Band (145/365)

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Dewey Finn: I pledge allegiance... to the band... of Mr. Schneebly... and will not fight him... for creative control... and will defer to him on all issues related to the musical direction of the band.
~ The School of Rock (2003)

TIME: 7:00 PM
PLACE: Pudunk Middle School
SUBJECT: Band

Last night was Cam's final middle school band performance. Got me a little teary-eyed ...

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Concert (75/365)

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“It was like being in the eye of a hurricane. You'd wake up in a concert and think, Wow, how did I get here?”
~ John Lennon

TIME: 7:30 PM
PLACE: Podunk Middle School
SUBJECT: Concert

Tonight was Cam's second to last middle school band concert. As eager as I am for him to leave this school, there is a little piece of me that will be sad to see this phase complete.

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Jazz (22/365)

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“Jazz will endure just as long people hear it through their feet instead of their brains.”
~ John Philip Sousa

TIME: 7:00 PM
PLACE: Podunk Illinois Middle School Gym
SUBJECT: Jazz in the Jym

There was a bit of a panic this morning. I got an email from Cam's band director telling me that Cam had just let her know he wasn't going to be at his concert tonight because he had other plans. Guess who made the plans? Guess who didn't know Cam had a concert tonight. Yes, that would be mother-of-the-year over here. I've been a bit ditsy unfocused lately - lots going on - nothing quite resolved. I had no idea he had a concert. Fortunately I was able to leave work early, take care of the plans we had a bit earlier so that I could have him to his Jazz in the Jym concert on time. He even had a solo!

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