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Frank Miles, Tattler Editor
frank@sinfoniantattler.com
Scott Erb, Tattler Staff
scott@sinfoniantattler.com
Phil Wilson, Tattler Staff
phil@sinfoniantattler.com
Tommy House, Tattler Webmaster
tommy@sinfoniantattler.com
Not Pictured:
Travis Bryant, Tattler Staff
travis@sinfoniantattler.com
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The
Downbeat
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Frank
Miles, Tattler
Editor
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What a HUGE month February will be for Phi Mu Alpha, and the Sinfonian Tattler is here to cover it all! From the birth of our beloved founder to
the birth of an annual gathering of Iota Nu alumni, there is much to
celebrate.
This month, the Tattler will tell you where to go and
when to be there for an alumni reunion that will allow you to catch up with
brothers of the past as well as meet the brothers of the future. And your Iota Nu chapter will host a
luncheon for you at the Southeastern United States Band Clinic. The chapter is also joining chapters
across the nation in undertaking a reverent and joyous task, and they need
your help. It’s the celebration of
the 150th birthday of Ossian E. Mills in a way that would make
Bro. Mills proud of the organization he founded.
There’s only one place to get all this and so much more
– The Sinfonian Tattler! And we thank you for your support!!!
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Iota Nu Alumni Reunion
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John Mitcham, Special to the Tat
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Attention alumni of the Iota Nu chapter! It’s time to dust off those Sinfonia song books,
prepare for heavy buffet eating and head down to Troy for the First Annual Iota Nu
Alumni Reunion. This year’s
gathering will occur Friday, Feb. 24, and I hope that as many people as
possible will attend. As an
alumnus, I look forward every year to seeing brothers at homecoming and
the various post-game gatherings.
For the music educator alumni of our chapter, another excellent
opportunity to catch up with old friends occurs during the annual
Southeastern United States Band Clinic.
However, these events entail family, non-Sinfonians
and official obligations that deny our chapter the opportunity to fully
enjoy the important fraternal bonds experienced as a collegiate. By scheduling time every year for an
alumni weekend, the men of Iota Nu can once again tread those hallowed
pathways and have a pretty good time doing it. Highlights of this year’s event
include:
Dinner at Barnhill’s Buffet
Musical Presentation (Brothers Only)
Evening Festivities and Camaraderie with the Active
Brotherhood
Saturday Morning Golf Outing
Plans are to meet at Barnhill’s Buffet on Highway 231
around 7 p.m., where we will receive a group rate and can use the banquet
room. Following dinner, we will
reconvene at an appointed place for rehearsal and a special presentation
by our active brotherhood. A party
at one of the active brother’s houses will follow the evening’s
activities, and for anyone who wishes, a group will be playing golf on
Saturday morning. Costs are minimal
(the price of dinner) and there is plenty of floor space available for
anyone needing a place to sleep (bring your own sleeping bag and
pillow). Family is welcome to
dinner, but I remind you the evening’s musical presentation is for brothers
only. The chapter and the
organizers of this event will not have any activities planned to keep
family members occupied while we are in brothers only sessions. Families will be on their own after
dinner. In the absence of an
earthquake, Godzilla, Russian invasion, or the Rapture, YOU HAVE NO
EXCUSE not to come to this extravagant extravaganza! Here are some of the happy alumni who
have already ‘pledged’ to attend:
Frank
Miles ‘88
Scott Erb ‘96
John Mitcham ‘02
Nicky
Bull ‘98
Michael
Bird ‘94
Matt Simechak ‘00
Joe
Ybarra ‘02
Bryan Reeves ‘00
Joey
Mitchell ‘96
Casey
Speigner ‘97
John
Phillips ‘00
Greg
Waters ‘00
One of my fondest memories as a Sinfonian
occurred during homecoming several years ago, when my grand little
brother Sean Weiler and I socialized with our
high school band directors Rob Ivey and Rob Grice. As I sat listening to them tell their
stories about their time in Phi Mu Alpha, I
realized how enjoyable the fraternal interaction between different
generations was, and the lasting impression it left on collegiate
brothers. Through events such as
the Alumni Reunion, alumni of the Iota Nu Chapter can reaffirm old
friendships while fostering new ones.
I hope that everyone within reasonable driving distance will
seriously consider making the trip to Troy on Friday, Feb. 24 for some
fun, fellowship, fraternity, food, and . . . well beer doesn’t start with
“f,” but you get the idea. It’s
time to see old friends, visit the actives and meet the future of the
chapter, so mark your calendars now.
