SUPPORT OUR MUSICIAN BROTHERS

Bro. Jerry Embree
We'll be playing Rock N Bowl March 31st (Wednesday).
I played 26 gigs in February, so I'm staying busy!

Bro. Vince Vance
* April 24 – Slidell, LA: East St. Tammany Relay for Life Venue: Slidell Municipal Airport at 62512 Airport Road – Setup Time: 11:00 AM – Show Times: 4:30 to 6:00 PM & 7:30 to 9:00 PM – contact: Donna McDonald 985.641.8621 dpmcdonald@yahoo.com – (open to public) MAJOR CHARITY ALERT!

Bro. Joe Ashlar
*Sat.3/13/10- with Good Enough for Good Times (members of Galactic) @ The Maple Leaf on Oak Street 11pm-late
*Fri. 3/19/10- with Good Enough for Good Times (members of Galactic) @ dba on Frenchmen Street 10pm-2am
*Wed. 3/24/10 with The Jake Eckert Trio @ 12 Bar on Fulton Street 9pm-1am
*Fri. 3/26/10 with Topsy Chapman and Solid Harmony @ Snug Harbor on Frenchmen Street, Shows at 8pm and 10pm
*Sat. 3/27/10 with Bonerama @ Tipitina's on Tchioupitoulas St. 10pm-late
*Sun. 3/28/10 with Warren Battiste and Steve Masakowski @ Snug Harbor on Frenchmen Street, Shows at 8pm and 10pm
*Sun. 3/14/10 with The Jake Eckert Trio @ The Maple Leaf on Oak St.10pm till late
My first show as bandleader in New Orleans Hope the brethren can come out to support me!
*Tues. 3/30/10 with The Joe Ashlar Organ Trio @ Snug Harbor on Frenchmen Street, Shows at 8pm and 10pm
*Wed. 3/31/10 with The Jake Eckert Trio @ 12 Bar on Fulton Street 9pm-1am

Brother Dave Krasner and I were at the Deutsches Haus a few weeks ago for the Haus Oktoberfest volunteer party. There was a young man there you couldn’t miss. We couldn’t decide if he was a magician, ring leader or chimney sweep. Curiosity got the best of us and we introduced our selves. Turns out he is a journeyman stone mason from Germany on a three year required journey traveling around the world learning how other stone masons operate. His clothing is required of a journeyman stone mason. His jewelry was most similar to ours. He said he had a power point program and a prepared talk about his trade so we invited him to come speak at our February 10 meeting. We are extremely glad we did! This is an edited excerpt from that meetings minute.
After the meeting we all enjoyed a talk and slide show presentation by a young Stone Mason Journeyman, Sebastain Herdicka, from Germany who is traveling around the world for three years learning how people in other parts of the world do their stone masonry trade. It is a requirement of his 800 year old guild. He spoke of the origins of the guild, the requirements and clothing and about what distinguishes stone masons from different guild members. He talked about the heritage and even had pictures going back to the turn of the century. After his talk he presented the lodge a cloth with different guild emblems. When we found out that the three years traveling was mandatory and that no one was compensated by the guild, the compassion of our beloved fraternity came to light. It was a most delightful experience having this young stone mason in our presence and give his talk and slide show. kkueck

NEW WORD DEFINITIONS

ADULT:
A person who has stopped growing at both ends and is now growing in the middle.
BEAUTY PARLOR:
A place where women curl up and dye.
CANNIBAL:
Someone who is fed up with people.
CHICKENS:
The only animals you eat before they are born and after they are dead.
DUST:
Mud with the juice squeezed out.
EGOTIST:
Someone who is usually me-deep in conversation.
HANDKERCHIEF:
Cold Storage.
INFLATION:
Cutting money in half without damaging the paper.
MOSQUITO:
An insect that makes you like flies better.
RAISIN:
Grape with sunburn.
SECRET:
Something you tell to one person at a time.
SKELETON:
A bunch of bones with the person scraped off.
TOOTHACHE:
The pain that drives you to extraction.
TOMORROW:
One of the greatest labor saving devices of today.
YAWN:
An honest opinion openly expressed.
WRINKLES:
Something other people have, similar to my character lines.