The Queen Mary

"So much drama in the LBC"~ Snoop Dogg~

Apr 15, 2025

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I want to give a shout-out to my former Technical Director at Lancaster Performing Arts Center, Mary.

And of course the current T.D. Rick Van Der Hyde. Hey LPAC!!!

Back in the day, Mary blessed me with an O.G Anvil Case. It had a serial number, and I had it for years…I think 1995 to 2002…Thank You Mary Farrow! Hope you are happy and healthy.I know she has a different name now, but not much else.

Thanks Gretchen. And an even bigger thanks to katrina@anvilcase.com, and whomever else gave me an outrageous discount. I had sent them a copy of my briefcase story.

In 2002 when I got beat up, a new case was around $100. Calzone Case Company/Anvil Cases heard my cry.

It was like Psalm 40, but in a rock n roll way.

These days, a new case is over $300. My case is from Anvil's “Boneyard”, apparently used. They also threw in a bunch of cool swag, and the insert is more than I could ask for. My old Anvil was falling apart. Still tough, but I had to put adhesive on the insert, which was just a file folder.

My Old Anvil Briefcase

Aaron Monroe

Apr 3

So, I was heading down to Los Angeles to visit my kids. I didn't own a car, and I was out of Mileage Plus miles from my days of touring with Feld ENT. (Disney on Ice ~Toy Story unit).

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I'm so excited to wear this shirt while I play with the Clothesline/Zipline/thing I hung up in the yard to make the dogs go berserk…

(until the novelty wears off)

By the way, Southwest Michigan is AWESOME so far!

What sucks is…I won't be able to tell Marshall Garrison where I am. He made it possible for me to work with many of the acts you see below. County Fairgrounds all over California.

Marshall Garrison 1962-2002