen lambs that, like all sheep, have gone astray.
Thinking that the candy was somewhat plain, the candy maker stained it with red stripes. He used three small stripes to show the stripes of the scourging Jesus received and by which we are all healed. The large red stripe was for the Promise of eternal life. Unfortunately, the candy became known as a candy cane – a meaningless decoration seen at Christmas time. But the true meaning is still there for those who have eyes to see and ears to hear.
Christmas Trivia:
What popular children's cracker was introduced in 1902 as a Christmas ornament?
The National Biscuit Company introduced the ‘Barnum’s Animal Cracker’ and box. The box, as it does today, had a string designed so that the box could be hung as a Christmas ornament.
In 1939 Robert May created what Christmas figure as a Christmas promotion for Montgomery Ward department store in Chicago?
Rudolph the Red Noised Reindeer.
In the 1920’s what world wide beverage company adopted the Santa Claus figures for a winter advertising promotion?
The Coca-Cola Company used Santa Claus to promote the idea that a soft drink was a winter beverage as well as a summer beverage.
Who was the first United States ambassador to Mexico?
Joel Poinsett the developer of the popular Christmas Poinsettia flowers.
What popular Christmas candy had its debut and was given out by a choirmaster in 1670 to quiet the noisy children?
The candy cane.
Which American President banned the Christmas Tree from being displayed in the White House?
The environmentalist President Teddy Roosevelt.
In what year did Coca-Cola hire Haddon Sundblom to illustrate Santa Claus dressed in the red Santa Claus suit and Santa Claus hat trimmed in white fur that helped standardize the image of the gift-bringer in the eyes of America?
Haddon Sunblom was hired to illustrate Santa Claus in 1931 and drew Santa Claus
“Look at the Candy cane…What do you see? Stripes that are red…Like blood shed for me.
White for my Savior…Who’s sinless and pure! ‘J’’ is for Jesus… ‘My lord,’ that’s for sure!
Turn it around…and a staff you will see… Jesus my shepherd…Was born for me!”
Many years ago, a candy maker wanted to make a candy cane at Christmas time that would serve as witness to his Christian faith. He wanted to incorporate several symbols for the birth, ministry and death of Jesus. He began with a stick of pure white hard candy; white to symbolize the Virgin Birth and the sinless nature of Jesus; hard to symbolize the solid rock, the foundation of the church; firmness to represent the promise of God.
The candy maker made the candy in the form of a “J” to represent the name of Jesus, who came to earth as our Savior. He thought it could also represent the staff of the Good Shepherd, with which He reached down into the ditches of the world to lift out the fallen lambs that, like all sheep, have gone astray.
Thinking that the candy was somewhat plain, the candy maker stained it with red stripes. He used three small stripes to show the stripes of the scourging Jesus received and by which we are all healed. The large red stripe was for the Promise of eternal life. Unfortunately, the candy became known as a candy cane – a meaningless decoration seen at Christmas time. But the true meaning is still there for those who have eyes to see and ears to hear.
Christmas Trivia:
What popular children's cracker was introduced in 1902 as a Christmas ornament?
The National Biscuit Company introduced the ‘Barnum’s Animal Cracker’ and box. The box, as it does today, had a string designed so that the box could be hung as a Christmas ornament.
In 1939 Robert May created what Christmas figure as a Christmas promotion for Montgomery Ward department store in Chicago?
Rudolph the Red Noised Reindeer.
In the 1920’s what world wide beverage company adopted the Santa Claus figures for a winter advertising promotion?
The Coca-Cola Company used Santa Claus to promote the idea that a soft drink was a winter beverage as well as a summer beverage.
Who was the first United States ambassador to Mexico?
Joel Poinsett the developer of the popular Christmas Poinsettia flowers.
What popular Christmas candy had its debut and was given out by a choirmaster in 1670 to quiet the noisy children?
The candy cane.
Which American President banned the Christmas Tree from being displayed in the White House?
The environmentalist President Teddy Roosevelt.
In what year did Coca-Cola hire Haddon Sundblom to illustrate Santa Claus dressed in the red Santa Claus suit and Santa Claus hat trimmed in white fur that helped standardize the image of the gift-bringer in the eyes of America?
