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This past week has been event-filled, comprising visitors to Lake David as well as a long holiday weekend.
The Shabakers of the Shabakers of Naperville came to town on the 1st of July, whence we enjoyed great company. Outings included Convention Grill, PUNCH Pizza Calhoun Village, Como Zoo & Conservatory -- (click here for photo highlights), Lake David HQ, y casa de Yussens Senior. We thank them for the good times and pleasant reconnoiter.
The last week has also been filled with copious amounts of lawn-watering, as a result of mother nature having chosen to bless Iowa and Missoura with all of her gifts of precipitation, leaving us Northerners to drain the Twin Cities water system at a painful price not quite rivaling that of the corner filling station. Thanks to unrelenting TLC, our garden boasts a pea plant, several spry herbs, and two thriving tomato plants that come due for harvest in 2-3 weeks. Photos of the ever expanding array of bowls of annuals will be brought forth in the near future.
In a concerted effort to be more timely than our Madison recap, we bring you this great news clip.
It was a beautiful weekend (besides the occasional rainstorm) in May... Countermarch Systems owner, founder, CEO, President and chief meteorologist Stephen R. paid a visit to Lake David.
Noteable stops included Lake David headquarters, Cheapo CD store, Calhoun Square in Uptown, the new 35W bridge (construction in progress), Matt's Bar - for Jucy Lucys, P.F. Chang in Edina, Williams Pub and La Cacuracha on Dale St adjacent St Paul's downtown.
Here are a few highlights from the visit:
(As Maynard would say...) Salt Peanuts
Steve enjoying same peanuts, with choice of hundreds of beverages.
Random picture of Mr. Fit, because why not, entitled "Look, No Hands!"
Greetings fans. It's been nearly a month since my last entry and since I was cleaning house on my blogs reader, I thought it would be a good time to let you know that the once chronicles on trials and tribulations on non-profit internet marketing has taken a turn with the tides and shall heretofore profess learnings, musings, rants, ideologies, teasers and insights from my shifting current and future endeavors. For those that missed the bulletin, I departed my post in Little Canada and have since joined a 25 person team of database marketing gurus, with a branch of a top global marketing agency.
As a senior database marketing analyst at The Lacek Group, the Loyalty Marketing Practice of OgilvyOne Worldwide my role encompasses a broad range of analytics services including customer segmentation, data analysis and reporting, in conjunction with strategic customer insight. The position is challenging me to expand my skills with exposure to new concepts and industries, the result of which is very rewarding. The feeling for me is it's a return to my roots in the consulting world, but in a place with a true small company culture and the warmth of 125 smart, creative and friendly colleagues. At the same time it's remarkably like my time at Watson Wyatt in terms of the benefits, resources and professionalism of parent owners, OgilvyOne (over 100 locations in 50 countries) and WPP Group (100,000 emp's worldwide). I'm now a regular metro transit rider with all of the privileges and responsibilities therein. Taking the bus downtown to work has been fun too! This is of course the biggest fall news I have to report.
What other fall goings-on should you know about?
Hope to hear from you all! All the best from your host. Cheers!
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HAS, 11/9/2005:
"I went to Memphis once, for the Liberty Bowl. We actually played on
Beale Street, and it was awesome. Tho the band had to stay at a
Holiday Inn in Olive Branch, Mississippi, because they thought we'd
cause too much trouble in the city since we were there for a whole
week. I think that was the trip where we brought massive amounts of
duct tape and taped up the "l" and the "i" in the big lit up letters
of hotel name -- turning it in to the "Ho' day Inn". Hmm, I'd better
be careful -- I bet there's a warrant out for our arrest for that one.
We also played at Graceland, and they let us in free. I forgot that
Graceland is in Memphis. Our field show, "East Carolina, the 51st
State" got us quite a reputation down there in the South -- we played
up the stereotypes -- surfers, gay folks, communists (that last one
isn't us, but since we had red uniforms we used it) and demonstrated
all of the above -- including dropping our pants to reveal surf shorts
and, um, you can figure out the others. There was also more than one
band member who decided that the best way to avoid being hung over was
to be drunk for the whole week. Good times."
>> School name has been omitted to protect the innocent but you can
probably take an educated guess <<
Hint: it's West of all points East.
Thanks for the amusing tales of college band days!
