tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35733838415363995422024-03-12T19:39:03.936-04:00From Bud's WorldWe have DVDs available to the public with over 100 spectacular pictures of the flooding in Silver Creek and Gowanda. The pictures of the flood taken from a helicopter are amazing!Sheridan/Cattaraugus Choruseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02890542203798182572noreply@blogger.comBlogger947125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573383841536399542.post-16683045447855102462012-08-19T10:46:00.001-04:002012-08-19T10:46:20.682-04:00Concentration during performancesDr. Noa Kageyama
All performances are not created equal
We might say that all performances are important, but we all know that our brain considers some to be more important than others.
So naturally, when we find ourselves in an easy, low-pressure performance, we tend to relax and “cruise” a bit. With so little at stake, it’s easy to let our mind wander and perform on autopilot.
Funnily enough, we often end up playing pretty darn well this way. We feel a sense of ease and freedom, and start wishing we could play like that in a big audition or performance.
Of course, we all know it just doesn’t work that way. Under pressure, our minds gladly fill themselves up with worries, doubts, criticism, analysis, and other paralyzing thoughts.
So if you get into the habit of putting your mind on cruise control in easy performances, you end up being ill prepared to combat the inevitable negative thoughts when the pressure is on. For one, you won’t know what to replace your negative thoughts with, and two, you won’t have much experience staying focused on the right things for very long.
What are we supposed to think about anyway?
When asked what they are thinking about during their best performances, great performers will often say “nothing.” But when pressed to provide an answer, they will admit that this is not exactly true. Their minds aren’t completely blank. They’re not daydreaming. They’re not thinking about the gastrointestinal consequences of the 7-bean salad they had for lunch or wondering who will get killed off on the next episode of Game of Thrones. They’re intensely focused on the present moment (on sound, for instance).
But if we have developed the habit of zoning out and going on autopilot in low-pressure situations, we may have a difficult time flipping the switch and focusing deeply enough to max out our limited attentional capacity when there’s more at stake.
Keep your eye on the ball
When I took tennis lessons as a kid, I was told to keep my eyes on the ball. I thought this was pretty obvious advice. I mean, of course I was going to watch the ball – how else was I supposed to hit it?
It wasn’t until many years later that I understood what this meant. One day, my teacher drew a red X on the ball and told me to focus all my attention on the X. To see if I could see the X as the ball left his racket, spun over the net, and dropped into my court. That was keeping my eye on the ball.
This took “keeping an eye on the ball” to a whole new level. As you can imagine, it’s tough to think about much else when you’re busy watching the ball this intently. You can’t simultaneously make dinner plans, or think about whether you’re going to win the match or not. You’re too busy playing tennis, completely immersed in the moment.
Take action
Sure, you can develop this intensity of focus in the practice room, but your focus will be even more bulletproof if you hone this skill in live performances situations. Make it a habit to use those less stressful performances as an ideal opportunity to practice turning the intensity of your focus up to 11, and you’ll thank yourself for it when the big performances arrive.Sheridan/Cattaraugus Choruseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02890542203798182572noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573383841536399542.post-6989121263171242802012-05-14T12:20:00.001-04:002012-05-14T12:22:12.858-04:00Bullying in today's world!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OO8qHD2KlII/T7EwwS3UvgI/AAAAAAAADtw/3w1ZED3P-fk/s1600/Bullying%2Bby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="239" width="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OO8qHD2KlII/T7EwwS3UvgI/AAAAAAAADtw/3w1ZED3P-fk/s400/Bullying%2Bby.jpg" /></a></div>Sheridan/Cattaraugus Choruseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02890542203798182572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573383841536399542.post-89712929778752121942012-04-15T09:52:00.002-04:002012-04-15T09:53:06.181-04:00Brass Player's Shooting Gallery ...<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XZhLzY7BWQ4/T4rSum2mXTI/AAAAAAAADsk/2CSD8ZAbywo/s1600/Guitars.bmp"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XZhLzY7BWQ4/T4rSum2mXTI/AAAAAAAADsk/2CSD8ZAbywo/s400/Guitars.