Here the Musicians Play

So on your next birthday, I highly recommend that you take the day off, invite over your best friends, and sit eating pizza and cake and playing games all day. It will make you feel like a kid again. And now I am back at work, refreshed and raring to go. Caitlin is doing all our publisher contact for me now, and she's doing a great job, so I can relax a little more.

One of the great perks of this job is that people come in and play live music. Right now, I can hear two violinists and a cellist trying out Baroque trios in one of our practice rooms. Very nice. Often, talented musicans come in to try out our guitars and keyboards, filling the store with strains of flamenco or brilliant jazz improvisations. Once a woman sat down at a piano and played the whole Moonlight Sonata. All ten-plus minutes of it. From memory. And it was quite impressive.

Now someone is strumming a ukulele. It doesn't quite mix with the string trio, but it's still fun to listen to. And they're enjoying themselves, too, and that's what life is all about. So drop in and try out a keyboard, a banjo, or even a flute - you'll be glad you did.

Ron B.

Island Getaways and Birthday Wishes

I know my faithful readers missed my entry last week. I was actually on a short vacation. We stayed overnight at a little bed and breakfast outside of the city. It was very nice to get away for just a day, take a ferry ride to nearby Bainbridge Island, walk in the woods, and take a break from thinking about work! **********************************************************************************

Work has been on my mind a lot lately. I'm changing my responsibilities here so I can have a little less stress. I think it will really help. Meanwhile, things here are in even more flux than usual. The stock order are coming in - Lorenz, FJH, Hal Leonard, Alfred - and the shelves are filling up nicely. Also, we have a new shipping/receiving person, Nick, who has caught on very quickly and is doing a great job - come by and say Hello!
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In other news, the choir I'm in is working on a new set of music, getting ready for our next concert in October. I will tell you all about it when the date gets closer...If I'm still writing my blog. Did I mention flux? Not that this is a source of stress, but as duties here shuffle, blog writing may shuffle too, or stop altogether. I would like to think my writing would be missed.
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Do you wait at the computer every Saturday, watching for my entry to appear? Were you crushed when none came last week? I understand that it's fairly complicated to post a comment on this site, but you could always drop us an e-mail to tell us how you feel. Oh, and it's my birthday next Sunday. I've always liked those little animated e-cards. Just a thought. No pressure. Ron B