Wow! Ladies Rock Camp was the MOST FUN I have had in years. Imagine 3 days where you meet new people, form a band, learn to play your instrument ( mine was the bass), write an original song and perform in front of an audience.
My bandmates ( I love saying that) , Elizabeth, Toni and Gail and I clicked right away, and our song came together very quickly. of course, we wrote a snarky one.
This is how the weekend went. We met Friday morning, had a class on song writing, then instrument instruction, then we went into our band room to work on the song. The afternoon flew by and by 5 PM I was so exhausted, I could barely drive home. My fingers hurt and my brain was swimming with new information.
Day 2, more songwriting, a little more instrument instruction, then we started playing our song. Our band Push worked so well together. We each contributed to the song and we all loved playing and singing it. I even sang a few lines, and I haven't sung on stage since 6th grade!
Wasn't quite as exhausted Saturday, but my fingers still hurt a little.
All of a sudden it was Sunday! YIKES! Band practice all morning, band practice in the afternoon. We were ready. I didn't even need to look at my " cheat sheet" of the chord changes anymore.
All five bands looked like rock stars and we were ready to take the stage at the Brink. I wanted my band to go on early, but we were 4th out of 5. We were so nervous, but took the stage with confidence, belted out our snarky song and before I knew it, it was over.
If you love music, then this is an experience all women should have. The musical director Beth Kiille has the most amazing staff of women instructors and band coaches that made the entire weekend fun and easy. We were all shapes and ages, yet, for one too quick weekend, we WERE rockers.
I totally want to do this again. THANK YOU SO MUCH Ladies Rock Camp.
I'm sure it's no secret that I am a music freak. I was the kid who always had the radio on, but playing music on records and radio and playing an instrument are 2 different things.
I took piano lessons when I was a kid, from 4th grade until my senior year in HS. I never was able to play " by ear", and I hated practicing. I took oboe lessons for one year, but I kept breaking the reed on my braces. Reeds were 75 cents each and that was a lot of money for a Jr High student back then.
I went to a music and art camp one summer, and played the drums. I was in a jug band my freshman year in college, playing tambourine and kazoo. That is my entire sum of music performing, until THIS WEEKEND!!
On Friday, I begin 3 days of Ladies Rock Camp, where I will learn to play the bass ( I chose my instrument), we will form a band, write an original song and perform it in front of an audience at a showcase Sunday evening at the Brink Lounge
For someone who has always admired musicians, I'm so excited I get a tiny taste of what their lives are like. So wish me luck and come out and watch all the bands ( there should be 5 of them) on Sunday.
As another rainy work week comes to an end, get a chuckle or two with this week’s caption contest winners, starting with the honorable mentions.
We always love the local references:
Paul H H As is par for the course in Madison, there are always a few who seem compelled to take things to extremes, and thus the comparative lack of surprise when Otis Farnblip showed up with his homemade mount for Ride the Drive.
Vicki poses a good solution to a problem
Vicki D We all wondered what Fred was going to do with all the extra rakes when the kids moved away.
The answer is “a very funny caption.”
Cliff Claven Mr. Trebek, I am going to go with "What do you get when you combine a life of solitude, an abandoned crate of rakes, strong welding skills, and an affinity for weed?"
Tammy cracks me up
Tammy A Amish version of p.i.m.p. my ride.
Love the word play from Kat
Kat O Rake n Roll !
And this week’s BIG WINNER of autographed Monkee’s CD and other prizes is…
Kim S Jacob displays his entry for the garden sculpture contest, "Proud Mary."
Yes, I said Spring. They promised us we WILL get warmer weather, so there's that.
But our caption photo is optimistic! You know the drill; give me your best caption to THIS photo. REMEMBER TO PUTYOUR NAME IN THE SUBJECT LINE THEN EMAIL IT TO ME AT GPARSONS@ENTERCOM.COM TO GET CREDIT AND WIN MY FABULOUS PRIZES!
Hope you had a good Spring Break ( now if only Spring actualy WOULD break), but I digress.
Hope this photo will put you in the mood! Please give me your best caption. REMEMBER TO PUT YOUR NAME IN THE SUBJECT LINETO GET CREDIT AND WIN FABUOUS PRIZES!!! THEN, EMAIL YOUR CAPTION TO ME AT GPARSONS@ENTERCOM.COM.
OK, enough winter already. It's enough to make one wanna bury their head in a barrel or something!
So, Here's this photo for you to caption!
