Captain's Blog

A very busy weekend.

Lena — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:36:37 GMT

Friday night 1/2 of the Wicked Gypsy crew drove to Pittsburgh for the Taxim show at Your Inner Vagabond. We had such a great time. The dance community in Da'Burgh is awesome. Thanks Bernie for including us in the show. Saturday was a dance gig at a private party. Talk about some no-fun-havin' stuffed shirts. Usually, party gigs are fun, everyone is in a festive mood and you can always count on at least a few people to really get into the entertainment, get up and dance with you, etc. This party was wierd, everyone just sat in their chairs and stared, like they didn't quite know what to make of the situation. Fortunately, I only had to be there for about 20 minutes, (although it was about the slowest 20 minutes of my life). Then Sunday, Doug and I played music during the Bath Chamber of Commerce dinner, and then Doug's band played the party after the dinner. His band-mate Tony played with us too, It was really nice. The event was in the Gatehouse at Hale Farm, the acoustics were fabulous and I couldn't believe how beautiful the space made my pennywhistles sound. I was sorry that we only had 2 whistle tunes on the set list. Next weekend will be spent at Pennsic setting up camp. I'll come back home for the week and then back to Pennsic for war week. I'm so excited, screw Disney, Pennsic is the most magical place on earth.

Clearance Sale!

Lena — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:22:28 GMT

I am clearing out some of the older inventory to make way for a "Big Ass" load of new stuff. Be sure to check out the Clearance Sale items on the Big Ass Bindi shop and get your own Big Ass on the cheap! www.BigAssBindis.etsy.com

Home again, home again, jiggity-jig

Lena — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:56:55 GMT

Vacation is over and I am completely exhausted, I've even got larengitis. But it was totally worth it. So, for those of you who've been waiting on pins and needles to hear about my week, here you go. Doug and I spent last week at Kentucky Music Week in Bardstown, KY. I took 5 classes a day, Mon-Fri, stayed up late jammin' and drinking every night, and had a blast. I took fun classes in stuff that I'm already proficient at, like pennywhistles and lap-dulcimer and a few to challange my musical abilities, like bowed dulcimer, and advanced music theory ... and singing. Turns out, I'm a lousy singer. I thought I sounded pretty great in the car and the shower, so I'd take a voice class so I could sing while I play. Aparantly I've been listening to myself through rose-colored ears. My buddy Bing Futch ( http://www.darkstudios.com ) is an unbelievably talented man and has an amazing voice. He is one of those people who is so upbeat, positive and affirming that he can motivate you with little more than an encouraging smile. Bing is convinced that I don't actually "suck big time" and that like anything else, singing well just takes practice, and that if I don't give up and keep practicing and thinking happy thoughts eventually I will be good at it. I love Bing for being so awesome and supportive. My neighbor however, may not appreciate his advise. I also acquired a new instrument, Doug's friend Rick Thum ( http://www.rthum.com ) is a master of the hammered dulcimer and builds beautiful instruments. So, Doug bought me a Rick Thum hammered dulcimer because he totally rawks, and I mentioned that I'd like to learn to play one someday. So, my neighbor got to listen the A part of Whisky 'Fore Breakfast on my new hammered dulcimer about 912 times last night. Tonight I'll be working on the B part, and as soon as I get my voice back, I'll be practicing my singing. She'll probably be moved out by the end of month. Especially for Zingara, I am including my weather and tent condition report. Monday afternoon got crazy windy as a storm front blew through about 10 miles away. It completely ripped the rain-fly of the tent away from its tie-downs. The tent was promptly covered with big blue tarps which kept everything dry throughout the thunder storms that lasted all day and night Friday. I will be looking on-line today to see if I can purchase a replacement rain-fly for my tent. If not, I will be purchasing a new tent for Pennsic....and staying in a hotel at KMW next year. It's good to be home and back to work, I need the rest.

I'm going to band camp...

