Report from "Mata Hari"

(Another in a series of road reports from Bill Symoniak)

The Colts made it in on time this morning in Metamora, Ill., about 4:30. "No one here to meet us, so got to sit until about 5 for someone before we could get into the dang school," Bill says.

Today's Menus

Breakfast
Egg casserole with bacon
Pancakes and waffles
Bananas and oranges

Lunch
Cod sandwich
Mac and cheese or potato salad
Sliced apples
Pudding parfait

Dinner
Taco bake
Lettuce or fruit salad from the can
Corn
Brownies
And "Boy, I don’t know what that says. I can’t read it," Bill says

Snack
Pretzels with cheese

"The schedule here in "Mata Hari or whatever this town is called." (Metamora, Illinois)

8:45 Cals
9:15 Breakfast
10:15 Vis
12:30 Lunch
1:30 Warmup
2 Ensemble -- American Overture, Ballad and Closer
4:15 Dinner, pack and load
6 Depart for show
7 Arrive at show site
Step off at 8:25

Today's cooks
Jody
Marlin
Jim
Bill
Cliff
and Kathleen is still helping out

Bill says the kids are eager to get in town for laundry tomorrow.
Brass will have laundry in the morning
Purcussion and guard laundry in the afternoon
They flip-flop because in the afternoon the brass practices with the Dubuque Symphony