How many of you can say you love going to the dentist? I can. Thanks to Pavarotti and Nitrous Oxide. I don’t know how many dentists do this now, but I put it on my top 100 of life experiences.
My dentist asked me if I wanted Nitrous and I said to do whatever made [...]
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The Cocky Bull Steak House & Opry Hall
Rumor has it the Cocky Bull Saloon in Victorville, CA is reopening. This country bar has gone through several owners the last 15 years. When the Southern California country circuit was in full swing for full time bands, the Cocky Bull was the most remote “A List” [...]
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Notes for Bye Bye Birdie chorus parts.
“ED SULLIVAN” song - At “C” where full chorus enters, the high notes for the altos are a bit extreme (up to F). Would recommend splitting sopranos and have 2nd sopranos cover alto part, then switch altos to tenor part. The high Ab notes in the soprano can easily [...]
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Yet more old archives going through ancient boxes. This is a letter to me January 28, 1980 from Steve Stevens, director of the Northwest Boychoir (Mr. Stevens currently directs the Columbia Choirs http://www.columbiachoirs.com). I was in the Northwest Boychoir (Seattle, WA) from around 1976-1979. In late December 1979 my voice had [...]
Conrad Askland circa 1993.
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This is a portrait sketched of me as a young child. There is no artist signature on the drawing - best guess on painter’s name is Carolyn Voorhees.
In preparing for a big move I’m going through many old boxes. So if you notice odd posts lately, that’s why. Lots of old stuff I’m posting up….I don’t know….just because I can.
This is my second grade progress report. I attended Sherwood Forest Elementary in Bellevue, WA. My teacher, Ms. Rhyne, noted “Conrad’s participation [...]
Phonics Made Easy by School Zone Interactive. Visit their website at schoolzone.com .
I love this company - let me tell you why. They bought one of my royalty free rap instrumentals and used it in their software (Yes, there’s more to it than just that). My hip hop library was intended for rappers to use [...]
