Home for the Holidays

Just wanted to take a moment to be thankful that we can be Home for the Holidays. Please keep our serving men & women in your thoughts this season. Their sacrifice keeps us free.

Another year winding down

It has been a fun year. The Cool Water Band is getting noticed around Prescott and getting more requests for performances. We have performed for the VFW Post in Prescott twice this year and gone as far as Palo Verde, CA for gigs. Now that December approaches, The Cool Water Band is getting ready for the annual Acker Musical Showcase on December 11th. This year we will be in The Art Store at 109 S. Granite St. It is a great evening of music and entertainment throughout downtown Prescott and we enjoy being a part of it.

Erosonic continues its commitment to the preservation of music with the production of several new albums this year. The Heritage Collection continues to grow and will soon have Family Albums 1 & 2 of "clean fighter pilot songs" available from us and other sites. Continue to check www.erosonic.com for updates. In addition to military music, Erosonic has also underwritten two CD's by the Cool Water Band. The band performs Folk, Classic Country, and Western songs. Those CD's will be available starting December 11, 2009 as we plan to debut them at the Acker Musical Showcase.

We hope this finds you well and enjoying the Season. We wish you the best in 2010.

Travel Plans

Our summer travel plans are starting to take shape. We thought you might want an update.

May 12 we will head for Bellingham, WA for a visit with the Anders and 2 shows at their Heritage Flight Museum. They have moved to a new location and are having a Grand Opening on May 16 where Dick will do a short show. Then on May 22nd Irv LeVine will join Dick for a show at HFM. 

From Bellingham we will wander our way South & East visiting friends and family along the way in Klamath Falls, Mountain Home, and Colorado Springs, arriving in Fort Worth in time to do 2 shows for The National Vietnam War Museum at their "Tribute: Expressions of Loss and Remembrance by Vietnam Veterans" exhibit. The shows will be at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center, 1300 Gendy Street on Friday June 5th from 7:30 PM - ? and Saturday June 6th from 1:00 - 2:30 PM. The exhibit is open to the public through June 26th and they are hoping a lot of veterans will attend and/or provide comments. For directions to the Fort Worth Art Center visit: www.fwac.com

Dick and "The Cool Water Band" continue to play every 4th Wednesday at the Prescott VA for the patients in the CLC. 

Chris, Dick, and Sheba

                         The Boy

He discovered America in '82

And he cried and cried 'til his face turned blue

But he outgrew that bye and bye

Been a long time since I seen him cry

He's smart as a whip, and he's good in school

And he likes airplanes and toys and tools

Got his mom's imagination and his grandpa's eyes

He's fond of pizza and he loves french fries

There never was a time this boy was bad

He's growin' up tall, just like his dad

Guess it runs in the family — he's a thinker and a poet

Ain't much you can talk about but he don't already know it

We go campin' in the mountains and sometimes flyin'

And we talk abut livin' and we talk about dyin'

I teach him good manners and how to have gumption

And every once in awhile, he teaches me sump'n

If the airplane's broke, or the weather's bad

And he can't go flying with his old granddad

He'll come over and help in the yard

He ain't lazy; the boy works hard

He's younger than me by 43 years

And I love him so much that it brings on tears

Guess I'll be leavin' him bye and by

. . . But as long as he lives, so will I . . .

©1992 Dick Jonas

"Summer" Tour

We spent parts of September and October on the road this year. As well as trips to other reunions. In all we attended &/or performed for the 8th TFW at Randolph AFB; Gator Flight Daedalians at Moody AFB; friends and family in Hildreth, FL where Dick grew up; Headhunters at San Destin Resort, FL; 84th FTW at Laughlin AFB; and Hog Smoke in Salina, KS. It was a leisurely trip with time for visits with family and friends along the way. 

We are looking forward to the Holidays with several programs on the books here locally. A Prescott traditional is Acker. Then there is the MOAA luncheon. On Christmas Eve we will be entertaining the long term patients at the Prescott VA Hospital.

We hope this finds you well and looking forward to 2009 as we are.