I look forward to seeing everyone next month!
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Notes in the Key of Troy
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Justin
Amaro, IN President, and
Jacob
Raspberry, IN Alumni Secretary
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First
of all, things are going well so far in the probationary process.
We now have nine guys (we lost two) and we will be having our Inspiration
function this week. In case you were wondering the names of the
current probationary members, here is a list (along with the big brothers
and families):
Bobby
Lee (Justin Amaro--Miles Family)
Scott
Sexton (Brian Smith -- family 151)
David
Mitcham (Sean Weiler
-- Family 7)
Lance
Holman (Martin Sager -- Family 357)
Chris
Hall (Terrance Cobb -- Family 357)
Adrian
Smith (Eddie McFarland -- Family 357)
Lamar
Hawthorne (Jack Gillis -- Family 13)
Adam
Hudson (Aaron Slayback -- Family 28)
Michael
Johnston (Jamie Gray -- Family 337)
We
will try to post the meeting times for all functions from week to
week. If you are interested in coming this week, we are meeting in
Smith Hall on Saturday at 9:00 p.m. Speak to any collegiate brother
for information about the details of this function.
SEUS
is coming up and we will be having our annual Phi Mu
Alpha Alumni Luncheon. If you will be here during SEUS, please come
to the luncheon at noon on Saturday. We will be meeting in Smith
207. If you know for sure that you
are coming, please RSVP to jacob.rasberry@gmail.com
so we know how many people we need to expect. If not, come anyway,
meet and greet, eat, and meet the probationary members. We are
planning on eating and doing some singing if time permits. We are making an effort to maintain
relations with the alumni, so come have lunch with us and hang out.
Along
with that, we are excited about the alumni reunion the weekend of Feb.
24. We’re planning a very special night for the past, present and
future brothers of Iota Nu. Thanks
to John Mitcham and the Tattler staff for
stirring up the excitement from the alumni end.
Finally,
we are planning a Mills Music Mission in celebration of Ossian Mills's 150th birthday in conjunction with every
other chapter in the country. It is a huge event and we are trying
to fit it into our Gold week with the probationary members. We are
still solidifying the plans, but if you wish to participate, keep an eye
out on the list serve for further details.
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SEUS Information
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Tommy House,
Tattler Staff
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 33rd Annual Southeastern
United States Concert Band Clinic and Honor Bands
Click Here for the 2006 HS
SEUS Poster
FEBRUARY 2 - 4, 2006
2006 HONOR BAND CONDUCTORS:
Paula Crider, Professor Emerita,
Instrumental Conducting, University
of Texas
Mike Nakasone, Director of the Royal Hawaiian Band, Honolulu, Hawaii
GUEST COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE:
David Holsinger, Director of Bands, Lee University,
Cleveland, Tennessee, TRN Publishing
GUEST BANDS PERFORMING:
First
Colony Middle School Honor Band, Sugar Land, Texas
Jeff Davis High School Band, Hazlehurst, Georgia
Fayette County High School Band, Fayetteville, Georgia
Ft. Payne High School Band, Ft. Payne, Alabama
Chipley High School Band, Chipley, Florida
(click on the links below for the
following information)
DIRECTOR'S LINKS:
PUBLISHERS
BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
MASTER SCHEDULE
(.pdf file)
(Source: www.soundofthesouth.org/SEUS/seus/hsindex.html)
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Happy
Birthday, Ossian!
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Scott Erb, Tattler Staff
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 It is with great honor and reverence that I write
about a Sinfonian icon. It’s not every day we celebrate
someone’s 150th birthday, but Phi Mu
Alpha will do just that for its beloved founder. The spirit of Ossian E. Mills lives on
in the hearts of all Sinfonians, and his vision
continues to be the object of Phi Mu Alpha.
We
should all take a moment and thank him for what he has done and recognize
how his dreams, too ideal for the casual small talk of the streets, have
helped mold us into the men we are today.
Where would we be with out Sinfonia? I know I wouldn’t be half the person
that I am today: manly musician, musicianly
man.
The
Fraternity will remember Ossian E. Mills in a way that would probably
mean more to him than any other way we could. During the week of February 11-18,
2006, every chapter, colony and alumni association is being asked to
participate in the Mills Music Mission.
Dr. Richard A. Crosby, Phi Mu Alpha
National President, says it is important to celebrate those rare
milestones that define who we are.
