Today, most retail stores have motorized wheelchairs or at least some type of wheelchair for their customers to use while shopping their stores. Strange’s Florist does not have anything at all.

Strange's Florist West Broad Location

As you can see, the above location on West Broad Street is a big store. Without some type of wheelchair it makes it difficult to navigate the building.

On Facebook, a Strange’s customer posted a status saying she is really upset with them for not providing a wheelchair even after asking many weeks before! Some other comments on that Facebook status include:

“I’m gonna protest,” “Never did like Strange’s. Poor customer service,” “I thought for sure they would take care of that!”

What are your thoughts on Strange’s Florist? I think it’s important that this is brought to their attention!

“I spoke with Mrs. Daphne personally in April concerning the improvement. We are currently communicating with the necessary people to make this happen. I can assure you the improvement has not been disregarded as the mobility of all of our customers and families are important.

The communities patience and understanding are very much appreciated as well as the open dialogue which allows these improvements to be addressed.”

Thanks for getting back to us William! We hope to see the changes soon!

Alan Chez

Alan Chez from the Paul Shaffer Band on the David Letterman Show came to Richmond, Virginia and performed with the 120 member Cosby Titan Band on May 21st, 2010. It was a sold out crowd of 900 with many people outside hoping to get in. He did 3 songs, St. Louis Blues, Let The Good Times Roll, and Somewhere Over The Rainbow.

Each year the award winning Titan Band puts on an amazing show on the 3rd Friday of May. If you missed it this year, you wont want to miss it next year!

Professional dvds and cds are available of the concert.

Here’s the clip of him on the news today:

Cosby Titan Band 2009

The Cosby Titan Band is having its Fourth Annual Concert tomorrow (Friday May 21st) at the Cosby High School Auditorium in Midlothian, Virginia near Woodlake. It starts at 7:30 pm and is expected to sell out. Presales have already sold over half of the tickets (auditorium seats 900.)

This is your chance to hear one of the best trumpet players in the world right now, Alan Chez of the Letterman Show right here in Richmond, Virginia. Its also an opportunity to hear one of the best high school bands in the area. This year the Cosby Titan Band was awarded their Virginia State Honor Band which is the highest award a band can get in Virginia. This means that the band got a superior rating from the judges in marching as well as the concert contests. The show has gotten a lot of press from many newspapers and Channel 6/CBS is doing a report on it as well.

Here is the official press release from the band.  – Side note, the one and only Austin Prime is in this band. 3rd chair trumpet player.

Tickets are $5.00 all seats

This is a Hollywood-styled band concert and we are proud to feature:

Alan Chez—the trumpet player on the David Letterman Show

Mike Goldberg—Richmond’s Musical Meteorologist and Clarinet Soloist

Andy Brock, Guest Conductor

Steven Barton, Guest Conductor of a piece that he composed

Plus—many guest clarinetists

The evenings’ musical menu consists of:

The Chimes of Liberty/Goldman
Solo de Concours/Messager, featuring Mike Goldberg on Clarinet
Shenandoah/Tichelli, Andy Brock Guest Conductor
Brazil: Ceremony Song and Samba/R.W.Smith
St Louis Blues and Let The Good Times Roll—featuring Alan Chez

Intermission

For the New Day Arisen, composed and conducted by Steven Barton
Clarinet Candy/Anderson, featuring the Titan Clarinet section plus about 15 guest clarinetists
Selections from Wicked/Schwartz
Over the Rainbow/Arlen, featuring Alan Chez
Our Traditional Concert Finale: featuring the Service Songs of the US Armed Forces and the Stars and Stripes Forever

Hope to see you there!