Tedster Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 ...At our local high school. Some of you might remember the "pink backpack" thread. And all of these "future musician"-type threads are so great, but such a reminder of how short childhood really is. Which, of course adds up to a reminder that I'm getting older...(sigh)... My daughter, Lindsay, graduated tonight. Yup. Lotsa kids graduate every year. But Lindsay is our last. And so, I close a chapter in my life...the chapter of raising children through their public school years. I thought I'd be a little more wistful than I was. Instead of being reduced to a pile of jello, though, I had fun following Lindsay around the halls of the school with camcorder in hand, while she grabbed all her friends and had them mug for the camcorder. Our family has had four graduate from Excelsior Springs High School (GO TIGERS!!!). Our two girls have worn gold caps and gowns, and our two boys have worn black. Yep, I have a grandson now, but, the main responsibility for his raising will be my son, Derek, and his soon to be wife, Alisha (yup, wedding bells ring in the Tedster household May 27th!!!). But you can bet I'll be involved! So why am I posting this? Well, for one thing, we're friends here, and friends share that kind of stuff. My friends here on the board that are older will hopefully get a smile as they remember those times they had raising their kids...and, hopefully, those friends that are younger will hold some of those important moments a little bit closer. So, here again...feel free to hijack this thread. It's not my thread. It's all of yours...to share some more about your kids! Meanwhile, I'll say "Congratulations, Lindsay! - Love, Dad" http://tedster.net/lindsaysenior1b.jpg "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Shars Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 EDIT: Opps, double post, it is 8 am here after all www.myspace.com/yacababy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shars Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 Ted, you've both done a blinding job! Lindsay looks like a really nice kid and sensible at that with her dads guitar Remember, as 1 chapter closes, another opens and this is just begining Ted. Congrats on the wedding of your son to...pictures please! I have to see the Tedster in a Tux www.myspace.com/yacababy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan South Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 I would like to offer my heartfelt congratulations to the entire Hoffman family! Great job, everyone! The Black Knight always triumphs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anifa Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 Congratulations Ted!!! That goes for both Lindsay and Derek! BTW... Great pic of Lindsay http://tedster.net/lindsaysenior1b.jpg Tell Lindsay I said "Job well done " So did she and Holly ever do anything with their band that they were looking to get going? You can take the man away from his music, but you can't take the music out of the man. Books by Craig Anderton through Amazon Sweetwater: Bruce Swedien\'s "Make Mine Music" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrancedelicBlues Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 congrats She looks young to be a Poison fan... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 Well done mate The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak Lander Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 Way to go Ted, Outstanding job. Is Lindsay going on to college? Locally or distant? I have one left, another two years, but then she will likely stay at home while attending college. Our Joint "When you come slam bang up against trouble, it never looks half as bad if you face up to it." The Duke... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbach1 Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 Good on you and your family Ted! Is Lindsay your oldest? We have very luckily gotten three through high school (one barely!) and we still have one just entering middle school next year. I would like to hook Lindsay up with one of our sons. He is a totally unmotivated heavey metal star wannabe who works as a part time pizza delivery person and hits the bars every night. I'm hoping a bright person such as Lindsay would offer him some reason to get motivated a bit. Our oldest is graduating from NDSU this month, but he is refusing to take part in any graduation ceremonies. I think he must have gotten that from me. I don't go for formalities much. He is getting some pretty amazing offers (mechanical engineering grad). Is Lindsay heading off to college? It appears to be so much more important these days than in my day to get a college degree. In fact, I'm finding some of my friends are going back at an older age to get their masters or doctorate to compete in the job market. Can you say "student loans"? bbach Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted May 14, 2005 Author Share Posted May 14, 2005 Thanks, everyone! Shars...yeah, Tedster in a tux...(cue spy music) "Vodka Martini on the rocks, shaken, not stirred...my name is Hoffman, Tedster Hoffman" HAHAHAA... The wedding will be in a couple of weeks. Yup, I'll post pics... Ani...that "Lindsay and Holly band thing" is a whole 'nuther animal. Let's put it this way, if they want to rock and roll, they have to approach it in a practical way. Right now they're in dreamland. (skeptical look) Trance...yeah, a lot of kids round these parts have gotten into music that was essentially made before they were born. Lindsay's going through a "hair band" phase. It'd be kinda like me going through a "Glenn Miller phase". "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted May 14, 2005 Author Share Posted May 14, 2005 Originally posted by Bbach of Bismarck, son of Peter: I would like to hook Lindsay up with one of our sons. He is a totally unmotivated heavey metal star wannabe who works as a part time pizza delivery person and hits the bars every night. I'm hoping a bright person such as Lindsay would offer him some reason to get motivated a bit. That sounds like a match made in "unmotivated heaven". They'd be perfect for each other. Don't get me wrong, I love Lindsay dearly...but...she's still at that stage where she thinks the world is going to just hand her some wonderful destiny on a silver platter. But, will they listen to their parents? Kids these days. Sheesh! Tell ya what, Bob, since Lindsay won't listen to me, and your son won't listen to you, I'll call and talk some sense into your son, and when I'm done, we can swap phones and you can talk some sense into Lindsay... "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbach1 Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 Originally posted by Tedster: Tell ya what, Bob, since Lindsay won't listen to me, and your son won't listen to you, I'll call and talk some sense into your son, and when I'm done, we can swap phones and you can talk some sense into Lindsay... Maybe we should just get together and have a beer and complain about our kids. It would have the same end result. bbach Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted May 14, 2005 Author Share Posted May 14, 2005 Done! Whatcha drinking? Lemme pour you a Boulevard Pale Ale... "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowly Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 Beautiful girl Tedster. I hope she continues to make you proud. Kcbass P.S. Oops, I mean young lady! "Let It Be!