Haddon Sunblom was hired to illustrate Santa Claus in 1931 and drew Santa Claus
History of the Carols
Merry Christmas From Bud’s History of the Carols
‘O Holy Night’ (1847) Words / music (Adam-Dwight )
Adolphe Adam, whose ballet Giselle remains a mainstay of most world-class dance companies, is equally famous for his Christmas song ‘O Holy Night,’ so universally loved and so frequently sung that many assume it to be a folksong or carol.
Having composed the melody, Adam requested some suitable lyrics from his poet friend Cappeau de Roquemaure, who based his poem on the Christmas story. So enamored was the Parisian public of its first performance in 1847, that Adam was hailed as the composer of the day, despite the fact that some clergy found his melody too passionate, too lacking in Christian humility, and for a time sought to ban its use.
Popular everywhere in France, ‘Cantique de Noel’ (its original French title) was hardly known elsewhere until about 1916, when the legendary Italian tenor Enrico Caruso made a recording that spread its fame throughout the world. English lyrics were added by the distinguished American clergyman John Sullivan Dwight.
Christmas Day in History…
1939 – Montgomery Ward stores introduced ‘Rudolph’ the 9th reindeer
1923 – 1st electrically lit Christmas tree was displayed in the White House
1884 – Layne Hall of Silver Creek, NY was born (He would become
“The oldest legally licensed driver in U.S. history” at 105 years of age)
1818 - 1st U.S. performance of Handel’s ‘Messiah’ premiered in Boston, Mass.
1818 – The 1st time ‘Silent Night’ was sung (Austria)
1776 – George Washington crossed the Delaware River
1492 - Columbus' ship Santa Maria docked at Dominican Republic 1223 - St. Francis of Assisi assembled 1st Nativity scene (Greccio, Italy)
Ref. BuffaloHistory Cyberhymnal TimelinesOfHistory SilverCreek.com DmarieCapsule RDM
‘O Holy Night’ (1847) Words / music (Adam-Dwight )
Adolphe Adam, whose ballet Giselle remains a mainstay of most world-class dance companies, is equally famous for his Christmas song ‘O Holy Night,’ so universally loved and so frequently sung that many assume it to be a folksong or carol.
Having composed the melody, Adam requested some suitable lyrics from his poet friend Cappeau de Roquemaure, who based his poem on the Christmas story. So enamored was the Parisian public of its first performance in 1847, that Adam was hailed as the composer of the day, despite the fact that some clergy found his melody too passionate, too lacking in Christian humility, and for a time sought to ban its use.
Popular everywhere in France, ‘Cantique de Noel’ (its original French title) was hardly known elsewhere until about 1916, when the legendary Italian tenor Enrico Caruso made a recording that spread its fame throughout the world. English lyrics were added by the distinguished American clergyman John Sullivan Dwight.
Christmas Day in History…
1939 – Montgomery Ward stores introduced ‘Rudolph’ the 9th reindeer
1923 – 1st electrically lit Christmas tree was displayed in the White House
1884 – Layne Hall of Silver Creek, NY was born (He would become
“The oldest legally licensed driver in U.S. history” at 105 years of age)
1818 - 1st U.S. performance of Handel’s ‘Messiah’ premiered in Boston, Mass.
1818 – The 1st time ‘Silent Night’ was sung (Austria)
1776 – George Washington crossed the Delaware River
1492 - Columbus' ship Santa Maria docked at Dominican Republic 1223 - St. Francis of Assisi assembled 1st Nativity scene (Greccio, Italy)
Ref. BuffaloHistory Cyberhymnal TimelinesOfHistory SilverCreek.com DmarieCapsule RDM
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Wrong Email Address (Joke)
The Gallaghers, a couple from Minneapolis, decided to go to Florida during the icy winter. They planned to stay at the same hotel where they spent their honeymoon 20 years earlier. Both husband and wife had hectic schedules and it was difficult to coordinate their travel schedules. The husband left Minnesota and flew to Florida on Thursday while his wife planned to fly down the day after.
Mr. Gallagher checked into the hotel and decided to send an email to his wife. But in typing he accidentally left out one letter in her email address. Without realizing his error, he sent the email.
