I took Friday off so in my mind that’s when the weekend started. The Dissonance Big Band soon to be renamed Inspektor Gadget performed twice as a part of the King County Day of Caring. The nicest comment we got was from two ladies who wanted to know if we had CDs they could buy. :o)
Then Saturday we went to the Seattle Symphony’s SciFi Favorites concert. It was a lot of fun with music from early TV including the Jetsons, StarTrek, and Outer Limits and some of the most famous genre-defining SciFi Movies including ET, Star Wars, and 2001, a Space Odyssey. During the intermission I asked the ushers if Suzy and I could sit in the box seats right next to the stage because they were empty and because we had season’s tickets they let us do it. So we were able to see the whole orchestra, soloists, and more from just above them. Before we were guessing what instruments were being used (synthesizer or oboe?) and had to do with that. Since we enjoyed the show so much more with that view, we upgraded our tickets for the rest of the season to that box seat.
We finished off our weekend by going to see the movie Good Luck Chuck with two of my favorite people Jessica Alba and the actor/comedian Dane Cook. 
This was rated R, but in a good way. By that I mean for sexual context and theme instead of the American’s preferred violence and mayhem. The movie wasn’t very deep and definitely not for the faint of heart when it comes to sexual farces. But Suzy and I laughed, chuckled, and giggled our way through the show with our bucket o’ corn and gallon-sized drink that make up the ‘medium’ size in theaters now-a-days.
On the boring side, I spent two hours replacing the trial anti-viruses that came with Suzy and my new computers. That was fun–not. But I did get to give a friend of mine’s son his first sax lessons, after having played two years in elementary school. Sharp kid. And then my grandson came over for his weekly lesson where we spent the whole time working on Jamey Aebersold’s ‘Watermelon Man’ from his ‘Maiden Voyage’ book and CD. I can’t wait until my grandson, now 12 starts figuring this stuff out. He certainly isn’t afraid to play out, but he could practice a bit more.
About Gandalfe
Just an itinerant saxophonist trying to find life between the changes. I have retired from the Corps of Engineers and Microsoft. I am an admin on the Woodwind Forum, run the Pacifica Big Band (formerly the Microsoft Jumpin' Jive Orchestra) and participate in other ensembles. Mostly enjoy time with family and friends.
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So now what would u reccomend as an anti-virus for vista?
I like Norton’s, McAfee’s and E-trust in no particular order. All do a solid job of protecting your computer. I use all three on different computers just to check them out.
I like Jessica Alba snice I watched the Tv Dark Angel to get know her . she is a sweet girl. you taught your friend’s son sax lessons. hehe i envy him. i want to learn it from you. is that high payment? Joke. it is hard to believe you have a 12 years old grandson. ^-^ you look like younger as a grandfather. beside it is nice that you could guide grandson in music. how nice!!!