My favorite MLK Jr quote, still so relevant today. Have a good one, folks!
"The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy.
Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it.
Through violence you may murder the liar, but you cannot murder the lie, nor establish the truth.
Through violence you murder the hater, but...
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"The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy.
Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it.
Through violence you may murder the liar, but you cannot murder the lie, nor establish the truth.
Through violence you murder the hater, but...
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I didn't know what a capricorn was. Now I don't know what a sagittarius is. Oh, and I still don't care.
Wow, with the New Year comes oh-my-god-crazy-busy. It's tech/hell week for the current musical, this time Annie in Fremont, which runs through January. Yeah, I know. But fortunately the pit is deep and I'm way in the back, so I can't see anything, and can rarely hear anything outside of dialogue while the orchestra is not playing. Makes it easy to get some good reading...
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Had a great New Years last night. Due to sickness (not mine) and squabbling friends and friends of friends, all my optional plans got ditched. So, I decided to ignore New Years. I actually got a few texts and Facebook offers in the evening to come out, but I decided to get in the PJ's, climb in bed, and watch old Marx Brothers movies while...
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Merry Christmas everyone.
From a band geek to the innerwebs with love!
From a band geek to the innerwebs with love!
dmac:
And a merry Christmas to you, fellow band geek! 
I've heard that music somewhere in my ancient past, but the slide show made it all the better. In college I dated exclusively trumpet players and they were, indeed, an egotistical lot. Then, I made a late in the game change to low brass players (bass trombone and tuba guys) and I never went back. There was never enough room in a relationship for the three of us: Me, the Trumpet Guy and his Ego.
Thanks for making me smile! How were your holidays?
I've heard that music somewhere in my ancient past, but the slide show made it all the better. In college I dated exclusively trumpet players and they were, indeed, an egotistical lot. Then, I made a late in the game change to low brass players (bass trombone and tuba guys) and I never went back. There was never enough room in a relationship for the three of us: Me, the Trumpet Guy and his Ego.
Thanks for making me smile! How were your holidays?
OK, apparently getting the wireless to reach my laptop in my bedroom was a bad move. 1:15 AM, My Name Is Bruce on the TV, and all kinds of chat bouncing around. And wide awake.
Great.
Great.
Not much going on. Marching season is over, with a heartbreaking end. All season long in 1st and 2nd place, and "interesting" judging and a not super-clean show at championships put us in 9th place out of 16, 1.15 points out of playing at finals the next day. Tough break. Lots of tears.
This is one of my favorite senior classes we've had (been teaching...
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This is one of my favorite senior classes we've had (been teaching...
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Note to self... Gordon Biersch Blonde Bock should not be used for beer pong. Also, why am I still playing beer pong? Damn you cousins. An amazing Saturday night (me thinks) turned yesterday into a total waste.
Now back to the grind. I'm thinking the cycling offseason will end soon, I'm getting cranky and lethargic. I think I'll add Yoga and running to this winters...
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Now back to the grind. I'm thinking the cycling offseason will end soon, I'm getting cranky and lethargic. I think I'll add Yoga and running to this winters...
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Wow, awesome show last night. My kids won 1st place in their division, less then 2 points from A/AA/AAA Sweepstakes. Also, they took home 1st place in Music. That one means a lot to me, it means I'm doing my job as music tech and brass tech. Or at least so far I am. Now is the fun time... Time to clean the hell out...
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Before yesterday, I had no idea what "Fleet Week" in San Fran was. Now, I still don't, but apparently it has to do with airplanes, or military stuff or something, and fucking traffic. I ended up missing the ceremony of a friends wedding, walking into the building as it ended. Oh well, my fault since I was warned in advance, but it was still irritating...
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Had a GREAT concert last week. Aside from a rather slow start in Shosty's Festive Overture, everything went off really well. All my solos in Copland's Rodeo were nailed, as well as the one in Ades' "These Premises Are Alarmed", a modern piece that grew on me more and more as we rehearsed it.
And, for the first time, I was mentioned BY NAME in...
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And, for the first time, I was mentioned BY NAME in...
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It's hot. I don't mind the heat, even on rides, it gets up over 100 in spots.
However, getting into my car in the mid-afternoon and climbing into a 140+ degree sauna is not cool.
Not at all.
I'll be playing an outdoor concert with the Symphony in a couple weeks, in Redwood City. Good music. Copland's "Rodeo", Paganini's "2nd Violin Concerto", Shostakovich's "Festive Overture",...
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However, getting into my car in the mid-afternoon and climbing into a 140+ degree sauna is not cool.
Not at all.
I'll be playing an outdoor concert with the Symphony in a couple weeks, in Redwood City. Good music. Copland's "Rodeo", Paganini's "2nd Violin Concerto", Shostakovich's "Festive Overture",...
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