Goo Goo G'joob

I just returned from my school's annual concert of electric music (the rock bands always have to go last in regular concerts so people who hate rock can leave early, so the music department decided to give them their own special performance). Our jazz band performed (yay!) "Girl from Ipanema" and "It Don't Mean a Thing"; I did vocals on the former, which is a first for me. Interesting sidenote: it seems that the art department commissioned a bunch of juniors to paint a big wooden backdrop with an electric music theme for the concert. They chose Gorillaz as the theme, and everybody was fine with that until a teacher actually looked at the painting and was horrified to discover that the animated characters were clenching cigarettes/pipes in their teeth and one was brandishing a knife. Some last-minute editing was performed and the offending subject matter was satisfactorily eliminated, although one character ended up with a toothpick protruding from his mouth.

Cornell Telluride House interview tomorrow using Internet phone service Skype. Should be interesting, especially since I have a cold right now - they may end up thinking I have some kind of strange European accent. If anything, that will help my chances of getting in, I bet. Wish me luck!

Also, I read the official licensing agreement for Pandora, and it turns out you're not supposed to use it outside the US. Curses! I really enjoyed the little trial-period session. I guess this is one more forbidden pleasure that I can only enjoy when I return to my homeland.

1. Just Like a Woman - Bob Dylan
2. Cissy Strut - Dirty Dozen Brass Band (gotta love those guys)
3. I Am the Walrus - the Beatles
4. Portrait of Tracy - Jaco Pastorius
5. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - the Beatles

Groetjes,

Sam