My observations. This is a huge group of percussionists for that age group. I don’t think we had more than a couple of drummers at Wheat Elementary. Lots of percussion equipment – I dont think we had that much, even at the SR HS level. I’m glad this district has the money for these instruments, […]
Music
Kinky Boots in town
Went to the Orpheum Theater this afternoon to see the musical “Kinky Boots”. Loved the absolutely hilarious movie a few yrs ago, and decided to see this – I’d forgotten the show was a musical, and thought it was just a play (silly me). Anyway, while it was just “ok” in the beginning, by the […]
New music: Post Modern Jukebox
New music “Post Modern Jukebox” (opens in a new window) Since you “liked” this, I wanted to share with you that this is my new fav group, having seen a different video of theirs recently (“All about that bass”). I’ve subsequently bought one of their “albums” on iTunes called “Historical misappropriations”. Great music.
Growing up in the wrong musical era
I sometimes think I was born in the wrong era. I think I should’ve been born ten – fifteen years earlier, what, with my strong appreciation for big band music, as well as not being able to fully appreciate (when I was growing up) the talents of Frank, Dean Martin, Tony Bennett as well […]
Behind in my posts!
Well, I’m kinda behind with my posts – it was a busy weekend and start of the week for me. I just posted pictures of the “Thrust” stage at the Guthrie – and was admonished by the volunteer usher that “ALL” photography was “Verboten!” (even when the musical hadn’t yet started). I guess they don’t […]
