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Easy Bonus: Mention Kalamazoo
I’m not sure if I’m good at being able To Make A Long Story Short. Once upon a time, I tried out for the U.S. Army Band in Kalamazoo.
“People are frightened by what they don’t understand.”
SIR JOHN HURT – John Merrick
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Hard Bonus: Feature something dubious
Easy Bonus: Mention a lamp
Change is constant. As the seasons change, at Summer’s End, it feels like the cold is coming fast upon us, and I’m never ready for winter. Suspicious clouds threaten rain, not even letting bits of sun or moonlight act as an evening lamp. Even more dubious was when I stated as an 8-year-old that I was going to not only march in parades with a marching band but I’d also get paid to play. 2 years later, I started playing my clarinet. 3 years after that, I joined the marching band for 5 years. I even played on a relatively large stage, with a mostly full stage afterward. Sometime in my mid-20s, I’d played semiprofessionally for a short, and motherhood called… I figured maybe it wouldn’t happen again, yet, here I am, 50+ & back to getting paid to play. Good deal.
Here is toasting 54 years of UW-Parkside music & 101 years of Racine Concert Band. I’ll post concerts as they come up.
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Easy Bonus: Include MUZAK
I think most people at least had a list of what they wanted to be when they grew up, and I don’t know how many of us got our 1st choice, though so many of us have hidden talents that don’t show up until later in life, or we accidentally fall upon them as a young adult or somewhere in the course of life.
My first choice was to be a musician, and I’m not sure how Musak became a bit derogatory with the implied meaning of boring or annoying. The intent is to be in the background while other things are going on, like business, mingling, etc. I’ve been able to accomplish this to an extent, even though I was 50 when it happened. Goes to show you’re never too old to Blow (2001)!
My 2nd choice was tied between being a lawyer or a police officer. I never really had the opportunity to pursue becoming an attorney, and I’m actually glad I never became a police officer, though I’m pretty sure my Missed Calling is being a private investigator for the attorneys, though. If I had the energy to keep up, it would do it.
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Hard Bonus: Incorporate a song title or lyric by Journey
Easy Bonus: Use the word “quintessentially”
I do not miss the September Dreams of going back to school, not for myself, or anybody else. No more school clothes shopping, school supplies for the kids, paper products for the classrooms, etc. That got really expensive, really fast.
Believe (Generations 2005)
Hold on, hold on
To opportunities you thought long gone
Hold on, hold on
To the could-have-beens and should-have-dones
My music teachers have been quintessentially transforming in the lives of many. The fact that I was able to get back into it & expand my musical outlets is pretty cool. I also admire those who have other creative outlets like photography & other visual arts and crafty people who make unique items. Don’t stop. While your regular jobs pay the bills, it’s the creating that keeps humanity going & culturally strong.
