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TORNADO ALLEY!

April 22, 2010

A Day of (near) Infamy! 

While driving from Amarillo, Texas to Longmont, Colorado on Highway 287.... All seemed well on the western front.  

OUT OF NOWHERE! NO WARNING! WE WERE WARNED!

Sirens blared.  Radio broadcasts were transmitted!  We were on a collision course with a potentially deadly, destructive Tornado!  

BUT WAIT!!!

Warnings came in!  NOT ONE... NOT TWO... BUT SEVERAL Tornado's spawned off from a super cell of storms spinning between the Colorado planes, into Kansas, Texas panhandle and into Nebraska!

We heard reports of tornado touchdowns to the east, less than 10 miles distance! 

We drove North on the 287 to have just come behind another downed tornado that had moved northward.

To our East and West we had Tornado's tearing up the earth in their path making their way to our location!

We drove thru the hail!  We drove thru the rain!  

We saw spinning clouds, funnels nearing the ground!  

WE MADE IT!  

We had skirted past a ban of Tornadoes! 

On April 22nd, 2010, we had a heroic tale to tell! 

Break out the Blankets! It's Karaoke Night in Pendleton, Oregon!

Luck of the Irish!!!

Gold ending rainbows with four leaf clovers! Frolicking leprechauns on green hillsides...

Some of these things may come to mind when thinking of St. Patrick’s Day.

I have never been one to really celebrate this green festive occasion. (I would wear green of course!) Who really wants to get pinched?!

This year was different. This year was going to be a celebration! I was going to do what other seemingly normal people did.


This year I was in Pendleton, Oregon on business, stuck for the night at the Wild Horse Casino. This year I would wear my greenest shirt proudly! I would wear my large green stone necklace! I would celebrate amongst others!

My husband Jay and I went into the casino lounge bar and grill. They had specials of green beer, festive food and the regular hot, Hot, HOT wings. We were seated looking down at the large stage below. We had stumbled upon Karaoke night!

This was our first Karaoke night!
(Correction... I had been to a karaoke club previously, but it doesn't count. I was visiting a friend in Japan and the people didn't understand English!)


We had snacked some wings and downed some green brew.
Shortly their after we decided we would both get up on the large beautiful stage and belt out a tune!

We both scoured thru the almost biblical book of music to pick our selections.

James was called to the stage.

He sang the song VooDoo like there was no tomorrow!!

At first I was wondering how he would do. Others were magnificent that night; and there were some who... well, just plain stunk!

He was FABULOUS!!! I don't know where it came from! It was as if my husband’s vocal cords were replaced by a deep throated rock star!

A few more people sang, then I was called to the stage.

Do you have a favorite song? (Of course you do! Everyone does!)

I sang a song from one of my favorite artists. I sang Superman, from Our Lady Peace.

I knew the song by heart, however I don't know what happened......
The song I usually sing in the car, and know all the lyrics like I knew my own address seemed forgotten.

I still had a great time! I sang my heart out. I shook out all the lyrics, and my song was done.

You would think after that experience I would give up for the night.

Oh NO!!! Not me!!! Jay talked me into singing a duet with him!

We both got on stage and the music started.

We sang WHITE AND NERDY from Weird Al'! It was so Funny!! The lyrics were so fast! We tried to keep up. -tried- People were cheering! We had a blast!!!

We were given t-shirts from the DJ that night. I still am not sure if he gave them to us because we were great, entertaining, or he felt sorry for us.


Either way, we had a FABULOUS St. Patty's Day!