Scott Y, 11/11/2006:
"The girls fell into the school routine nicely this year. It actually
seems to get easier each year they get older. They have *excellent*
teachers this year. Carly's first grade teacher is a very nice lady
with lots of experience and she already has Carly reading at an
end-of-first-grade level. Gillie has a male teacher for the first
time and she's actually responding quite well to him. She got to take
home the class guinea pig, Eddie, for a long weekend in October."
Thanks for the updates! We are staying on top of things with yanoff.org as well.
JCT4, 11/24/06:
"Greetin's Y'all from Ole Virginny, the state that spends one dollar
on transportation infrastructure for every three on corn liquor
promotional campaigns. . .***New this year!!! We have got a John Deere
Gator, you know, those golf cart things that they use to carry injured
football players off the field when they're too pussy to walk it off
like a man! We can pick you up at the bottom of the driveway, and no
one has to experience life under the bumper of Juan's car!***
-Justin, contactable in the Poconos by calling 570-123-4567 or through
unprotected sex."
Justin's roof:
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SCR, 2/4/07:
"Looks like I'll be coming for a visit! Don't know what the perks are
yet, but I'm sure I'll find out more later. No clue what I'll be
speaking on so I'll have to work on that too."
http://www.cfobjective.com/conference/index.cfm?event=page.speakers
Jinkies! Congrats on the speaking gig. Does the pass include all you
can drink? Expensive. But we're sure you'll have free time in the late
evening hours to visit Lake David, of course!
BIG SIS, 2/5/07:
"basics: avo, tomato, red onion, lemon or lime juice, garlic salt,
regular salt. optional: cilantro, white canolini beans
I'm enjoying our mild weather, but excited to hear we're getting rain
later in the week because that means we'll finally get some much
needed snow in Tahoe.
I just booked a flight to so. cal to go to Joshua Tree over Presidents
Day weekend. Some new friends invited me. They used to live there
and have a crew of close friends there. Can't wait. I've never been
and I think we'll do some hiking, climbing, and possibly camp one
night"
Thanks for the update Elayna! We can't wait for the personal lesson on
that killer guac recipe.
CORY, 11/27/06:
"cool,"
Never one to waste words on e-mail, we appreciate your saving the
internet from useless drivel like this newsletter, and from emails
that go on for pages about coworkers and babies and coworkers' babies.
TIMELINE OF SELECTED EVENTS
Aug 3, 2005: dyussen@hotmail.com is discontinued. All hail gmail!
Aug 4, 2005: Irish tap dancers and David gets sloshed at the Illusion
Theater downtown.
Oct 1, 2005: Married (see below)
Jan 21, 2006: Old Time Music Showcase at Hexagon Bar
June, 2006: Bought a house!
July, 2006: Moved to Kenny neighborhood.
Sept 9, 2006: Cabinet door in basement completed. Housewarming BBQ.
First ever Uptown Row Django Jazz Fest.
Dec 16, 2006: Rockin party at Faith's dope pad
"Hanukkah Hangover" by Cory aka "Drink That Makes You Wanna Kegstand"
1 part absolut vodka
1 part triple sec
watermelon midori
club soda, ice
Feb 9, 2007: Heather gets high speed internet
Feb 16, 2007: Justin's ski weekend. Sorry we missed it!
Feb 14: C&D in Nueva Vallarta Mexico (see yah-cd.com for pictures)
Mar 3, 2007: Revival of the Porter midwinter Blah's party (see
yah-cd.com for pictures)
June 20 - 24, 2007: Great River Energy Bicycle Festival
http://www.minnbikefestival.com/index.html
THE RETURN OF THE FAIRS & FESTIVALS WOOHOO! SECTION
Spring is upon us and that means two things in the Lake David neighborhood. 1)
Readily available Batter Fried Cheese Curds, 2) Abundant Outdoor Music
For a taste of what's at Lake Harriet, our favorite concert venue,
please see the following schedule. LHBS is our favorite because it is
just around the corner from David's home, and of course the beautiful
lake front back drop.
http://www.minneapolisparks.org/default.asp?PageID=4&parkid=266#1070
Here is a lovely photo of Lake Harriet bandshell: http://www.phototour.minneapolis.mn.us/1693
July 6-7, 12th Annual Basilica of St Mary BLOCK Party
http://www.basilicablockparty.org/aboutTheParty/index.asp
Once again, twelve excellent bands will performing: Guster, The Fray, Trampled by Turtles, Mike Doughty, The Hopefuls, Wannabee Hasbeens, Train, Aqualung, Mat Kearney, Freddy Jones Band, ALO, and Nathan Anderson.
