Strike up the Band

Joel________and_______Robert
and I are forming a band.

The story goes... Robert has written several songs, Joel has written several songs, I have kinda-sorta written several songs. Right now our repetoire is including only Robert's stuff because its the most developed and he's ready to go gigging/performing and wanted a backup band. Drums, Bass, and Violin are still up in the air. It's exciting though, and we've got some neat support so far, too. It's also kind of neat that, as Robert is also from St. Louis, I've known him for quite sometime, and we didn't plan this at all, it just...happened. Pretty sweet.

Excluding the said choice musical endeavor, I'm currently involved with six music ensembles: Concert Band, Orchestra, Jazz Band, Gospel Choir, Viking Men's Chorus, and Pep Band. Today, I was asked to consider being part of the NPU Brass Ensemble. The goal is a quartet or maybe a quintet. As there is a shortage of availabe/willing trumpet players, the obligatory pressure increases a bit. I still feel I'll have to say 'no' to this one, this year; I'm getting plenty of playing opportunity as it is.

Yesterday a particular neighbor of mine tore his ACL in football practice. At 11:00 he stopped by the room to tell me the situation and that he was going to the ER soon. We were talking for a while, and at the conclusion of it all, he said the statement, "Well, maybe this is what I get for being mean to people all the time..." That was intriguing as, for the first 2 weeks, he was blatantly mean to and mocking of me. Others complained of it too. Since then, he's toned down and I've grown accustomed to it, and we're almost even friends now, in a strange way. So, I have a feeling God is working in this situation.