Lena — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:21:58 GMT

I'll be leaving Sunday for Bardstown, KY. Kentucky Music Week is a great event that Doug and I attend every year. So, I'll be off playing music and learnin' new junk all next week. Meanwhile, back at the ranch: Big Ass Bindi orders placed 6/21-6/29 will be shipped 6/30. Classes at The Navel Academy will be held as usual, Brittney and Beth will be covering classes. Sunday night at 6:30 is the first Open Prop Night with Kenna at The Navel Academy. I'm sooo bummed that I'm going to miss the first night.

NOWM XII

Lena — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:54:07 GMT

We had a great time at NOWM XII this past weekend. Here's all my photos: http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u222/The_Navel_Academy/NOWM%20XII/

A Big Ass Facelift

Lena — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:16:44 GMT

I've upgraded the Big Ass Bindi site. A new logo, lots of new items and better photos. I still have lots of new products to photograph and post. As Ahmi would say "my Big Ass is looking toight." There's still belly bling and bindis with matching boxes that I hope to photograph today and have posted before the weekend. Still looking for feedback and suggestions for improvement for the site, though. www.BigAssBindis.Etsy.com I'm including this button, free, with every order from now until June 10!

Big Ass Bindi Shop Updates

Lena — Tue, 20 May 2008 19:37:58 GMT

The Big Ass Bindi business is booming! Since their debut in March, nearly 200 pieces have been sold already. The response has been overwhelming. Big Ass Bindis were “selling like hotcakes” at Qaina and at Spirit of the Tribes. (Personally, I’ve never purchased a lot of hotcakes, nor have I purchased hotcakes quickly, I really should look up that expression). Suffice it to say, they were a popular item. Big Ass Bindis have also been donated for the auctions at the Shimmy for a Cure Gala in Erie, PA on May 31, http://tribes.tribe.net/charitybellydanceevent08, and for the Jane Doe Benefit in Boston, MA on August, 17 (contact Zahara Nachash for info. http://people.tribe.net/zehara). I’m all about good karma, so if you have charity event scheduled, feel free to contact me regarding donations. This month Big Ass Bindis went international! Amara Om is now the official distributor of Big Ass Bindis in Australia, so now gals “down under” can get a Big Ass without paying international shipping. All you Aussie dancers can contact Amara here on Tribe for details. http://tribes.tribe.net/ked I’ve been busy with some custom orders lately, but I have lots of new stuff in the works. The latest addition to the Etsy shop are the Bindi Boxes, beautifully decorated tins that are the perfect place to store your whole bindi collection. There are lots more of the Bindi boxes on the way, I just got a shipment of blank tins yesterday and will be working on them over the weekend. More new stuff in the works: Big Ass Bindis that come with their own individual sized Bindi Box. These Bindi Boxes will be baby sized, slide-top tins designed to hold only one bindi. The Big Ass Bindi and the single sized Bindi Box will be decorated to match. Now that’s serious style. Belly Buttons are still in the “testing” phase, but should be available very soon. These designs are made to be worn, you guessed it, on your navel. The Belly Buttons will be made in the same way that Big Ass Bindis are made, with a sturdy vinyl back, so that they can be attached with spirit gum or eyelash adhesive and re-used to your heart’s content. With any luck, I’ll have the first few Belly Buttons up early next week. So keep your eye on the Big Ass Bindi shop over the next week for all of the new arrivals! www.BigAssBindis.etsy.com And if you're not yet a member of the Big Ass Bindi Tribe...join! http://tribes.tribe.net/bigassbindis

For Ahmi

Lena — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:38:45 GMT

Big Ass Def Poetry Slam: MY BUTT is big and round like the letter C and ten thousand lunges have made it rounder but not smaller, and that's just fine. It is a space heater for my side of the bed. It is my ambassador to those walking behind me. It is a Border Collie that herds skinny women away from the best deals at clothing sales. MY BUTT is big and that's just fine. And those who might scorn it are invited to kiss it. -Anonomous

What's in a name?

