about 6 months ago - No comments
As I recently stated on Facebook, I’m a sucker for the snappy “synthpop” music genre. I get teased about it on a regular basis, mainly because ”it’s SO gay”. The Pet Shop Boys, Michael and Janet Jackson, many bands from the 80′s and 90′s. I’m also a fan of the alternative music scene (bands like Ben Folds Five,
about 11 months ago - No comments
I found this little bit of OH MY GOD on the web tonight. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, my wonderful school Orchestra teachers, do not allow your students to massacre music they are not yet ready to play. Introduce them to it, but for the sake of your listening audience (even if they are supportive parents), give them music they can
about 1 year ago - No comments
I’ve been out of it lately. I was catching up on some blog reading today and discovered that the Indigo Girls have a new CD due out tomorrow (March 24) and on top of that, there is a planned tour stop at the Interlochen Summer Music Festival on June 23! While the Indigo Girls have
about 1 year ago - 1 comment
In my last post I was going on about losing a tooth! Well the tooth fairy stopped by for a visit and decided I had been a good boy so she gave me another one. I went to the dentist on Tuesday and lucky for me, the tooth that I lost had already had a
about 1 year ago - No comments
I’ve long been a fan of Sting even going back to his days in The Police (which was nearly before my time). I think he is an incredible writer, lyricist, and singer. On my lunch hour this past weekend I was listening to a program on public radio and was introduced to Eva Cassidy singing
about 2 years ago - No comments
It’s been an interesting year for me this past year. I’ve split up with the person I thought I might spend the rest of my life with, I’ve discovered (although I already knew this) that I don’t live well with people I don’t care for, and I’ve been able to evaluate my life as a
about 2 years ago - 1 comment
You know I get teased about my love of Elton John by none other than the same people I catch humming his tunes quietly to themselves time after time. There are many things I enjoy about Elton John but mostly I enjoy the fact that he has such a huge volume of work AND he
about 2 years ago - No comments
So today was spent going through shit in the house trying to prepare for a move this fall. Jirar is only likely to be home a few more times in the next several months so it’s pretty important that we go trhough shit while he is here. One of my own goals before I move
about 2 years ago - No comments
Yesterday before I blew up my blog, I posted a great choral piece by Brahms. Here it is again, now fully functional. Psalm 13 Bookmark to: