What the world needs now, is Rum, sweet Rum.

It's cold.. No S#it sherlock, It's also icy, slippy and downright treacherous out there. I'm having a bad week of sorts. I must start off with the fact that the weather closings of school has kind of sent my weekly schedule into chaos! Work one day, stay home two, work Thursday, lock keys in car in Parking Lot of Taco Bell while engine is running, come to work today and freeze.

Anyway, in the process of doing my laundry for tonight, (Pirates opens tonight.. pass the grog me matey.. ARRRR! :-p) the bloody washer breaks down into a million pieces. (Not really, but I'm still pissed as it is..)

As I have told some people, I have been asked back to perform another rectal. Oh Joy! Oh Rapture!! Oh Shit!!! As of right now, I have chosen to play

Concertino for Trombone and Piano in Eb by Ferdinand David

Thoughts of Love (Valse Concertante) by Arthur Pryor

Concertpiece No. 5 by Vladisav Blazhevich

Hossana for Bass Trombone and Organ by Franz Liszt

and quite possibly..

Piece in Eb Minor by Joseph-Guy Ropartz

and a Left Wing to be named later..

As I look at the repitoire that I have chosen so far.. I have come to the realization that I have completely lost my mind, and that I don't know if I am good enough to play them all.. (We will soon see..)

Tonight is the opening night of "Pirates of Penzance" Seems like it's going to be a good show.. I'll keep yinz posted.. check out the comapny's website www.pittsburghsavoyards.org

~R