Well, many know that I am not a user of Apple products.The fact is, I have secretly wanted to sell out and go apple all the way for many years.But, I have sold myself to Google and the android world, so I cannot say I didn’t sell out.
Anyhow, Apple has always been pretty cool.In fact, as far as company CEO’s go, I am a huge fan of Steve Jobs.For whatever reason I have followed his career for as long as I can remember, not hard to do in all reality.
But, I must say.Bill gates left and look what happened to that company.Now Jobs is leaving, and possibly dying.It will be interesting as to what happens there.
A lot has happened in the last four or five years.There have been many companies that have crashed because of the economy.There is no longer a GI Joes, or Circuit City.Countless products are gone.HP is getting out of hardware end of computers, and that is just the start.Trimming the fat they say…
I guess, when all the dust settles from this, it will be interesting to see what 5 people control all of the wealth and business of the country… LOL
Well, this last January I purchased a trumpet and decided to start playing again. I am not really sure why, but after a decade of not playing, and almost 2 since I played regularly, I went to the store and bought a used student trumpet. Maybe it was February.
There is a story my mom likes to tell people. I personally believe it is one of those stories that she tells in order to make herself feel better about her generally misbehaving son. Anyhow, it goes like this…
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“One day, well it must have been back in something like 1992 or 1993, and we lived back in the old farm house. Well, I was coming home from shopping for groceries, which was before they had Winco foods. You know what, that was before it was Cub foods, and we all did our shopping at the old Market Place.
Well, I was driving in the driveway and thinking Where the heck is my Oldest son, and you know when he was born I just knew I was going to be taken care of. I had 4 girls, and when I had a boy I just knew I was going to be taken care of in my old age.
Well, I was parking the car, and all I could hear was this glorious music. My son, the one I knew was going to be the best one of my kids, was in his room listening to Classical music on full blast. The cymbals would make the old single pain windows shake, and the tuba shook the front door.
How could I complain, he was listening to good person music, it wasn’t any of that worldly Beach Boys, or Garth Brooks, or one of those other music of the devil. You know, the kind that the young kids move their hips to. I always say, if you can dance to it then you are letting the devil into your heart and it isn’t any good.
So, I did what any good mother would do, I carried the grocery’s inside, made my favorite child a good home cooked meal like only Mama could make, and waited for him to finish listening to that heavenly music.”
Well, my mom doesn’t actually talk that like. She doesn’t mind music you can dance to.
Anyhow, I remember doing that. I was listening to Hyden Eb concerto for trumpet. I was lying on my back, shaking the windows to a trumpet cassette tape. In my mind, I was the lead trumpet playing for the largest and most famous orchestra in the country. It was me playing those high notes, and me playing such amazing trills.
Well, today I played on my trumpet, Hyden Eb concerto 2 movements on the trumpet from beginning to end, and I played it well. The thing is, this was a day dream at one point in my life. And I am getting close to actually doing it. Granted, in most cases it is probably like someone who loves to sing singing to the radio, and not very well. But to me, I can play along now to this peace of music. I am very happy...
This piece of music is the most requested piece of music to be played when trying out for college music programs all over the country, and I finally played it through. I still have a lot of refining to do, and I still need to learn the first and third movement. The third is actually my favorite. But I am very proud of what I have been able to accomplish in 6 months.
I am now playing, after six months, music that most college students are playing. My goal is when I can play all 3 movements at the written speed, and correctly, I will purchase a professional horn. I look forward to accomplishing that… Maybe, if I can get to that point, then I will record it and share it with someone.
I don't play this good, but for those who are not familiar with the peace of music, this is it. My plan is to be able to play this at years end. Good luck Ben...lol
