Yes I'm a nerd, but I just love this cynical joke attributed to Neoclassical Economics!

"What are three things you should never believe?

1. The Cheque is in the mail.
2. Of course I'll respect you in the morning.
3. I'm from the government, and I'm here to help you."

So hilarious!

So the new developments are few but exciting, I got a new reed tip clipper from Rieger and it is GREAT! Absolutely no danger of cutting off your own fingers, completely consistent with every chop, every time! It's so much easier to use too! I had been using a fairly dull knife on top of my mandrel handle to chop the reeds and they were coming out uneven and my teacher was justly scandalized (jk.) but he did tell me I needed to change what I was doing, and the change was totally worth it! Now I have to bring my reeds to visit his lovely profiling machine. lol

Most of the conservatories have gotten back to me about my acceptance or lack thereof except for one but I still don't feel at liberty to divulge all the names of those conservatories yet. I will after I've finally made my decision.

Catch ya next time!
Katie

Here is Ray Pizzi in action in his "Ode to a Toad" This is the song I played in San Francisco when I got the copper bassoon, but not quite. I played the Bulgarian version. lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAd4aLg-lv8&NR=1

 

Haha, and I just found this one with Ray Pizzi live. At the very beginning he says "Now I would like to say you can dedicate this song to anyone you like- I call it Ode to a Toad"

LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJwV8FsrOYI

Here is the same thing only done with all bassoons and without Ray Pizzi. It's so totally reminiscent of toadiness!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aynSrgVHXfA