Wednesday, June 4, 2014

June London Update

Below are updates for the month of June. Watch your email in late July for the much anticipated itinerary. Forward this email to everyone in your group attending London. Adhere to the deadlines listed below. Thank you for your immediate cooperation!

Attendee's Emails

Please send us your attendee's email addresses. We will need them to send updates via email while in London if any changes occur. Thanks for your cooperation.

Horns Up

Do you have any alto sax, trumpet, or trombone friends? Paula Crider requested to have these sections double in size. Strongly encourage your buddies to attend. The last day to register is Aug. 15, 2014.

Open Parade Positions

We still need Drum Wranglers (4-6), LHAB Banner Crew (1-2), American Flag Holder (1), and State of Texas Flag Holder (1).  If someone in your party 16 is years or older and wants to fulfill one of these positions, please contact us. They will need to order a Stetson & jacket ASAP.

Big Bertha

We are pleased to announce that Big Bertha will make the trek to London.  This will be her first international parade and she’s booming with enthusiasm! Drum Wranglers are needed to push and pull her. If someone in your party is willing and able to perform this task, please contact us. They will need to order a Stetson & jacket ASAP.

London's June Payment

You have until Sunday, June 15, 2014 @ 11:59pm CST to pay your per person installment online to avoid a possible late fee of $10. Thank you to those whom have paid in full already, disregard this reminder:)

If you choose to mail your payment, is must be postmarked by Wednesday, June 11, 2014 to avoid a late fee of $10. On the check/ money order memo line, please clearly note the London registrants' names and include a working phone number so your account is credited accurately.

Visit lhab.org to Pay June's Installment Now.

If at anytime you have any London questions please email:
Karen Hanson, karen_hanson@yahoo.com or
Heather Wright, hewright@yahoo.com


Below is the payment schedule for the remainder of the year per person registered for OPTION 1 (Air & Land):
Sixth Deposit June 15, 2014$300
Seventh Deposit July 15, 2014$300
Eighth Deposit Aug 15, 2014$300
FINAL PAYMENT OCT. 15, 2014$595 plus or minus any variation in airline, airport, & government taxes fees charges and surcharges or currency exchange plus any further payments due for selected extras, LHAB uniform


Below is the payment schedule for the remainder of the year per person registered for OPTION 2 (Land Only):
Sixth Deposit June 15, 2014$200
Seventh Deposit July 15, 2014$200
Eighth Deposit Aug 15, 2014$200
FINAL PAYMENT OCT. 15, 2014$595 plus or minus any variation in airline, airport, & government taxes fees charges and surcharges or currency exchange plus any further payments due for selected extras, LHAB uniform

Below is the payment schedule for the remainder of the year per person registered for OPTION 3- $0 at this time!

Please make sure we are added to your email address book to avoid the spam filters. Remember to forward any information to other members of your party or direct them to our website under the London 2015. All information and previous emails are posted in the blog section. Thanks for your help!

Hook 'Em,
Nefertiti Williams
LHAB President 2014
Color Guard '99-00
neffy@att.net
admin@lhab.net




Last Call~Stetsons & Jackets



Online in the London 2015 section there is a list of your jackets & Stetson’s sizes. It’s your responsibility to double check your order to ensure it’s accurate. We were able to get everyone’s jacket at cost of ≈$25. Santa Hats were ordered for the 15 tubas.

Only if your size is INCORRECT, please email all three of us Karen: Karen_hanson@yahoo.com; Heather: hewright@yahoo.com; and Nefertiti: neffy@att.net to submit your changes by June 25, 2014! If your name is in blue font, then your order is incomplete. Email us.

Once the orders are placed, there will be NO MORE CHANGES.  Remember only those attending the London trip may order a jacket and Stetson. Thank you for understanding.

Instrument Rental

Need an instrument from LHAB? You MUST fill out the London Instrument Rental form by Aug. 15, 2014 for each marcher. First, we will pull instruments from our LHAB inventory. Anything we don’t have in stock will be rented from area schools. You will need your own reeds, mouthpieces, mallets, and valve oil as LHAB will NOT provide these.

You can download your music and start practicing now. Be sure you're comfortable playing all parts in case we need you to switch at marching/playing rehearsal. Go to www.lhab.org and log in as a member. Click--Members--Music. LHAB will not be providing paper copies of your music in London. Please PRINT your part for:
  • The Eyes of Texas
  • March Grandioso
  • March of the Longhorns
  • Yellow Rose of Texas
  • Wabash Cannonball

Shipping Instruments

Be prepared to get your instrument to Austin, TX by Band Day, Oct. 17-18th, if you want it shipped.
You may drop it off or have a family member, friend, another traveler do so. Please have a luggage tag with your personal contact information on the sturdy case. You'll be handed a special brightly colored orange luggage tag for shipping identification purposes. Please note the approximately value and weight of your personal instrument for insurance shipping purposes.


Here are the three drop off times:
  • Friday, Oct. 17th from 5-9p.m. at the business meeting. (Only if you're not participating in Band Day at the LONDON U-Haul).
  • Saturday, Oct. 18th at the LONDON U-Haul following the end of the game. 
  • Sunday, Oct. 19th 2:00p.m sharp,  load your personal instrument on the U-haul with the orange luggage tag following Mr. DiNino's reception at Scholtz.
Hard/Durable Travel Cases



If you are renting an instrument from LHAB, we will pack it for you.  As stated in our London contract, LHAB can only ship these instruments in sturdy standard instrument cases:
  • Alto Sax
  • Banner
  • Bertha
  • Big Flag
  • Mello
  • Percussion-Bass
  • Percussion- Cymbals
  • Percussion- Snare
  • Percussion- Tenors
  • Silk
  • SOB
  • Trombone
  • Tuba
  • U.S & State Flag
All other instruments (clarinets, piccolos, trumpets, and twirler batons) will be part of your luggage or carry-on. Please pack accordingly.

Passenger Manifest

For the passenger manifest we will need everyone’s name, date of birth, passport number as printed on your valid passport by AUG 15, 2014.  If you haven’t obtained your passport please do it ASAP. At this point it may need to be expedited. Check out:  U.S. Passports and International Travel.  If you don't give us your passport information YOU WILL NOT HAVE PARADE CLEARANCE or YOUR INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT BOOKED. Regardless of the option you chose, it's MANDATORY we have this information.