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731625173927746866" /></a>Sheridan/Cattaraugus Choruseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02890542203798182572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573383841536399542.post-37312821195342836652012-02-02T08:23:00.000-05:002012-02-02T08:29:24.570-05:00Tuba Evolution ...<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RdT9AvE1oWc/TyqPkr_RoNI/AAAAAAAADrU/0M2qUlIkfdQ/s1600/Tuba%2Bevolution.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 118px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RdT9AvE1oWc/TyqPkr_RoNI/AAAAAAAADrU/0M2qUlIkfdQ/s400/Tuba%2Bevolution.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704529738464338130" /></a>Sheridan/Cattaraugus Choruseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02890542203798182572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573383841536399542.post-18381721425216219492012-01-22T14:52:00.000-05:002012-01-22T14:53:45.391-05:00To Continue ...<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cbL3D-mltMI/TxxpI7voDtI/AAAAAAAADrE/PWSsS9pbc18/s1600/Press%2Bany%2Bkey.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 343px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cbL3D-mltMI/TxxpI7voDtI/AAAAAAAADrE/PWSsS9pbc18/s400/Press%2Bany%2Bkey.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700546830541524690" /></a>Sheridan/Cattaraugus Choruseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02890542203798182572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573383841536399542.post-88449494194844329212012-01-22T10:04:00.002-05:002012-01-22T10:12:10.389-05:00Mistakes ...<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qKVNULJZFls/TxwnEJNFf4I/AAAAAAAADq4/Hb6synVMw3k/s1600/mistake.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 201px; height: 251px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qKVNULJZFls/TxwnEJNFf4I/AAAAAAAADq4/Hb6synVMw3k/s400/mistake.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700474180487970690" /></a><br />If an engineer makes a mistake,<br />It is a new venture!<br /><br />If a scientist makes a mistake,<br />It is a new invention!<br /><br />If an explorer makes a mistake,<br />It's a new discovery!<br /><br />If a driver makes a mistake,<br />It is an accident!<br /><br />If a politician makes a mistake,<br />It is a new law!<br /><br />If a professor makes a mistake,<br />It is a new theory!<br /><br />If a hairstylist makes a mistake,<br />It's a new style!<br /><br />If a tailor makes a mistake,<br />It is a new fashion!<br /><br />If parents make a mistake,<br />It is a new generation!<br /><br />If the boss makes a mistake,<br />It is our mistake!<br /><br />If an employee makes a mistake,<br />Now, *that* is a "MISTAKE!"Sheridan/Cattaraugus Choruseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02890542203798182572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573383841536399542.post-7795091211357683052011-12-10T10:52:00.000-05:002011-12-10T10:54:35.761-05:00Similarities between Jedi and music conductors ...<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4ueeJwE53vs/TuOAlZ6UqDI/AAAAAAAADpc/_r4Krm9Sm9Y/s1600/Jedi%2Bsimilar%2Bto%2Bconductors.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4ueeJwE53vs/TuOAlZ6UqDI/AAAAAAAADpc/_r4Krm9Sm9Y/s400/Jedi%2Bsimilar%2Bto%2Bconductors.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684528534770722866" /></a>Sheridan/Cattaraugus Choruseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02890542203798182572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573383841536399542.post-86774859557837273752011-12-03T10:33:00.004-05:002011-12-03T10:40:23.005-05:00Bud's History of Carols ...<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H2fYjpLob3U/TtpCDGj0weI/AAAAAAAADpQ/rDD19b08gKM/s1600/Carol%2Bhistory5.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 255px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H2fYjpLob3U/TtpCDGj0weI/AAAAAAAADpQ/rDD19b08gKM/s400/Carol%2Bhistory5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681926500949213666" /></a><br /><strong>Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer</strong><br />From 'Bud's History of Carols' on Facebook...<br /><br />Ad-man Robert L. May created ‘Rudolph’ in 1939, when he wrote a whimsical little story and circulated it at Christmas time in pamphlet form among the Montgomery Ward (remember those?) mail-order department. Ten years later, tune smith Johnny Marks composed a musical setting, and ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’ burst on the holiday scene in Gene Autry’s hugely successful recording.<br /><br />By the way, Autry was afraid the song wasn’t right for his cowboy image, but his wife, Ina, convinced him it was. Boy was she right!