Lunch with Pascal, band

[jay]

Today... had a long lunch at Clarke's with Pascal, who is back from the Univ. of Tennessee. We talked about how the past few months had gone for each of us, Monday's DAME meeting, next summer's field season, and upcoming publications. I'm writing a paper on my Haughton Crater geomagnetic survey for a special Haughton science issue of Meteoritics and Planetary Science that he and Oz will be editing. We talked about putting together an exploration technologies collection and proposing it to a different journal, with Pascal and I editing it.

Then, there was a new project that we hatched... hence the hamster question, earlier. Lots of drawn-on napkins. And finally, I mentioned geekchick's review of Bob Zubrin's new book... he asked for my advice on how to proceed. I haven't read it, myself, so I couldn't help much. I suppose I should, both to be able to advise Pascal and to defend myself (apparently I'm mentioned somewhere, grr).

Tonight I took the kids to James's holiday band concert... a throwback to my own band days when they played the "Star Wars" overture (shades of 1977, again). James did well on cymbals, tympani and bells on various pieces. David and Kevin showed only limited interest. Pat was at a deanery meeting in Palo Alto.

Comments

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

A local quartet? What instrument(s) do you play? And where in Europe did you perform, back then?

[who-is-she.livejournal.com]

I play the flute. THe quartet has sort of disbanded.. although I do still talk to all the members.. about trying to get together regularly again. Basically we 'broke up' over creative differences (HA) and also a difference in our desires to perform, or work jobs. A couple of the members wanted to do weddings and work (perform) quite a bit. a couple of us (me included) did not have time for that.. and also have had recetn issues with having panic attacks while performing. NOT fun.

well.. the orchestra trip to europe was a long time ago!
1981.
let's see.. we went to Belguim... Brussels.. and played in a huge old concert hall where we our concert was broadcast on some sort of public radio broadcast.
We went to Germany... briefly.. and then to Austria. I know we performed Strauss waltzes in the park.. which was very cool... watching the peeople in the park dancing along to our music.....
Austria was where the competition was held.
My mom came along as one of the chaperones. My dad really wanted her to see Europe. But could never take that long off of work.