Meanwhile, in Houston, the widow Gallager returned home from her husband's funeral. He had been a minister of many years, and was called home to glory following a sudden heart attack.
The widow decided to check her email, expecting messages from relatives and friends. After reading the first message, she fainted. The widow's son rushed into the room, found his mother on the floor, and saw the computer screen which read:
To: My Loving Wife
Subject: I've Arrived Date: February 5, 2004 I know you're surprised to hear from me. It’s amazing—they have computers here now and you can send emails to loved ones. I've just arrived and have been checked in. Everything has been prepared for your arrival tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing you then! Hope your journey is as uneventful as mine was.
Love, Harry
P.S. Sure is hot down here!
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Sheridan Community Chorus Schedule
Upcoming concerts:
Sunday, December 30, 2007 @ 7:00 PM at Sheridan United Methodist Church
2679 East Main Road (2679 Route 20) Sheridan, NY (716) 672-2048 [Pastor Molly Golando]
Tuesday, January 8, 2008 @ 7:00 PM at Lakeshore Nursing Facility
845 Routes 5 & 20 Irving, NY 14081 (716) 951-7032 [Activities Director: Marilee]
Sunday, January 13, 2008 @ 6:00 PM at Holy Trinity R.C. Church
1020 Central Avenue Dunkirk, NY 14048 [Father David B.]
Report Time for all concerts is one hour before concert time.
Sunday, December 30, 2007 @ 7:00 PM at Sheridan United Methodist Church
2679 East Main Road (2679 Route 20) Sheridan, NY (716) 672-2048 [Pastor Molly Golando]
Tuesday, January 8, 2008 @ 7:00 PM at Lakeshore Nursing Facility
845 Routes 5 & 20 Irving, NY 14081 (716) 951-7032 [Activities Director: Marilee]
Sunday, January 13, 2008 @ 6:00 PM at Holy Trinity R.C. Church
1020 Central Avenue Dunkirk, NY 14048 [Father David B.]
Report Time for all concerts is one hour before concert time.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Some Santa Ho-Ho-s and No-No's
TO: MALL SANTAS
FROM: MANAGEMENT
FROM: MANAGEMENT
Welcome aboard in your new role as one of "Santa's Helpers." Please review the following guidelines carefully, so that the mall and its patrons can have a happy, healthy and non-litigious holiday season.
1.) As you've no doubt heard, "Ho Ho Ho" is no longer considered an acceptable holiday greeting, having been deemed potentially offensive to women and gardeners. The substitute "Ha Ha Ha" has also been banned, as it is possibly damaging to a child's self-esteem. Also, Santas overheard saying "Merry Christmas" will be summarily removed from the premises. Instead, we recommend you listen attentively to the children, nod, and affect a blank stare devoid of any emotion, particularly fear. They can sense fear.
2.) Please keep in mind that not all children believe in Santa Claus or celebrate Christmas. However, please make no attempt to determine this based on physical cues, such as yarmulkes or "Proud Jehovah's Witness" T-shirts, as this would be considered profiling. If you have any questions, please consult the mall's attorney, who will be standing behind the fake snowman.
3.) Plump Santas are no longer considered "jolly." Instead, they serve as a bleak reminder of our nation's struggle with obesity and are a poor role model to our increasingly overweight and inactive children. Please make every effort to appear slim and fit, and to encourage children to leave you celery and soy products rather than cookies and hot chocolate on Christmas Eve. Also, please note that smoking is permitted in the break room only.
4.) Please do not promise children that Santa will bring them anything in particular, as promising a gift that the parents cannot afford or do not approve of could result in a lengthy and expensive lawsuit. Be pleasant but non-committal. If the child is persistent, try to distract him with one of the celery sticks we now give out in lieu of candy canes; if that doesn't work, send him behind the snowman to speak to the attorney.
5.) It has been deemed inappropriate, and a serious legal risk, to have children sitting on a strange bearded man's lap. This year the children will sit on a stool, separated from you by a sheet of soundproof Plexiglas. This also serves the purpose of keeping you from being able to hear their gift requests (see No. 4).