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zxK608Vgcvw/TtpBi4-YzmI/AAAAAAAADpE/b5gghGkbIHM/s1600/Rudolph%2BReindeer.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 225px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zxK608Vgcvw/TtpBi4-YzmI/AAAAAAAADpE/b5gghGkbIHM/s400/Rudolph%2BReindeer.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681925947546717794" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>‘FAMOUS CHRISTMAS TOYS’</strong><br />He designed a battery powered toy in 1901 at the age of 20. When the toy was placed in a store’s display window to advertise other Christmas products, his toy created more interest than any other product in the window. What toy was it? [Answer in next mailing]<br /><em>If you are not on the 'Bud's History of Carols' mailing list, just request to be added to the list to receive each History of Carols article in your email.<br />If you want to be removed, just drop a note asking to be removed from the mailing ...</em>Sheridan/Cattaraugus Choruseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02890542203798182572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573383841536399542.post-21757043444445850992011-11-24T12:26:00.002-05:002011-11-24T12:29:06.920-05:00'Jingle Bells'<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-na5t_WoWn84/Ts5-sZCFfFI/AAAAAAAADo4/SKQQ8HyacGA/s1600/Jingle%2BBells.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 151px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-na5t_WoWn84/Ts5-sZCFfFI/AAAAAAAADo4/SKQQ8HyacGA/s400/Jingle%2BBells.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678615481259752530" /></a><br />Jingle Bells - [James Pierpont, 1859]<br />OK – this is one great story; brace yourself. Jingle Bells is not a Christmas song!<br />Written by James Pierpont in 1857, (Republished in 1859) it memorializes the ‘Cutter’ drag races in Boston, where spiffed out sleighs would race between Medford and Malden Squares, and the drivers would attempt to impress the local chickies.<br />James S. Pierpont wrote his catchy <em>‘Jingle Bells,’</em> both words and music, for his father’s Sunday school class to sing at Thanksgiving in 1857. <em>“A merry little jingle,”</em> one of his admiring friends called it when she heard it for the first time, though Piermont’s original title was “The One Horse Open Sleigh.”<br />When the class’s 40 or so youngsters piped up with the song at turkey time, their performance was such a hit that they were asked to repeat it for the Christmas program. Pierpont, who had not bothered to blow his own horn, was for some years oblivious to the fact that he had a big hit on his hands. It wasn’t until 1864 when the Salem Evening News printed the facts of the song’s origin that Pierpont finally received the recognition he deserved.Sheridan/Cattaraugus Choruseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02890542203798182572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573383841536399542.post-68756845768975215902011-10-31T09:10:00.001-04:002011-10-31T09:12:34.285-04:00Tuba Christmas [Buffalo / Niagara] 12/17/11 @ Kleinhans<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JYKMLpDSdyw/Tq6erCPea9I/AAAAAAAADok/j7SACyl5ZWg/s1600/Tuba%2BChristmas.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 140px; height: 73px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JYKMLpDSdyw/Tq6erCPea9I/AAAAAAAADok/j7SACyl5ZWg/s400/Tuba%2BChristmas.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669643443079375826" /></a><br />TubaChristmas Buffalo/Niagara<br />You are again invited to participate in one or more of the TUBACHRISTMAS concerts/events presented throughout the world. TUBACHRISTMAS was conceived in 1974 as a tribute to the late artist/teacher William J. Bell, born on Christmas Day, 1902. The first TUBACHRISTMAS was conducted by the late Paul Lavalle in New York City's Rockefeller Plaza Ice Rink on Sunday, December 22, 1974. Traditional Christmas music performed at the first TUBACHRISTMAS was arranged by American composer Alec Wilder who ironically died on Christmas Eve, 1980.Sheridan/Cattaraugus Choruseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02890542203798182572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573383841536399542.post-29905919365312867112011-10-27T21:23:00.001-04:002011-10-27T21:25:16.551-04:00My favorite room at home:<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ifPjijNz0VU/TqoEUzItDwI/AAAAAAAADoA/-JCvD2s5AWY/s1600/PlayRoom102711d.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ifPjijNz0VU/TqoEUzItDwI/AAAAAAAADoA/-JCvD2s5AWY/s400/PlayRoom102711d.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668347836369800962" /></a><br />My 'Play Room' tonight: Mirafone (BBb), Yamaha (Eb), Holton, Buescher, Dynasty (2-valve [G], and Conn 110h (trombone). 