Spokane Trip: Bing Crosby

Im putting this out of order, but I forgot to post it after the Friday pictures. Friday Evening Michelle and I went to a screening of White Christmas and this was my experience.


My Evening with Bing Crosby

I forgot that I have something in common with Bing Crosby, we both grew up in Spokane Washington. Im here visiting family in Spokane and my older Sister took me to an awesome screening of White Christmas in the Bing Crosby Theater. Before the movie Bing's Niece Carolyn Schneider (who has written two books on Bing) and Howard Crosby, one of Bings Nephews along with another lady spoke about their memories of their Uncle. Bing wasn't one of those stars that was full of himself, he very much just wanted to be part of the guys. Howard told us about how he was on a road trip with Bing and he asked him what his most difficult moment was (thinking that his Uncle would say that it was trying to memorize a part or dealing with a tough director) But he said that it was singing "I'll be Home for Christmas" to a bunch of troops overseas and not breaking down himself to cry.

He started out singing and whistling all of the time, but actually started out wanting to be a lawyer. After High School some friends formed a band and then later he and another member took a job at the very theater that had the screening to perform before all of the movies back when they did that. This lead him to decide to pursue singing in Hollywood.

He's actually had more #1 hit songs then any performer. Bing Crosby 38, Beatles 24, Elvis Presley 18, Michael Jackson (17 I believe)

The best part of the evening was the first part of the movie and just hearing Bing's "I'll Be Home For Christmas" overpower you on the big screen. I love his deep voice.

Spokane Trip: Ride to the Airport

This is Ben and Nathan on the car ride to the airport Thursday Morning.

Riverpark Square

Friday Afternoon we met Michelle at a shopping center downtown and had lunch and looked at a book and toystore.

Riverfront Park Merry-Go Round

We walked across the street to Riverfront Park. They have an old Merry-Go Round thats over a hundred years old.

Ben and I started out sitting on a bench, but we talked him into sitting on an animal.
Charlotte even got on one

Michelle

Spokane Trip: A Walk Around Hagadon's Resort

Years ago Couer D Alene used to be this little beach town, then Hagadon moved in and put up a huge hotel by the beach and a dog track and the city grew over night. His Hotel is a nice place to go to see Christmas lights and decorations.

Spokane Trip Final Pictures

We did a lot more also, I hung out with my friend Mark on Monday, we dropped off a present to my Brother Jim who was celebrating his anniversary and not home, Michelle came over for a girls movie night. along with a lot of other things.

These are the last Pictures that we took before we flew home. So now the Gauntlet is thrown down. Those Utah people have 2 weeks to try and top the fun factor that we had during our trip to Spokane. If they don't we'll never visit Utah again, Just kidding Charlotte. LOL Next Stop Provo, Utah.