Lena — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:48:25 GMT

Stole this from Treja, I thought it was kind of fun. 1. WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (Mother and Father's middle name) Gayle Harrison 2. NASCAR NAME: (first name of your mother's dad, father's dad) Nathan Lester 3. STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name) Dunle 4. DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal!) Snake Green (OK, so I reversed it, it sounds detective-ier this way) 5. SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born) Margaret Akron 6. SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd fav color, fav drink, add "THE" to the beginning) The Blue Martini (fighting crime with that little plastic sword from the olives) 7. FLY NAME: (first 2 letters of 1st name, last 3 letters of your last name) Ledun 8. GANGSTA NAME: ( fav ice cream flavor, fav cookie) Vanilla Oatmeal (sounds very thug, don't ya think?) 9. ROCK STAR NAME: (current pets name, current street name). Spooky High (ooh, been there before) 10. STRIPPER NAME: (name of your fav perfume/cologne, fav candy) Pink Rocca 11. PORN NAME: (1st pets name, street you grew up on) BJ Fulton (guess what the BJ stands for?)

Big Ass Bindis

Lena — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:52:31 GMT

So I've been making bindis for a little while now, (thanks to all my girlz who have been road testing them for me). This past Thurs I set up a shop on Etsy and spent Friday uploading photos and descriptions of each bindi and setting up the homepage. Sunday I got my first sale already, and she bought 2! I am so excited, I hope this a sign of things to come. Check out the bindis at: www.BigAssBindis.etsy.com

I'm Pissed...you should be too!

Lena — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:31:50 GMT

The following is from Zahara's blog today. I was furious when I read the initial blog regarding this advertisement. I will be sending a piece of my mind to Boston Now, and strongly encourage the rest of you to take a minute and do the same. Contact BOSTON NOW Fri, February 29, 2008 - 11:25 AM Dear Fellow Dancers: Many of you have read this in my blog, but I would like to extend this information to other local area dancers as well. On Thursday, Feb. 28th, 2008, BostonNow, a FREE newspaper distributed through the Massachusetts area, mainly at train bus stations, listed in their "Nightlife NOW" section (page 12 of 2/28's issue) a small "blurb" about belly dancing at The Middle East on March 2nd. Here is the exact wording (I saved the page if people want to see it): MARCH 2: Belly Dancing The Middle East Corner, 9 pm Free. Gyrating women---and you dont even have to hit the ATM for dollar bills first. 472 Mass. Ave. Central Square. I became very upset after reading this as its feeds into the stearotype of "belly dancers are strippers"..... I emailed and called BostonNow as well as wrote a lengthy blog on their website. I am encouraging other dancers to do this as well. Whats most disturbing is that this paper is free and being distributed to thousands of people. We work way to hard to put up with this shit from a crappy wanna be newspaper. Their website is www.bostonnow.com You can also call their main office at 617-556-1700 and leave a message with CEO Russel Pergament, Publisher Michael E. Schroeder or Editor John Black. Also you can write letters to BOSTON NOW, 30 Winter Street, Boston, MA 02108 Thanks, Z.

A friend departed....

Lena — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:36:43 GMT

I've just returned from the funeral of a dear friend. Scott Fetterolf died this past Friday in a car accident. He was the owner of Scott's Folkatorium, a patron of the performing arts, a councelor, a generous humanitarian, and a wonderful friend. Scott wouldn't hesitate to go a mile out of his way for anyone in need. He had the heart of a saint and filled his days with volunteer services. He is best described as an eccentric collector and eclectic musician. While his favorite things to collect were license plates, bobble head dolls and fruit stickers (especially those from bananas), he was more importantly a collector of stories, and of people's hearts. Scott will be sincerely missed by all of us who were lucky enough to know him.

You've Gotta Be Kidding!

Lena — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:59:48 GMT

So Halloween is over and Thanksgiving is next week, which means the Christmas Season is in full swing (read sarcastic tone). I don't know if I'm growing more cynical as I get older, or if I just have less tolerance for bullshit. But this is just ridiculous. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071115/wl_asia_afp/lifestyleaustraliachristmasoffbeat

Zombie Belly Dancers Take Over Pittsburgh!

