Weekly Bass Blog Wrap-Up

Doing a weekly wrap-up is something that I have been thinking about for a while. I got the idea from Lorelle VanFossen’s blog Lorelle on WordPress, an excellent blog about blogging (of great interest to me–probably not so much for most bass blog readers)....

Angry airport rant from Phillip Serna

I just received this story from bass blog contributor Phillip Serna documenting an infuriating experience at the airport with this viola da gamba. It is quite fitting that I got this story just a day after putting out the first part of my Basses, Planes, Trains, and...

My car fire story on Daily Observations

Charles Noble just gave my car fire story a plug over on his blog Daily Observations. Thanks, Charles! One of the cool things about blogging is how this content lives on over the months and years. Daily Observations is an excellent music blog, and I’d encourage...

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...

Rostropovich story from Robert Oppelt’s site

Robert Oppelt just wrote a story about Mstislav Rostropovich from his time with him in that National Symphony Orchestra:Rostropovich StoryThe great cellist Mistislav Rostropovich just passed away. As he made himself available so freely, many musicians around the world...