For Brothers--More from the Farwest Jazz Choir 2008

More great music from the Farwest Jazz Choir. That's our boy (the trombone-playing singing drummer) on the first male solo.

Now that these pictures are public, I expect some serious crushation to go round the world. (I just wish I had a picture of the third brother in that groovy tuxedo. That is one thrift store buy that gave us laughs for years. Note the bare feet on Mr GQ.)


The Allan Brothers 1980-2008 from A Girl Called Dallan on Vimeo.

A Tribute to a Wonderful Grandpa

I'm Glad There is You from A Girl Called Dallan on Vimeo.

Thank you to Our Favorite Trombone-Playing Jazz Singer and the Farwest Jazz Choir 2008 for the beautiful music. You continue to amaze us.

Thank you to Kate and Emily and Chris for the lovely photographs (and Dale for the goofy one).

Ports Report

Us and Them
Originally uploaded by kuyman

I asked our favorite trombone player to write about his schedule. Here is what he shared:

Sunday is LA, Monday is at sea, tuesday is Cabo, wednesday is Mazatlan, Thursday is Puerto Vallarta, and the rest are sea days. I play in what is called in the production band. We play for the singers and dancers in the stage shows. We also play for the Welcome and farewell shows. We generally do two 45 minutes sets with a 45 minutes break. The are anywhere from 7 to 10. We also do a big band show on friday after our production show. That's from about 10 to 12. We generally do the same things in each port, yeah. There isn't exactly a lot to do. I usually try to get something good to eat, and spend some time in the sun, or use the internet.

Sounds fun, don't you think?

Thank you to kuyman for sharing this photograph on Flickr.

Pachamama

Anne Etchegoyen - Pachamama from Smog Films on Vimeo.

Please leave a comment if you can translate any of this. I just think it is so beautiful. (Click on the links to see a better-quality version.)

"Sol en Cirque"

The kids' lipdub from Capucha on Vimeo.

I love this song.
I love these children.
I love the French.

I just love this video!

Just for Happy Sake: A New Soul Walking

(Thank you, N.)

Video of My Mother, as a Child, in the Morning

Okay, this is not really my mother as a girl, but it could be. Right name. Right era. Right appearance. Right attitude.

Happy Mother's Day to my Shirley Temple of a mom.

Holiday Greetings!

The secret is out. We are a family of dancing elves. See here.

Two Videos to Inspire You

My husband sent me this link to clips from, of all things, "Britain's Got Talent." To my delight, these little videos absolutely made my day. I plan to watch them over and over again, to lift my spirits. I suspect that you will, too. See them here.

New Music Discovery

I had some precious one-on-one time today with my favorite little boy. Found some great music to listen to by the Laurie Berkner Band. If you like, you can sample it here. (Note that it's extra nice if you have a little person to dance with you while you listen.)

My Favorite Jazz

(Click on the picture.)

Journey Into Capricorn

In all of our traveling to and from schools for the past five or so years, this is the one CD that we have had most often in the CD player. We never tire of it.Thank you, Mr Kenton.

Great Music, Great Memories

Stan the Musician played and sang in concert last night. Highlights for me included his beautiful feature solo on the trombone in an arrangement of Lush Life, as well as some amazing scatting as a vocalist. Another highlight for me occurred with the performance of "Our Love is Here to Stay" by the vocal group. They did such a beautiful job, and it took me back to a very special event on the San Diego waterfront when another excellent soloist sang that song to her parents in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary.
How thankful I am for the blessing of having people in my life who share their gifts of music. In this regard, I have been blessed abundantly.