Monthly Archive for October, 2007Page 2 of 7

Older looks good on you.

Published
by
aly hawkins
on 28 October 2007
in laugh! and life
. 4 Comments

Look at the improvement in only a couple of years.

Creepy Mike

Happy birthday!

Arranging Blues

Published
by
michael lee
on 27 October 2007
in life
. 9 Comments

A note to all those up-and-coming arrangers out there: when deciding how much to charge for a hack arranging gig, keep in mind that you will fall into bed exhausted at 2 AM, only to find yourself wide awake at 4:30 AM with one single line from the song stuck on endless repeat in your head.

awake at 4:30
Go for hazard pay.

Come on baby…

Published
by
Matty
on 25 October 2007
in groupthink and life
. 23 Comments

Hey Roadies…

So, here’s the scoop:

My beautiful wife of 8.4 years and I have spoken a couple of times on “Date Nights” for local groups. The basic gist is the importance of romancing your significant other, as well as creative ways to do so, long after the proverbial “honeymoon” is over.

I’ll post again next week, and tell a bit more of what Rona and I actually talk about, but I was hoping you guys can give us a hand for our next speaking engagement. With complete understanding of the can of worms I’m about to open (given the high average intelligence and the low average maturity of the Addison crew), I pose the following question:

How do you continue to light the fire in your significant other?

Sincerely,

Matty

Doc Severinsen

Published
by
michael lee
on 25 October 2007
in art and culture
. 4 Comments

I’ve got a writing / arranging gig taking through the next few weeks, and most of it involves writing in the style of the old classic 60’s Hollywood swing band, variety show stuff. I’m not at home with that stuff, so the first thing I did was go listen to as much of it as I could find. I came across a stack of videos on youtube of Doc Severinsen and his big band, the king of that style of swing. Here’s one to kick your day off:

Doc is the trumpet player, for those unfamiliar with anything before Pokeman and N’Sync.

Speaking with, like, Authority. Or Whatever

Published
by
michael lee
on 23 October 2007
in emerging church and philosophy
. 13 Comments

I’m, going to make this required watching for everyone in my Senior Seminar class.

(ht: Christian Research Network. Yup. By way of Melody’s site.)