We went out to Lone Star Park again Saturday and watched Flamefinder (Leah's parent's horse) reel in another win. The horse is dynamite stuff lately. But then, he's always done fantastically. His main competition in the race, Scrappy Roo, had a bad start and hurt one of his front legs. Nothing serious hopefully. We talked to his owner, David, after the race. Nothing was broken and I guess he'll be all right. I met Scappy's owner (Dr. David Taylor of Tulsa, Oklahoma) in Houston when Flamefinder and Scrappy Roo raced in the same race. Dr. Taylor is very nice and always has an upbeat outlook on the races.

The horses are stable mates and have the same trainer, John Locke, so we occasionally run into him. Scrappy and Flame have been in the same race 2 times before. Each have come out ahead. Bill and David each joked before the race that either way they were going to get in the winner's picture.  Actually, Scrappy and Flame seem to be the most talked about horses in John Locke's stable.

 Scrappy Roo is one of the top horses in Locke's barn..Other top horses in his barn include Flamefinder, who won a Texas-bred allowance on turf at Lone Star on May 24. He defeated a field that included multiple stakes winner Goosey Moose, and is a candidate for the turf starter series at Lone Star, said Locke's barn, which appears to be in the midst of a banner year.

- Daily Racing Forum 

At any rate, with Scrappy out of the race, Flame went on to win again. Here are a few photos from the event. As usual, click for larger images.

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Every Sunday morning on our local CBS station, they have a show called Hot On Homes that showcases new communities and new homebuilders in the DFW area.  This past Sunday they showcased our community, Savannah, and Lynsy was on tv.  She had just finished running in the 1st Annual Savannah 5k and she came in 1st place for the age 14 and under group.  It's a short 3 minute video and towards the end they show a quick clip of her running and then she talks for a second.  

I just stumbled onto one of C Spot's rodent videos. I watched a couple and was fairly bored. Until I found this one.  Until you have kids you never know just how true this video is. It never fails. We'll be driving somewhere and things just get out of hand in the back seat. Evan and Lynsy will be laughing or arguing about the silliest subject. Then the phrase comes out…."No more talking. Let's have a peaceful drive."

I have a theory that saying this is the one sure way to make sure that you don't have a peaceful drive. Honestly, has this tactic ever worked? No! It never works. We say be quiet and the kids still find some way to sneak in a word or two. It starts off with a sincere question. "Mom, some kid at school was mean to me." It's like the kids know just how to kick things off again. Within 2 min. the kids are laughing and carrying on about something that happens at school. Wait. Didn't we say to keep quiet? Here we go again.

Last night we went to see Superchick's Cross The Line tour concert at the Palladium Ballroom. Ballroom doesn't exactly describe the place. It's practically in downtown Dallas and has this industrial feel to it. Parking was $10. Blah! At least it was close. I will give the place one good positive comment. Despite the fact that it's just a stage and a hardwood floor, you do get to see the bands up close and personal. I did appreciate that. 

On to the show. To start off the night Starlit Platoon got on stage.  The lead singer is Superchick's drummer. I never heard one of their songs before, but found myself actually enjoying their music. It was above par for sure. Especially for a lead-off band. Very nice indeed. So go to their page and check out their music. It's worth a listen. Note the pictures of Leah and Toni below. They were the coolest moms chicks there but I have to give the edge to Leah. Her intensity level was unmatched. (Except for the long-haired woman just in front of us) Leah was jumping and moving around nearly as much as the guys on stage. The kids can't say their mom is boring. No sir.

Next, Britt Nicole came out. She was quite a bit different than Starlit Platoon. She's more of what you would expect to hear on a mainstream Christian radio station. That's not to say that she didn't have an edge, but that it was a softer edge. Her song, Set the World on Fire was exceptionally good. She sang a couple of other songs too. I must have been going deaf by then because I don't remember which exact songs she sang other than that one.

Next up we heard KJ-52. This guy is all about rap, and he was extremely entertaining. He did some new stuff with a bit of an old-school twist. He was the most interactive with the crowd. He had everyone getting into the songs. He made a video of the crowd from on-stage. There's no sound, but you can at least see the energy he puts out. We're somewhere on the right side in this video. By the way, I was extremely jealous of his super cool Transformer jacket. Now that was retro-tastic! So anyway, check out his MySpace account, and make sure you call him  "Tweeezaaay" cause he likes that.

Next up on the list, *Thunderous voice* DISCIPLE! O, I knew about Disciple before the show. Disciple is one hard-core Christian rock band. Don't expect to hear them in a Sunday morning service or on your local Christian radio station. I will say that their message is positive and they even stopped to read from the Bible and give a short message about God's love for everyone. Despite their hardcore image, they seem to really make an effort to let you know about Jesus. *Applause* Now if only I wasn't deaf after their segment. Two drum sets, guitarist doing front flips off of speakers while playing. It was intense and deafening. My ears are still ringing today. It didn't help Leah had decided to park everyone right next to a wall of speakers (although we were right up by the stage and it gave the kids a great view). A deaf guy, no a dead guy could have heard the music. Here's a tame version of one of the songs they sang (slowed down 50 times so you can hear the lyrics). Don't let the acustic guitars fool you. For a more realistic version of what we heard. See video below.

And finally, the moment everyone was waiting for. Superchick! She was super awesome of course and well worth the wait. The main reason we came to the show.  Lynsy and Leah love the positive girl power lyrics with the edgy sound. I think Evan liked KJ 52 and Disciple the best. He even got a Disciple t-shirt. Don't forget Superchick's new cd 'Rock What You Got' hits stores June 24th and from the new songs we got to preview, it's going to be an Awesome CD.

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So this is probably the most random image I've ever seen. The text says it all. 

Rodeo Ford in the DFW area has the most ridiculous commercials featuring Burton Gilliam, from the movie Blazing Saddles. The guy is a cartoon of himself, bigger than life, and a stereotype of every goofy cowboy you've ever seen. I think he's actually wearing the same outfit he wore in Blazing Saddles. 

Well, these commercials are a love-hate thing because as annoying as they are you can get a chuckle from just about anyone by saying "My gosh! That's too cheap!" Trust me, when you see this 12 times a day it gets burned into your head.

Ha! Just for fun another Ford dealership in the area has a spoof commercial that makes fun of Burton Gilliam and the Rodeo Ford commercial.

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