Today's Wisdom

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...
it's about learning to dance in the rain.

Grape Festival (Silver Creek, NY)

Just some of the Saturday (9/20/08) activities of the 'Festival of Grapes'

Arts and Crafts, Children Events, Anderson-Lee Library book sale, Wine (no, not "whine"), Action Praise Team (11:00-Noon - sponsored by 1st Baptist Church), Rides & Concessions, 96WKIX live remote (1:00 - 4:00), Pet Parade and Try Buchwald as Elvis (5:30 - 8:30).

If you see me at the Festival, I'd love to see you too! I know you can catch me...

Today's Funny

Q. Who was the greatest female financier in the Bible?

A. Pharaoh's daughter. She went down to the bank of the Nile and drew out a little prophet.

Sheridan Community Chorus

Due to circumstances beyond my control, I am extremely disappointed to announce that we have cancelled the Sheridan Community Chorus appearance at The Grape Festival on Saturday, September 20.
I can appreciate the enormous inconvenience this may cause you, and for that I apologize.
I will keep you updated on any and all future plans.

Bud

Today's "DEEP THOUGHT"

Does the reverse side also have a reverse side?

Wisdom of the day

Does your train of thought have a caboose?

Wisdom of the day

“In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress.”
~ John Adams

Bud's World

Funnies
Q: What do you call a non-churchgoer?
A: A Seventh-Day Absentist
If you want to save face, keep the lower half shut
~ Ann Landers

I was just wondering…
How do they get the deer to cross at the yellow sign?
If I vow to avoid poison ivy, am I making a rash promise?
Why is a person who handles your money called a "broker"?
How can one person be dirt poor, and another be filthy rich?
Is a kleptomaniac a person who helps himself because he can't help himself?

From the Choir Loft
Our chorus will perform the patriotic musical: ‘Our Flag Was Still There’ this Saturday (9/20/08) during the Grape Festival in Silver Creek. Yes, it’s our 9th performance of this powerful patriotic musical! We will begin the performance @ 2:00 and will perform outside (Lord willing!) near the Gazebo in the Village Park near the big white church (First United Church) in the middle of the Village of Silver Creek. Please show your support by coming out and clapping wildly (in between songs).

Out of the mouth of Babes...
Little Billy returned home from his first day at school and asked his mother, “What’s sex?”
His mother, who believed in all the most modern educational theories, gave him a detailed explanation, covering all aspects of the ‘hard to explain subject’...to her inquisitive six year old.
When she had finished, little Billy produced an enrollment form which he had brought home from school and said, “Okay Mommy, but how am I going to get all that into this one little square?”

Today in History
September 14
1996 – Mark Mc Guire became the 13th player to hit 50 HR’s in a season
1973 – President Nixon signed into law a measure lifting pro football’s ‘blackout rule’
1972 – The ‘Walton’s’ TV show premiered
1968 – 1st broadcast of ‘60 minutes’ on CBS-TV
1965 – ‘F-Troop’ premiered on TV
1960 – Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi-Arabia & Venezuela form OPEC
1948 – Milton Berle launched his TV career on ‘Texaco Star Theater’
1891 – “Empire State Express” train goes fro NYC to East Buffalo (436 miles in record 7hours/6 min.)
1872 – Britain paid the U.S. $15 million for Civil War damages
1847 – U.S. Marines under General Scott enter Mexico City (thus: ‘From the halls of Montezuma’)
1814 – Francis Scott Key was inspired to write ‘The Star Spangled Banner’

Church office: (716) 672-2048, Bud: (716) 934-7734, email: tubamanbud@gmail.com
For choir / chorus or church music updates:
www.frombudsworld.blogspot.com

Sheridan Community Chorus

Plans for our upcoming 9/20/08 Festival of Grapes appearance...

If anyone can help us set-up please report at 12:30 pm

Singers report by 1:15 pm

Performance will be near the gazebo in the Village of Silver Creek park.
Look for us between the gazebo and the big white church (First United Church).

If it rains, we will be performing inside the First United Church.

Attire: Combination of red/white/blue ('stars & stripes' patterns encouraged). White over black outfits are acceptable.

Please bring your 'Our Flag Was Still There' choral books & Salute to the Armed Services medley music.

We could use help tearing down after the performance.

Again, thanks for all your support,
Bud

Today's funny

One Sunday morning an old cowboy entered a church just before services were to begin. Although the old man and his clothes were spotlessly clean, he wore jeans, a denim shirt and boots that were very worn and ragged. In his hand he carried a worn out old hat and an equally worn out Bible.

The church he entered was in a very upscale and exclusive part of the city. It was the largest and most beautiful church the old cowboy had ever seen. The people of the congregation were all dressed with expensive clothes and accessories.

