[List] Annual HDAA Event to go On-Line with Live Music on Dec. 5

[Cecil Stokes]

Fellow Huntsville Division Alumni,

The HDAA Board had a special Zoom meeting on Thursday to deal with the 
impact of the pandemic on the annual HDAA luncheon meeting scheduled for 
December 5. All of the facilities where we have had luncheons and 
brunches over the past few years have quit hosting such events in 
respect for the danger of Covid-19; and, there was a consensus that 
attendance was likely to be minimal even if we could book the event in a 
suitable venue. So, we looked at an on-line "virtual gathering" as a 
possibility. We can easily and quickly conduct required business this 
way. The challenge for such virtual events is making them enjoyable 
without food and without being able to engage in much table-talk. We 
noted that live music was once an enjoyable feature of HDAA's December 
events and that several members of our Thiokol family are popular and 
award-winning musicians. So, we approached a couple of them, found them 
to be receptive, and heard their suggestions of others who might 
contribute their talents to the event. Detailed plans are now under 
development by accomplished musicians Benny Pitsinger, Lisa Duncan 
Williams, Philip Franklin, and Jamie Neidert. They say that there are 
probably others who should be included if they make their interest 
known. They also mention that the technology we plan to use is not what 
they would have for a professional performance, but we assured them that 
having such entertainment by members of our own Thiokol Family -- our 
old friends -- would more than compensate for any loss in audio or video 
quality.

So, *plan to attend an on-line live-music event at 11:00 a.m. 
(tentative) on Saturday morning December 5.* Details for connecting 
through Zoom by computer or phone will be provided later. (Time is 
tentative because we'd rather not be in competition with football games 
of major local interest and their times are not yet known.)

And, *please let us know ASAP if you are an accomplished musician (any 
type music) and would be interested in adding your talents to the 
event.* You can make an input from anywhere in the world.

Best wishes on behalf of the HDAA Board!

What do you think?

Cec
(HDAA Secretary)

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