More on the concert

Well here are the autograph scans, and you can read some about the 5 Browns on the page from the program:


About the concert:
I really enjoyed the program, ranging from The Grande Tarentelle by Gottschalk to the first movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, to selections from The Planets, to Saint-Seans' Danse Macabre.
Overall a great program. But besides the great music and the brilliance of the performance, I really liked the attitude of the players. I'm not sure if 'accessible' is the appropriate word, but that's the first word that comes to mind when I think of The 5 Browns. A lot of times going to see great musicians play, you get the feeling from them that they'd rather, as I said, "stay as far away from you mortals as I can." But I got the feeling from the Browns that you could just walk up to them and start talking to them. One of the five introduced each piece that was played, and at the intermission, before the second half began, they sat down in a row on the stage and had a Q&A session. (Something I'd never seen at a Tuesday Musical concert.) Then afterword they had a meet & greet(and autograph signing:))(Something that you don't see very often at Tuesday Musical concerts...) in the lobby. They had a totally down-to-earth attitude toward the audience, and they seemed to really be enjoying what they were doing. I remarked, "I like concerts where people talk to you." That's kind of a strange sentence, but really, not many classical performers that I've seen really interact much with the audience. With The 5 Browns, I think that they are fulfilling their mission to bring classical music to a younger generation, their generation.

The 5 Browns concert

Last night we took some friends to the first concert of the Tuesday Musical season.
The 5 Browns were performing, and they were spectacular!

Here's a picture Levi took at the meet and greet after the concert.
From left to right, Desirae, Melody, Ryan, Deondra and Gregory Brown.

...and I'm planning on scanning my autographed cd art and posting as well. Also, if I can get hold of my dad's program I'll scan that as well.:-)

Well

Well, since certain people are asking why I have not posted in a long while, I thought I'd say a few suitable words.
The problem is that I haven't a lot to say...

Song of the Week...you know maybe it would be more realistic to have a Song of the Month!:)

Another Joy Williams song...

Song: Do They See Jesus In Me
Artist: Joy Williams
Album: Joy Williams

Is the face that I see in the mirror
the one I want others to see
Do I show in the way that I walk in my life
The love that You've given to me
My heart's desire is to be like You
In all that I do, all I am

Do they see Jesus In Me
Do they recognize Your face
Do I communicate Your love, and Your grace
Do I reflect who You are
In the way I choose to be
Do they see Jesus In Me

It's amazing that you'd ever use me
But use me the way You will
Help me to hold out a heart of
compassionate grace
A heart that You're spirit fills
May I show forgiveness and mercy
The same way You've shown it to me

Now I want to show all the world who You are
The reason I live and breathe
So You'll be the One that they see
When they see me

Well, we went and got apples today, and I got stung by a bee. (Yes, a bee, not a yellow jacket or hornet...(just got to make sure we've got that straight.:-))) It was up my pant leg and stung on the inside of my knee...other than that, a pretty uneventful day, except that I started reading a book about Claus von Stauffenberg.

"He who has the courage to do something must do so in the knowledge that he will go down to history as a traitor. But if he does not do it, he will be a traitor to his own conscience." -Col. Claus von Stauffenberg

In German: "Er, der den Mut hat, etwas zu tun, muß im Wissen so tun, daß er unten zur Geschichte als Traitor geht. Aber, wenn er es nicht tut, ist er ein Traitor zu seiner eigenen Gewissenhaftigkeit."

Reunion Pictures

My family at the reunion:

Dad and Brandon on a mission

Brandon strikes a Keith Emerson pose at the grand ole' piano at Camp Trinity.

Eva

Levi tries reasoning with a firm faced Shane.

...and then puts on his best face for the camera.:-) And I think that's Hannah behind him...I tried to get a picture of her, but she didn't let me...

And, being the photographer, there are no pictures of me...
Grammy Pieplow:




People:



More later...

Swartz Reunion - Upper Sandusky (Sunday, September 28th)

Well, on Sunday, went to the Swartz reunion in Upper Sandusky.
It went well. I generally am not all that excited about it because we drive two and a half hours, meet people we only see once a year, and so hardly know beyond names or faces, and so generally, I must admit that I kind of dread it. But I think that maybe because I'm getting older, it's becoming easier to mingle with people. I think that very young children and adults have the easiest time making friends, but I'm learning that if you put your mind to it, anybody can do it.:-)
It also marked a milestone for me as I jumped back into the role of photographer! I hadn't snapped a picture in a very long time, so since I had batteries and spare XD card space, I took my camera and got some pictures.
Here are some reunion memories...

...well, I'll put them up when I get the chance...

Well...let's see here...



My name tag... just some fun...:-)

Song of the week

Maybe it should be song of the month.:-)
Anyway, here's another:

Song: It's A Good Day
Artist: FFH
Album: Ready to Fly (2003)


However long our feet have walked on this world
We've all lived long enough to know
That sometimes life will go our way
And other times it won't
But still I've got this joy inside of me
With each new dawn I do believe to

(chorus)
Say hey, it's a good day
Even if things aren't going my way
Jesus is Lord and I am saved
So, say hey, it's a good day

Circumstance and situations change
You know life can turn on a dime
But there's a constant hope and peace
That I have come to find
And it's all because of who God is
And that He is alive and I am His, so

(chorus)

We are all as happy as we make our minds up to be
I have just decided that nothing's gonna take this joy from me

(chorus)

2nd of September Update

Hi everyone!
Well, September is upon us, and school will be starting this week or next week for us.
Yesterday, we participated in a one mile run at the Labor of Love Run hosted by the Chapel in Akron. It benefited Akron Pregnancy Services. We have some pictures of us there, but we have to figure out how to save them out of a strange file type...

I bought Sony Vegas 6 on Ebay, and hopefully I will have it by the end of the week. For those who don't know, Vegas is top end video editing software put out by Sony. Of course now they are up to Vegas 8 or 9, so the one I got is from a few upgrades ago.:-)

Anyway, I must be going. Any new movie updates will be posted as soon as they are available, believe me!;-)