6.) The concept of elves has been determined to be offensive to a host of protected groups, including little people, pointy-eared people and people with high squeaky voices. However, so as to give you the support you need, we are looking at several possible replacements. Right now we're leaning toward attorneys. We're sure that if you follow these simple guidelines you will succeed in making the children's visits with Santa as unremarkable and non-offensive as possible.
Welcome aboard the team here at the mall, and have a merry ... a happy ... Oh, whatever.
Credit: Peter Chianca
1.) As you've no doubt heard, "Ho Ho Ho" is no longer considered an acceptable holiday greeting, having been deemed potentially offensive to women and gardeners. The substitute "Ha Ha Ha" has also been banned, as it is possibly damaging to a child's self-esteem. Also, Santas overheard saying "Merry Christmas" will be summarily removed from the premises. Instead, we recommend you listen attentively to the children, nod, and affect a blank stare devoid of any emotion, particularly fear. They can sense fear.
2.) Please keep in mind that not all children believe in Santa Claus or celebrate Christmas. However, please make no attempt to determine this based on physical cues, such as yarmulkes or "Proud Jehovah's Witness" T-shirts, as this would be considered profiling. If you have any questions, please consult the mall's attorney, who will be standing behind the fake snowman.
3.) Plump Santas are no longer considered "jolly." Instead, they serve as a bleak reminder of our nation's struggle with obesity and are a poor role model to our increasingly overweight and inactive children. Please make every effort to appear slim and fit, and to encourage children to leave you celery and soy products rather than cookies and hot chocolate on Christmas Eve. Also, please note that smoking is permitted in the break room only.
4.) Please do not promise children that Santa will bring them anything in particular, as promising a gift that the parents cannot afford or do not approve of could result in a lengthy and expensive lawsuit. Be pleasant but non-committal. If the child is persistent, try to distract him with one of the celery sticks we now give out in lieu of candy canes; if that doesn't work, send him behind the snowman to speak to the attorney.
5.) It has been deemed inappropriate, and a serious legal risk, to have children sitting on a strange bearded man's lap. This year the children will sit on a stool, separated from you by a sheet of soundproof Plexiglas. This also serves the purpose of keeping you from being able to hear their gift requests (see No. 4).
6.) The concept of elves has been determined to be offensive to a host of protected groups, including little people, pointy-eared people and people with high squeaky voices. However, so as to give you the support you need, we are looking at several possible replacements. Right now we're leaning toward attorneys. We're sure that if you follow these simple guidelines you will succeed in making the children's visits with Santa as unremarkable and non-offensive as possible.
Welcome aboard the team here at the mall, and have a merry ... a happy ... Oh, whatever.
Credit: Peter Chianca
Monday, December 17, 2007
The Politically Correct 12 Days of C*****mas
On the 12th day of the Eurocentrically-imposed midwinter festival, my potential acquaintance gave to me,
TWELVE males reclaiming their inner warrior through ritual drumming.
ELEVEN pipers piping (plus the 18 member pit orchestra made up of members in good standing of the Musicians Equity Union as called for in their union contract even though they will not be asked to play a note...)
TEN melanin-deprived, testosterone-poisoned scions of the patriarchal ruling class system leaping,
NINE persons engaged in rhythmic self-expression,
EIGHT economically-disadvantaged female persons stealing milk products from enslaved Bovine Americans,
SEVEN endangered swans swimming on federally-protected wetlands,
SIX enslaved fowl-Americans producing stolen, nonhuman animal products,
FIVE golden symbols of culturally-sanctioned enforced domestic incarceration, (NOTE: after a member of the Animal Liberation Front threatened to throw red paint at my computer, the calling birds, French hens and partridge have been reintroduced to their native habitat. To avoid further animal American enslavement, the remaining gift package has been revised.) FOUR hours of recorded whale songs,
THREE deconstructionist poets,
TWO Sierra Club calendars printed on recycled, processed tree carcasses,
and a Spotted Owl activist chained to an old-growth pear tree.
[Credit: Bob Martin]
Happy RamaHanuKwanzMas!