 “Such an event not only gives us a chance to reflect
on the profound values he stood for, but provides a unique opportunity
for us to reach out en masse to our communities and touch them with our
gift of music,” Crosby said in a letter to the Brotherhood in September.
Rich
is asking for 100 percent participation in the Mission so the Fraternity “can record
and publicize our Fraternity’s collective impact on a national scale,
which means we need your help!”
The staff at the national headquarters will supply press releases
and other administrative assistance to groups who take part in the
project so that our actions don’t go unnoticed. It’s time the world took notice of the
difference we can make in the lives of thousands of people through our
song!
Don’t miss this historic
event. Find out how you can help
by contacting your nearest chapter, colony or association today!
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Q & A: Mark Nichols
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Tommy House, Tattler Staff
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 Tattler: What year
were you initiated into Phi Mu Alpha?
Mark: 1993
Tattler: What
was your most memorable experience?
Mark: My
most memorable experience being a pledge was the time we worked together
as a pledge class to accomplish the goals set forth by the brotherhood,
including moving an organ, jumping into the ditch, and saying “Why Sinfonia” one night for what seemed like a thousand
times and never getting it right.
My most memorable experience as a brother was the time
we sang in a concert with the Collegiate Singers. It was a two part chorus piece with an
all men’s choir, whereby the brotherhood was that choir. It was an awesome time! Of course, traveling to Lyrecrest for a ritual was pretty awesome, too.
Tattler: How
would you rate your TSU experience?
Mark: I had
a blast being a part of the traditions at Troy, in the band and in Iota Nu.
Tattler: What
appealed to you about Phi Mu Alpha that made
you want to become a member?
Mark: It
was the type of members which were involved with the fraternity when I
was a freshman.
Tattler: What
is your current occupation and what are you
doing these days?
Mark: Band
Director at Daleville
High School, in my
tenth year of teaching and loving it.
I am still playing under Dr. Long with his community band.
Tattler: Are
you able to implement the ideals that are taught in Phi Mu Alpha in your everyday activities and/or career?
If so, how are you able to do so?
Mark:
Absolutely, I get to inspire students and adults everyday to the joys of
music. Whether through performance
based classes or in general conversation it is a lifelong goal of ours
(Phi Mu Alpha) to continue to promote music.
Tattler: How do
you see the state of music education in our country today?
Mark: It
depends where you are. In
Daleville, music is strongly supported; in other cities, it is not. There are many societies in either
large or rural areas that do great things in promoting music. I hope that where ever a brother is
that he continues to support the music in his local area.
Tattler: Any
shout outs/hellos/what's ups?
Mark: A
shout out to my old roommates: Burt Pitts, Vince Jackson, and JK
Jones. And to watching Gunsmoke
with Tommy House and John Haga that time in
Alumni Hall…
(Writer’s Note: “Gunsmoke”:
A TV show western…get your mind out of the gutter! O’ooh)
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Iota Nu Takes the Reins at Province Workshop
Frank Miles, Tattler Editor
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 The
2006 Province 34 Workshop was held in January on the campus of the University of North Alabama. Not only was Iota Nu well-represented,
but the chapter was recognized as a leader in the province through the
elections of province officers.
Seven
collegiate brothers and two alumni made the trek to Florence to provide a voice for Iota Nu
in determining the future of the province. And that future will be largely molded
by the hands of hard-working Iota Nu Sinfonians.
John
Mitcham was elected as the new Collegiate
Province Representative. John is
currently working on his graduate degree in Tuscaloosa,
but he served as Iota Nu president during his undergraduate time at Troy.
Congratulations
also are in order for Iota Nu’s Eddie McFarland
who is now the Province Music Director.
(And let’s not forget that yours truly is the Province Alumni
Coordinator!) J
Kevin
Harris from Omicron Phi (University
of Alabama) and Jonathan Brandis from Delta Beta (Alabama State
University) were
elected Assistant CPRs.
Among
the topics discussed at the workshop were the upcoming National
Convention (Cleveland, July 19-23) and the second annual Sinfonia Slash.
The Slash, a gathering of collegiates
and alumni at Oak Mountain Park
in Birmingham
that will precede the spring province council meeting, will take place in
April. More details on the Slash
will be provided in the March edition of the Tattler.
Jeremy
Evans, the Fraternity’s Director of Collegiate Affairs at Lyrecrest, attended and spoke at the workshop and, of
course, there was a recital. Iota
Nu joined the newly-chartered Epsilon Delta chapter (University of South
Alabama) in singing “Ode” from the
Centennial Red Book.
