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This week is “Glee Week” at Camp Doublecreek. I must confess I’m not really up on Glee. It was just this week that I realized that Glee and High School Musical were not the same show. I have only a rudimentary understanding of Glee – there is some semblance of a plot line and a lot of singing.
However, Glee at Doublecreek started not on Monday this week, but the previous Friday. TV writers would be proud to have created the scene we had at Sing-Song. With a great deal of ceremony, sentiment and class, Griffin Reeder proposed to Dara Whiteside. Griffin and Dara are two of our favorite counselors and met and fell in love at Doublecreek. The scene had everything: roses, memories, lots of clapping and cheering, more than a few teary eyes, and followed by lots of singing and dancing.
Then on Monday, July 27, 2015, Andrea Neal, the lovely wife of our Director, Dan Neal, gave birth to Sadie Carter Neal, who is the younger sister of the incomparable Brooklyn Grace Neal.
In light of Griffin and Dara’s engagement and Sadie’s arrival, Doublecreek Glee Week turned into real life romantic and joyful melodies. With Dan being out to spend time with his family I did have moments where tunes like "I'm So Lonely" by Bobby Vinton or "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" by Elvis or Hank Williams (personally I think Elvis sang it better).
I’ve been very proud of our staff this week. Starting with our office staff, adventure team, horseback riding crew, pool crew, group counselors and CITs, all have pitched in and enabled Doublecreek to run as smoothly as possible. Many have taken on extra duties. More than once this week, I’ve remembered something that needed to be taken care of, and when I checked, it had been done. To these mystery staff members who took care of business, “Thank you!”! These counselors make me think of the song "Men In The Ranks" because they know how to get things done.
I suppose most Glee episodes need to have drama to be memorable. Thankfully, we have a different way to make things memorable at camp. Our Glee episode has made me want to sing and dance. But, in the true spirit of the show, I’ll refrain from doing either one and leave it to our talented counselors.
-- Joe Ray
Here's the link to this week's video: https://vimeo.com/135002734
However, Glee at Doublecreek started not on Monday this week, but the previous Friday. TV writers would be proud to have created the scene we had at Sing-Song. With a great deal of ceremony, sentiment and class, Griffin Reeder proposed to Dara Whiteside. Griffin and Dara are two of our favorite counselors and met and fell in love at Doublecreek. The scene had everything: roses, memories, lots of clapping and cheering, more than a few teary eyes, and followed by lots of singing and dancing.
Then on Monday, July 27, 2015, Andrea Neal, the lovely wife of our Director, Dan Neal, gave birth to Sadie Carter Neal, who is the younger sister of the incomparable Brooklyn Grace Neal.
In light of Griffin and Dara’s engagement and Sadie’s arrival, Doublecreek Glee Week turned into real life romantic and joyful melodies. With Dan being out to spend time with his family I did have moments where tunes like "I'm So Lonely" by Bobby Vinton or "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" by Elvis or Hank Williams (personally I think Elvis sang it better).
I’ve been very proud of our staff this week. Starting with our office staff, adventure team, horseback riding crew, pool crew, group counselors and CITs, all have pitched in and enabled Doublecreek to run as smoothly as possible. Many have taken on extra duties. More than once this week, I’ve remembered something that needed to be taken care of, and when I checked, it had been done. To these mystery staff members who took care of business, “Thank you!”! These counselors make me think of the song "Men In The Ranks" because they know how to get things done.
I suppose most Glee episodes need to have drama to be memorable. Thankfully, we have a different way to make things memorable at camp. Our Glee episode has made me want to sing and dance. But, in the true spirit of the show, I’ll refrain from doing either one and leave it to our talented counselors.
-- Joe Ray
Here's the link to this week's video: https://vimeo.com/135002734
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