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Howdy Folks,

Uncle Dave the banjo player and Blind Nicky Nicastro here wonderin’ if you like to hear a banjo, fiddle or keyboard playin’ Bluegrass , Ragtime, Folk, Oldies,  Country and a variety of other music.  And that’s not all.  We combine our tunes with lots of good clean humor and even a wild poem should the situation call for something completely different.

Got a piano?  Nicky can play tunes that’ll leave you wantin’ to have us  back again.    Got a tight budget? 

We’re affordable!   I guarantee it!   No money at all?  Charities welcome!  Just ask.  Call  me  at:  602-419-8577.  Sincerely, Nicky & UncleDave. You’ve got a  big event or party?!   We’re   expandable with a full P.A. and  more musicians too.  Just ask!   4 U Band.  Catch Nick, Dave and Friends at the Glendale Foothills Public Library Wednesday night June 3rd 6:30 to 7:45. FREE!

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Music News:

New One-Event Jam

Nick & I've been invited to host an evening jam on Wednesday, June 3rd at the Glendale Foothills Public Library between Union Hills and the 101 on 57th Ave.  Free! Free! Free!

The fun starts at 6:30 and ends as the place closes close to 8.  Our Foothills jams (mentioned below) have grown to a nice group of around ten or so musicians and singers who are so dependable and quick, Nick and I probably jam with them two to four times a month.  That often and you're bound to get comfortable with each other's tunes.

I Now Have My Own Jam... Again...And Again

Nicky and I have inherited another jam!  Rick R. who hosted the Knights of Columbus Jam discussed below, couldn't reliably attend anymore and offered the stewardship of it to us.  It draws better musicians than your average jam and the beer is only $1.50 a stein!  Life is good!

I co-host a jam with blind Nicky Nicastro, classically trained fiddler and it is gaining steam.  It's a jam described below, the Foothills Library jam has been passed from

Perils and Pleasures of Online Dating #4: Dinara

Dinara was the most suspicious of my online acquaintances and yet the most compelling to date.  Very beautiful and she sent me videos, a first!  I have added videos 4-22-15.  Prepare to be amazed!  Dear reader, put yourself in my place, one who desires to trust any and all.  And enjoy the compelling saga of Dinara.

This message may not have been sent by: dinara@gmail.com  Learn more  Report phishing

Hi!!! Thanks, that you have answered my letter! My name is Dinara!
You can name me Diana so I name friends and my congenial souls. It is
very interesting to me to learn more about you and your country! I
also wish to tell to you about myself that we could learn about each
other more. Tell to me about itself and about your country, it is very

Perils and Pleasures: #3 Part 3 The Final Days of O.

Petra had never gotten to the stage of coming to meet me.  O was the first.  I would later recognize 'Coming to meet you!'  as the final stages of what have come to be the most thrilling relationships I've ever had though none consummated.  I would rate these above my one and only actual marriage for steamy romance.

Perils and Pleasures Continued #3 O Part 2:

To get the most from these correspondence, I would start with part #1, #2 and then this:

After the way I lost Petra, her repeated flakey behavior of not writing for days one week and again once I said I didn't know how I would afford to travel to her nor did I think a marriage proposal was appropriate for our first meeting, I suspected that her and a scamming business were a very strong probability.  Although I kept reminding myself not to get in too deep, I just could not resist the passionate words and strange grammar that made this all the more believable.  In their defense, when I began studying Russian language, I discovered they either don't use pronouns or must use them differently.

Perrils and Pleasures The story of O: #2 Part 1

Olga Had actually appeared weeks earlier and was really fast to ask for exclusivity.  I told her about Petra

The Perils and Pleasures of Online Dating: #1 Petra

Since September I've been single again and so have joined a multitude of online dating services:

Of the most interest has been my response from Russia.  The girls are stunning in Russia if I am any judge.

Thumbtack:

As some of you may know, I have been employment challenged for several months now since being laid-off a few days short of Christmas last year.  It's great for getting to lots of swell jams all over town, but definitely has its drawbacks.

On a positive note, I've found a website I'd like to share with you called Thumbtack.

 At this site one merely lists all the things they can do.  For me it ranged from handyman, to CAD designer, driver and even banjo player.

Navy Seal Commander:  I learned about this fantastic post from a forum at SFI.     Very inspiring!

Navy Seal Commander Tells Students To Make Their Beds Every Morning In Incredible Commencement Speech

PETER JACOBS EDUCATION  MAY. 21, 2014, 9:00 AM

http://www.businessinsider.sg/bill-mcraven-commencement-speech-at-ut-2014-5/#.U3wGpNJdWRh

Bill's Book Blog:  

INFIDEL, by Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Apart from the prestige of having this book on the New York Times bestseller list when published in 2008, Ayaan made news a couple of weeks ago when Brandeis University rescinded its offer of an honorary degree because students objected to her writing as “hate speech”.  Which it certainly is.

Bill's Travel Blog:  REFLECTIONS

Relaxing in the pleasant afternoon sun at my neighborhood sidewalk café in Prague over a glass of beer I try to reflect on what, if anything, I’m learning. 

What's that banner ad doing here? SFI? Sure Funny Interruption?

Strong Future International is the first internet company I clicked on from an email ad that didn't ask for money.  No down payment at all.  I was still reluctant, but I did click my way in.

Bio: Stardate 7/22/14 Reflecting on my youth.

Even then, a chick magnet

Dave's biographical ramblings:  I was born  in December of 1956 in downtown Seattle Washington.  My father wasn't there at the hospital he was in a nearby movie theater watching the original King Kong Movie.
Other momentous things that occurred in 1956:  
TV was in it's infancy having only become commercially available in the late 1940's and new local stations were joining the airwaves all over the country.
Elvis Presley's Hound Dog/Don't Be Cruel record hit #1.  He then records Heartbreak Hotel.
Abigail Van Buren's "Dear Abby" column 1st appears in newspapers.
Egyptian President Nasser pledges to reconquer Palestine.
Elvis Presley's 1st TV appearance (Dorsey Bros Stage Show).
Mickey Mantle hits home runs from both sides of the plate.  Misses hitting a home run out of Yankee stadium by 18".
Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante and Milton Berle air their last TV shows.
John Lennon (15) & Paul McCartney (13) meet for 1st time as Lennon's rock group Quarrymen performs at a church dinner.