Archive for January, 2008

Greetings from Montreal

Thursday, January 31st, 2008 Posted in Cirque Du Soleil | 55 views 6 Comments »

My first week of rehearsal in Montreal, Canada with Cirque Du Soleil has almost passed. We are working on their new show to debut in Macao, China in Summer ... Read more..

Saturday, January 26th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized and Video | 59 views No Comments »

Page Cavanaugh Birthday Video Read more..

Happy New Year from Mount Vernon WA

Friday, January 25th, 2008 Posted in Conrad Askland | 52 views No Comments »

From the New Year's Eve Party (and my going away party) at the Conway Muse in Conway, WA. Pictured from left is notable impromptu orator Harold Paige, the effervescent and ... Read more..

Question about Playing Piano on Broadway

Friday, January 25th, 2008 Posted in Emails and Q and A Responses | 58 views 1 Comment »

Hi Mr. Askland, My name is *name edited* and I am currently a sophomore in high school and I'm studying to major in piano. My dream one day is ... Read more..

Memories of Mount Vernon WA

Thursday, January 24th, 2008 Posted in Conrad Askland, Mount Vernon, WA | 78 views 2 Comments »

My friend Suzann just sent me this montage of some shows I've conducted while in Mount Vernon, WA. I can make out Elton John's AIDA, Seussical, Disney's High School Musical, ... Read more..

Pro Tools Midi Chunk Errors

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008 Posted in Recording and Audio | 81 views No Comments »

“Could not complete the Open Session… command because bad data encountered while translating MIDI Chunk List” Digidesign ProTools error when opening a new session or importing a track from a previous ... Read more..

Q&A Music Producer Major

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008 Posted in Emails and Q and A Responses | 53 views No Comments »

Received this email today: I would love to major as a music producer. My reply: So would I, but my degree in exotic dancing has been a nice backup. Read more..

Confucius on Music

Sunday, January 20th, 2008 Posted in Quotes | 63 views No Comments »

Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without. Confucius I've never known a musician who regretted being one. Virgil Thompson Read more..

Victoria’s View on the Christmas Gloria

Sunday, January 20th, 2008 Posted in Church Music, Conrad Askland | 78 views No Comments »

Article by Vicki McCarty about my Christmas Gloria which debuted Christmas Eve 2007. Victoria’s View “Drop off the music you got Wednesday and pick up the new packet.  Conrad has revised it”!  ... Read more..

Philosophy and Chairs

Friday, January 18th, 2008 Posted in Jokes | 45 views No Comments »

A college professor was giving an essay exam in which there was one question: Prove to me that the chair that you are sitting in does not exist. The top student ... Read more..

Thursday, January 17th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized and Video | 47 views No Comments »

Scrubs - Turk Does The Safety Dance Read more..

Whidbey Island, WA Makes Top 10 Romantic Retreats

Sunday, January 13th, 2008 Posted in Mount Vernon, WA | 55 views No Comments »

Whidbey Island, WA was recently listed in a top 10 of international top romantic retreat locations. That's pretty much in my backyard right now and should be no surprise to ... Read more..

Funniest Musician Ad 2008

Friday, January 11th, 2008 Posted in Jokes, Music | 61 views 3 Comments »

Just barely into 2008 I nominate this as the funniest musician ad. This is an actual listing off the Craig's List website: Hi my name is *name edited* and I am ... Read more..

Monday, January 7th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized and Video | 70 views No Comments »

Video of Bill Gates last day at Microsoft - CES 2008 Read more..

Wisdom and Folly

Monday, January 7th, 2008 Posted in Cirque Du Soleil | 43 views No Comments »

   "My wish to you is not for wisdom, but for folly." Cirque Du Soleil's website has a feature to send friends greeting cards. I received this card today from a very ... Read more..

Forum Networks Updated

Sunday, January 6th, 2008 Posted in Forums | 293 views No Comments »

All forum and forum blog servers have been updated and backed up. PhpBB 2.0.22 Legacy and Wordpress 2.3.2 We will remain with PhpBB 2.0.22 Legacy through 2008. Read more..

How to backup your Mysql database with phpMyAdmin

Friday, January 4th, 2008 Posted in Software | 50 views No Comments »

How to backup your Mysql database with phpMyAdmin Introduction It is very important to do backup of your MySql database, you will probably realize it when it is too late. A lot of ... Read more..

Yamaha S90 ES - Best Touch Keyboard

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008 Posted in Conrad Askland, Music | 117 views 5 Comments »

  I spent several hours at Guitar Center in Seattle, WA yesterday playing all of their 88-key keyboards. I was looking for the best overall controller; a keyboard that I could ... Read more..

Q-Ray Bracelets

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008 Posted in Science and Religion | 76 views 1 Comment »

I used to sell Q-Ray Bracelets. You know the ones that improve circulation and all sorts of other magical things. I sold a lot of different things back then, ... Read more..

Visual Quiz - Are You Mensa Material?

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized and Video | 47 views No Comments »

Are you Mensa material? Let's start the year off right - take this quiz and see if you're naturally gifted. It takes under a minute. So far I have six ... Read more..