Cats versus laptops

Aaron Burman e-mailed me a link to this great video featuring a kitten getting really excited by Frontrow on a Mac laptop. I have seen this video before, but it was before I was blogging (or before I was including cat videos on the blog, at least), so I thought people...

Adventures of an Idaho Violist blog

I just found a new (to me!) classical music blog from a Boise, Idaho violist named Jennifer Drake. Jen’s blog is titled Adventures of an Idaho Violist, and it is full of fun posts covering a wide array of subjects. Check it out! I added it to my Music Blogs...

Bugs Bunny is my Mortal Enemy

There is no sick leave for a freelance musician. I sure learned that lesson the hard way.A couple of years ago I was booked to play Bugs Bunny on Broadway, a popular show using the orchestra to accompany some Looney Tunes classics. These shows are like musical...

Brass players lose it on wedding gig

Bass trombone player Mark Fry sent me a link to this fun video of a brass player’s wedding. Like a nerd, the groom hired a brass quintet to play at his wedding, and the group started to get a little too excited while accompanying the ceremony. This video is...

Frank Zappa plays bicycle with bass bow

I found these videos of Frank Zappa on the Steve Allen Show. Zappa appeared on this episode in 1963, well before he became famous as a performer. Both Frank and Steve Allen use a bass bow to create aleatoric sounds on two bicycles, and they plus the studio band and...