James Mercer III: “As you know I’m now dead. And this video will serve as my last will and testament. To my three children, I couldn’t decide which of you to give the house to. As each of you grew up here with me. So I didn’t choose any of you. Because as you know, each of you hates my guts. Instead, I’ve hidden the deed somewhere in the house and the first of you to find it gets everything. Ready, get set, go!”
You can tell a lot about a person by how they treat people who can’t do anything for them.
Brandon McHose
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My friend’s son Nikita plays with the Bloomington (Indiana) High School North jazz band. They routinely place tops in national competitions. Here’s a clip from their graduation show that I shot on my iPhone. What really caught me off-guard is that they play their instruments, and understand how to play them well. Tone, and technique. No surprise then, that most of them are headed for music school.
Kristen Wiig covering Joan Jett with the Foo Fighters at the Saturday Night Live finale after-party. She Loves Rock And Roll and I do too.
Working with Japanese video equipment to pull film footage of Dominic Spero on trumpet. This is the only part I have figured out.
This Week's Newcity -> Taking the Streets by Song: A Playlist for the 99%
Client post: Every great rebellion has theme music. Just ask Luke Skywalker. Music critic Anne Ream explains why the Occupy Movement is no Star Wars Rebel Alliance. Sneak preview - what they need is a song. And a message.
My man Brandon McHose’s new music video. He’s like a Texas version of John Mayer. And his little dog Marley, he’s a Texas version of a yorkie.
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Saturday night at Symphony Center. 2011 International Tchaikovsky Competition winner Narek Hakhnazaryan performs Haydn’s Cello Concerto in D Major with the CSO, closing with guest conductor Ton Koopman on Mozart’s Symphony No. 20.
A couple of nights ago, I was out for a few drinks with some friends at the Marriott Hotel and had a few too many beers and some rather nice red wine.
Knowing full well I may have been slightly over the limit, I did something I have never done before: I took a bus home.
Sure enough I passed a police road block but as it was a bus, they waved me past. I arrived home safely without incident, which was a real surprise as I have never driven a bus before and am not sure where I got it.
Good fun to start your Monday from BM. He’s like a Texas version of John Mayer.
