[photo by Irene Vukelic]
Bill and Elaine try to hide behind a humongous plant.
[photo by Irene Vukelic]
The musical highlight of the evening was an impromptu performance by the TVs [Tobin Vukelic quartet]. Jason sang lead, Fran - tenor, Brian - bass, and Yours Truly - baritone. These three learned The I.R.S. Song, a parody sung to the tune, "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" in less than 20 minutes. It took the Good Fortune quartet 3 months to accomplish the same.
While in Iraq, Reed frequently emailed us about his plan to spend some of his hard-earned pay [an understatement] on a truck. He found what he wanted and promptly installed a high end stereo system that even I can hear clearly from a block away.
The four-wheel drive truck came in handy when, after a snow-less Christmas, a foot of snow was dumped on Bismarck residents.
[photo by Meredith Vukelic]
The Good Fortune Quartet performed at the State Capitol on December 29.
[photo by Meredith Vukelic]
We often joke that we can clear a bar in a very short time with our singing. On the 29th, we set a new record. At the very end of our 30-minute performance, a state employee hustled up toward our microphone making a "cut" motion with his finger moving horizontally across his throat. We stopped in mid-chord. He then announced that a fire alarm had gone off in the capitol and everyone had to leave the building. So we now lay claim to the feat of clearing the entire state capitol building.