The Posse at the Central Library

This song says so much! Donald Trump should use this in his next book. Thanks to Moonpenny and Sequin who joined Durban, Elijah, Melanie, and Mehalia for this day.

We went to the library downtown
It was very fun and exciting
We walked all around
And found books about dirt bike riding

We went on a scavenger hunt
It was fun for some, and not for others
Each team had three books to find
Without the help of our fathers and mothers

One of the teams got split
Some of the players didn't fit
One felt teased and walked away
The two were left with nothing to say
So they also walked away

Always stay together
It might be scary without each other
Even if you might be mad
Or frustrated or sad
If you wanna win, you gotta stay together

The other team, they did all right
They were the team that didn't fight
Even though they got lost many times
They kept their cool in the pool
They were the team that followed the rule

Always stay together
It might be scary without each other
Even if you might be mad
Or frustrated or sad
If you wanna win, you gotta stay together

Ebenezer's Posse Goes to Bainbridge Island

Today, Elijah and Durban joined Mahalia and Melanie and, after learning a little something about boundaries from Super Nanny, we set off on Metro for the Bainbridge Island Ferry.

We found a great waterfront park in Bainbridge where we explored the beach and relaxed in the sun and on the grass until it was time to go back on the ferry. What a great time!

Elijah won a pack of lifesavers for the whole posse by throwing a pinecone in a garbage can from a long ways off, and we celebrated like we just won the World Series!

While we were exploring on the beach, we stumbled on a topic we have all struggled with at one time or another - What's a clam got to live for?

Here are the lyrics to the song we wrote:

What's a clam got to live for?
Maybe nothing, I don't know
I guess you could use the shell to make a necklace
But what about a mosquito?

What's a mosquito got to live for?
It's food for fish and spiders too
But it lives off my blood
And itches and stings - Oooh, oooh, oooh!

It's not easy to decide who should live and who should die
Life is fun sometimes and sometimes not
But if a giant came and poked me with a stick
I would scream and run and try not to get caught

What in the world are crabs for?
Do they have families? Yes.
I've seen a big one protect a smaller one
And save it from a bird who tried to take it to its nest

It's not easy to decide who should live and who should die
Life is fun sometimes and sometimes not
But if a giant came and poked me with a stick
I would scream and run and try not to get caught

Ebenezer's Posse Works at Northwest Harvest

Mahalia, Melanie, and Ebenezer went to Northwest Harvest and packaged two liter bottles of Ginger Ale today. We put them in boxes to be shipped all around the state and given to people and families who need food. We found out from Bill at NW Harvest that not all people who go to a food bank or soup kitchen are homeless. Sometimes, they have just enough money to pay their bills, and nothing left over to buy food.

We had a great time at NW Harvest, and will be returning someday soon to help out again.

Here are the lyrics to the song we wrote about our day:

We packed 672 bottles helping 672 families
To have something to drink
We didn't dawdle when we packed the bottles
We did a good job, I think

Oh Please can the people on Earth be lucky
Lucky enough to not be hungry
So we can help each other
Understand one another

I think we're really lucky
Because we have somewhere to go home
To play and sleep and eat
It would be pretty yucky
If we were so unlucky
To have to choose between food or heat

Oh Please can the people on Earth be lucky
Lucky enough to not be hungry
So we can help each other
Understand one another

Ebenezer's Posse TV show Treatment

Brainstorming of a Treatment for a Kids’ Reality TV Show
The Big Idea
The drama and color of The Real World, The Educational Value of Discovery Kids, and the emotional payoff of Extreme Makeover - Home Edition, all rolled into one show!

Six charismatic kids, one Cowboy singer, and an unscripted adventure each episode will open eyes, provide new experiences, and inspire an original song.

Each episode will be a symbolic trip to an unknown and potentially scary environment in the real world of kids, such as a cancer ward or a homeless shelter where the “posse” will work on a project that will allow them to be generous, work together, make life better for others, and realize how fortunate their own lives are.

After experiencing the challenges and rewards of donating their time and effort to helping those less fortunate (but very similar in age), the “posse” will get together to write a song about their day’s experience.

Then, they will go into a studio to record the song, which will be combined with footage of the day to create a music video.

The Posse

Ebenezer Boesel, certified teacher with a Masters in Teaching and professional singer/songwriter, will be the leader of the group.

Charismatic, fun loving, and great with kids of all ages, Ebenezer will help the kids keep their focus on the task at hand and facilitate the writing of a song at the end of the show where the kids write lyrics and sing about an issue that comes up during the day.

The kids will be boys and girls, age 6 to 10, with unique, but real, personalities.

We’re not going to be hiring child actors, just normal people who like to have fun. Their experiences, conflicts, and growth will be the central theme of the show(think The Real World), and their sense of accomplishment will be the payoff(think Extreme Makeover - Home Edition).

The Show

The show will have a reality TV feel to it, with an “interview” room for one-on one interviews, unexpected drama, and editing that will appeal to young as well as adult viewers.

This will be a show parents will feel good about letting their kids watch, and kids will enjoy it as well.

Product placement will be decidedly progressive - with clothing from manufacturers who don’t pay cheap labor or kids to make their product, food which is organic, healthy, and very tasty, and all materials and gadgets having high educational as well as entertainment value.

What Happens

Early in the morning, Ebenezer will arrive at each kid’s door in a Hybrid SUV.

Kids won’t know where they are going or what they are doing, until a short video is shown about the group we will be working with that day (Example, a soup kitchen in downtown Seattle).

Ebenezer will talk about what they will be doing and how they can help, then they will arrive at the location and meet the contact person for the organization we will be working with.

After getting a brief tour of the premises, meeting the people, and getting a feel for the place, the “posse” will meet to make a plan for the day and discuss any issues that may be coming up for the kids such as fear, excitement, joy, or sadness.

The project begins, and the focus will be on letting things happen spontaneously and following the plot wherever it wants to go.

At the end of the day, the project will be finished, and the “posse” will say goodbye to their new friends.

The Payoff

That evening or the next day, the “posse” will come together in a recording studio to write and record a song about their experience with a positive moral that appeals to kids and adults.

Finally, the “Posse” will record the song, backed up by a local band.

The finished product will be the last few minutes of the show, with edited footage of the day to go along with the music.

The real magic of this experience will be the change affected in the opinions and perspectives of the kids in the Posse. When children this age show generosity, compassion, and understanding of another's circumstances, it is a very powerful moment. We aim to have several of these moments each show.

Here's a clip of a Video we did about a song called PEACE