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What I Did On My Summer Vacation

I've already talked about it a couple of times, but so far have I forgotten to add any links. This is my second year as percussion caption head for the Fremont Marching Band (the year before that I was working with the mallets but not the marching drums).

So I was teaching band camp during the day from last Wednesday until yesterday, and I spent almost all of my time at night writing music. We're doing a Frank Sinatra show, and here's the midi+drums mp3 of our opener - Luck Be A Lady. I made the recording using Sibelius and Virtual Drumline, but that's a good subject for another post :)

Home Movies on DVD

Not my home movies, it's the name of a TV show. And this is fantastic.

Vacation?

So I've been on my "vacation" for the past week - staying here in town teaching band camp. This has probably been the strangest vacation I've had, which I suppose I should elaborate on...

• band camp is always unpredictable - this year is no exception
  
• I've been spending a lot of time writing music, including a stretch from Sunday morning to 4:30am Monday. I haven't been getting too much sleep.
  
• I got to see a bunch of the top drum corps rehearse here in Sunnyvale on Saturday, which was amazing.
  
• I'm outside most of the day, so my Teva/Chaco sandal tan has returned
  
• I went in to help out with some stuff at work on Monday, which I can't say I ever expected to do on my vacation.
  
• I managed to burn my hand on a metal handle when we were grilling the other night. It's pretty minor, but it makes drumming a bit more difficult. Good thing I'm not drumming much these..... oh. :)
  

Just one more day of band camp, and then back to work. At this rate I'm going to be much more tired than when I left...

David Cross PSA

Those of you in California probably know that Lisa got me hooked on anything by David Cross - comedy specials, Arrested Development, etc. On Wednesday's episode of the Daily Show they showed a PSA (public service announcement, for those of you that weren't radio dj's in high school) for declareyourself.com, starring.... can anyone guess? Here's a link to the QuickTime movie of the David Cross PSA, for your amusement.