[billethkid]

Has anybody heard this? We have friends who are TV Cheerleaders and they said their performances (annually since who knows when) like 9/11, Veterans Day etc. have been removed from TV calendars.

Does not sound right to me, however, those of you who are "connected" may know the real story?!?!?

btk

[villages07]

BTK .... TV is showing 9/11 as Patriot's Day; here is text of what was in monthly email I get on upcoming events. I bolded the mention of the Cheerleaders. So, I'm not real sure what she was talking about:

IN HONOR OF PATRIOT DAY
Sunday, September 11, 2011
The Villages Spanish Springs Town Square
The Villages Twirlers & Drum Corps Patriotic Performance 5:45pm
Sweet & Sassy Line Dance Team Patriotic Performance 6:45pm
The Prime Time Twirlers Patriotic Performance 7:45pm
The Villages Lake Sumter Landing Market Square
The Prime Time Twirlers Patriotic Performance 4:45pm
The Villages Cheerleaders Patriotic Performance 5:45pm
The Villages Twirlers & Drum Corps Patriotic Performance 6:45pm
Silver Rockettes Patriotic Performance 7:45pm

======================

[JohnM]

Statement does not appear consistent with this posting by The Villages Entertainment Department for September 2011 events:

"IN HONOR OF PATRIOT DAY
Sunday, September 11, 2011
The Villages Spanish Springs Town Square
The Villages Twirlers & Drum Corps Patriotic Performance 5:45pm
Sweet & Sassy Line Dance Team Patriotic Performance 6:45pm
The Prime Time Twirlers Patriotic Performance 7:45pm
The Villages Lake Sumter Landing Market Square
The Prime Time Twirlers Patriotic Performance 4:45pm
The Villages Cheerleaders Patriotic Performance 5:45pm
The Villages Twirlers & Drum Corps Patriotic Performance 6:45pm
Silver Rockettes Patriotic Performance 7:45pm"

[billethkid]

After seeing your responses I did a little more digging and the removal is not in 2011, but purported to be in effect in 2012.

btk

[graciegirl]

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[Skip]

Yup, on advice of council, The Villages will no longer have any patriotic events. Guess that means Patriot's Day, Memorial Day, Veteran's Day, Flag Day, Fourth of July, etc. will not be celebrated here like they used to. The Villages does not want to be a future target of terrorism.

To me... sound like Al-Qaeda has won here.

Skip

[Another 65er]

Originally Posted by Skip

Yup, on advice of council, The Villages will no longer have any patriotic events. Guess that means Patriot's Day, Memorial Day, Veteran's Day, Flag Day, Fourth of July, etc. will not be celebrated here like they used to. The Villages does not want to be a future target of terrorism.

To me... sound like Al-Qaeda has won here.

Skip

What counsel provided that advice?

[billethkid]

It figures that America's friendliest home town, as long as the lawyers approve of what is done.

There is more to the story/rumor/cause/what ever. Patriotism does not need a lawyer to declare what is "safe" to participate in unless they are getting complaints from radical Muslims that are over 55!!!!

Eventually the real issue will surface when TV officials are confronted with the issue in a public quorum.

At some point they will obviously reach the same conclusion on Christmas trees and the lighting parties!!!

Certainly some one within the TOTV membership has a connection to some one in TV chain of command to refute or confirm this stupid decision, if it is in fact a truism!?!?

btk

[njbchbum]

Originally Posted by Skip

Yup, on advice of council, The Villages will no longer have any patriotic events. Guess that means Patriot's Day, Memorial Day, Veteran's Day, Flag Day, Fourth of July, etc. will not be celebrated here like they used to. The Villages does not want to be a future target of terrorism.

To me... sound like Al-Qaeda has won here.

Skip

how absolutely UN-AMERICAN!

while i may not be physically present in the villages on any of those occasions, i will gladly offer to organize-by-computer any group of folks who wish to become a patriotic flash mob!!!!

[Pturner]

Wait a minute. This thread started with OP asking about a rumor that the cheerleaders won't be among the entertainment at patriotic events and the next thing you know, the rumor becomes there will not be any patriotic events and the next thing you know speculation is started that there won't be Christmas trees.

I'm starting a rumor that next year, TV will continue with patriotic events and Christmas trees but that someone will start a rumor that they will all be gone in 2013.

[cybermuda]

Originally Posted by njbchbum

i will gladly offer to organize-by-computer any group of folks who wish to become a patriotic flash mob!!!!

and we'll need to co-ordinate golf cart blockades on all approach roads to stop Smokey getting in to break things up

[aln]

Obviously if someone wants to get down to the bottom of this, contact Nadia Skertich in the Entertainment Dept

Also another resource would be the VHA - "Dedicated to preserving and enhancing the values of our Lifestyles and homes".

http://www.thevha.net

or

The POA - "Representing all property owners of The Villages in Lady Lake, Florida; Lake County; Sumter County; and Marion County".
http://poa4us.org/


One man I know is VP for one of the local clubs. He job as VP is to deal with parades. He HEARD (rumor - not confirmed) that there will be no parades in 2012 in TV. Maybe this is where this story all comes from.
Mixing the pedestrian traffic & carts and strolling performers on the narrow streets of the squares could be deemed somewhat dangerous.

[Bogie Shooter]

All rumors!

[laryb]

Originally Posted by Pturner

Wait a minute. This thread started with OP asking about a rumor that the cheerleaders won't be among the entertainment at patriotic events and the next thing you know, the rumor becomes there will not be any patriotic events and the next thing you know speculation is started that there won't be Christmas trees.

I'm starting a rumor that next year, TV will continue with patriotic events and Christmas trees but that someone will start a rumor that they will all be gone in 2013.

P.....I like the way you think!

[graciegirl]

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