I said in my previous post on the subject that I would keep everyone posted as the Huntsville Master Chorale‘s season progressed. I think I’ve been holding my breath a bit on posting the next installment for much the same reason as the first: I just wasn’t sure how well I was going to do. š
Been meaning to post this quickie since last week. I figure this one will get me geek cred with my console gamer friendsā¦
I work in the same lab with the guy who wrote this book.
How cool is that? š
I’ve been totally sitting on this one for over a week. I wanted to make sure it was going to work out before I announced it, and as of tonight it’s official. I’m now a baritone in the Huntsville Master Chorale.
revision on 20 June 2024: I added a comment with a link to a cool YouTube video I just found. –JHM
Tonightās edition of Com-Pak Music Theater brings you more cheese and lots more hair. š
Family legacies in pop music performance have always been fascinating to me (Iām going to post about Wilson Phillips one of these days), and I just recently learned that the duo behind (in front of?) tonightās band are ādouble-legacy.ā This family apparently made the Guinness Book for being the first one to produce #1 hits in three successive generations. When your grandparents are former radio, TV, and music stars, and your father is a former teen rock idolā¦ Well, I wonāt say āwhat else can you do?ā (plenty), but it was certainly in their blood.
Oh. Holy. Crap.
Iāve gotta learn to be careful what I wish for.
I so didnāt see that coming. Any of it. Brilliance. Sheer brilliance. The bit with the jelly babies was a bit on-the-nose, but bravo nonetheless. Russell Davies is a genius.
Once youāve seen it (and it has aired here in the US), come back here and tell me Iām wrong. I dare you. š
Sometimes I have ideas which Iām not sure whether or not to post here. Itās true that this space is really mostly for me, but I like for the things I post to at least be interesting to other people (other people being the small circle of friends who I know read the site). I had one of those moments this week.
My relationship with music is kind of an odd thing. On the one hand, I have this oddly personal and emotional connection to the music I like. I get the feeling itās a bit atypical (and probably a bit comical at times *grin*). On the other hand, I have friends who have much more training and talent in music who probably understand that connection but are puzzled at my tastes. Iām not as drawn to the purely original as most musicians are. So, you, my readers, end up getting really odd posts about Debbie Gibson videos and concert band music. š
This is twice now that one of Thomasā journal entries has sent me off to find really cool things on the interweb.
This time it was a cool video he embedded in his entry (edit by JHM on 30 March 2025: The link was removed, because it’s no longer valid. š )
Itās of a group of electric string performers playing a very lively medley of familiar tunes. Hearing it took me back to my 7th grade year. I was a member of an area honor band that year, and one of the songs we played for our concert was a piece called “Instant Concert” by Harold L. Walters. Itās a medley piece that romps through snippets from something like 30 different well-known pieces of music- all at a constant tempo. It was an absolute blast, and ever since Iāve been able to remember the melody all the way through.
I just noticed today that my senior memory meme post has no question 12. I didnāt skip it. Eeyore didnāt have one either. At first I was going to be all boring and just try to find out what the missing question was, but then I figured out that this is the perfect opportunity for reader participation!
Thatās right! You, my 3 lucky readers, have a once-in-a lifetime chance. š Drop in a comment that contains what you think should have been question number 12 about my senior year of high school. I will answer all questions from people I know (so donāt ask what you donāt want to know!), and Iāll probably answer even if I donāt know you. Just be sure I have your email addressā¦ I reserve the right not to answer publicly. š
Stolen shamelessly from Eeyore:
Fill this out about your seniorĀ year of high school! The longer ago it was, the more fun the answers will be.
Hereās your random link for the day:
Where do Hollywood babies come from?
My vote for the most bizarre detail from this article:
Screen Actors Guild guidelines do cover condiment usage. Grape, red currant, and cherry jelly can be used to simulate birth-related fluids.