technical difficulties-

Wow! it took me all day yesterday to realize that the entire song I recorded wouldn't publish here. So, I used the windows movie maker program and clipped a lot of the beginning and some of the end to make for a more precise video. It's a shame because the band had a slow build up to the full sound and then the slow ending, where everything dropped out except the bells. It was nice to hear Maura playing.
I think the holiday concert is one of the signs of Christmas coming. It's so nice to hear all the hard work the kids have put in and to share it with the community. The drawback continues to be that the school system thinks that the tiny stage at the Middle school is adequate for all the stage performances in the district and decides to build a SECOND gym at the HS. That means that all band performances are done in a cavernous gym with horrible acoustics.
It means that all the plays chosen have to have small casts. It means kids who want to perform cannot.
I don't recall having been asked if building a second gym was more important than a theater. I know if they hadn't undercut the bid on the Elementary school, that gym wouldn't have been too small. It's ridiculous that they have a gym that cannot have the bleachers pulled out AND have a game played. Instead, they had to turn around and build another gym to accommodate all the games played.
It's windy today and bitterly cold. Hovering around 0 windchill. The Branson belle ran aground last night and they decided to wait until daylight to attempt any sort of rescue. 500 of your best friends hanging out on a boat with no beds. At least they have entertainment and a story to tell all their friends when they get home.