At this time of year we like to take time to remember Jonathan’s great grandpa Richard Warren who was not only a passenger on the Mayflower but among the ten men in the landing party with Myles Standish at Cape Cod on November 11, 1620. Warren co-signed the Mayflower Compact and was one of 19 signers who surved the first winter. While we are able to document and trace Jonathan’s family lineage to Richard Warren, the fact is there are millions of descendants throughout history and most don’t even know it. One reason for this is that all of Richard Warren’s children survived to adulthood, married, and also had large families. Among his descendants (and thus also in Jonathan’s family tree) are Ulysses S. Grant, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Richard Gere, Longfellow, Amelia Earhart, Orson Welles, the Wright Brothers, and Sarah Palin. Read the rest of this entry for additional details. Happy Thanksgiving!
During the search for a new tech director (update: Phillip Laposser starts next week!), I’ve been enjoying spending time mixing FOH and working with the music team at Hickory Grove’s North Campus – great group of people and a strong talented worship team. I recorded this clip on my Sony NEX-5n to test the internal mics and simply sat it on the ledge in front of the house mix position. Not too bad for a photo camera but the Panasonics still have the best full range sound and don’t distort when in a loud venue. Enjoy and click thru to Vimeo for best quality and full screen.
Most of you know that a family tradition is our yearly trip down to Sea Pines Resort at Hilton Head Island. This year the future in-laws, Joyce and Marcelo, joined us later in the week and we celebrated Emily’s birthday. As always, click on Vimeo to view larger at the site. Enjoy!
On July 4th we traveled to Colleen’s grandmother’s house in Belpre, OH (aka Parkersburg, WV) for a family get together and Davis family reunion. With 51 people in attendance it was the largest gathering in probably 15 years. Colleen has done a great deal of work and research on family history and she displayed charts, books, and photos for everyone to enjoy. You can see photos from this weekend at our SmugMug Photo Gallery.
I recently accompanied Colleen on a business trip to a healthcare meeting in Washington DC. Having several hours free, and the weather being nice, I decided to walk around the National Mall. (from Capitol Hill to the Lincoln Memorial and all the way back!) Having my pocket camera with me I took video clips along the way and created this compilation. Enjoy!
Mallory graduated from Appalachian State on Sunday May 9th with a degree in Advertising and Communications! This video is comprised of clips I took during the service and includes Mallory receiving her diploma. In a few days, the college is supposed to post the entire service as streaming video at http://www.commencement.appstate.edu/ (select May 9th at 9am).
In his 7th year working for the Charlotte Bobcats, and in charge of the visiting team locker room, many NBA players know our son David when they come to town. For example, Shaq and Dwight Howard cut up and call him Jim Carey around the locker room as they think David looks like him. Recently my pocket camera and I went to a Bobcats game and captured video footage for the family archives so that one day he can show the kids what their dad did for a part-time job in college. Too bad I couldn’t film in the locker room for the behind the scenes view – or maybe that’s a good thing!
While I’m sure almost everyone with an email account has seen this by now, I feel compelled to post this here for posterity and so that I remember it myself.
Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this:
I originally discovered there was an actor named Jonathan Hole when I noticed the name in the credits of an Andy Griffith Show where he played a guest role in several episodes. It seems that the actor Jonathan Hole had a long and successful career in television playing guest roles on many (if not most) of the top TV shows of all time. You can learn more by reading the rest of this post and by viewing his entry on the IMDB.
A musician named Dave Carroll recently had difficulty with United Airlines after United apparently damaged his treasured $3500 Taylor guitar during a flight. Dave spent over 9 months trying to get United to pay for damages to his custom Taylor guitar caused by sloppy baggage handling. Read the rest of this entry »
At this time of year we like to take time to remember Jonathan’s great grandpa Richard Warren who was not only a passenger on the Mayflower but among the ten men in the landing party with Myles Standish at Cape Cod on November 11, 1620. Warren co-signed the Mayflower Compact and was one of 19 signers who surved the first winter. While we are able to document and trace Jonathan’s family lineage to Richard Warren, the fact is there are millions of descendants throughout history and most don’t even know it. One reason for this is that all of Richard Warren’s children survived to adulthood, married, and also had large families. Among his descendants (and thus also in Jonathan’s family tree) are Ulysses S. Grant, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Richard Gere, Longfellow, Amelia Earhart, Orson Welles, the Wright Brothers, and Sarah Palin. Read the rest of this entry for additional details. Happy Thanksgiving!
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