Winner's receive FABULOUS AND RANDOM PRIZES! REMEMBER TO PUT YOUR NAME IN THE SUBJECT LINE AND DROP ME AN EMAIL AS WELL TO GPARSONS@ENTERCOM.COM.
It’s that time again, caption WINNERS! I thought you would have a hard time with this photo, but you proved me wrong once again.
We had several Harlem Shake references and a few “asps”, and here are this week’s honorable mentions:
Mickey Tom was hoping that having a couple of D-list gods around, might boost sales at his once bustling hookah shop
Kraig I am just so damned fed up with guarding that frigging tomb. What can possibly happen to him? The dude's been dead for over three thousand years! It is time for this Basenji to relax.
Paul H H “Look, the union rules are very clear: they say that every 3 hours we get a 15-minute break…HOW we take it is up to us.”
G.V. Parmelli
"It just goes to show," said Anubis, "You really DON'T have to go out of your way for an affordable drink and some eye-candy!"
And this week’s WINNER of some CD’s of her choice AND some Bucky Badger paraphernalia is…
Tammy A. These new burkas are so much more fun than a simple veil!
Have a good weekend and don't forget: Spring Ahead, Fall Back!
Had enough snow for a while? Join the club. Perhaps thinking up a funny caption to this photo will brighten up the day. REMEMBER TO USE YOUR NAME IN THE SUBJECT LINE AND EMAIL ME YOUR CAPTION TO GPARSONS@ENTERCOM.COM
I still have some cool Bucky Badger items as well as your choice of a CD and some other nonsense I might have hanging around.
Welcome to March. Spring is right around the corner, and, I for one, can not wait ONE MORE MINUTE!
Easing the winter blues are this week’s caption contest winners, starting with the honorable mentions.
We start with 2 on the same theme:
Tammy A. London traffic planner, Algy, dreamed up a diabolical plan to create more havoc in America. "Wait until they try this with their Anglophile roundabouts. Silly Americans they only work in you drive on the left."
Todd B You just know that they will put this next to a round-a-bout!
Ari John took a whole other approach!
Ari John White Wolf Joey's new sex gymnasium, never worked out very well
Art Paul stays local!
Art Paul Schlosser The Brewer's Clean Up Team will have a lot of work to clean up miller park to get it ready by March 31st. Why did those fans throw all that stuff in the field after the last game last year ?
Plain and simple…
John C. I asked God to give me a sign, but this is ridiculous.
And this weeks WINNER of a CD of his choice AND a Bucky badger prize is…
James S No wonder Apple’s new mapping software got such lousy reviews.
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Hail From: Boston
Song: 'The Wheel'
Album: Diamonds From The Penny Arcade
Sounds Like: Hole, Pearl Jam
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The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, it is another gorgeous Monday, fit for another great show at the Crystal Corner tonight.
Through locking ourselves in the barn on Irish Lane, tossing some ideas around, as well as a few choice beverages to...
Hey everybody, we were thrown for a loop by the twist this week, but were able to make one of our "oldie but a goldie" songs fit the mold.
We have a few songs that we have played consistently over the years, and we are very happy that we will be...
We just received word of what this weeks twist is, and...oh boy. We need to take our "signature song" and cut it to only 2:30 without going over. Amberstein does not simply play 2:30 versions of our songs...so this could be interesting.
Last...
In 1984, Rockwell rose to number 2 for 3 weeks in 1984 with "Somebody's Watching Me." The backup singer for the song was Michael Jackson. How did Rockwell get Jackson to help him? Well, Rockwell's real name is Kennedy William Gordy and he...
Have you heard the song "Rumble and Sway" yet on Triple M?
The singer sounds like a raspy blues dude who's definitely been around the block a few times....but surprisingly, Jamie N. Commons is only 23 years old!
He was born in England, but...
Last week, I decided I would try one new, healthy food a week, and asked my facebook friends to make some suggestions.
The first thing I tried was mango. I'm sure I've had other mango flavored things, and mango as part of something else, but...
There's only one thing that might be worse than the Neil Diamond/Barbra Streisand duet "You Don't Bring Me Flowers." And that's Jonathan Suttin doing his best crooning...doing both parts. Most unpleasant.
A lot of people liked this song...
Artist: Alchemilla
Hail From: Boston
Song: 'The Wheel'
Album: Diamonds From The Penny Arcade
Sounds Like: Hole, Pearl Jam
In Their Words: "Alchemilla had been trying to write a ballad for a little while but it wasn't happening. There...
