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I will be without my computer for the next two or three days.   The library is going to set up my home computer with remote access to my computer at work.   This will allow me the opportunity to work from home on occasion should I need to or desire to.  As a result, I will need to be offline so that this can be accomplished.  I'll be back before long. In the meantime, I thought I would share with you a couple more songs from when my son played with the City Orchestra at the Ice Arena at the end of July.  I posted about it previously along with another song that they played here if you'd like to know more about it. Eleanor Rigby Blue Fire Fiddler :  I didn't catch the end of this because I ran out of room on my camera card, but there's enough here to listen to.  I really like this one and wish I had gotten all of it recorded.

If you're like me, you learned this song from watching Bugs Bunny make a fruit salad on Elmer Fudd's head.  This is one of the songs the City Orchestra played at this week's concert.  My son is playing the upright bass as you probably already know.  This is the Barber of Seville. Also, my blogging friend, Becky, is having a giveaway over at her blog , and she wanted me to invite you all over there to enter.  You never know, you might be the big winner!  She's giving away an awesome prize which includes a long list of really great items.  Why not click on the link for  her blog  to get all the details and get yourself entered?  Have a great weekend everyone!

I wrote about the City Orchestra that has recently formed in my little town a few days ago and showed pictures of their performance in the atrium at the hospital.   They had their second performance last night.  It was originally scheduled to be held on the courthouse square in the gazebo there, but thunderstorms had been rolling through our area most of the afternoon, so the concert was moved to the ice rink instead so that it would be under cover in case more rain came through.   The City Orchestra was to perform first and then the City Band.   This picture was taken before the concert began.  Some of the musicians are still arriving and those in the audience are trickling in with their lawn chairs to set up in the rink to listen to the performance. They are starting to warm up in this picture.  That's my son with his bass standing there in the center of the picture. They are still getting set up here.  This gives you a better view of the number of ...

There has been a city band in my little town for the past 159 years.  We are kind of big on traditions around here.  Now a new tradition has begun.  Our little town, in addition to having a city band, how has its own city orchestra.  They had their first performance last night inside the atrium at our local hospital.  It was a magnificent concert.  As you probably have guessed, my son playing his upright bass was a part of that orchestra.  His girlfriend and her violin were also a part of it. Some of you who have been reading this blog for a while may remember the pictures I showed you of the outside renovations done to the hospital.  I don't think I've had pictures on here of the inside of the hospital though.  It really is quite nicely done inside.  The atrium is especially beautiful. This picture shows the orchestra performing in the atrium.  We are on the third floor looking down from the open balcony on the inside of the buil...