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The Plastic Guns first public appearance. Maya Vagner, Nathan Adams, Tomer Vagner, Moth Tyler. At Eugene Saturday Market Oct 24, 2009. Youth Music Showcase.
This festival is the largest of its kind in the Northwest. Bands travel from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Canada to compete. Expect 2,000 students to descend upon the Pleasant Hill campuses. This year’s Festival was on April 18, and the Spencer Butte Jazz Band won a 2nd Place trophy. The band finds out they have made the finals, and get to play a second set. This was their first selection during the finals. They won 2nd Place out of 10 bands. . . . A chance for the various Bands at Spencer Butte to show their stuff. Here are three songs from the Jazz Band, as recorded by an audience member. (Click song title to play) It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing
(Photos from last year’s concert) Spencer Butte Middle School Jazz BandGlen Griffith, directorThis festival is the largest of its kind in the Northwest. Bands travel from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Canada to compete. Expect 2,000 students to descend upon the Pleasant Hill campuses. This year’s Festival was on April 17, and the Spencer Butte Jazz Band won a 2nd Place trophy. Load-in & WarmupThey have the best warm-up tune. —————————————————————————————————- Rainy Day BluesWritten by Glen. ————————————————————————————————— Latin LatitudeAlso written by Glen. ————————————————————————————————– It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing + AdjudicatorWritten by a pianist from the last century, Duke Ellington. ————————————————————————————————– FINALS – It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing————————————————————————————————– FINALS – Latin Latitude + AwardsA pair of rare spring-like days in the middle of February. I planned to drive all the way to Sisters for a cheeseburger and stare at the mountains, but half way there the lure of the trail got me. I pulled off at the Trail Bridge Reservoir, turned up Forest Service Rd 655, and caught the McKenzie River Trail for a short jaunt to Tamolitch Pool. When I set out, my car was the only one at the trailhead. I met three guys at the pool who were hiking through to Clear Lake for an overnighter, and then a few more folks on the way back out. Never did see the creator of the bear prints.
Talented, original, pretty. The music and the musician both. One of my favorite artist’s, here are some examples of her work. Let GoProbably her most famous song, created when she was Frou Frou (teamed with producer Guy Sigsworth), it gained wide airplay as part of the Garden State soundtrack. And here you’ll find an animation created by 2 students at the University of Lincoln (Nebraska). Continue reading Imogen Heap I take Connie on a tour of some of my favorite spots: the Dee Wright Volcano Observatory at McKenzie Pass; the short but spectacular hike to Hand Lake; and a short jaunt to Proxy Falls. Continue reading 9/27/09 McKenzie Pass/Hand Lake Shelter/Proxy Falls Start at Scott Lake Trailhead, Hwy 242. 9 miles round trip, Moderate per WS. Actual: looks like I made it 4 miles up (8 miles rt), past 2nd lava flow/past forest “island”. Took 3 hrs, reached view of North Sister, and my previously established turn-around time. Took 1:15 to return. Very busy trail, didn’t meet anyone until top, but the trail is a rut most of its length. From guidebook: As the name implies, Four-in-One Cone is actually four distinct craters that belched lava from 2,500 to 3,000 years ago — a blink of the eye in geologic time. You can scramble north across the lip of these craters for breathtaking views of the Three Sisters to the southeast.
Continue reading 9/12/09 Four-In-One Cone Actually, this was supposed to have been a hike to the Four-In-One Cones, but I’m so exhausted, after changing into my boots, I have barely enough energy to hike across the parking area. No way I’m hiking 4.5 miles up the mountain, much less make it back down. I have enough energy to pull out the William Sullivan book and find another hike. Lucky enough, a couple miles down the road is trailhead for Hand Lake. I have barely enough energy to hike the mile up and over the ridge to the lake. I explore the lake/meadow/lava flow, take an hour break by the lake (admiring Three Sisters) and trudge back.
Continue reading 8/23/09 Hand Lake Success! I make it to the top. Well, almost to the top. My fear of heights takes over, I make it to the peak, and about 100yds past the treeline freak out and sit down next to the trail. I can’t go any higher, can’t look out at the view. I snap a couple photos without seeing where the camera is pointed, hoping I capture the view for safe viewing on my computer screen at home later. Later on Google Earth it looks like I made it to the rim of the crater. Continue reading 7/25/09 Twins Peak |
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