Bud's World
Christmas Tunes
“The Chipmunk Song”
This is a song, which is dusted off every year for the Christmas season. Ross Bagdasarian was a novelty writer in a non-novelty world. Making a living as a quirky songwriter, Ross had one major triumph…he had written the wacky hit, ‘Come Onna my House’ for Rosemary Clooney in 1951. He was later pushed to the other side of the recording booth to the position of recording engineer. Bagdasarian loved the dials, the buttons; the little gauges and lights. He truly got a kick out of playing with the technology of recording. By deliberately recording on the slowest speed possible on his reel-to-reel tape machine, he found he could sing normally, and sound like a freak on helium if he sped-up the recording to normal speed on playback. Using this novelty voice as the background singers for the chorus, he recorded ‘Witchdoctor’ and hit the top of the charts in 1958. With the same recording technique, he created the Chipmunks and their hapless manager, Dave. The character ‘Alvin’ was based on his son who drove him crazy with very complicated questions. The Chipmunk Song, released for the Christmas season of 1958, sold 5 million copies that year and the Chipmunk Song received two Grammy Awards in 1958: “Best Comedy Performance” and “Best Recording for Children.”
From the Choir Loft
Our upcoming 12/30/07 Christmas concert is the culmination of 6 months of planning and rehearsing by our chorus. Over 200 people have helped us in one way or another. The choir members, the drama members, secretaries, those who have helped with church decoration, dancers, construction, logistics, promotion, coaching, accompanists, our families, etc. It would be impossible to thank everyone! Please support our many efforts by attending 12/30/07 at 7:00 PM! You are our promotion department! Please invite your friends or relatives to attend.
History of Christmas Toys
1952
Banking on the idea that children like to play with their food, Hasbro introduced “Mr. Potato Head.”
George Lerner of New York City invented and patented Mr. Potato Head based on an earlier toy called “make a face” that used a real potato. A year after his appearance, Mr. Potato Head was introduced to the future “Mrs. Potato Head” and a short time later, were married.
“Mr. Potato Head” was the first children’s toy to be advertised on TV.
George Lerner of New York City invented and patented Mr. Potato Head based on an earlier toy called “make a face” that used a real potato. A year after his appearance, Mr. Potato Head was introduced to the future “Mrs. Potato Head” and a short time later, were married.
“Mr. Potato Head” was the first children’s toy to be advertised on TV.
Today in history
December 16
1973 - O. J. Simpson became the 1st NFL player to rush 2,000 yards in one season
1972 – The Miami Dolphins became the 1st undefeated NFL team (14-0-0)
1966 – The Beatles released ‘Everywhere its Christmas’ in the UK
1944 – During WW II, “The Battle of the Bulge” began in Belgium
1901 – “The Tale of Peter Rabbit,” by Beatrix Potter, was printed for the 1st time
1773 – The Boston Tea Party took place
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History of Christmas Carols
‘Carol of the Bells’
Despite the lack of bells in the historical references of the early church, there existed a legend that at the very moment when Jesus was born, all the bells in the village of Bethlehem pealed together in one joyous cacophony of sound.
Perhaps this legend is the basis of a carol from the Ukraine, titled ‘Schedryk.’ It was discovered and arranged by Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovich, a Russian composer who was born in 1877 and eventually taught music and singing in Ukrainian schools.
A student choir from the University of Kiev first performed his version of this catchy folk tune in December 1916. It was a part of the Ukrainian National Chorus repertoire during its 1,000-plus concert tour around Europe and the Americas. It was introduced to American audiences on October 5, 1921 at Carnegie Hall.
A recording of ‘Carol of the Bells’ on a 1958 best-selling Harry Simeone Choir holiday album further broadened the song’s appeal.
You will hear this song tonight during the Christmas cantata: ‘Noel.’ You will hear a piece titled: ‘Ring Those Bells Medley,’ which includes ‘Carol of the Bells.’
