Sloan's World

Okay, that's not exactly true. It wasn't a bar. Sloan and Six Ninjas walked into a Noodles and Co. for dinner after a very exciting day at Megan and Barton Cutter's DisABLED Protection Workshop at the Reality Center. Yes, NINJAS. Really! Sloan and I were excited about the workshop, but not really sure what we were going to do or how we were going to do any of the drills. We have known for a long time that Barton and Megan met by studying Martial Arts, but we had never seen them in action before either. (Other than one night at a bar during a Chris Hendricks Band show.:-) But Martial Arts and a wheelchair???? How does that work? Throughout all of the many adventures Sloan and I have undertaken over these many years, including late nights at bars and clubs listening to music, traveling to different cities, or sometimes just going around Durham, I think I still had a feeling that we may be a vulnerable target for nefarious folks out and about, or that if someone did approach

On Saturday, March 19th 2011, Sloan got married!! To the City of Durham !! (Janie's okay with it.) It was a beautiful day, and a very fun event. Mom, and Jeannie rode with us, and we met other friends and neighbors there. There was a ceremony where we all vowed to love Durham, to support Durham and it's local businesses and artists, and to celebrate our diverse citizens. Frank Stasio from WUNC's show The State of Things was the Master of Ceremonies, and we had a chance to talk to him and get a picture. (see above) After the ceremony, receptions followed all along Rigsbee St. and we enjoyed good music and tasty snacks from some of the food trucks. I DO!!! More great pictures from the event in the album on the right.

Sloan has officially started his own band!! MEEK NOISE!! The band includes Sloan on guitar and piano, and Noah on drums. With the guitar stand working well for Sloan, and with access to Noah's basement, they have regular band practices every Wednesday afternoon with the amps cranked up high. Check out this video for their debut performance at the 2011 Reality Ministries Talent Show!!

Sloan had his 2nd Annual Rock Star party at the Reality Center on Saturday, January 22nd. What a night! The place was rockin' with Sloan and a massive gathering (70+) of many of his friends from all the different social groups he is involved in. While everyone was having a great time meeting, greeting and eating, Sloan kicked his party off right with a super loud and very cool guitar solo that definitely got everyone's attention! Noah finished the set off with the drums, and then the Chris Hendricks Band took the stage. Major highlights from the party that guests enjoyed while the music was going on included: the excellent and never-ending food table, the Ben and Jerry's ice cream stand, the Swag table with goodies and coupons for free Ben and Jerry's ice cream, a raffle box for a chance to win a CD or T-shirt from the band, and even a tattoo parlor! Many, many thanks to everyone involved and to all the guests who attended the party. All of you are Rock Stars! There