The Silver Award is the highest award given to Girl Scout Cadettes. Congratulations Miranda!
Miranda met Puck, from Glee, today while shopping at the Glendale Galleria. It was a nice birthday treat for her.
Miranda and friends on their way to the 8th Grade Formal Dance. And Lia, the following day, ready for her last High School Winter Formal.
Lia, Miranda, and I arrived at 2am to begin our shift, parking cars in the church lot. It was Mira’s first time doing this, and Lia’s and my 4th. They did a great job, and we sleepily enjoyed the parade afterward.
In 1984, I had the privilege of participating in the Summer Olympics, as part to the Olympics Band. We performed at the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. Members were chosen from across the country, two musicians from each state. The remainder of the band wall filled out with members of the UCLA (and USC) bands. It was such a great experience to be surrounded by so many amazing musicians.
Back then, we didn’t have the production values (or giant budgets) of the current extravaganzas that we now see in Beijing or Greece. But the crowd loved it nonetheless. And we had the time of our lives.
We rehearsed for 3 weeks at the gorgeous Pepperdine University, overlooking the ocean. My parents got to come see the dress rehearsal at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. And I had not realized, or just forgot, that Ronald and Nancy Reagan were there watching us perform.