As the cowboy took a seat, the others moved away from him. No one greeted, spoke to, or welcomed him. They were all appalled at his appearance and did not attempt to hide it.

As the old cowboy was leaving the church, the preacher approached him and asked the cowboy to do him a favor. "Before you come back in here again, have a talk with God and ask him what he thinks would be appropriate attire for worship."
The old cowboy assured the preacher he would.

The next Sunday, he showed back up for the services wearing the same ragged jeans, shirt, boots, and hat. Once again he was completely shunned and ignored.

The preacher approached the man and said, "I thought I asked you to speak to God before you came back to our church."

"I did," replied the old cowboy.

"If you spoke to God, what did he tell you the proper attire should be for worshiping in here?" asked the preacher.

"Well, sir, God told me that He didn't have a clue what I should wear. He said He'd never been in here before."

9/11

Sheridan Community Chorus

Yes, I'm frantically trying to make arrangements for our upcoming performance at the Festival of Grapes on Saturday, September 20 @ 2:00 pm.
I will keep you updated.

Bud

Wisdom of the day

"I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it was hell."

~ Harry S Truman

Wisdom of the day

Do those same "Slow Children at Play" grow up to be the "Slow Men at Work"?

Today's 2nd funny

Submitted by Mady Buchbinder and Joyce Hawkins:
Stick with it...it's really good!

These notes walk into a bar...
A C, an E-flat, and a G go into a bar. The bartender says, "Sorry, we don't serve minors." So the E-flat leaves, and the C and the G have an open fifth between them. After a few drinks, the fifth is diminished and the G is out flat.
An F comes in and tries to augment the situation, but is not sharp enough. A D comes into the bar and heads straight for the bathroom saying, "Excuse me. I'll just be a second."
Then an A comes into the bar, but the bartender is not convinced that this relative of C is not a minor.
Then the bartender notices a B-flat hiding at the end of the bar and exclaims, "Get out now. You're the seventh minor I've found in this bar tonight."
The E-flat, not easily deflated, comes back to the bar the next night in a 3-piece suit with nicely shined shoes. The bartender (who used to have a nice corporate job until his company downsized) says, "You're looking sharp tonight, come on in! This could be a major development."
This proves to be the case, as the E-flat takes off the suit, and everything else, and stands there au natural.
Eventually, the C sobers up, and realizes in horror that he's under a rest. The C is brought to trial, is found guilty of contributing to the diminution of a minor, and is sentenced to 10 years of DS without Coda at an upscale correctional facility. On appeal, however, the C is found innocent of any wrongdoing, even accidental, and that all accusations to the contrary are bassless.
The bartender decides, however, that since he's only had tenor so patrons, and the sopranout in the bathroom, everything has become altoo much treble; he needs a rest, and closes the bar.

Today's funny

A father decided it was time to have "the talk" with his ten-year-old son. Sitting the boy down, he thought it best to first find out what his son might already know. So he asked his son if he knew about "the birds and the bees."

"I don't want to know," his son replied, bursting into tears. "Promise you won't tell me. Please!"

Confused by this reaction, the father asked his son what was wrong.

"Oh dad" the boy replied, in between sobs, "when I was six, I got the 'there’s no Santa' speech. At seven I got the 'there’s no Easter bunny' speech. When I was eight, you hit me with 'there's no Tooth Fairy' speech. If you are going to tell me now there's no such things as birds and bees I don't know what I will do!"

Today's funny

Some national parks have long waiting lists for camping reservations. When you have to wait a year to sleep next to a tree, something is wrong.

~ George Carlin

Church Choir

In honor of the upcoming 'Patriot Day' (in honor of the 9/11 tragedy...
tomorrow (9/14) the church choir will be singing 'Sweet Freedom's Song' from The Spirit of America musical, which includes DVD.
Warm-up time at Sheridan United Methodist church is 10:00 am
Please join us if you can.
I'd love to see you...

Bud

Wisdom of the day

"The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis.' One brush stroke stands for danger, the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of danger--but recognize the opportunity."

~ John Kennedy

Sheridan Community Chorus

I have been deluged with responses to the news that the Sheridan United Methodist Church has decided to pull their sponsorship of the Sheridan Community Chorus 2008 Christmas musical season.

As of now, here are our upcoming plans...

Silver Creek Grape Festival Saturday, 9/20/08 @ 2:00 PM @ The Village of Silver Creek Gazebo (in front of the big white church First United Church)

Start time: 2:00 PM
Report time: 1:30 PM
Attire: red/white/blue combination (stars and stripes patterns encouraged) Otherwise, white over black is fine
Bring 'Our Flag Was Still There' choral book & 'Salute to the armed services' music

I sincerely thank you...
Bud