We played the Mozart Requiem Thursday night at St Michael’s Catholic Church in Sugarland, TX. It’s a beautiful church, and it was pretty much packed. Mike Warny sounded great on the Tuba Mirum, Rick Reeves played his nice old Conn 71H basstrombone, and I squeeked out a few notes on my Jin Bao alto, that’s the HGO bone section.
Last night we had opening night for HGO’s new production of Verdi’s Rigoletto, great show. The storm in the third act came live to Houston just in time to soak everybody getting out of the theater after the show. Very timely!
Houston Symphony trumpeter and TOOT! leader Bob Walp has always had a good taste in cars, driving vintage BMWs and the likes. He recently got an early Porsche Boxster, and after the Mozart rehearsal Wednesday night we couldn’t resist a little friendly drag-racing on the tree-lined boulevards of Sugarland. I have my old -96 Mustang GT convertible automatic with 116 000 miles, and believe or not, I beat him two out of three! The second time I hit it too hard and was just spinning, but when I got grip the mighty Mustang actually beat the Porsche! Go, Detroit! Of course, the Porsche handles amazingly well, and does have that thing called build quality!
Keep swinging!
Sounds great man! But still… What about your passion for Mercedes? Or have you lost that loving feeling?!
Well, when you get older you tend to see the light….Just kidding. I’d love to have a Mercedes again, but Tina really digs the Mustang, and since I’m an obedient husband, I support her wholeheartedly. Plus, to hear rumble of the V8…
Yeah, well, I have to listen to the 220 sport edition….. not as exiting I guess!
Man, i put on my sommertyres yesterday. Pirelli PZero Rosso 245/17/35, Woohooooo!