stuff to read

well, some people write in their blogs everyday. i'm not one of em. i'm a little more sporadic. haven't really figured out what motivates me to write here, but it doesn't matter that much i guess.

anyways. raise your hand if you've ever heard a polka version of "oops i did it again," "toxic," or "eye of the tiger." well, i did this last weekend, and let me tell you, i haven't laughed that hard in a looooong time. i don't remember the name of the band, but while riding to hertel's wedding with joel this last weekend, i had the pleasure to hear such a thing. leave it to joel...

hertel's wedding was fun. i played decently enough on my tenor to not embarass myself in front of all my fellow music majors. i used to think the tenor playing was getting better (and it has...) but it is kind of up and down for me recently. actually, my playing on the whole is up and down. can't figure it out, but it seems as though i've lost a lot of consistency and range in my playing this last week. but, no one wants to hear about that, so on to something eles.

i went to the university orchestra concert today and enjoyed it very much. the strings are getting better every year, and that is so awesome to see. if we had a bigger french horn studio, i think that orchestra could really start to do some big things. the trombone players seemed less than enthustiastic about they're playing on the concert, but i felt like they did fine. i understand that it's hard to accept a performance that is less rewarding than past performances, but the good news is that the general audience loved it, and that's probably the most important thing...reaching an audience with your music. so, no matter how crappy you guys felt about your playing, just remember, you reached a lot of people and that and that deserves a congratulations.

so this week should be a good one. i'm going to buy a turkey tomorrow for friday's dreaded bone dinner so that is is thawed by the time i fry it. yeah, that's right, i'm frying a turkey on friday for the third year in a row. i've got a kitchen now, so i will be cooking and eating healthier food all week, which should lift my spirits quite a lot. i got into the gym tonight and worked out for a little while and will spend this week getting back into that whole routine. practice time will be a priority as i prepare for my trip to nyc the following week. for those who don't know, i'm flying out there to take a few lessons with one of the world's greatest bass trombonists, george flynn. in addition to taking lessons, i get to hear maria schneider's band play all that week. it's going to be great and i'm sure i will have lots of stuff to write here after that trip.

ok, i think i've written enough. someday i'm going to figure out how to organize these thoughts a little better. like when writing a music history paper....

g'nite kids.