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15/06/2009 11:12 am
Happy "Two Score and Five" Birthday to Mr. Wizard of the Whistles, Travis Vasconcelos, today! Although I've got only a decade on ya, you're still "that calliope kid" to me!
Have a great day in every way and keep up steam Travis! And may you always make that ol' river resound and shout with the joyful music of steam cally-opes!!!
15/06/2009 12:37 pm
Only 45? Shucks, boy, the best is coming. Congratulations on surviving this far.
15/06/2009 12:49 pm
...and he's been playing the calliope for 44 of those years I'll bet. Tell the boss to let you off early today Travis!
15/06/2009 12:49 pm
From New Orleans, the father and son dynamic duo salute you with an ear-splitting rendition of "Happy Birthday!" All our best wishes, and we look forward to seeing you in July!
15/06/2009 1:11 pm
Happy Birthday to you Travis. Hope you have a wonderful day.
15/06/2009 4:40 pm
Let's Roll
Roll out the barrell............
HBD, but you caused another labor shutdown at the RH Shipyard.
15/06/2009 4:51 pm
Toot toot toot toot to you,
Toot toot toot toot to you,
Toot toot toot dear Travis,
Toot toot toot toot to you!
Jazzou
15/06/2009 5:29 pm
Have a great Steamboatin' day, buddy.
Paul
15/06/2009 6:28 pm
Haapy B-Day !!
In celebration of your day, we had the city engineers inspect the theater organ chambers for possible re-installation of an organ! And, just because it's your day, there are no structural problems!!
CELEBRATE!!
Maybe someday you can come out here and play in our theater!
I know, it's not steam, but it will be pipes!
Miss ya man!
S'
David & Linda Dewey
16/06/2009 6:59 am
T day
Happy Birthday Travis from the Toluca Lake Fans we miss you alot. Dan and Penny Hood
16/06/2009 3:23 pm
A LONG and 2 SHORTS to you my friend ..
May your CaLLiope Whistles always have a shine, ..May your Boiler always have Steam,,..
And may ALL the Notes work on your KeyBoard .... 🙂
Your OLD Friend ...
17/06/2009 1:54 am
Thank you all for the kind words as I steam around another bend in the proverbial river! Gee, I didn't know I had so many friends out there in internet land till I read this last night and tonight!
Judy, I started playing calliope when I was 9 (the first time I ever tried my hand at one) and got paid the first time when I was 12....so I almost started when you said!
Soon I hope to be able to play a "Happy Birthday" again to you all from the decks of a steamboat...perhaps as a passenger this time!
Travis!
17/06/2009 1:55 am
Jazzou,
You forgot the one dischordinant note which is some where off on it's own and not in synch with the instrument...there is always one!
Travis
17/06/2009 4:51 pm
Travis, you are SO right! Here's the revised performance....from the virtual calliope
Toot toot toot tweet to you,
Toot toot toot screech to you,
Toot toot ssss dear Travis,
Toot toot toot @#$% to you!
17/06/2009 8:13 pm
I just replaced @#$% with a few words of my own choice....funny, how you can start to laugh out loud about something so childish!
I think that was the best birthday present of all....thanks!!!!!
Travis
17/06/2009 8:33 pm
Happy Belated Birthday Travis!! And I'm sure that the calliope on the Natchez would enjoy the workout if you ever had the time or the funds to go down to New Orleans. Don't get me wrong, Debbie can play the crap out of it, but I imagine that it has never seen anything like 'Phantom'!