2 of them are on loan.Sheridan/Cattaraugus Choruseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02890542203798182572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573383841536399542.post-77912080542976342492011-10-25T15:17:00.001-04:002011-10-25T15:20:32.777-04:002011 Buffalo/Niagara TubaChristmas...<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b5fNhnUw6UE/TqcLwDyhR7I/AAAAAAAADnc/aHASbMs7ooY/s1600/BN%2BTuba%2BChristmas.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 216px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b5fNhnUw6UE/TqcLwDyhR7I/AAAAAAAADnc/aHASbMs7ooY/s400/BN%2BTuba%2BChristmas.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667511576347887538" /></a><br /><strong>Buffalo/Niagara TubaChristmas</strong> is a go for the 17th of December in the Mary Seaton Room at Kleinhans Music Hall. <strong>Mr. Ray Stewart (Professor of tuba @ SUNY Fredonia)</strong> will be our conductor. Registration begins at 4:30pm and requires a $5.00 per participant registration. Rehearsal begins at 5:30 with the performance at 7:00, before the BPO's Holiday Classic Concert. Participants will receive a complimentary ticket to the concert, and a participant TC Button. Parking is in the paid lot at Kleinhans or on the street. Everyone entering must stop at the ticket office to secure a pass or be "passed" into the Mary Seaton Room. Participants must bring their own music stand, and are encouraged to dress in festive clothing, including decorating their respective horn. There will have a limited number of bass (20) and treble (10) clef books available to purchase (first come first serve), as well as large print copies too (5 of each). Invite your 'big bore buddies!' Any questions, contact Bud.Sheridan/Cattaraugus Choruseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02890542203798182572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573383841536399542.post-47949420407570501112011-10-15T10:30:00.000-04:002011-10-15T10:32:08.454-04:00How to tune your instrument ...<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-44tDW-OYnBo/TpmZQZBtolI/AAAAAAAADnQ/IGuvNC3u1D0/s1600/2011-10-13-How-To-Tune.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-44tDW-OYnBo/TpmZQZBtolI/AAAAAAAADnQ/IGuvNC3u1D0/s400/2011-10-13-How-To-Tune.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663726513270137426" /></a>Sheridan/Cattaraugus Choruseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02890542203798182572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573383841536399542.post-76573944118497137982011-09-30T05:51:00.002-04:002011-09-30T05:56:36.099-04:00Chautauqua Big Band Swing<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8PEU1dLXbew/ToWRyirsDYI/AAAAAAAADm8/PFoSWCJ3Qi8/s1600/S.Tier%2BBrewery.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8PEU1dLXbew/ToWRyirsDYI/AAAAAAAADm8/PFoSWCJ3Qi8/s400/S.Tier%2BBrewery.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658088804350430594" /></a><br />I played bass 'bone on Sunday, September 25 at the Southern Tier Brewery near Jamestown. Fun, talented group...beautiful weather...spectacular venue.Sheridan/Cattaraugus Choruseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02890542203798182572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573383841536399542.post-81116939947554905042011-08-21T15:59:00.001-04:002011-08-21T16:01:35.623-04:00Mouthpiece buzzing on your brass horn.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KYRJ97GLW80/TlFj7OVw4OI/AAAAAAAADmE/mpj5-ed1PgY/s1600/brass%2Binstruments.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 189px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KYRJ97GLW80/TlFj7OVw4OI/AAAAAAAADmE/mpj5-ed1PgY/s400/brass%2Binstruments.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643401677184753890" /></a>
<br />There are a number of things you can practice with the mouthpiece alone if you know what you're doing. Mouthpiece practice can be a good time to experiment with the exact sequence of events you do when you start from rest, take a breath, and begin a pitch. You can look in a mirror to examine the efficiency of that sequence.
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<br />Norman Bolter has a set of exercises for extending the effective buzzing range that I thought he had published, but I don't see it on his website. The great trumpet player and teacher Jim Thompson has published "The Buzzing Book" which is an excellent systematic approach to aperture control. Great stuff.
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<br />Charlie Vernon's recommendation is to simply buzz tunes off the top of your head, for the organic exercise of using your lips as vocal chords. Just sing with your lips...that simple! That said, he does also recommend buzzing etudes and checking your pitch at the end to see how well you stayed on.