All
in all, the workshop was a success.
Now... wouldn’t it be nice if we had an alumni association to
provide a voice for us in province matters? It’s up to you! So let it be!!!
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Welcome
Aboard, Matthew; Now Start Making Money!
Scott Erb, Tattler Staff
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Before I talk about the new guy on the block, I’d like to tell you
a little about what he will be doing and who he will be doing it
for. Like many of you, I haven’t
heard much about the Sinfonia Educational
Foundation. I know its initials
are SEF… other than that, nothing.
So I did a little digging, which isn’t hard on the Internet, and
found out a little for you.
Mission
Statement
The mission of the Sinfonia Educational
Foundation is to enrich the lives of collegiate Sinfonians
and to advance music in America by supporting scholarship, education, and
the development of leadership and noble ideals among future generations
of musicians and supporters of music in America. This mission is
fulfilled through:
- The
solicitation and proper stewardship of tangible and intangible gifts
acquired through annual and planned giving and capital campaigns in
support of qualifying programs.
- Scholarships
for collegiate students to recognize and encourage academic
achievement.
- Grants
and awards to individuals and chapters in support of projects that
further the educational goals of Phi Mu
Alpha Sinfonia.
- Sponsorship of educational and leadership
development programs.
If
that didn’t help, I will try to sum it up for y’all. Their goal is help collegiate brothers
become manly musicians and musicianly men. Wouldn’t that have been nice while we
were brothers – scholarships, education, development, an opportunity to
better ourselves on Sinfonia’s nickel? I know as a student I needed every
scholarship, loan, grant that came my way. Who didn’t? Sinfonia sees
the need to help a fellow brother in this effort, so in return that
brother might be the one that lights Sinfonia’s
darkest hour, or be the brother that revolutionizes music and the music
industry like we never had seen before… all because they had a
scholarship and direction to help them achieve their goals.
 Now, who is this masked man? Who is the first person to ever be
hired as SEF director?
SINFONIA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION HIRES
FIRST STAFF MEMBER
 The Sinfonia Educational
Foundation Board of Trustees is proud to announce that it has hired
Matthew R. Garber, Mu Delta
(Longwood) ’99, to serve as its Director of Development. Garber
will begin work in January 2006.
This historic move by the Sinfonia Educational
Foundation marks the first time in the SEF’s
51-year history that it has employed its own full-time staff member. For
many years, the Fraternity’s staff has been stretched to also include SEF
operations, taking valuable time away from the very organization the SEF
is intended to support. The Board of Trustees felt that the SEF would
never fulfill its potential as long as it did not have a dedicated staff
member responsible for its own fundraising programs.
Garber, originally from Winchester, Virginia, was initiated into the Mu Delta Chapter at Longwood University
in 1999. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Vocal Music from Longwood University. Since his initiation
he served his chapter in several officer positions including President,
Treasurer, Secretary and Music Director. He has also served three terms
as the Collegiate Province Representative for Province 18 (Virginia).
Selected from among many qualified candidates, Garber received the
unanimous endorsement of the search committee headed by SEF Trustee Derek
J. Danilson. Danilson
explained, “Matt's skills and experience helped him stand out from some
truly exceptional candidates as being the one we felt could be successful
and open a new page in the SEF's history.”
 Once he
begins his duties for the SEF, Garber will work from an office in the
Fraternity’s National Headquarters in Evansville, Indiana.
On the selection of Garber for this important position, Executive
Director (and SEF Chief Operating Officer) Ryan T. Ripperton
stated, “I have every faith in Matt to fulfill the many challenges of
this trailblazing position. We needed an extremely organized, outgoing
personality that truly understands the organization’s important mission
and is able to articulate it in an inspiring way, and we found exactly
that in Matt.”
Garber commented, “It has always been a dream of mine to work for Sinfonia and I am extremely excited about this new
path in my lifelong journey.”
Matt Garber can be reached at garber@sinfonia.org.
Check out the Foundation at http://www.sinfonia.org/SEF/. See what you can do to help this noble
cause. You never know, it could be
your future son needing help.
(Note: Inserts
were taken from the www.sinfonia.org
website.)
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Down Memory Lane
with Chris Smith
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Phil Wilson, Tattler Staff
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So
naturally I wait to the last minute to sit down and begin writing. Seems like nothing really has changed
for me since I graduated from Troy,
oh so many years ago. I spent many
a night, with books crammed all around me, trying to write a paper that
was assigned weeks ago. Only this
time, there’s no handy reference material for me to look at, only the
faded view that memory alone can present.