Meanwhile…1958…49 years ago…in the United States…
President: Dwight D. Eisenhower…V.P.: Richard Nixon
Bread: .19¢/loaf, Milk: .25¢/qt., Gas: .30¢/gal., Stamp: 4¢
Best picture: ‘Gigi’ Best Actor: David Niven
TV shows: Burns & Allen, Perry Mason, I Love Lucy, Gunsmoke, Leave it to Beaver
The Harry Simeone Chorale recorded the Fred Waring song: ‘Little Drummer Boy’
Al and Jerry Lapin founded The International House of Pancakes (IHOP) in California
The Barbie doll patented by Mattel. Ruth Handler (designer) named it after her daughter
Binney & Smith (Crayola crayons) introduced the 64-count Crayola crayon box
McDonald’s hit the 100 million sold mark
Legos building blocks were introduced
Wham-O began selling the Hula-Hoop
Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward were married
The Buffalo Evening News’ cartoonist, Bruce M. Shanks, won The Pulitzer Prize
Ref. HymnHistories Cyberhymnal WebEdelic DMarie TanBible Wikipedia BuffaloHistory.com
Despite the lack of bells in the historical references of the early church, there existed a legend that at the very moment when Jesus was born, all the bells in the village of Bethlehem pealed together in one joyous cacophony of sound.
Perhaps this legend is the basis of a carol from the Ukraine, titled ‘Schedryk.’ It was discovered and arranged by Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovich, a Russian composer who was born in 1877 and eventually taught music and singing in Ukrainian schools.
A student choir from the University of Kiev first performed his version of this catchy folk tune in December 1916. It was a part of the Ukrainian National Chorus repertoire during its 1,000-plus concert tour around Europe and the Americas. It was introduced to American audiences on October 5, 1921 at Carnegie Hall.
A recording of ‘Carol of the Bells’ on a 1958 best-selling Harry Simeone Choir holiday album further broadened the song’s appeal.
You will hear this song tonight during the Christmas cantata: ‘Noel.’ You will hear a piece titled: ‘Ring Those Bells Medley,’ which includes ‘Carol of the Bells.’
Meanwhile…1958…49 years ago…in the United States…
President: Dwight D. Eisenhower…V.P.: Richard Nixon
Bread: .19¢/loaf, Milk: .25¢/qt., Gas: .30¢/gal., Stamp: 4¢
Best picture: ‘Gigi’ Best Actor: David Niven
TV shows: Burns & Allen, Perry Mason, I Love Lucy, Gunsmoke, Leave it to Beaver
The Harry Simeone Chorale recorded the Fred Waring song: ‘Little Drummer Boy’
Al and Jerry Lapin founded The International House of Pancakes (IHOP) in California
The Barbie doll patented by Mattel. Ruth Handler (designer) named it after her daughter
Binney & Smith (Crayola crayons) introduced the 64-count Crayola crayon box
McDonald’s hit the 100 million sold mark
Legos building blocks were introduced
Wham-O began selling the Hula-Hoop
Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward were married
The Buffalo Evening News’ cartoonist, Bruce M. Shanks, won The Pulitzer Prize
Ref. HymnHistories Cyberhymnal WebEdelic DMarie TanBible Wikipedia BuffaloHistory.com
Christmas cantata
I hope you received word that our Christmas musical was postponed last night (12/16).
We had to make the decision early enough to contact the media in order to get the word out to the prospective audience; and we had to contact all those involved in the musical itself. I hope you didn't make an unnecessary trip in some pretty rough road conditions.
Diane and I were on the phones most of the afternoon. Thanks Diane!
We will present the musical in Sheridan on Sunday, December 30, 2007 @ 7:00 PM at Sheridan United Methodist church. Pray for good weather!
We will have choir rehearsal on Tuesday 12/18 @ 6:45 PM - 7:15 PM and chorus rehearsal from 7:15 -8:30 PM.
See you then...
Bud
ps for all of you wondering how our TubaChristmas went on Saturday (12/17) @ Kleinhans...there were 87 of us playing Christmas carols!
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Sheridan Community Chorus
The Christmas cantata for tonight has been postponed.
We will be performing it on Sunday, December 30, 2007 at Sheridan United Methodist Church at 7:00 PM.
Sheridan Community Chorus
Christmas Cantata still on for tonight!
Report time: 6:00 PM on the platform for warm-up/sound check.
Concert time: 7:00 PM (we should begin the cantata by 7:09 PM).
The cantata should end by 8:14 PM.
A reception will immediately follow.
I will try to keep updated Chorus information on this blog.
I played with 86 other tuba players at Kleinhans last night for "TubaChristmas."
Fun stuff!
Bud: cell: 785-8341 / home: 934-7734 / church: 672-2048
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