Hot Summer Jazz Fest, downtown Minneapolis @ Peavy Plaza
June 22 - July 1st, 2007
Schedule of performance to be announced.
http://www.hotsummerjazz.com/
41st Annual Edina Art Fair, June 1 - June 3, 2007 http://www.50thandfrance.com/2007ArtFair/index.cgi
Only 121 days until the 68th Annual Minneapolis Aquatennial Celebration! Events to be announced. http://www.aquatennial.org/
August 3-5, the Uptown Art Fair! Friday 12 pm - 7:30 pm, Saturday 10 am - 7:30 pm, Sunday 10 am - 6 pm Artists to be announced. http://www.uptownminneapolis.com/art-fair/
A Festival of Arts: Minneapolis MOSAIC: Celebrating Cultural Diversity! June through August, ongoing. http://www.minneapolismosaic.com/
August 23 - Labor Day, 2007... the Great Minnesota Get-together! Grandstand features: Brad Paisley with Jack Ingram, Kellie Pickler and Taylor Swift, "Weird Al" Yankovic with Tonic Sol-fa, and Mercyme with Aaron Shust. http://www.mnstatefair.org/
THE ENGAGEMENTS AND WEDDINGS SECTION
We can't believe it but it appears that a newsletter has not been
published since prior to David and Christine's wedding on Oct 1, 2005.
Rather than recall the magnificent events we will simply offer some
photo memories to share with our readers.
Locations: Reh Dinner, St Anthony Main (Ceremony and Reception),
Honeymoon on Kanapali Beach, Maui.
http://www.yah-cd.com/wedding/index.html
There's more to come!
* Owen F and Jessica have planned a May wedding this year in beautiful Francis Slocum State Park.
* Jake F and Julie have planned a June wedding in New Jersey.
* Chris D and Laura have planned a July wedding this year in the beautiful Morris Arboretum.
* Thad J and Angie have planned an early October wedding at Packer Chapel, Lehigh campus
Lake David wishes to extend a big smile and congratulations to each of
these dear friends as they prepare for their weddings and
celebrations.
THE SOME OLD SOME NEW FEATURED BANDS SECTION: ** NEW **
1. Mazel Tov Cocktail is based in Minneapolis, MN. We are a 7 to 9
piece band. We play Klezmer and Gypsy music.
2. Pocahantas Country is a bluegrass band from St Paul. They played their last gig for a while last weekend at the Cabooze with Pert Near Sandstone (which, we learned, does not refer to Sandstone, Minnesota): http://blog.cryns.com/2007/03/12/pocahontas-county-slideshows/
3. Cryns#3, a new 3 pc rock and roll band from Mpls with a unique connection to David's MBA school. They're playing Mar 24 at the Hexagon. http://www.cryns.com/blog/
4. As always... Roadshow is the ultimate entertainment. http://www.billyjohnsonsroadshow.com/shows.htm Cafe Barbette? That should be interesting.
5. The Jack Brass Band - self-explanatory. Hails from Minneapolis. http://www.jackbrassband.com/gigs.asp
6. The Kissers. Fantabulous Irish Rock band from Wis. We've seen them at the Irish Pubs a few times and they put http://www.thekissers.com/shows/shows_home.asp
7. Power of Ten - Mineapolis funk band.
8. God Johnson
9. The B Team (B + George Scott McKelvey of Hookers and Blow)
10. Mark Bloom & Kathy Jensen, Marquis Jazz Combo
TOP TEN LIST
Gettin hip wit the 00's before the fad passes like yesterday's
Commodore 64, here are Ten Top web feeds!
