What's New

Welcome to Don's Web site!

Here's some of what's been happening:

11/22/08

Lash and The Mercurys
on stage November 10, 2007

Don's nephew Lash Larue (aka Larry Dunn) is at it again. This is the Omaha rockabilly's fourth toy drive for the children in the Porcupine District of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. For more info, concert schedules (three so far this year) and a list of bands, click here.

If you can't get to a concert, you can make a contribution anyway. See the Toy Drive site for details.

11/2/08

DON AND HIS 14 GRANDCHILDREN

Okay, we can't fit them all in this space, but they know who they are. Here are five of them:
Trey Lyon, Mavis Hansen, Jax "The New Kid" Hansen, Josie Hansen and Quill Strinz.
Jax weighed in at 9lb 4oz. All are doing well, including parents Nick and Brenda.

The big question is, where will Daddy Nick place the first tattoo?

10/15/08

JOIN THE B.E.E.R. PARTY!

--Get your 2008 convention poster right here--

To read more and see an interview with the B.E.E.R. Party Presidential Candidate, go to the
KHAS-TV website

and the
MSNBC Countdown website

9/15/08


HERE COMES HUNTING SEASON!!!

Don't wait to order your hunting tent. You might regret it.
Read more to learn why

6/18/08

Lucky 13

Don and Donna announce the arrival of their 13th grandchild!
Maximus Odin Breen
born May 28, 2008

7lb, 5oz, 19-1/2 inches

The entire Breen family -- Toni, Marc and Olympia -- are doing well.

5/26/08

Life And Death In America

We are pleased to welcome a new member to our family.

Gwendelyn Charlene Morfeld arrived May 22 to become Pat's first grandchild.

As she is beginning her life, we continue to celebrate the life of our good buddy, Kelly, who was taken from us in an automobile accident last year. Our hearts are broken, but our spirits were lifted at the recent memorial for this fine young man. Here's a photo of his monument.

Read more about these life events at Don's Space.

4/19/08

Don and Garrett in
The Lincoln Journal Star

Boy Scouts attend Great Spirit Camporee
Saturday, April 19, 2008

Read the article in the long list of Press Clippings

2/4/08

Don and Rabi in
The Hutchinson News

Glimpses Of Frontier Life
Sunday, February 3, 2008

Read the article in the Press Clippings

1/7/08

The Lash LaRue Toy Drive for does it again!

Lash and The Mercurys
on stage November 10, 2007

For the third year since 2003, Omaha rockabilly musician (and Don's nephew) Lash LaRue organized a toy drive for the children in the Porcupine District of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.
This year, it included four concerts and a three-hour live radio broadcast featuring
The Mercurys, Desperate Bandwives, Down To Here, Chesire Grin and others.

THE RESPONSE WAS NOTHING SHORT OF OUTSTANDING!
THE RESULT WAS SEVERAL TRUCKLOADS OF TOYS, PLUS MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND MUCH MORE!

CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

We're all very proud of Lash (aka Larry Dunn), and we thank you for your warm response

10/6/07
Check out the Don Strinz Tipi Space -- sort of like a My Space or Facebook page, with lots of neat and timely info and fun stuff gathered at the shop by Pat "Not The Wife" Morfeld.

10/2/07
Rabi For President! Our own Les Vilda is running on the B.E.E.R. Party ticket. "Get more with Les, because you couldn't do any worse." Go to the campaign headquarters for more info.

8/17/07
Don's favorite rockabilly guitarist nephew and his band, The Mercurys, release their first CD after 13 years together, appropriately titled "13"Read more about it on Lash LaRue's blog

2/5/07
Looking for a black powder group near you? Check out the Places & Events page for clubs in Nebraska and Colorado. Let us know if we missed your group, or if you belong to a group in another state and want to be listed.

1/16/07
We're starting to add more pictures and descriptions of Don's products. Check out the listing for the Marquise (at the left) for an example. Please share your comments with me at chuck@strinztipi.com.

12/11/06
*NOTE: New email address tipiguy@hughes.net. For Web-related questions, email chuck@strinztipi.com.

12/4/06
*Lash is a Smash! The toys leave for the Pine Ridge Reservation 12/15/06. Check here for updates!

10/29/06
*Don's nephew, Lash LaRue (a.k.a. Larry Dunn, the hottest rockabilly guitar in Omaha) has launched the third annual Pine Ridge Toy Drive for the children of the Pine Ridge rez in South Dakota. See the poster here. Then print it and post it at a laundromat or gas station near you!