Friday, June 27, 2008

A Visit to the Livestock Auction

This week, we took eight calves down to the Mineral Wells Stockyard Company, and AJ watched his first livestock auction.



Here is the inside of the sale barn: Here are the cows outside, waiting for the sale: Here is Uncle Peter holding AJ at the livestock auction in Mineral Wells, Texas, on sale day, Wednesday, 25 June 2008.

Diocesan Catholic Youth Conference of the Diocese of Fort Worth

This past Sunday, 22 June 08, we attended the annual Diocesan Catholic Youth Conference of the Diocese of Fort Worth. The event is organized by our friend, Kevin Prevou, who is the Director of Youth & Young Adult Ministry and Campus Ministry.

The weekend offered keynote presentations from nationally known speakers, workshops where youth learn to deepen their faith and build life skills, a music ministry pre-conference, hands on activities, service experiences, and Sunday Mass with over a thousand Catholic youth.


Mary Lynne visiting with our friend from the Catholic Relief Services, Anna Huth, of the Southwest Regional Office in San Antonio.




AJ playing on the stairs!


Monday, June 23, 2008

Herr John Dufilho, out on tour with his new band: The Apples in Stereo

My cousin, John Dufilho, is on tour with The Apples in Stereo!



The Apples in stereo announce summer tour dates!

The Apples in stereo, fresh off the heels of the release of their rarities and b-sides collection Electronic Projects For Musicians are proud to announce new tour dates starting July 18 in Louisville, KY and capped-off in New York, NY on August 4 with a special musical performance on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report." This marks the first time Colbert has invited a musical guest to return for an encore performance.

18 - Jul Louisville KY Headliners
19 - Jul St. Louis MO Duck Room
20 - Jul Chicago IL Pitchfork Festival
21 - Jul Iowa City IA The Picador
22 - Jul St. Paul MN Turf Club
23 - Jul Omaha NE The Waiting Room
25 - Jul Tulsa OK The Blank Slate
26 - Jul Dallas TX Sons of Hermann Hall
27 - Jul Little Rock AR The Rev Room
28 - Jul Memphis TN Hi-Tone Cafe
29 - Jul Nashville TN Mercy Lounge
31 - Jul Brooklyn NY Brooklyn Masonic Temple
01 - Aug Ridgewood NJ Blend
02 - Aug Philadelphia PA World Cafe Live

Electronic Projects for Musicians contains the viral phenomenon "Stephen, Stephen," a track written by Robert Schneider in honor of Stephen Colbert and performed on The Colbert Report's 2006 series finale.

In Apples' major motion picture news, Robert Schneider - with traditional Kentucky bluegrass band The McKendrees - marks his major motion picture soundtrack debut with a cover of the bluegrass standard "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" for the new Mike Myers, Justin Timberlake, Jessica Alba vehicle The Love Guru, out June 20 from Paramount Pictures. Schneider also got the nod for a cameo appearance in the movie, performing the song during a bar room brawl scene.

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