Ska!!!

So today was the first official rehearsal of Dunderbeck's Underdogs! We are a new ska group. It is comprised of of Mckray Jones - Bass, Joe Busch - Guitar, Christine Jessop - Vocals/keyboard, Jake Craig - Percussion, Mckennan Jones - Auxillary percussion/random doohickies, Trever Murri - Trumpet, and Me, Jared Montgomery - Trombone. Today was freaking great. We worked out two songs. One being the story of dunderbeck, and the other being a song based around the Bumble Bee Tuna jingle. We had loads of fun hanging out and playing music. We are so doing it again. Oh, and Mckray or Mckennan, talk to Matt about playing Tenor for us. That would be awesome! Sweet! I finally, after three years of trying, got a solid band together. Eat that, Troy "Bitchfaced" Cottom! What now?!?! ...BITCH!!!

Yeah yeah...

Dang it. I haven't been posting enough. I was right, though. School brought back blogging, at least a little. I do need to post more. Anyways, I made it through the first two weeks of school. I also held my first real sectional as Low Brass section leader. We went out and marched the sets to the first song on the field. It went quite well, and we will be ready on Monday. Mckray and I made a name for our two man Alternative Prog band. It is "McJoJaMo" Bizarre, isn't it. Ten points to anyone who knows what it means! Well, another pointless blog into the vast knowledgebase known as the internet. Goodbye.

School

Well, the first week of school has come and gone. I really like my schedule. I have English, World Civ, Physics, and Stage/Tech on one day, and the other day I have Band, Web Development, Fit for Life, and Math. pretty good blend of classes. I am quite enjoying all of it. Well, not so much band, and especially not jazz band. <> Okay, so we have jazz band, right? Wrong! We are doing the stupidest shit! It has basically turned into beginning music theory. He is "teaching" us chord structure, and "how to improv." He tells us that jazz is mostly major 9 chords. He tells us that there is a certain method for improvising. He is such a PRICK! By he, I mean Mr. Mo. There is no fucking method to improv. Jazz comes from the soul! Improv is merely singing into your horn whatever sounds good to you. Whatever hops into your head. Jazz is NOT all major 9 chords. He is constantly confusing jazz with lounge. He doesn't even know his charts. He thought that Zoot Suit Riot was Sing Sing Sing (with a swing) Zoot Suit Riot was written and performed by The Cherry Poppin' Daddies, and they are still performing and writing. They are from the NINETIES!!! I wish he would just stop trying to teach us how to "improvise." Improvisation comes from the heart, not a book. BITCH!< /vent > Okay, so enough of that. My classes are good except for that. Well, I'm out!

Ingrown Toenails

They are bitches! Well, really, they made me their bitch, but that's beside the point. I really dislike ingrown toenails!!! I have to march in the morning, too. Damnit! I spent three and a half hours trying to get it out of the skin, and all I succeeded in doing was cutting up my toe, and then dipping it in salt. Fuck, it hurts.