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymar Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 This moment has been brought to you by the Sylvan Learning Center. You shouldn't chase after the past or pin your hopes on the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanmass Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 Congrats! Still fishing for that Gibson endorsement deal I see.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Lozada Posted May 15, 2005 Share Posted May 15, 2005 Hola Tío Ted. I'm so proud of you. You seem to be an excellent father, a very caring one, BTW, besides of being a great friend and a cool human being. Enjoy it, you have -together with your wife- worked hard to achieve it. Kudos to Lindsay, too. Músico, Productor, Ingeniero, Tecnólogo Senior Product Manager, América Latina y Caribe - PreSonus at Fender Musical Instruments Company Instagram: guslozada Facebook: Lozada - Música y Tecnología www.guslozada.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anifa Posted May 15, 2005 Share Posted May 15, 2005 Ted, I like the cap and gown picture of Lindsay even better; she looks like a young lady ready to challenge the world in that shot. I asked Stephen if he remembered Lindsay, and his immediate reply was... yeah, HOLLY was scary I wish that Lindsay could have been up here the night the girls dressed up in formals; she would have had a blast, I'm sure. Amanda still mentions the make-up party on occasion. You can take the man away from his music, but you can't take the music out of the man. Books by Craig Anderton through Amazon Sweetwater: Bruce Swedien\'s "Make Mine Music" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrancedelicBlues Posted May 15, 2005 Share Posted May 15, 2005 Originally posted by Tedster: Trance...yeah, a lot of kids round these parts have gotten into music that was essentially made before they were born. Lindsay's going through a "hair band" phase. It'd be kinda like me going through a "Glenn Miller phase". Tedster, have you not experienced the coolness that is Benny Goodman? BG totally RAWKS, mon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackpine Posted May 15, 2005 Share Posted May 15, 2005 Way to go Ted....life is made of these amazing milestones. God ... Ilove kids...... www.relayerstudios.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted May 15, 2005 Author Share Posted May 15, 2005 And of course, thanks again, all. Trance, you betcha! Matter of fact, when Lindsay was a freshman or sophomore, she played clarinet in the school band. It was really hard to convince her there was anything cool about clarinet, so I downloaded "Sing, Sing, Sing" by Benny Goodman, as well as some old Artie Shaw stuff. It sunk in for a couple of minutes. Hmmm...the clarinet USED to be cool. What happened? Perhaps we need a couple of punk-Klezmer bands to kick it back in. "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted May 15, 2005 Share Posted May 15, 2005 Just play her Turn It On Salvador from Toy Matinee. (The late, Kevin Gilbert and former jingle and Madonna producer, Patrick Leonard.) Strange, yet enticing song (as one might expect of a song about Salvador Dali) that has an amazing, solo plus three part harmony on clarinet. I always wished I'd taken the time to learn this instrument. Congratulations on being an empty nester, though with as nice a nest as you're living in, I can only imagine they'll always be around. It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jokerelli Posted May 15, 2005 Share Posted May 15, 2005 Congrats! Now you get to watch your dollars march out of your wallet & bank account, retirement fund etc. That is, if she's off to college. http://www.myspace.com/jokerelli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 Rock on Ted, and Congrats, Lindsay! -David http://www.garageband.com/artist/MichaelangelosMuse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiveMusic Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 That's pretty awesome about the camcorder. Cool, Dad. I have been so damn sentimental lately, it's silly. I found a whole stack of annuals from high school. Twelve years worth. Oh, my. Going through those, I thought of people I haven't thought of in decades. The older I get, the sappier I get. I wrote a song a few months ago about this. I like it. It was born from the realization that there are people who you NEVER see again once you graduate. That's a pretty heavy thought. Sounds like your daughter kinda realizes this. “GRADUATION DAY” ©2005 All rights reserved If there's any lesson I have learned It's that all our lives take such unforeseen turns One can go through schoo-ol with so many lifelong friends Graduate and not see them again [CHORUS:] Graduation Day is such a heavy duty day The world awaits and you can't know that some friends go away Someone oughta sit ya down and warn you like they should Many of your goodbyes are for good Many of your goodbyes are for good [ BREAK ] ( chorus progression ) I don't think there's any way to know You will stay in touch with some and some you won't Once you move that tassel, that whole part of life is gone You'd better hug your friends and hug 'em long [ CHORUS – REPEAT ] Once you move that tassel, that whole part of life is gone You'd better hug your friends and hug 'em long > > > [ Live! ] < < < Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylver Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 Congrats Ted and Lindsay!! I really don't know what to put here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBBPaul Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 Me too... Congratulations Ted! As one door closes, another opens. My best for both Lindsay and Derek. Our new and improved website Today's sample tune: Lonesome One Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steadyb Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 Congrats Ted!!! I guess now you'll have more time to make an occasional post here and there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted May 16, 2005 Author Share Posted May 16, 2005 Originally posted by steadyb: Congrats Ted!!! I guess now you'll have more time to make an occasional post here and there... (Shoots Steady B a "Doctor Lowell" look)... Cool lyrics, Duke! "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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