IluvEric Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Happy New Year to all the Raspberries, Eric, Wally, Jim, Dave, and all the Fans! May 2006 be full of success and surprises! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin23 Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 I second that post...Happy '06...may it be filled with much Berries music and more chances for "the Army" to get together in several East Coast cities to share in the love of Berries music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggiesjc Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Happy New Year to everybody at EC.com! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Happy New Year, everyone. I hope it is a "berry" special one!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneG Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Happy 2006 to all! Looking forward to meeting more of you in the coming year! Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuliaAllByMyself Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Happy New Year to all. I hope 2006 brings Happiness, Kindness, Good Luck, Peace and Good Health, to everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlene Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Happy New Year to everyone in my wonderful EC.com "extended family" !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimvriezen Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Happy New Year everyone and I wish you all lots of good music! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Best wishes to all of you! Blessings!--Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Happy New Year to all. It was a great 2005 and I hope to see Eric, Wally, Jim, Dave and all of you great fans several times again this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Shaft Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 The glass is raised and I wish all of you a Happy New Year! May all your dreams come true Cheers,John Shaft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Ho-hum. Yawn. I gave all my supervisors the night off and worked last night. A sleepy Happy New Years to all and wishing you all the best in 2006! Kirk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 A healthy and happy 2006 to all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darlene Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 A Very Berry Healthy, Happy and Prosperous New Year to Raspberries, Overdubs and Road Crew and their families!The same to all of the Hogyas, Sharps and everyone on EC.com and Raspberries.net. May 2006 be a halcyon year of success and prosperity for Raspberries! May EVERYONE'S special dreams come true! --Love, Darlene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hungryeyes Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 Happy New Year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill C Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 Happy new year everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kazumi Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 Happy New Year to Raspberries, Bernie, Kathy, and everyone on EC message board!Kazumi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 Best wishes to everyone-The Band, Bernie, Kathy, Ken, Gene, The Crew, The Overdubs; And all the fans.This will be her third appearance this week:I watched part of the Rose Parade this morning, and I saw Country singer Leann Rimes being interviewed, before 9:00 A.M. PST, on ABC T.V. And apparently, she kicked-off The Rose Parade. (Think we could get The Raspberries there?) She had just performed at a New Year's Eve event in Orange County where Righteous Brother, Bill Medley is The Chairman Of The Board at The OC Pavillion. -At www.OCPavillion.com . And, wednesday evening, she will be singing The National Anthem at The Rose Bowl, before the start of the much anticipated football game between two of the most talented teams around. There is no doubt at all about the excitement this game is already bringing. Some say it's USC's best team ever. Folk singer, Bob Dylan's song, "The Times-They Are A Changin'" played for Kaiser Permante Healthcare T.V. commercial on ABC, which had a float in the rainy parade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy K. Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 It's been a Berry good year, musically.....got to see the guys play, and got to meet most of you. All the best for a joyous 2006!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockerreds Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 Happy New Year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mymooladi Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Happy New Years Eric. I wish you and your family the best healthy and happy New Year. Happy New Year to all the Raspberries and their families and to all fans out there. We have had one fantastic year that will be hard to duplicate. What a great year!! Who knows what the next year will bring but I'm ready and willing. I had such a wonderful time meeting the Raspberries and all the fans. Thank you all for making this past year hard to beat. The most exciting year for me.I'm hoping to see all of you this year.June Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Sidoti Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Speaking of Tournament of Roses Parade, I had the honor of marching in the 100th Anniversary as a member of the Strongsville High School Marching Mustangs playing saxophone my senior year. It was truly a mememorable trip and one I won't forget. A 5 mile plus march in sunny California, being out there for a week and celebrating the new year with all of my classmates was such wonderful fun. At the time, the grand marshal singled Strongsville out in his opening letter in the official program. Our community went above and beyond in welcoming Jack Biggar to Strongsville the previous