Sunday, September 16, 2007

Guten Tag, mein lieber Vetter! Ganz schön liebe Grüsse aus Hamburg!













Howdy Jas - one could mistake me for shy, huh?!

It's your cous, Shane, writing a blog for the first time. How are ya, mate? Over a month ago I went to the post office to send you a package using the address that your mom had given out but I wasn't sure if it was a U.S. address or an Iraqi address because the postal code and such was so odd - and I guess the german postal worker hadn't seen a lot of mail for U.S. soldiers in Iraq :) because she was clueless as well. I later spoke with Aunt Sandra about it and me writing U.S.A. at the bottom was the correct thing to do. Hope you got it, basically! I'm officially a Hamburger - that's what they call people who live in Hamburg. Just got here 5 days ago. All of my stuff is still in storage, thus quite far from settled, but the new apartment is wunderbar and it will all happen in due time. Hamburg is right on the Elbe river and has a huge harbour - a seagull flew by the apartment window yesterday! Up until this point, though, I've not had time to explore -we've been sitting with our heads buried in binders of music singing 8 hours a day - sometimes altogether, sometimes men and women separate from one another - just a typical workweek of learning 30+ new songs and at the end of the week feeling like you've sung yourself inside out. You know: Intestines like silly string on all the high notes with ah-vowels..but it still sounds nice somehow. Yes - just a typical workweek, indeed. So, I'm going to now try attaching some Fotos of me in some costumes from 'Die Schöne und das Biest' (Beauty/Beast) that make me look extra...what's the word?...well heterosexually macho for sure, that's a given, of course...it IS Disney, after all...and NOBODY looks queer doing DISNEY! I vas eh sving in ze prodooction und zerefore have plehed all zeese pahts inclooding ze beest - ja ja zat is me :) ...And no lie: It was hot in the summer and I was outside at the stage door with the tissue box make-up on in a wig cap and picked up a girl's phone number. Pinnacle of my career. Have a real laugh, J, on my account. It's OK - I can handle it. Love you, buddy. Hang in there. Shaner

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The Weekend Before Deployment - May 5-6, 2007

The Weekend Before Deployment - May 5-6, 2007
Jason, Murphy, Gramelspacher, and French

Smiles Dueling Piano Bar

I had the pleasure of meeting the guys Jason is spending the next 15 months with when I went to pick up his truck one week before he deployed. I met each of these guys parents that night as well. Their parents should be very proud of their sons. They are all highly skilled and brave young soldiers. Please keep these brave men in your prayers.

Jason and Doc at 12:18 a.m.)

Tara and Jared - Jason Loves you two

Jason and French at 1:56 a.m.

Your Mama Loves You and You Know It...

Jason and Jared having a great time

Jason and Tara - He used to be her "live" doll...Take a look at him now!

We also spent a short time on the beach at Tybee Island, GA