No matter how bad your day has been, or how shitty your mood is it is impossible to watch this video without smiling.

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I don't really care for poetry. I don't read it and I can't write it. As an artform I appreciate it without really enjoying it. However every once in awhile I come across a poem that resonates with me. So here is Walt Whitman's Song of the Open Road ( Read more... )

I can't drink an orange soda without thinking of Victoria ( Read more... )

Someone told me one time that you should play with the best people who can stand to hear you play. I've always tried to keep that in mind. That was the main reason that I put together the ETW quartet last year (Dr. Stroeher, James Martin, Mark Casto and me). Those 3 guys are some of the best players I've ever played with. That same logic is one ( Read more... )

Ok ok I know its corny but when I'm bored I like online quizzes


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It's the last weekend of the semester and it seems like everyone is having a recital this weekend. Yuri is at 3:00, Bluetrane at 5:00, Pat at 6:30 and Ted/Victoria at 8:00. I would have liked to go to them all but I'm just too busy. So I made it to part of Bluetrane, to Pat's and to the Ted/Victoria Vocal extravaganza ( Read more... )

If life is a dream, who is the dreamer?

Tonight I went to Jason Rose's senior recital. Wow! Jason did a great job. Frankly, he played much better than I had expected he would. I've always admired Jason's perserverance. He's really stuck it out on Euphonium when I know he has been discouraged with his playing from time to time. Anyway he did a fantastic job. He even had a pretty good ( Read more... )

Ok, so this is my little corner of the information super highway. I can't honestly say why I'm doing this since I've never been much of one for a journal. For now its just for me though I may decide to share it with others in the future. This is a place for random thoughts and things on my mind... mostly it's going to be my journal of positive ( Read more... )