Welcome ScreaminEagle! Love your name! (Btw, there is a roller coaster at Six Flags in St. Louis which is 2 hours from me, named the Screamin' Eagle! Seems appropriate since you rode roller coasters at the Hard Rock Park!)
Thanks for the review. It was fabulous and can't wait to see the pics!
"They will never forget you 'till somebody new comes along"
1948-2016 Gone but not forgotten
Welcome ScreaminEagle!! Glad that you want to join the board!
Amazing review and I can't wait to see the pictures!
Let somebody love you, before it's too late..
New Kid In Town Continued........with Bio
First, thanks to all for your kind replies and greetings. From seeing the number of posts that have been placed on this board from each of you, it looks like I have a lot of catching up to do (not to increase my ranking but to familiarize myself with y'all). From the short time spent with Soda, DonFan, & her daughter (I was thinking of referring to her as Desperado or BamaGirl........she's not at all criminal so I'll refer to her as BamaGirl which helps to describe her geographically), maybe a total of 15-18 hours, I swear I felt like I have known them for quite some time! They really made me & Eaglett (Erika) feel welcome & made us feel like family. The 6 of us really seemed to enjoy our time with each other. I've known Dreamer for 15 years now & she's always had an open door, been quite helpful, & a great example for our two daughters (our other daughter is 18 & is boy crazy, but not older man crazy)!
To give you a fairly brief biography, knowing that I can go on for hours or pages, I'll just try to lay the frame work & let y'all hang the walls to complete it in your own mind. First, I've always liked to write which I don't feel is wrong (nice pun???). I was born & raised in the Buffalo, New York area of the USA (about 20 miles from Niagara Falls) with a four year older brother. I guess he & his friends were my influence into Rock & Roll.
I then listened to a lot of Eagles, Boston, Bob Seger, ELO, Skynard, REO Speedwagon, Kiss, Styx, Supertramp, The Beach Boys & many others. It wasn't 'til high school when I got into CCR, The Rolling Stones, Doors, Beatles, Van Halen, Billy Joel, Prince, Bad Company, Foreigner, Cheap Trick, The Cars, ACDC & Rush to name a few. I left home to attend college in Lynchburg, Virginia where I got into Queen, Ratt, Poison, Aerosmith, Zeppelin, & Pink Floyd. I also got a good taste for Country Music while in college. After college, I got into Metallica and many others from then to now.
I would have to say my favorite genre of all time was 80's Metal bands though. My favorite band of all time was, by far, Boston (R.I.P. Brad Delp). My favorite album of all time; a close tie to Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” and the Metallica “Black Album”. My favorite song of all time; “Life’s Been Good” by……..crap I can’t remember!!!
My first concert ever was Cheap Trick in Buffalo, NY in 1980. I saw Boston in concert in Washington, D.C. in 1987; it was awesome (except their first song; way out of tune). It has taken me until now, 2008, to finally see the Eagles! It’s hard for me to place them in my personal rankings but definitely in my top 5 bands of all time!
I graduated from college in 1988 with a B.S. degree in BS (really it was in Business Administration with a minor in Human Resources). The day after graduation, I moved to the Capital City of Virginia, Richmond, and thus planted my stakes in southern ground for my eternity. It was then I entered into the financial industry that included a 13-year stint with CapitalOne in which I was laid-off in 2004. I bought a house in a metropolitan sub-division in adjoining Chesterfield County in 1994. We are now looking to move this summer to the thick country in Cumberland, Virginia, about 45 miles away, to engage in a much larger piece of property. My wife and I were both previously married, met 15 years ago, got married 13 years ago, have Erika (12 years old today), and our 18 year old daughter that my wife brought in from her first marriage. I had no prior children (that I know of; LOL). My wife is a cardiac nurse; I’m self-employed & also have a part-time job with BestBuy (the world’s largest electronics retailer). My own business had centered around exterior home improvements but I recently took/completed classes to become a certified home inspector; that is my current venture. I also am a casino dealer, & have a kennel in which we breed, raise, show, & handle dogs in AKC (American Kennel Club) & also will soon in UKC (United Kennel Club). We have bred Miniature Pinschers, German Pinschers (shown both), & also show American Staffordshire Terriers that we own. We plan to stud them once they obtain their championship titles.
My brother is a former United States Marine Lance Corporal, recently retired from the New York State Police Department (as a Sergeant & Investigator/Detective) in December 2007 at the age of 45, & has since uprooted his wife & four daughters from Buffalo, New York to nearby Lynchburg, Virginia where he is to graduate June 25th from the Lynchburg Police Department where he seeks another 20-year stint for yet another retirement income. Following suit, my retired parents just bought a condo in Lynchburg and will be here by September along with my only surviving grandparent, my 96 year old maternal grand-mother. I never thought that my whole family would end up here in the South! Both sets of grandparents were married for well over 60 years. My parents have been married for just about 48 years now.
Well, I guess that’s enough of my jabbering for now. Talk to y’all again soon!
Just too busy being fabulous.
Hey, Screamin' Eagle, welcome to the board!
I was just in your beautiful State of Virginia 2 weeks ago, visiting Aunt dreamer and taking in the concert at Charlottesville with her.
She was kind enough to let me stay at her house during my Richmond visit.
Based on the pictures of family that are everywhere in her home, and the loving way she talks about all of you, I know she was really happy to have the opportunity to share some Eagles time with you, especially the kids!
Glad you all had such a great time!
I found a short youtube video of Joe riding LITFL at HRP:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1Pg7...eature=related
Here's a link to another review of the Eagles and the grand opening.
Be sure to read the sidebar about the the couple who met online, discovered a mutual passion for the Eagles, and eventually got married. Those lucky dogs ended up with last minute front row seats!
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/679/story/472358.html
Ah Molly - that is so sweet of you. And you're right - I guess I do have a lot of family pictures. I loved having you and Z visit. Wow - was that only a couple of weeks ago!!!! It seems much longer than that - you'll have to come back soon.Originally Posted by Molly
DF, thanks for posting those reviews. And again, we had a great time hanging out with you and your daughter, and Soda.
You know - I just thought again as I was typing this post that I have really met some fantastic people and great friends here. You are all wonderful, and it's so special getting to spend time with each other to share our love of the greatest American band ever.
And Screamin'Eagle - welcome to the board. Hope you enjoy yourself hanging out here on The Border. I could swear I know you from somewhere!
Sorry I haven't had much time to post this week. It's been another busy one. I only have a few minutes now because we are having a b/d party for Eaglett at my house this afternoon. She is still on Cloud 999 from the trip. Looks like Aunt Dreamer is either going to have to sedate her or myself.
"People don't run out of dreams: People just run out of time ..."
Glenn Frey 11/06/1948 - 01/18/2016
Right back at you! My thoughts exactly about all the great people here.DF, thanks for posting those reviews. And again, we had a great time hanging out with you and your daughter, and Soda.
You know - I just thought again as I was typing this post that I have really met some fantastic people and great friends here. You are all wonderful, and it's so special getting to spend time with each other to share our love of the greatest American band ever.
Bamagirl & I wish Eaglett a very happy birthday!
Screamin' Eagle, it's great to hear from you, and thanks for your excellent input for the Hard Rock show. It's nice to get a bit of your family background too. I live in the UK, and have had the pleasure of meeting several people who post here, all of whom have been wonderful people. My ambition is to one day travel to the US and meet up with some of you who post here and go to an Eagles concert together.
Sounds like it wasn't as pricy as I thought, then. And you definitely got some good stuff along with the admission. Glad it was a good deal and that y'all had fun!
Chris
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