Musical moments of the year
ROUTE 1 originally planned to take a two-week break for the holidays, now, it might take us that long just to dig out from these relentless snow storms.
Ah well... ROUTE 1 readers close out 2008 by answering this year's final FRIDAY QUESTION:
"WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE MUSICAL MOMENT OF 2008?"
MIKE M. -- My favorite musical moment of the year was in March, when I heard "Tangled Up in Blue" by Bob Dylan on a PA system during a break at a library conference in Minneapolis. I bought the CD "Blood on the Tracks" the same day, and later learned that Dylan actually recorded much of the album in Minneapolis.
RICK T. -- Seeing Ray Price in concert -- 83 years old and that man still has it.
LAURA C. -- The sparkling new Bellyachers' Christmas tune. (You can hear it here.)
KERI M. -- Britney's comeback, or... at least that's the only one I can think of. Good for her for getting her stuff together.
MIKE D. -- Top Musical Moments of 2008
5. Hearing Kid Rock's "All Summer Long" all summer long. I'm not a fan of
the artist and the song was a bit overplayed, but I thought it was a catchy
tune, especially the Warren Zevon intro.
4. Rediscovering Extreme's "Pornografitti."
3. Hearing Julien's Bluff play their penultimate gig at Pitstop in the
spring after seven years of rocking the tri-states with their acoustical
duet.
2. Hearing my two older sons play the piano at their Northeast Iowa School of Music recitals.
1. Hearing my 3-year-old sing. He's funny... and good!
Least Favorite Musical Moment
1. Hearing co-worker Gary D. sing Sheena Easton's "Morning Train" repeatedly
over the course of several weeks in an attempt to drive me crazy. It worked.
KERSTIN H. -- "Lies" by McFly. They sooo need to come to America it's not even funny.
ERIK H. -- We took ROUTE 1 JUNIOR APPRENTICE ANNIKA to this fall's elementary school orchestra night. Fourth-grade students were given the opportunity to try the instrument of her choice. Annika tried percussion, trumpet and flute -- she had the perfect pouting lips. It was when she picked up the bow and the teacher said: "Look! She has the perfect bow hand," that we knew she would choose to play the violin.
ROUTE 1's FRIDAY QUESTION returns in 2008. Keep checking ROUTE 1 for the news and views you won't find anywhere else... because well... nobody really cares about a lot of this stuff except for me.
Ah well... ROUTE 1 readers close out 2008 by answering this year's final FRIDAY QUESTION:
"WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE MUSICAL MOMENT OF 2008?"
MIKE M. -- My favorite musical moment of the year was in March, when I heard "Tangled Up in Blue" by Bob Dylan on a PA system during a break at a library conference in Minneapolis. I bought the CD "Blood on the Tracks" the same day, and later learned that Dylan actually recorded much of the album in Minneapolis.
RICK T. -- Seeing Ray Price in concert -- 83 years old and that man still has it.
LAURA C. -- The sparkling new Bellyachers' Christmas tune. (You can hear it here.)
KERI M. -- Britney's comeback, or... at least that's the only one I can think of. Good for her for getting her stuff together.
MIKE D. -- Top Musical Moments of 2008
5. Hearing Kid Rock's "All Summer Long" all summer long. I'm not a fan of
the artist and the song was a bit overplayed, but I thought it was a catchy
tune, especially the Warren Zevon intro.
4. Rediscovering Extreme's "Pornografitti."
3. Hearing Julien's Bluff play their penultimate gig at Pitstop in the
spring after seven years of rocking the tri-states with their acoustical
duet.
2. Hearing my two older sons play the piano at their Northeast Iowa School of Music recitals.
1. Hearing my 3-year-old sing. He's funny... and good!
Least Favorite Musical Moment
1. Hearing co-worker Gary D. sing Sheena Easton's "Morning Train" repeatedly
over the course of several weeks in an attempt to drive me crazy. It worked.
KERSTIN H. -- "Lies" by McFly. They sooo need to come to America it's not even funny.
ERIK H. -- We took ROUTE 1 JUNIOR APPRENTICE ANNIKA to this fall's elementary school orchestra night. Fourth-grade students were given the opportunity to try the instrument of her choice. Annika tried percussion, trumpet and flute -- she had the perfect pouting lips. It was when she picked up the bow and the teacher said: "Look! She has the perfect bow hand," that we knew she would choose to play the violin.
ROUTE 1's FRIDAY QUESTION returns in 2008. Keep checking ROUTE 1 for the news and views you won't find anywhere else... because well... nobody really cares about a lot of this stuff except for me.
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