Lena — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:17:02 GMT

Last night we all headed to Pittsburgh for Khafif's Halloween Hafla. The event was held at Your Inner Vagabond's new coffee house, which is just beautiful. The place is huge and it was packed, it was standing room only for the show. What an incredibly fun night it was. Khafif performed as dolls and Zafira as zombies, (Maria's Michael Jackson zombie was the coolest). Purple Matilda did a great number as Alice, the Cheshire Cat and Caterpiller and Wicked Gypsy did our Lunatic Goth number. The highlight of the show was Bernie's beginner students doing a Moulin Rouge can-can number, they were great!. Khafif and Ishtar rocked the joint with AWESOME music afterward and there were even drummers outside on the sidewalk to entertain the smokers. We all had such a wonderful time. I can't thank Bernie enough for inviting us, the Pittsburgh crowd sure knows how to throw a hafla! Can't wait to see y'all again soon.

CAP Witches Ball and Ishtar Rising

Lena — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:29:44 GMT

Saturday night was the CAP Witches Ball. Featuring the combined musical talents of Ishtar and Snakes Rising. I danced along with Shiva Raye, Rhiannon and Queens of DeNile. What a great night it turned out to be. The music was just fabulous and the energy from the crowd was spactacular. You know that great feeling when you're just in your "zone" - it's like we were all in our "zones" Saturday night. Shiva Raye and I did several duets, swords, snake/veil and some other fun stuff. I love dancing with him, I wish we had the opportunity to do it more than a couple of times a year. Rhiannon was beautiful as always, she just emits such grace and beauty when she dances, it's so inspiring. Helen and her "Queens" revived the rubber snake dance, which I love, (I always feel mocked-in a good way). Thanks to everyone who made the trip from Cincy, Columbus and Pittsburgh. It was an honor to perform with all of you. Thanks to Scott Morrison for the great photos and a big thanks to CAP for having us! photos are here: http://picasaweb.google.com/Discoveryphoto/WitchesBall2007

Wicked Gypsy

Lena — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 15:47:05 GMT

Hareem Shar'eem, Gypsy Soul & I in our collaborative project. Very Goth, very Wicked, very, very Hot! Our first performance was Saturday night, where we turned the DeBoard Halloween party out! Snakes, fire and wicked choreography, we really rocked. I just love these ladies and I have so much fun working with them!

I'm Engaged!!!

Lena — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 22:20:17 GMT

Friday night Doug proposed!! Of course, I said yes. He's the greatest guy in the whole world and I'm so lucky to have him. No wedding plans have been made yet, but we can rest assured that there will dulcimer music and belly dancers involved!

