Memories to be Made

I hope everyone is enjoying the Memorial Day weekend. We had horrific storms last night. My daughter Carajean had lots of damage to their Lake Travis home-site. She said the walkway to their boat dock broke, causing the dock to be blown onto the entrance to the community boat ramp. She was waiting for the "boat dock guy" when we last texted. The winds were said to reach 70 mph at times, causing lots of damage all over the area. The only things I noticed here are lots of tree branches in my yard and on my deck. There were many power outages all over Austin and lots of flooded low water crossings remain closed today. Thank goodness our road did not flood this time. In 2018, Lake Travis flooded enough that Mansfield Dam had to have another gate opened. This is what happened to CJ's boat dock that time:

Son Matthew and his wife Amy are playing in a golf tournament today at their club. Apparently wet and soggy greens are not much of a deterrent!  At least the weather today is cooler than the 90 degree heat we've had this past week.

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Erick

The Independence Brewing Company recently held a theme song contest. The winner gets 1,000 bucks, a year supply of Native Texan beer, and studio time!" My grandson-in-law Erick sent me the following video that he and my grandson Tanner made to enter the contest. I was disappointed when they announced the final winner. Erick's video (he wrote the lyrics and music) had previously been chosen Number Four of the top five videos. They then had a "people's choice" vote to decide the winner. I didn't know about it in time to gather votes for theirs. I'm not on Facebook, which is where they

Tanner

announced the runoff. Tanner did a great job of filming and editing. He's done a few remarkable videos since he was around age eleven or twelve. I think that their collaboration on this one shows that they could come up with a "winner" without it being in a contest. Check out their entry:

Erick, a talented musician, is a founding member of the Colombian Funk band Superfonicos. The pandemic has curtailed most of their performances. However, they recently had a gig at The Empire here in Austin. Hopefully, they will be filling their schedule with many appearances as the lessening of the COVID-19 restrictions proliferate and many of Austin's music venues are reopening. Here is their official video, with more to be found on YouTube: Superfonicos - Suelta Makes you want to "shake your booty" and tap your toes, doesn't it?

Peace to all,

Marilyn