Did We Get Picked? Of Chorus!

Back in March, I reported that our Sinfonia alumni association went to Ameriquest Field to audition to sing the National Anthem at a Rangers baseball game. I'm happy to report that we were among those chosen to perform.

The game they've assigned us is two weeks from today: Saturday, May 21, at 3:05 p.m. vs. the Astros. I'm not sure if the Anthem gets played on the radio or TV broadcasts of the games (since I tend to still be teaching when the game actually starts), but, if you can't make it to the game, get by a TV or radio just in case. We're a chorus of sixteen, but the deep bass voice you'll hear is likely to be me.

A meeting of the minds bands: Last night, I played for a party thrown by one of the guys in Combo PM. Our host, along with one of his friends from the same combo, sat in near the end, and it made for an interesting confluence of bands: About half of Jaztet One, nearly half of Combo PM, exactly half of Team Demon/Dingus and three-fifths of "Just in Time" (a group I was in from 2000-2002). There were a few moments when somebody called a tune and then realized, "wait, not everybody knows that one," but overall it was a good time. I also got to spend several hours in my other role as party guest after the band was done, which was cool, seeing as how I'd been invited in the first place.

House arrest "lite": I was confined to the computer room for a couple of hours this morning while my living room ceiling was being painted. They had the entrance to the hallway covered in plastic, so I was literally stuck here. It was nice to catch up on blog-reading and the like, and now I just hope to not get high off the paint fumes before I go about my business. I was thankful to be able to grab some food and drink before I was blocked off, and even more thankful that Tasha slept peacefully while closed off in another room while not needing her litterbox for the duration.