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<br />I like to buzz tunes that involve staccato articulation in addition to legato, so that I'm practicing centered pitch right from the front of every note, without minute adjustments after the starts of notes.
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<br />Mike Roylance recommends doing the Jacobs melody:
<br />starting at the 2nd partial of your instrument, and going down chromatically an octave from there. He does this as a daily routine. I do it from low F down to pedal F most days, which feels GREAT. However, I have to be careful to keep my embouchure in a simple form, not screwing my face into weird positions to get the lowest notes out.Sheridan/Cattaraugus Choruseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02890542203798182572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573383841536399542.post-85414838997972477622011-08-13T16:12:00.000-04:002011-08-13T16:14:10.845-04:00Baton in the stone...<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uq73XP4Z_Ls/Tkba4IYxsxI/AAAAAAAADls/hhyxEFiDLXg/s1600/2011-08-12-Baton-in-the-Stone.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 339px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uq73XP4Z_Ls/Tkba4IYxsxI/AAAAAAAADls/hhyxEFiDLXg/s400/2011-08-12-Baton-in-the-Stone.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640436241187058450" /></a>
<br />Sheridan/Cattaraugus Choruseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02890542203798182572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573383841536399542.post-48484609875322428972011-08-12T07:56:00.002-04:002011-08-12T07:58:49.263-04:00Clarinetist and her cell phone...<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ip22Mi5hb10/TkUVLLbpQjI/AAAAAAAADlk/ljqEmaxAm7E/s1600/Warning%2Bclarinet.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 225px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ip22Mi5hb10/TkUVLLbpQjI/AAAAAAAADlk/ljqEmaxAm7E/s400/Warning%2Bclarinet.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639937390142898738" /></a>
<br /><strong>Cell Phone Flight Call</strong>
<br />A certain Western New York community band took a trip from Buffalo to Hawaii. On route from San Francisco to Hawaii, I noticed one of our clarinet players in the coach section of the airplane dialing her cell phone.
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<br />"Excuse me. Your cell phone can't be on during the flight," I reminded her. "Besides, we're over the ocean-you won't get a signal out here."
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<br />"That's okay," she said. "I'm just calling my girl friend. She's sitting up in first class."Sheridan/Cattaraugus Choruseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02890542203798182572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573383841536399542.post-54506939751514955292011-07-01T07:01:00.000-04:002011-07-01T07:03:38.621-04:00A housing market boom ...<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vVNzRuV8V8U/Tg2pWmkKE7I/AAAAAAAADlE/JJclzpB0JS8/s1600/Dog%2BHouse.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vVNzRuV8V8U/Tg2pWmkKE7I/AAAAAAAADlE/JJclzpB0JS8/s400/Dog%2BHouse.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624337715430036402" /></a>Sheridan/Cattaraugus Choruseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02890542203798182572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573383841536399542.post-33275592635267117972011-03-23T20:17:00.002-04:002011-03-23T20:25:57.604-04:00Dynasty Contra Bass ... Before/After<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V1pIUFI-jhA/TYqOuIqlKII/AAAAAAAADho/smGuSx0tFig/s1600/King%2BContra.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V1pIUFI-jhA/TYqOuIqlKII/AAAAAAAADho/smGuSx0tFig/s400/King%2BContra.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587435210957727874" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u5ub_Lg0av4/TYqO3eq9h4I/AAAAAAAADhw/FNIZNW8Fqw8/s1600/King%2BContraClean.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u5ub_Lg0av4/TYqO3eq9h4I/AAAAAAAADhw/FNIZNW8Fqw8/s400/King%2BContraClean.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587435371483727746" /></a>Sheridan/Cattaraugus Choruseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02890542203798182572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573383841536399542.post-62523552740728917172011-03-22T09:18:00.003-04:002011-03-22T09:26:45.827-04:00Arriving in Heaven ...<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S21-yJV20S4/TYijSPn-jWI/AAAAAAAADhg/rTGd0IHg4d4/s1600/Pearly%2BGates.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 191px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S21-yJV20S4/TYijSPn-jWI/AAAAAAAADhg/rTGd0IHg4d4/s400/Pearly%2BGates.