The Bonamassa Army (Page 1 of 3)

Dog tags??? Where do I sign up and
where and when do I report for duty? Lol!

Nice update so far.  Looking forward to seeing this come together.

Seriously Bill....GREAT IDEA!!!!!!!!!!!.....I'll order mine yesterday, if they were available

Shreddy (love the Cubbies too)

Let the training begin........:)  Bonamassa Army  (BA) BOOT CAMP !!!!!     

Keep us updated ..
         
As long as we don't turn into ala Kiss army...L.O.L

I think I remember...(help me out here Jane)...that at one time several years ago we ran this up the flagpole. Not exactly the same but similar. Maybe it was when they were tossing around possible new names for the street team(?) but anyway it was met with a seemingly disproportionate number of people wailing and gnasing their teeth over the thought that we'd create anything with a para-military theme. As General Andy so correctly points out, many organizations utilize ranks (police, fire, rescue, Salvation Army, etc) and I believe any negative connotations rest with the individual perceiver.

Heck, even some churches use the term "Foot Soldiers for Christ" for their most evangelical members - so you might find the ranks thinning over some imagined religious stigma. Hard to speculate, but nothing would come as a surprise.

Trust me, you'll never make 100% of the troops happy, General Andy (yeah I said "troops" LOL). That's why you're the General. Most will follow you into battle. Those who don't or won't due to the unpleasant associations they form in their own minds, well that's their choice.

Personally, I'm not in love with the theme either - but that's only from the standpoint that I feel it's geared toward a younger demographic than Joe's (think KISS Army, etc)... but if you find it creates a nenewed energy among the team, and the majority like it - I'd say go with it.

Just find ranking kind of tacky. All of us are working for the same goal. That said I'm all in with what needs to be done.

I volunteer for Chaplain. I've got broad shoulders, a good ear and a hide like a rhino. I'll build a virtual confession booth. 
Let's not revisit the naming fiasco of yesteryear. Please!
No, really, you're the S.T.  boss and you should make the rules Andy. Already I'm impressed.
Rick

This "flower child" was born in an Army hospital.  And my Grandmother was in the DAR, so I guess the military is deeply embedded in my genes, in one way or another.

I can get behind the use of the term Army, even if it wouldn't be my first choice.  As long as Andy is using imagery and terminology in a sensitive and thoughtful way, it should all work out OK.

I also really liked the BA logo.

@Coach...I recently learned that you can sign up for FB but not create a time line, or add friends, or photos, or track status.  (Old dog, new tricks, at least to me.)  I don't think that's really using FB, but it does allow you to access pages that require being signed in.  Like the Street Team/Bonamassa Army.  I've heard that such an account might be shut down.  I'm guessing because that kind of user isn't providing the sort of personal info and advertising opportunities that are really FB's "capital".  But I just decided to register with them, for the purpose of having access to other's pages.  Too soon to tell how that will go.

I know Andy has also said that FB will just be one method of communication.  Not a required one.  I'll mostly still plan on relying on the forum.  And I still haven't officially signed up as a Street Teamer, myself.  Though I'm leaning that way already.

I'm liking what I'm seeing from Andy, so far.