The Blitz!!

South Plains has had a week-end long service project called "The Blitz." It involved a lot of people doing a lot of service project type stuff (painting houses, fixing up houses in code violation, etc.) throughout the city. Tonight, it culminated with a large picnic and party on the lawn of the church building. Everyone set up awnings and lawn chairs and there were jumping things and a trailer with live bands.

The jumpy things had water, as evidenced here:


After the last band -- an LCU group that mostly does recruiting type gigs -- everyone was milling around, visiting, and striking the set. I was facing the other way talking when I heard someone playing the drums. I told the person I was talking to "I bet you $50 bucks that is my son." Sure enough, I was right. He had talked his way up on the trailer and convinced them to let him play their drums. In a minute, he started the "We will Rock You" beat (boom-boom-clap) and all of the band and those standing by were all singing while he played. It was pretty funny. I thought I was going to have to buy him a dog, but I guess now it is a drum set.