OK, we didn’t think we could have any type season in this our 60th year. Yet somehow, in the midst of the pandemic, Executive Director Nicole Mulder was able to perform her magic to attract Farewell Angelina to our campus. They were on the original schedule for the season, but like all performing artists have been in total shutdown until now. They were delighted to be here – they noted for their first drive in concert – and we were delighted they came. Everybody was distanced in accordance with the rules – and you could sit outside your car – but those who didn’t could listen easy enough with the aid, if desired, of 97.1 FM. And in their cars, they could honk their appreciation of each song, to the delight of the performers. Thus, with further adieu . . .
JULY 15, 2020
4:30PM & 7:00PM
OUTDOOR CONCERT!!
[The line up before entry – each car guided to a specific spot to maintain distancing . . . ]
[Someday, that power line will be put underground . . . ]
[The stage was on loan from another theater – it worked perfectly. This was from our vantage point . . . ]
[A blind backward shot with the Super still in our car and others filling in behind . . . ]
[The anticipation builds . . . ]
[And here they are, from Nashville – a video of self-introductions . . . ]
[Arrival on stage, in admiration of the weather in Vacationland USA . . . ]
[Introductions, acknowledgements, and thank yous from Nicole . . . ]
[And away we go . . . ]
[And on loan from a neighboring attendee . . . ]
[In the meantime, in between time, ain’t we got fun . . . ]
[The technicians . . . ]
[Then some guy wandered through the crowd for close-up shots . . . ]
[Oh, ‘hi’ Paul . . . ]
[Of all the shots, this would have been the favorite but it was slightly out of focus . . . ]
[A 75-minute show, with no intermission, in hopes of making “potty” trips unnecessary. And allowed for the group to have a break before the 7:00 show. It was scheduled to have more attendees of likely younger fans . . . ]
[And a complete song for your wining and dining pleasure . . . ]
[Yep, another fan has been created. 10 of us from the early show (the blue plate special crowd) then went to Interlachen for outdoor dining. It appeared to be unanimous among us that the group and performance were terrific . . . ]
Attendance addendum: 4:30 show – 52; 7:00 show – 73.
Theater is life with the dull bits cut out. ~ Alfred Hitchcock
The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining me! This is the follow-up to the original, “alexandriacardinals.wordpress.com,” which overwhelmed the system’s ability to handle it any more. Thus, this is “Part 2.” As the original was initially described:
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“It all began in a 5,000 watt radio station in Fresno, California” . . . wait a minute, that was Ted Baxter on the Mary Tyler Moore Show! Let’s see . . . oh yeah, it all began in 2003 when retirees, i.e., old people, in Alexandria, Minnesota, who had no desire to become snow birds, went looking for mid-winter entertainment here in the frozen tundra of West Central Minnesota. We discovered girls’ high school hockey, fell in love immediately, and it remains our favorite spectator sport to this day. Initially, and for several years, reports on these games were e-mailed to those who were actually snowbirds but wanted to keep abreast of things “back home.” It was ultimately decided a blog would be more efficient, and it evolved into a personal diary of many things that attracts tens of readers on occasion. It remains a source of personal mental therapy and has yet to elicit any lawsuits.
~ The Editor, May 9, 2014
p.s. The photo border around the blog is the Cardinal girls’ hockey team after just beating Breck for the state championship in 2008. It’s of the all-tournament team. The visible Breck player on the left is Milica McMillen, then an 8th-grader – she is now an All-American for the Gophers. The Roseau player in the stocking cap I believe is Mary Loken, who went on to play for UND; and the Cardinal player on the right, No. 3, is Abby Williams, the player we blame most for making us girls’ hockey fans who went on to play for Bemidji State.
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Photos contained herein are available for personal use. All you have to do is double click on any of the photos and they will become full screen size. You can then save them into your personal “My Pictures” file. They make lovely parting or hostess gifts, or holiday gifts for such as Uncle Ernie who wants to see how his grand niece is doing on the hockey team. If any are sold for personal profit, however, to, for example, the Audubon Society, National Geographic, Sven’s Home Workshop Monthly, Curling By The Numbers, or the World Wrestling Federation, I only request that you make a donation to the charitable organization of your choice. You have two hours and fifteen minutes. Pencils ready? Begin!
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