Testing

I was recently asked to be a guest speaker for a History of Rock class at a local high school.  While I waited for my introduction, I spotted this paper--this test--waiting patiently to be graded. I liked it, so I'm sharing . . .

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Happy . . . (fill in the blank)

 

Local Yokels

Origin: (def.)  the first stage of existence; the beginning of something; root, foundation.  We all start somewhere. Here are some bands that are, or were, local to the Denver music scene. . . lucky us!

                                                    
                                                                  Tickle Me Pink

                                                                  The Pirate Signal

                                                                      One Republic

                                                                         The Rouge

                                                                      Rise Against

                                                                        The Flobots

                                                                       Churchill

The Epilogues

                                                                          Mitch Gillespie

                                                                        John Common

                                                         
         
                                                                    Giddy Up Kitty
 

                                                                    

                                      

                                                                         Single File

Who says you need a face to have a good photo?

It's all about the shoes . . .

Sometimes when musicians are performing, I get wrapped up in their footwork.

Whether they're tapping to the beat, or working the pedals . . .

I find that shoes can tell an interesting story . . .

Flobots

I feel lucky that I have the opportunity to bring my love of photography and music together. Typically, it’s a concert, or performance of some sort that allows this union.  This night, it was bowling.

I was front and center while some of my favorite bands, including Rise Against, the Flobots, Matt Morris, Tickle Me Pink, and the Epilogues, battled it out on the shiny floors of Belmar’s Lucky Strike to raise money for Flobots.org. It was great to see their off-stage personalities, and change up their comfort zone a bit!   

Welcome

I’ve always wanted to be able to approach the unapproachable; strangers, who would rather be left alone, but appear to have a story to tell. Striking up conversations with people I don’t know at a social venue is easy. It’s expected. Outside the social element, however, it feels somewhat intrusive. This bright-eyed woman was waiting to meet up with a potential landlord, and was very open to having her picture taken. This was my first attempt at a random approach, and she made it very easy. I wonder if the landlord ever showed . . .