Obama Caves!

[jberryhill]

Obamas explore 'spectacular' Carlsbad Caverns

[Hekate]

1. Ha! Is he spelunking yet? Gods, do I ever remember those obnoxious posts here...

How I miss that whole family.

[TexasTowelie]

2. I enjoyed going there on my first college band trip.

However, playing 3-4 concerts per day at the high schools and Methodist churches in west Texas and New Mexico was exhausting.

[jberryhill]

3. What did you play?

Hopefully not a woodwind. I couldn’t imagine having to blow anything that frequently. Even in college.

[The Polack MSgt]

5. C'mon man, do you know how long it has been since I made

A "That's what she said" joke?

[jberryhill]

7. Well, probably not since she stopped talking to you anyway

[TexasTowelie]

6. I played trumpet.

That means I was a buzzer instead of a blower.

Our band also had a tuba player who was the state champion accordionist (Mike Middleton). He really hammed it up playing "Saber Dance" with the band accompanying him. Mike is a radiologist now, but he plays a lot of the German festivals in central Texas with his two sons who also play tuba. They are billed as Mike & The Middletones.

[Judi Lynn]

4. Surely, and he took his whole family down when he did. Wow. n/t

[madamesilverspurs]

8. Haven't been there since the '70s.

Back then, the tour included an impressive display of the equipment used in mining guano.

I'm guessing that Obama might have thought such equipment would have come in handy when dealing with Congress and birthers, etc. . . .


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[Soxfan58]

9. And he is surrounded by

Beautiful women.

[GoCubsGo]

11. I'm so jealous!

I have been wanting to see Carlsbad Caverns since I was a kid. I was near it several times, but just never got there.

I hope the Obamas are enjoying New Mexico. It's a beautiful state. I'd move there in a heartbeat if given the chance.

[rownesheck]

12. Huh?

He's not ignoring his family? He's not walking 10 feet in front of them? He seems to be enjoying his time with them? How unpresidential!

[treestar]

13. Great shot, you can tell he is amazed

by it!

[DFW]

14. Never been to Carlsbad, but........

I've seen Luray and the Endless Caverns in Virginia, and that gives me an idea of what he must have experienced.

[mcar]

16. Luray is spectacular

We visited some years back. It is just amazing.

[mcar]

15. Best president of my lifetime

Best First Family. They deserve all the fun!