Like
many of you who have written before, when asked about our experiences in
Iota Nu it’s hard to come up with any one thing. I guess that’s a good thing. Instead of immediately grasping on one,
a handful came rushing back the second Phil Wilson called to ask if I
would contribute to this month’s memory lane. Instantly I was transported back in
time to the phase in everyone’s life many would love to repeat. Ah, the hedonistic bliss that is
college life! Much better than
standing around in the parking lot behind the band room at Homecoming
talking about mortgage rates and home equity lines in regards to home
ownership. That’s just the way
life goes. The people you once
needed to buy you beer and drive you home after parties are now the ones
changing diapers and buying houses.
Pledge
quarter is always full of special memories for me. Sometimes I wonder how I managed to get
through it all. I’m not the most
tactful person at times, as many of you know. Oh there were the usual slip ups:  Talking
about brothers in Freshman Theory only to have Jason Grace lean over to
say “You don’t know all of the brothers do you?” and mistaking a Delta
Chi pledge pin as a brother’s pin and asking a complete stranger for his
signature rank right up there with my greatest achievements. As do two devilish nights that my
pledge class had to endure. The
first was in the gym at Tim Sims’ church and the second was the normal
traveling kind. Of course each were different in their own respect. At the gym the pledges were scattered
about while the brothers bounced balls around us and used us as hurdles
to jump over. While at the second
I had to endure Alumni ripping pages out of my book and flushing them
down the toilet, all because I had a Jax State
alumni’s signature in my book. I
tried to explain that I was told to do so by a brother but ended up
laughing instead as the shout of “Bye Bye Jax State”
was done while the page was circling down the bowl. Luckily for me Rusty Courson came to the rescue and let me go because
“hell, he’s a FOB like the rest of us.”
Of
course Pledge Quarter wasn’t full of bad memories. There were the smokers. The favorite smoker of mine was the one
by the pond where we grilled out and tried to play football. Or the paired up scavenger hunt we did
with the pledges from SAI. I don’t
think I’ll ever forget hearing Debra Smith and Trina Anderson singing
bass. Just like I can’t forget all
eight of us piling in to my tank of a car to go steal hubcaps for
brothers who were missing some.
Illegal yes, but highly entertaining.
 Naturally,
nothing compares to the memories of initiation. Having been through more than one
fraternity’s ritual, I can honestly tell you there’s nothing like
ours. The sense of magic and
inclusion as you follow the path can’t be described. Even many years later, those same
feelings come back to me now as I type this. Whether it was strictly with the piano
accompaniment or the small ensemble Dallas Burke added, it truly is this
mystifying, transcending experience I’ll never forget. Still to this day I can’t help but
remember the awe I felt when I realized that the word Sinfonia
has eight letters, one for each of us in my pledge class.
However
it’s not just the memories of myself I carry as
I look back now. I’m sure there
are many who will read this and remember my presence in many a pledge
night. If I made you cry I
apologize. Ok, well maybe I don’t
actually feel that bad but I felt it should be out there on paper
somewhere. Of course I do have to
apologize to Jason Howell and Chuck Harden for the disastrous trip to Columbus for the
initiation at Scotty Yielding’s church. How was I supposed to know that Jim
Brasher was THAT bad at writing down directions? However, it was fun trying to see
exactly where everyone was going to sleep. What was it, forty of us fighting for
floor space? Or who can forget the
time when we had to move from the chapter room in Smith Hall to the
Collegiate Room because we could no longer fit in it? Plus I don’t think Michael Bird is ever
going to let me live down “the amazing adventures of Chunk Boy and his
sidekick Beefy.” I just won’t loan
him cigarettes anymore.
There
were also times of great generosity exhibited by brothers that goes above
and beyond the calls of the fraternity.
Like the time Scott Grossman drove me home to get my Dad’s car
when mine broke down or when Preston Frazier and Royce Robinson helped me
move to Georgia
for my first job. Of course that
trip was longer than normal because the Ryder truck broke down on
us. Then there was the time Dave
Lawrence and Brandon Blackstone had to help me get my car back to Troy after it broke down coming back form Montgomery. Little brothers and adopted ones do
come in handy.
As
you can see there’s more to remember than I have time to write. And I think that’s a good thing. We as brother’s
should never forget even the minutest detail that makes being from Iota
Nu special. These are the ties
that bind us even more than the shingle hanging on our wall or the pledge
pin that’s been crammed in a drawer.
