Archive for November, 2008

BIG WEEKEND part 1

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

 This pretty much says it all.
 A packed house again this year
The BEST BOOTH EVER!

…was actually one of the most popular booths as well. 
Sophie and Emma worked the crowd like they owned the place.
 Jim at the dunking booth…
…looks like he got Jamie!
The most anticipated part of every event is always the product toss.  Everyone loves SWAG!
Emma caught this shirt.  It says ‘Ro Sham Bo Down Low’, which Joey and Johnny learned from their Aunt Krissy and Uncle Craig.  It was always a ‘location joke’ for them, so when Emma caught a shirt with ‘their’ slogan emblazoned on the front, Kristin knew it was Johnny’s way of letting her know he was right there with them having a great time too. 
This is my niece Tessa — every time she heard Johnny’s name she screamed along with the announcers.  She totally loves Johnny — and had a ball at the event honoring her cousin. Although I’m not sure I will let her go to Mardi Gras by herself until she’s at least 25…
The three little cousins.  Even though Tessa is almost the same size as Sophie, she insists on treating her like she’s a ‘baby’.
This was from our friends in Austin a few weekends ago when they walked in memory of Johnny and raised money for ‘Light The Night’– a Leukemia Lymphoma Foundation event. They even made their own ‘team’ shirts!
This shirt was made by a company called Elwood, based in CA.  The Longhorn is part of their logo and under it, their name — but for the Make A Wish event, they replaced the Elwood brand for Romano in memory of Johnny.  
A company called Volcom also did a Johnny Romano Skate Jam shirt as well.  I’m not even sure I can put into words how incredible this weekend was.  Amazing, phenomenal, extraordinary, don’t even scratch the surface.  Photos and links might help describe how spectacular the weekend was.

SUGAR SHACK!

Friday, November 7th, 2008

One of the many benefits this weekend held in Johnny’s Honor is the one Sugar Shack organized — SUNDAY — Nov 9 at the Continental Club, 3700 Main.  This one is extra special because Sugar Shack hasn’t played together for over 5 years so they decided to come together just for Johnny.  A bunch of bands and artists will celebrate Johnny’s life and raise money for The Johnny Romano Foundation — for research, advocacy and education (go to the Donate Now link on the far right hand side).  

Barry Blumenthal also has an event on Sunday at the Jamail skate park in Houston — Rock the Cradle — the worlds largest bowl/cradle competition with lots of pros coming to show off their skills.
Mike and Barry did an interview with the local Fox station yesterday afternoon.  They looked so cute together in their matching outfits! — Actually Mike came home and the first thing he said was — not, “it went really well” or anything but — “Barry and I had on the same outfits…”