Lenaology

Lena — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:55:26 GMT

This comes from Aneaj, who wrestled it from Valizan who borrowed it from Bo, who stole it from Melissa, who took it from Treja. You're supposed to put "ology" on the end of your name for this. Post your responses here or in your own blog. Q. What is your salad dressing of choice? A. Ranch Q. What is your favorite fast food restaurant? A. I don't eat fast food, but about once a year I like a coney dog from the B&K Q. What is your favorite sit-down restaurant? A. Pad Thai or Raj Mahal Q. On average, what size tip do you leave at a restaurant? A. 15%, more if the service was good Q. What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of? A. veggies, yogurt Q. What are your pizza toppings of choice? A. Cheese, more cheese and extra cheese Q. What do you like to put on your toast? A. strawberry jam TECHNOLOGY Q. What is your wallpaper on your computer? A. a picture of the ocean Q. How many televisions are in your house? A. 2 Q. What color is your iPod? A. I don't have one. Sometimes I use Doug's, his is black. BIOLOGY Q. Are you right-handed or left-handed? A. Right Q. Have you ever had anything removed from your body? A. Teeth, my uterus & all of its accessories, a bee stinger, numerous splinters Q. When was the last time you had a cavity? A. I'm pretty sure I have one now. Q. What is the last heavy item you lifted? A. a case of water Q. Have you ever been knocked unconscious? A. No. RANDOMOLOGY, pt 1 Q. If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die? A. Yes, No....maybe Q. If you could change your name, what would you change it to? A. I don't know, which is probably why I don't have a stage name. Q. What color do you think looks best on you? A. Olive green and brown. Q. Have you ever swallowed a non-food item by mistake? A. Yes. I read somewhere that we all eat bugs all of the time & just don't know it. Kinda gross and a little scary when you think about it. Q. Have you ever saved someone's life? A. No. Q. Has someone ever saved yours? A. No. DAREOLOGY Q. Would you kiss a member of the same sex for $100? A. Yes. Maybe even free if she's hot. Q. Would you allow one of your little fingers to be cut off for $200,000? A. No, I kinda like having all of my digits intact. Q. Would you never blog again for $50,000? A. Definately. Most of my blogs consist of these silly quizes and junk no one is interested in anyway. Q. Would you pose naked in a magazine for $250,000? A. Sure, I mean they're just boobs, right? Q. Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000? A. I'm pretty wimpy when it comes to spicy stuff, but then, I'm kinda greedy when it comes to money, so I guess I would. Q. Would you, without fear of punishment, take a human life for $1,000,000? A. No, there's a lot I would do for the right amount of money but killing is not on the list. DUMBOLOGY Q: What is in your left pocket? A: Lint Q: Is Napoleon Dynamite actually a good movie? A. Heck yeah. It was freakin' sweet. Q: Do you have hardwood or carpet in your house? A: Carpet Q: Do you sit or stand in the shower? A: Stand, and as Treja said "who the hell sits in the shower?" Q: Could you live with roommates? A: Yes, as long as they weren't loud or messy. Q: How many pairs of flip flops do you own? A: too many to count Q: Last time you had a run-in with the cops? A: I got a speeding ticket a few years ago. Does that really count as "run-in"? Q: What do you want to be when you grow up? A: I still haven't really decided. I'm torn between a cowboy, a fireman or a ballerina. Q: Who is number 1 on your top 8? A: This has got to be a myspace reference. I hate myspace. LASTOLOGY Q: Friend you talked to? A: Milana Q: Last person to call you? A: Milana Q: Person you hugged? A: Doug FAVORITOLOGY Q: Number? A: 7 Q: Season? A: Fall Q: Book? A: Raptor, Jean Aul series, sex manuals Q. Website? A. www.tribe.net Q. Month? A. October Q. Alcohol? A. Wine CURRENTOLOGY Q: Missing someone? A: Doug Q: Mood? A: Blase' Q: Listening to? A: Beats Antique Q: Watching? A. my screen for typos Q: Worrying about? A: remembering the choreography for Saturday's gig RANDOMOLOGY, pt 2 Q: First place you went this morning? A: Bathroom Q: What can you not wait to do? A. Get home tonight, pour a glass of wine & climb into bed with Doug to watch a movie. Q: What's the last movie you saw? A: The Number 23, I liked it. Q: Do you smile often? A: Yes, it makes people wonder what I'm up to. Q: Are you a friendly person? A: Yes. Q: Someone you wish you never met? A: Not really

My last vacation this summer.

Lena — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 13:28:02 GMT

Doug and I are in NC this week. We are visiting with friends at their awesome beach house on Emerald Isle. I spent the morning walking the beach and collecting shells, (found some really great ones too). We sat on the balcony and watched pods of Spinner dolphins playing in the surf, it was sooo cool! Later today Chris is going to teach me to snorkel. Doug and I swam in the ocean yesterday, took a nap, drank lots of beer, went out for an incredible shrimp dinner, and spent the hour before bed in the hot tub. This is the life!