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586894871580282210" /></a><br /><strong>Too Little, Too Late </strong><br />A man arrived at the Pearly Gates, waiting to be admitted. St. Peter opened the gate and said, <em>“I’ve been checking your file. I can’t see that you did anything really good in your life, but you never did anything bad either. I’ll tell you what—if you can tell me one really good deed that you did, I’ll admit you.”</em><br />So the man answered, <em>“Once I was driving down the road and saw a gang of thugs attaching a poor man along the side of the road. So I pulled over, got out of my car, grabbed a tire iron, and walked straight up to the gang’s leader—a huge, ugly guy with a chain running from his nose to his ear. Undaunted, I ripped the chain out of his ear and smashed him over the head with the tire iron. Then I turned around and, wielding my tire iron, yelled to the rest of them, “You all leave this poor man alone! Go home before I teach you a lesson you’ll never forget!”</em><br /><br />Impressed, St. Peter asked, <em>“Really? I can’t seem to find this in your file. When did all this happen?”</em><br /><br /><em>"Oh, about two minutes ago.”</em>Sheridan/Cattaraugus Choruseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02890542203798182572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573383841536399542.post-20768252220476317162011-03-11T08:02:00.000-05:002011-03-11T08:03:52.232-05:00Holst's First Tweet in Eb ...<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RMum2oBZyVM/TXodlD3KzyI/AAAAAAAADhA/dTTiLUHKX5U/s1600/Holst%2527s%2B1st%2BTweet.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 195px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RMum2oBZyVM/TXodlD3KzyI/AAAAAAAADhA/dTTiLUHKX5U/s400/Holst%2527s%2B1st%2BTweet.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582807210608217890" /></a>Sheridan/Cattaraugus Choruseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02890542203798182572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573383841536399542.post-68992357058521487152011-03-06T22:19:00.000-05:002011-03-06T22:21:07.116-05:00Dr. Seuss on aging ...<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-toh3n4JdHeA/TXRO6_FyLyI/AAAAAAAADg4/wD3ArUy7QQA/s1600/Dr.SeussOnAging.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-toh3n4JdHeA/TXRO6_FyLyI/AAAAAAAADg4/wD3ArUy7QQA/s400/Dr.SeussOnAging.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581172613493960482" /></a>Sheridan/Cattaraugus Choruseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02890542203798182572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573383841536399542.post-72182057360907471842011-03-06T22:15:00.001-05:002011-03-06T22:17:02.366-05:00Romantic advice from a man ...<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SCiYlll-Fi4/TXROErPjzTI/AAAAAAAADgw/OAiCmZ0ZsB8/s1600/Romantic%2BAdvice.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SCiYlll-Fi4/TXROErPjzTI/AAAAAAAADgw/OAiCmZ0ZsB8/s400/Romantic%2BAdvice.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581171680453315890" /></a>Sheridan/Cattaraugus Choruseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02890542203798182572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573383841536399542.post-27588176294481473542011-02-28T09:38:00.002-05:002011-02-28T09:42:42.279-05:00THE MAGNANIMOUS BENEFACTOR:<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ximu5R2EPwQ/TWu0TKRgcvI/AAAAAAAADgQ/YPwrRqPFwik/s1600/IRS.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 275px; height: 183px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ximu5R2EPwQ/TWu0TKRgcvI/AAAAAAAADgQ/YPwrRqPFwik/s400/IRS.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578750804696789746" /></a><br />"Hello, is this Pastor Smith?"<br /><br />"It is."<br /><br />"This is the IRS calling. Can you help us?"<br /><br />"I can."<br /><br />"Do you know a Ted Houlihan?"<br /><br />"I do."<br /><br />"Is he a member of your congregation?"<br /><br />"He is."<br /><br />"Did he donate $10,000 to the church?"<br /><br />"He will."Sheridan/Cattaraugus Choruseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02890542203798182572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573383841536399542.post-80713233910454080452011-02-25T14:49:00.000-05:002011-02-25T14:50:44.080-05:00How to tell if a student is not practicing ...<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V-8bhJklPlM/TWgH_HylyBI/AAAAAAAADgI/X71Kv-dyUwQ/s1600/Practicing.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 229px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V-8bhJklPlM/TWgH_HylyBI/AAAAAAAADgI/X71Kv-dyUwQ/s400/Practicing.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577716919502751762" /></a>Sheridan/Cattaraugus Choruseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02890542203798182572noreply@blogger.com0