All About Me!!!!
My name is Emily Marie Landers. I was born August 4th
1999 in Odessa Regional Hospital in Odessa, Texas at 12:07
pm. Although, I wasn’t the only one born on August 4th,
Louis Armstrong, Dylan and Cole Sprouse, and Barack Obama
share my birthday. When I was born, I had to stay in the
hospital for two extra weeks because I had breathing
problems. I think what makes me special is my musical
talent. Everyone in my family on my Mom’s side played
some kind of instrument. My great- grandma played piano,
my grandpa plays drums, grandma plays piano, uncle plays
bass guitar, and my mom used to play piano. I have learned
to play almost every percussion instrument and a little
guitar in the past 3 years and I am going to learn even
more instruments.
Omg not another Grandma story!!
Once apon a time, my great-grandmother was driving down
the road, when on the radio, she hears news that there
have been sightings of strange lights going around the sky in
her area. A little while later, she says that she saw a UFO
come beside her car. They had also followed her home and
held her for hostage in one of the rooms.
I think the story is told to show the craziness of our family
and to scare the children.
Santa’s Key
Ever since I was little, I have always tried to catch my Mom
putting presents under the Christmas tree on Christmas
Eve, but I have never been successful. I have tried to get
my mom to confess that Santa wasn’t real, that he was a
myth, but still no luck. I have asked the question over and
over again, “How does he get in the house if we don’t have
a chimney?” Well, my mom has always told the kids in our
family that Santa Claus has a magical key that can unlock
any door at any house. Now, if I was still 5, I would believe
that, but do you seriously think I will believe that he has a
magic key?! I don’t think so!
I think this story is told to keep the young kids believing in
Santa Claus even without a chimney for him to come in
through.
Those were the years! (:
I lived in Odessa for about a year before I moved to
Texarkana. I have asked this question a lot, why Texarkana?
Well, I have a grandma in De Queen, and my mom wanted
to stay by family. What I recently learned about my
Grandma’s land is that she has about 200 acres and the
“Trail of Tears” runs through her land and that part of the
land is haunted from the past Indians. Soon, I started going
to school at Kilpatrick Elementary for kindergarden. Sadly, I
never went to pre-k because at the time, we lived on the
Arkansas side and they didn’t have pre-k as a grade. For
1st-5th grade, I went to Westlawn Elementary.
Table of contents
Page 1
Page 2
Biography
Family story “UFO
sightings”
Page 3
Family story
“Santa’s Key”
Page 4
Pages 5-7
Page 8
My early life
If I had $1 million…
It would be too dangerous
to talk about…
Page 9
Page 10
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Marching Band
If I had $1 million dollars…
If I had $1 million dollars, I would first buy the best
drumset I can find, which would probably cost around
$10,000 and then I would buy the Tobacco Les Paul
guitar ($5,000) for my friend because I’m just that
nice. I would then take $200,000 for the music I
want to open when I am older. I would then buy all
new marching drums for Texas Middle School and high
school, because they really need them. That would
probably cost around $100,000. (marching drums are
not cheap!) I would also, use about $23,000 to get
my dream car, a Camaro! Man, how good it would
feel to drive up to school in that! Finally, I would
save about $40,000 to go to my future college,
Julliard.
Stevie Ray Vaughan!!!
Stevie Ray Vaughan was the musician of the decade in the 70s. He
was an American guitarist, singer-songwriter, and record producer.
Stevie is best known as a founding member and leader of the band,
Double Trouble. Together with drummer Chris Layton and bassist
Tommy Shannon, they ignited the blues revival of the 1980s. He is
mostly known for his hit songs, “The Sky is crying”, “Texas Flood”,
“Pride and Joy” and “Crossfire”. What made him so entertaining
was his guitar playing. He played behind his back, with his feet, and
even with his teeth! His guitar of choice was the Fender
Stratocaster, his favorite being a 1963 body with a 1962 neck. On
August 27, 1990, all of the musicians boarded four helicopters bound
for Chicago. Despite the haze and fog in the sky, the pilots were
instructed to fly over a 1000-foot ski hill. At 4:30 am, the plane
they were on crashed. Vaughan suffered from multiple internal and
skull injuries. The cause of death was officially stated as
"exsanguination due to transverse laceration
of the aorta".
Marching Band!!!!!!!!
The elective, band, is usually started for a young child in 6th grade. There
are different instruments you can choose from; flute, trumpet, drums, and
many more. In 6th grade, you pick which instrument you want then you
start learning how to play it. You play the usual spring and Christmas
concert and that pretty much it. The fun part starts in 7th grade,
marching band! You don’t really start marching yet, but you get to play at
football games and pep rallies. In 8th grade, you get to go to your first
U.I.L competition. That summer, you learn to be a real band nerd. You
learn how to march at freshman camp, which is by far, the funest thing
you learn in your whole entire life! Then high school you get to go to way
more competitions and football games and live the full experience as a band
nerd!!! (:
By: Emily Landers! (: