December 3, 2007

Subject: Swiss Cheese Louise fame

Hi. Just thought I'd let you know Catherine is still getting lots of mileage from your Louise song. She sang it at her choir's dessert theater two different nights last week (it was the hit of the night) AND last night at a talent show for the Missouri Farm Bureau convention.

I was really surprised she only won second at the FB...the first place was a little 12 year old boy who played fiddle...he was very small and played well...but Catherine was fine about it. The neatest part was, he had played a medley that included the Tennessee Waltz, which was the second song Catherine did at the dessert theater. So, they talked about it and two winners combined and at the performance last evening for the BIG convention (vs. just the talent show competition earlier in the day) the boy did an intro, his brother accompanied on guitar, Catherine played guitar and sang and B. said it was absolutely lovely and they as a group got a standing ovation (I had to stay home with younger kids...it was an all day event). So, cool that they could combine. Catherine really loved playing in the ensemble more than anything.

Hope all is well there. I thought you'd enjoy knowing how much she loves to perform your song...of course, she has "made it her own" in her own dramatized style as you know!! She's truly our drama queen!!.... Hope you are yours are well. Fondly, M.B.