all that's changed

Checked out the Paul Green School of Rock
show on Saturday. 9 to 15 yr. olds doing a tribute to Queen. It was aaaaawwwwesome. The kids really know their stuff and they're totally having fun (not like the dreaded piano lessons of yore). Very talented - most kids played more than one instrument, too. I don't think anybody got away with just singing (no offense meant, vocalists). And yes they did do Fat-Bottomed Girls, Tie Your Mother Down, and Bohemian Rhapsody. When Barely Larry and I chimed in on cue with the hand-claps for Radio Gaga, I thought the singer was gonna burst with delight.

So the deal is, the entire band rotates out for every song (about 25 in 2 sets) so all 20 or 30 kids get a lot of stage time. One girl, about 12 or 13, she was emanating Type A from across the room. While waiting for her next number, she'd be right up in front of the stage while her classmates were playing. As soon as the final note was played, she'd RACE up the stairs and grab the mike, before the previous vocalist had a chance to put it back in the stand, and she'd stand there, in position, on her mark, let's motherfucking GO I'm ready to SING bitches. Meanwhile the drummer from the previous song is still untangling himself from behind the kit and the guitarists are only halfway offstage. So cute.

Next quarter they're doing funk, heavy metal, and U2. Barely Larry volunteered the services of the Zoo, and their A/V setup.

Also this weekend (and ongoing) still learning the process of how to knit socks. My mom told me they're the ideal gift, as you can easily do a sock a night. Plus, the socks she's knitted me are just so divine -- they fit unlike any other, they're soft, they're absolutely my favorite. So happy when I see them in the drawer!

First I had to master the dreaded DPNs (double-pointed needles), which really isn't that bad. It's visually confusing b/c you're juggling up to five needles at a time. The trick there is a nice tight stitch as you shift from one needle to the next. Now I have to figure out turning a heel. I couldn't master it just from reading a book, so I turned, as always, to KnittingHelp.com. A very nice, generous, and talented lady named Amy has great little how-to videos of tons of great knitting skills. Many's the time I have consulted Amy - check her out, you knitters! (Which I think is only Catherine and Anne.)

Posted by em on Monday, October 09, 2006 at 12:16 PM | Permalink