Memories of a lifetime do that to a person, they comfort us when
we are down and warm the soul as we fondly look back on them. Once A Sinfonian,
Always A Sinfonian, Long Live Sinfonia!
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Alabama Music Educators National Conference
Phil Wilson,
Tattler Staff
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Recently, I had the opportunity to visit with music
teachers from all over the state of Alabama
at the annual Alabama Music Educators National Conference held on the University of Alabama’s campus. This conference is a two-and-a-half-day
smorgasbord of ensembles from around the state to listen to, clinics to
enhance your teaching and thoughts, vendors who offer the latest fund
raising projects, music stores to buy things to compliment lessons taught
in classrooms, and many other activities geared toward music
education. I really can’t think of
any other time when all forms of music come together under one roof and
is celebrated. It is always a treat.
Music teachers in the state of Alabama are broken up into several
different categories depending on what area of concentration they focus
on during their music instruction.
These areas are ABA
(Alabama Bandmasters Association), AOA (Alabama Orchestral Association),
AEA (Alabama Elementary Association), and AVA (Alabama Vocal
Association). Each of these
organizations stands alone underneath the large umbrella of Music
Educators National Conference, otherwise known as MENC. Yearly, each of these organizations
individually meets in the form of conferences and discusses items pertinent
to their art. For example, the AEAs have a fall meeting, usually in the Birmingham
area. I haven’t had the
opportunity to join one of these meetings yet, but I do plan on it real
soon. AMENC is the conference that
brings us all together.
As much as I would love to say that I love music so
much that I wanted to attend every clinic and view every item vendors
wanted to show me, I would be feeding you a bunch of bull. Now don’t get me wrong, I love what I do,
but it was nice to revisit the world of lunches outside of the walls of
my school. I am sure three-fourths
of the folks at the conference felt the same way. Participating in this conference is a
great way to reconnect with folks you haven’t seen in years. There were so many people I was able to
talk with and find out things that are happening in their lives, and they
discovered that my life is the same ole.
This was especially true for alumni brothers from Iota Nu. We were well represented at this
conference. I was able to speak
with a retired but still active Dr. Denison. I spoke with Ralph Ford, the Smith
brothers, Rusty Courson, Rob Grice, Jerry
Claiborne, Vince Jackson, Rob Lyda and Mark
Nichols just to name a few. It was
really refreshing to actually know people there and be able to catch
up. I even found out that our
beloved Smith Hall has had some updates in the last few months.
Music Education is very much alive and becoming better
by the year in the state of Alabama. Although we still have many challenges
to face and wars to win, it is my opinion that we are on our way. Organizations like MENC, and other
statewide music organizations, are preparing us for whatever battles that
may ensue. As alumni, we need to
continue to support organizations like MENC, which in turn make our
fraternity better.
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Congratulations to
John Mitcham and Eddie McFarland, the new CPR
and Music Director, respectively, for Province 34.
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Requiem
Frank Miles, Tattler
Editor
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Gary Cook, ‘83
Originally from Georgiana,
Ala., Gary graduated high school in
1980. He went to Troy as a computer science/math major
and sang in the Collegiate Singers and Madrigals. He pledged Phi Mu
Alpha in 1981 but dropped out. Sinfonia kept calling, however, and Gary was initiated in 1983. His big brother is Kirby Sanders, who
says Gary
was “extremely talented.”
After college, Gary
lived in Puerto Rico and was a triathlete.
Eventually, he ended up in Atlanta
where he was the senior computer programmer for GEO Fields. He had also worked for Turner
Broadcasting. Gary was 43 years old.
(Our thanks to
Kirby Sanders)
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Travis Bryant , Tattler Staff
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Welcome to da’dump! Each month Tattler staffers
scour the web and lurk in dark corners to find cool and fun stuff. From
here you’ll get a glimpse into what is going on and who is doing it. And
anything and everything is fair game. So if you know of something cool
and neat that folks should check out send it to us and we’ll see if it
fits the program! Email Travis
Bryant with your cool link.
Happy February! The year is in full swing and we have
collected a mass of loving goodness that is The Link Dump. So please don’t forget to tip your
waitresses and thank Cupid.
First up is full of all that sugary sweetness
that you expect this time of year.
Check out this site for free downloads of all
kinds of Valentines Day inspired tunes.
You can play them as background music or burn your own tunes to
give as a gift. | | |
