Music, Critique Groups, Smurfs
So! Books have been read, words have been written, music festivals have been attended and performed at, and the blog has been… largely ignored.
Oops?
Well. Someone recently described my website as “smurfy”. The new Smurftastic banner was added as a form of retaliation (some people will do anything for a joke). Thanks to @stridera on Twitter for making it.
The band I play in, the Mark Rose Big Band, played at this year’s Rarearth Jazz and Blues festival. Turned out to be a great show! We didn’t outnumber the audience, which is a blessing for a 22-piece band at 10:00am on a Saturday, played really well, and generally enjoyed ourselves (during the show and after).
And we have truly attained professionalism. We got paid, sure, but the mark of a professional band has nothing to do with money. Once you start playing jokes on each other on stage, you know you’re there.
What can I say? I’ve never played trombone while wearing a clown nose before. (I want to say there will be pictures. Unfortunately, this is only true if I find some.)
The online critique group I co-moderate, Reading Excuses, has its own domain now. In need of a critique group? Check us out at www.readingexcuses.com.
Finally, starting Friday I’ll be posting what I hope will be a humorous rundown of my trip to Merritt Mountain Music Festival, so it won’t be a month and a half until my next update. The posts are written already, so you have no cause not to believe me!
Mirrored from Melodic Miscellany.