The hairy guy - Ashley

These are photos from the jam session at Echo and Karen's house at New Year's Eve. The big black dog is Ashley, a long lost friend as much as any of the human guests. Ashley is my friend Tina's retired guide dog. The family that has him now brought him to the party to see everyone. Of course, everyone that knows Tina knew Ashley.

Yes, that's Ashley, as in "he" - think Gone with the Wind. "Ashley, I always loved you.....Ashley....."

We alwasy joked among my girlfriends that Ashley was the token male in our group. He's quite a character.

Some of his more memorable moments:

Ashley always thought he was a lap dog, even though he probably weighs 70 pounds. If you sat on the floor, he'd come running over to literally sit in your lap!

One time while Tina was cantoring at Mass, Ashley proceeded to eat the berries off of the Christmas decorations on the alter. The whole church didn't know what to do - to stop the Mass and tell her or to let him chow down.

I once saw Ashley steal an entire dessert off a tray without so much as pausing - he didn't lose a step!

He was a sneaky fellow sometimes with a one-track mind - food - where's the food........maybe that's why we liked each other so much. HA!

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