10. http://grady-o.blogspot.com/atom.xml
9. http://feeds.feedburner.com/GoogleSightseeing/
8. http://feeds.feedburner.com/typepad/paulmcenany/hee_haw_marketing
7. http://blog.lakedavid.com/rss.cfm?mode=full
6. http://feeds.feedburner.com/mattcutts/uJBW
5. http://feeds.feedburner.com/YanoffFamilySite
4. http://www.countermarch.com/blog/rss.cfm?mode=full
3. http://www.techsoup.com/rss/todayints.xml
2. http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/index.rdf
1. http://feeds.feedburner.com/boingboing/iBag
HOPKINS BAND UPDATE SECTION
This January marked 6 years that David has been in the Hopkins
Westwind Concert Band! Now that is a proud statement. For any visitors
or would-be visitors to Lake David, we once again are pleased to
inform you of the following upcoming 2007 calendar year showcase
performances of our favorite community band that we play in that
rehearses at the Hopkins High School on Wednesday evenings and which
is conducted by the famous Don Bates.
Mon, May 28 2007 09:30 am Memorial Day, Hopkins Downtown Park
Sun, Jun 3 2007 07:00 pm Spring Concert, Hopkins Center for the Arts
Tue, Jun 19 2007 07:30 pm Lake Harriet
Sat, Jun 23 2007 02:30 pm Burwell House Ice Cream Social
Sat, Jun 30 2007 04:00 pm Huber Park, Shakopee - 150th Year Celebration
Thu, Jul 12 2007 07:00 pm Hopkins Downtown Park - Raspberry Festival Kickoff
Sat, Jul 14 2007 03:00 pm Hopkins Downtown Park - Raspberry Festival
Wed, Jul 18 2007 07:00 pm Centennial Lakes
Mon, Jul 23 2007 07:00 pm Hilde Performance Center
Tue, Jul 31 2007 07:30 pm Como Park
Sun, Nov 4 2007 07:00 pm Hopkins Center for the Arts
** Late Breaking News ** Travis Shephard, our illustrious associate
conductor (That's Associate, NOT to be mistaken for Assistant) has
formally announced resignation of his tenure on the podium. As a
farewell tribute the band played S&S for him one last time (did they
ever play it for him before? Probably just the once when he was full
conductor al temporare). The folks at Lake David truly do hope that
Travis continues to grace the band with his presence in the low brass
section as an instrumentalist, however we also recognize the
possibility that he may just be ready to move on, and ease some stress
in his life by letting go a little bit. For any of you who know how
hard it is to leave a band behind, we certainly empathize.
CONCLUSION
There's nothing left in the bottom of the barrel of monkeys so look no
further for more banana peels and honey! Thanks for reading, hope you
had fun! The Lake David Board of directors has voted and the jury
offered two suggestions for dedications. First, they requested to
dedicate this 21st edition of the Lake David Fanclub Newsletter to Al
Franken. However, never one to spout political views, the editorial
staff has vetoed this nomination. Second, the Board recommended Steve
Jobs. His marketing genius is a marvel to us all. The satirical Apple
Computer marketing videos and rampant success over the last two years
(since the 20th edition was published) in building an empire in the
portable audio industry is something we at Lake David admire from
afar. For any who missed the hype, the next big hit is claimed to be
the iPhone, but that is questionable in our minds. The revolutionary
innovations that blindside us are not generally things people were
formerly whispering about so darn much. Enough with the
techno-ramblings. The motion to dedicate to Stevie J was shot down
with finality by a hard core extremist PC Gamer in a dark alley. All
he left behind was a note that said something about the human IQ being
an inverse proportion to the degree to which one adores Macs. Besides,
we think he might have been a dedication recipient in a previous issue
of the newsletter! Putting an end to the squabbling, the editor in
chief of the Lake David staff has proclaimed that this issue shall be
dedicated to the marvelous Ivone DaSilva of Salvador de Bahia. While
David visited Brazil last October, Ivone is a grandmotherly figure who
went to extraordinary lengths to make his stay enjoyable, and to fight
local bureaucracy to help him speak with Christine by cell phone,
internet, or any other medium. Here's to you, Ivone!
We promise to send an all new complimentary newsletter again soon,
whence we have some more letters from our fans, news to report,
political elections to discuss, weddings to recap, jokes to tell, and
people of whom to make fun. Please submit your comments, blood
pressure, pulse, bank account number, criticisms and any other
material for the next LDFN to david@lakedavid.com so that he may
respond in kind by mailing you Surface Mount Technology publications,
beer of the month, or calling to give a shout out, a howdy, or an hola
grande!