summer and planned a nice weekend for him and his wife to be a part of our summer celebration. He mentioned that he enjoyed all the cities but it was Strongsville Ohio that he wouldn't forget. We were only the 6th band in the history of Ohio to go to Pasadena at the time. They put us in the primetime slot (the 18th total unit in the parade) and a good hour ahead of the University of Michigan band who was in the Rose Bowl that year. Go Buckeyes! (I also went to OSU)Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Echoes of yesteryear. Imagine what it would have been like if the grand marshal spoke on a microphone, with a slight echo through the speakers: Ladys and gentlemen, we now present the Stongsville High School Marching Mustangs. The announcers must have said the school's name on T.V., though. Tonight, Wednesday, January 4th, it looks like a band called Big and Rich will be playing, I guess at half-time. They are different from most Country bands, because they play rock, too. Their Bio says that they are fun to hear, and they like all kinds of music. They make people laugh and cry, sometimes. They are being heralded as a breath of fresh air in the music industry.I had the priveledge of singing The National Anthem at The Anaheim Pond, in California, for an indoor soccer game, which is now defunct. I started to think about the famous singers who sang before and since then, like Barbra Streisand,Bette Midler, Rod Stewart and Paul McCartney. I went to a sheet music store to make sure I wasn't singing the wrong words. I got the oppurtunity through the soccer coach, when I met him one day. He just said, "See the secretary. She'll tell you what to do, and when to be there". Just like that. I brought my daughter and her cousin, and stopped by a local restaurant to give three more tickets away for the game. The other family came to the game. Everyone thought it was a joke, until they saw me on the field with the cheerleaders and both teams. I rehearsed once, before about two or three hundred people. Then, they sent someone to the dressing room later. When I came back out, there were almost 6,000 people. They put my name up, on some of the scoreboards. It was televised live, and I saw myself singing part of The Anthem, later that night on a local T.V. station that the coach and a player came to talk about the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggiesjc Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Mike C., that's pretty cool! Were you nervous in front of such a big crowd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 I was calmer during rehearsal, because I felt cooler. I wore a suit. People applauded and whistled, so I knew there was some effect in practice. I always rehearse as if it's the real thing. That's probably what they thought, too. As I was walking out to sing the second time, my daughter and her cousin decided to stop and to turn the corner behind me, out of my sight. So, I said,"Stay nearby". I was being as calm as I could, because I was about to sing. My mind was on the song now. I found out, later, that they stood behind the plexiglass. My daughter said, "You sounded good!" I walk out, and they close the two gates(Same as the Ice-Hockey gates with boards and plexiglass so people can bounce off them safely). Now I'm on the turf. I look around and there was alot of security on the floor. There were alot of Sheriffs behind me, left and right. Now it's live. I see the teams. Some athletes are looking down and concentrating. -The Cheerleaders. I walk up to the microphone. Now, I'm ready to go. Everyone is still.. It was surreal, but fun. The "House lights" dim. And they shine some lights on The Flag. Now, they put alot more lights on me, and I know for sure, "I'm it!". They make it fancy, and all the lights above me look like they are 'rolling' towards me, from way high up, as they do a partial, or half-circle turn. I could see them in the corners of my eyes. This was new to me. Like planets at a tilt, partially pointing up but at a slant, then swiveling down. I could barely see anyone in the audience. Then, my name was announced. And The Song. The cameraman, to my surprise, was right next to me, on my left. I could reach him in two steps, it seemed. He moved around as I sang. The song was sung in the style of Frank Sinatra, because I figured hardly anyone did that. People say that I can sing his voice to a "T". Although I'm uncomfortable singing like someone else, it was what I had been learning at that time. It took me two years to bring my voice down to the baritone range, from first and second tenor, when I sang in a university choir. I really wanted everyone to remember that day.Before all of that, I brought the song with me to the stadium, on sheet music. Everything I did before helped alot.-Three bands(Two different bands at one time). I went through the song. And each word. I was looking for interesting intonation. Changing that throughout the song. Holding some notes and words longer. Sometimes shorter, on purpose for effect. And to let the words give the audience a "word-picture". As if a phrase of a sentence, or each word, was going to hit them a certain way. I was telling a great story. I had three days to get ready. I've done solo singing, but never "The Anthem" before.We got our seats, and I tell the other family, "I'll be back later to sing The National Anthem". It was fun being in the dressing room. I could even hear the players and the coaches talking down the hall. The room had a shower for the shows, a sink, tables and chairs. They asked me,"Do you want a sofa?". I spent more time reading the song, thinking about it, and relaxing. The people who worked there were great, plus they gave us food vouchers for the snack stands. They invited me back. It would be fun to sing at an Ice-Hockey game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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