Our business is booming and we have another major project in a couple of weeks. Holiday Magic is a big benefit that is sponsored by the Junior League and we will show and hopefully sell our work there the last weekend in November. I discovered a painter that I like so I painted my rendition of one of his pieces for our bar. It's a very silly little painting entitled "The Bar Bill" but since I drink martinis, I really like it.
My good friend Marion Gouvis from Chicago was here this past week and we had a wonderful visit with her and her daughter, Angela. 
We had a great dinner at Cafe Pacific in Dallas. They were here taking a course in pearl evaluation. Her daughter owns a company that sells exotic pearls. I told her that quite a few people had asked me to try to publish my journal that I have posted here on line in Pcasso's Page and she put me in touch with a publisher that she knows in Chicago. I plan to submit a portion of it to this publisher right after Thanksgiving. 
We also were told by our travel agent, Ruth Turpin, who owns Cruises, Etc., in Fort Worth that she had sent a hard copy of my "manuscript" from the trip to the President of Viking River Cruises. Keep your fingers crossed. Maybe something will come of this! Our daughter-in-law, Beth, celebrated her 40th birthday last night at J. Gilligan's in Arlington which is a local pub. Paco made all the arrangements and did a super job.
There were about 250 people there and it was a GRAND time! They had friends who had come from as far away as NYC, as well as California, Seattle and New Mexico. Our niece and nephew, Gary and Theresa Salazar were here as well.
The evening started with a band called "Save the Assassins" and the lead guitarist was our 10 year old grandson, Ian. We'd never heard his group play before and we were really surprised at how professional they sounded. He's the youngest member of the band but in our opinion, the best!
They played 7 or 8 songs and then Connor, the 8 year old, played Happy Birthday on the piano for his Mother. When that portion of the entertainment was over, Frank presented Beth with a birthday cake that I had made for her.
She is very calorie conscious so unknown to her, it was made of Styrofoam with real frosting and a fake carrot on the top. 
Since it had real frosting on it, she assumed that it was a real cake. About an hour later she brought plates, forks and a large knife to the table, but when she tried to cut the cake ... alas ... Nothing Happened! It was only then that she realized that it was a joke. Everyone got a big laugh out of that, especially Beth.
There were about 250 people there and it was a GRAND time! They had friends who had come from as far away as NYC, as well as California, Seattle and New Mexico. Our niece and nephew, Gary and Theresa Salazar were here as well. The evening started with a band called "Save the Assassins" and the lead guitarist was our 10 year old grandson, Ian. We'd never heard his group play before and we were really surprised at how professional they sounded. He's the youngest member of the band but in our opinion, the best!They played 7 or 8 songs and then Connor, the 8 year old, played Happy Birthday on the piano for his Mother. When that portion of the entertainment was over, Frank presented Beth with a birthday cake that I had made for her. She is very calorie conscious so unknown to her, it was made of Styrofoam with real frosting and a fake carrot on the top. Since it had real frosting on it, she assumed that it was a real cake. About an hour later she brought plates, forks and a large knife to the table, but when she tried to cut the cake ... alas ... Nothing Happened! It was only then that she realized that it was a joke. Everyone got a big laugh out of that, especially Beth.Franklin's band, "His Boy Elroy", had their 20 year reunion and they sounded wonderful. They had not played together in years but I can attest to the fact that they picked up right where they left off and sounded as good if not better than ever. It was like old times. Paco was in his element and the "old folks" became groupies again. He plays one mean guitar!
They played at Gilligan's several nights a week for many years when they were young and I don't know when I remember seeing all of them having so much fun. They are are business men now, but it's fun to revert back once in a while and really cut loose. We were so glad to be a part of that. Frank and I have spent most of our married life following our children's musical careers and it's been an amazing experience. Our eldest son, Jim was a professional musician, then Paco and now Ian. We are so fortunate to have all this talent in the family!
They were surrounded by a room full of old friends and classmates and it was wonderful. It's a very special feeling for parents to see their children enjoying themselves so much. And little Ian was terrific. He got several standing ovations (he really IS very good) and has a stage presence that's unbelievable for a young man his age. Takes after his Father. He jumped down into the audience off of the stage at one point and danced with his "groupies" while he played, took the mike and dedicated songs to special people and even threw his guitar pick into the audience when he was finished. He thanked his father for being the "back-up" guitar. It was just terrific. 
They played at Gilligan's several nights a week for many years when they were young and I don't know when I remember seeing all of them having so much fun. They are are business men now, but it's fun to revert back once in a while and really cut loose. We were so glad to be a part of that. Frank and I have spent most of our married life following our children's musical careers and it's been an amazing experience. Our eldest son, Jim was a professional musician, then Paco and now Ian. We are so fortunate to have all this talent in the family!They were surrounded by a room full of old friends and classmates and it was wonderful. It's a very special feeling for parents to see their children enjoying themselves so much. And little Ian was terrific. He got several standing ovations (he really IS very good) and has a stage presence that's unbelievable for a young man his age. Takes after his Father. He jumped down into the audience off of the stage at one point and danced with his "groupies" while he played, took the mike and dedicated songs to special people and even threw his guitar pick into the audience when he was finished. He thanked his father for being the "back-up" guitar. It was just terrific. Nicholas, our oldest grandson, went to the ballgame with his Grandpa today .... Dallas vs Washington. Our niece, Theresa, is a HUGE Redskin fan, so Nick made this special T-shirt to wear in her honor :-)
They will all be back here in a couple of hours with hearty appetites, so I'd better get the food ready. I'll post again soon, so stay tuned. I have a couple of commissions that I will be working on after Thanksgiving, so I'll post them as they progress.
Happy Sunday and Go Cowboys!
Pcasso
2 comments:
Nice post, Pat. Hope something comes of your publishing venture.
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Pat, how fun Beth's party looked. I'm glad she enjoyed her carrot cake.
How exciting about your cruise journal. Hopefully, I can say I know a published author! Whouldn't that be cooooool!
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