Month: April 2014
Comin’ On Strong Tour Invitation
Houston– Tom Staton: tomstaton1@hotmail.com
San Antonio– Casey Magneson: caseymag@gmail.com
LHAB President
"Coming On Strong" Welcome Tour: CALL FOR PERFORMERS
Houston– Tom Staton: tomstaton1@hotmail.com
San Antonio– Casey Magneson: caseymag@gmail.com
*All performances will take place between 6-8PM. We will perform the following:
*CALL TO TIME: 6pm. to eat.
*FREE food and drinks for all performers!
Monday, April 21st
The Texas Comin’ on Strong Tour @ Ft. Worth
Joe T Garcia’s Mexican Restaurant
2201 North Commerce Street
Tuesday, April 22nd
The Texas Comin’ on Strong Tour @ Dallas
Union Station
400 S. Houston Street
Dallas, Tx 75202
Wednesday, April 23rd
The Texas Comin’ on Strong Tour @ Houston
Reliant Stadium
Monday, April 28th
The Texas Comin’ on Strong Tour @ San Antonio
Sunset Station
1174 E. Commerce Street
San Antonio, Tx 78205
JACKETS AND STETSONS
We have decided to order a second round of jackets for those whom didn’t purchase theirs on Dec. 1st. Your jackets will vary slightly in zipper color. LHAB will embroider the patches, Longhorn logo, and ship it to London. The approximate cost is $60 and will be included in your final payment.
It’s time to order your white Stetson. See the measuring guide on the FAQs or you can walk into Allen’s Boots for a fitting. Every marcher, except tubas and twirlers, must order Stetsons. Tubas will wear burnt orange Santa hats. (LHAB will order those on your behalf.) Any non- marching member of your party may order a stetson. LHAB will ship the Stetsons at a group rate in hat boxes to London. The approximate cost is $80 and will be included in your final payment. Order Jackets & Stetsons now!
The deadline for placing all orders is Thursday, May 15th. Remember you must be in the approved uniform to participate in the parade.
- London Jacket
- White collared shirt/turtleneck
- Solid black pants
- Solid black socks & shoes
- White Stetson
LONDON UPDATE
Dear London Participants,
Thank you for signing up to march in our first international parade! We are excited about this new venture and look forward to working with all of you. Lots of valuable information is included in this email. I suggest that you save it and read it thoroughly.
We are doing our best to keep you informed, but the exact itinerary will not be set until after the site visit in the summer. What I can provide you is a sample itinerary from London’s New Year’s Day Parade (LNYDP) and a LNYDP 2013 itinerary book that I received. Happy reading!
After reviewing the updated London contract, the package price has increased by $45. The “offer document” price was correct at the time we signed it, but subsequent to that (indeed in the last two weeks) airlines have imposed two additional fuel surcharges since the offer was made to LHAB. One fee of $25 which was imposed in November 2013 and a further surcharge of $20 which was imposed in mid-February. This additional amount will be included with your final payment.
LONDON BANDMATES
You’ve been asking for a list of who’s going. Well here it is. Log in as a member to www.lhab.org—London 2015—Attendee List.
Letter from Paula Crider
Greetings LHAB:
I am tremendously excited to learn that the Longhorn Alumni Band
will take its’ inimitable spirit abroad for the first time next
December, and I shall be proud to serve as a UT faculty
liaison for the trip. I have enjoyed adjudicating the London
New Year’s Day Parade for a number of years,
and can think of no better way to visit one of the world’s
great cities than with the LHAB. It is truly a wonderful
trip, with many opportunities to enjoy other European cities
after the parade. (Paris is a quick Eurostar trip away!)
I can already imagine the excitement generated as the
sounds of LHAB bounce off the Houses of Parliament,
and draw huge crowds in Trafalgar Square.
I encourage all who are able to sign up for what could
well be the trip of a lifetime. Nefertiti Williams has already
thrown down the gauntlet: 400 marchers will exceed the
size of any band to have marched in the LNYDP!
Cheers & Hook Em!
PC
Paula A. Crider, Professor Emerita, The University of Texas
Director Emerita, The University of Texas Longhorn Bands