Total Embarassment

Lena — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:48:44 GMT

While I was at Pennsic I bought a didjeridoo, Melanie picked it out for me, it's very colorful and really pretty. For some reason I have these uncontrollable impulses to purchase instruments that I cannot play with the intention of learning something new. Last week I acquired a doumbek and this beautiful didjeridoo, and I still haven't removed last summers tin whistle purchase from its package. I'm like a junkie. But I digress, back to the embarassing story... I have played around with the didjeridoo some and I can get the right noise out of it, however, I have trouble changing the sound. The ombeture required is one of loose, blubbery lips, like when you give someone the raspberries. I have trouble with this, even as a kid I couldn't do it well. Seems completely idiotic, because aparantly everyone else in the world can do it. So, once I get the didjeridoo going if I try to change my ombeture to change the sound, I lose my blubbery lip thing. This is going to take lots of practice. So, last night I am in the car with my daughters and we are discussing the blubbery lips and the didjeridoo. I demonstrate to them how I'm having trouble maintaining the blubbery lip thing. So they begin to show me, I try some more, they show me some more. We stop at a red light and are all facing each other making the blubbery lips. I occasionally check my progress in the rearview and continue to try to do it just like them. Just then I hear laughter and realize that the four young men in the car next to us have been watching this entire thing and they are absoloutely losing it. It suddenly occures to all three of us how utterly ridiculous we must look, we then fall into a fit of hysterics, partially due to total humitation. We sat and laughed until we had tears for least another full minute before the light changed. When we got to the next traffic light, we glanced over to see that the car full of boys was still next to us and they were making the blubbery lips back at us. Which sent the occupants of both cars into another fit of hysteria. We stopped off for Indian food, still laughing, and my daughter said, "Mom, don't practice that in the restaraunt, OK, I've been embarassed enough." I had to restrain myself from bringing up that time she barfed on me during my friends wedding.

Vacation is over...

Lena — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:11:29 GMT

Melanie took the picture above, it rained twice a day nearly the entire second week of Pennsic, when it wasn't raining it was incredibly hot and humid. Didn't matter though, I had a blast anyway. Suprisingly, I didn't dance, not even once the whole week I was there. Between the heat and my tired feet, I just wasn't motivated too. I did get to play lots of music though. Friday night was the best night EVER! After playing at the Chalk Man Pub and the Wulf Den party, I joined an "ameoba" of dancers and musicians floating around absorbing more dancers and musicians along the way until we stopped and had our own throw-down in the middle of the road, it was awesome. I bought a doumbek, haven't really even had it out of the case yet, I'm hoping to start messing around with it this weekend though. I walked a million miles, drank to excess, shopped until I couldn't shop anymore and spent my week hanging out with the coolest people in the world. I can't wait 'till next year! The previous week Doug & I visited his family in SC. We made a little side trip and spent the day in Savannah, GA. It was the highlight of the week for me. Being a history buff and big fan of Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil, I was in heaven. We toured old homes and the cemetary, ate pralines and seafood and went on a ghost tour after dark. It was great time. Myrtle Beach was a huge disappointment to me, not being a sun & surf kind of gal, I shopped. Doug & I did take a moonlit beach walk one evening, it was very romantic, that was about the extent of my time in the sand though. All in all it was a great vacation, the two weeks passed so quickly. I've come back to a huge backlog of work to get caught up on. Somehow while I was at Pennsic, Doug downloaded a virus, so I came home to dead computer. As soon as it's up and running again, I'll post photos. It's good to be back home.

Headed Off to War

Lena — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:04:40 GMT

This is it folks, the Pennsic-bound Gypsy Caravan heads out tonight. I'll be back home briefly Sunday, headed out again Monday morning to visit with Doug's family in Charlotte, NC, then to Myrtle Beach for his sister's wedding. We'll be back the following Sunday, and I'm headed back to Pennsic first thing Monday 8/3 to spend war week drinking, dancing, and drumming with all of my pals. See ya'll in two weeks!

Check this out!

Lena — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 01:28:09 GMT

A really cool Japanese maze game, try to get past the second maze. http://www.moviedownloadmatrix.com/really_cool_maze.html

Road Kill as Art

Lena — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 22:06:55 GMT

I've recently discovered the work of a local artist named Stephen Paternite. It's wierd, it's macabre, it's kinda cool. Check out his site at: http://www.spaternite.com/index.html

Will Dance for Beer

Lena — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 05:23:29 GMT

Last night during the Red Tour show, my sweet fella had a gig with his band at a party around the corner. The party is thrown by one of his lodge brothers and is a big annual event. We were all invited to drop in on the party after the show. So, Malika, Raye and I did, in our costumes. We had a beer or two then danced. Everyone loved it, we were thankful for the beers. This party is referred to as the "Hudie Doody Party", don't ask why. I was informed this morning that our dancing has raised the bar for next year's Hudie Doody entertainment. We had a really good time, and it was a great way to end the evening.