George will be celebrating his 88th birthday next Wednesday, January 22. The Shrewsbury State Bank director's meeting takes place that same day and so George's wife, JoAnne, and his four daughters are hosting a dinner party that evening at the Navesink Country Club in Middletown, New Jersey. Below is a poem written for the occasion by Don Bonhaus, a travel writer and one of George and JoAnne's good friends:

By George! There's a geezer named Blair
Whose moves are all made with a flair;
Always ready to do
Any challenge that's new;
His next: who knows what, when or where?

After dinner, George will be playing drums along with his grandson, Oliver Fetter, and they will be accompanied on the piano by Bernard Yaged, another talented guest.

Speaking of drums, George was invited to play on January 9 at the Florida Music Educators' Association convention in Tampa, Florida. Al Hager, a top barefoot water skier as well as a music educator, has a band which played during one part of the program. Al conducted as well as playing a few numbers on his clarinet and George sat in on the drums for a few selections.

Also, George has been playing at Al's Place in Lake Wales on Sunday afternoons. There is a jam session every Sunday from 3pm to 6pm with professional musicians playing mostly New Orleans jazz and they welcome George to sit in on the drums whenever they see his yellow Lincoln pull up at the front door.

As a result of this, George was invited to sit in with the band at Christy's Sundowner Restaurant in Winter Haven last Saturday night. Is a new career in the offing?

Friday, January 24, George and JoAnne head to Steamboat Springs, Colorado, known for its great snowboarding "powder." They'll be back in Winter Haven on February 15 when, hopefully, the weather will have warmed up and be more condusive to barefooting!