Cavaliers VS Temple

I think that this was a pretty convincing win. Final score: UVA 51, Temple 3. And they were lucky to get three really. In all it was great that we won, but everyone seemed to be as bored as if we were losing, like playing North Carlolina, 7 - 5. There was still a chance in that game that we could kick a field goal and get three points to win. The stands were really empty, most people left around half time, and there weren't many people left at the end.

But anyway, it was Band Day! We had 250 high school kids come to play on the field with us during the half time show, I can't wait to see on the D.V.D what it looked like, cause there was around 500 people on the field. The stand tunes were sooooo loud. Maybe that was what put the other team off.

I got a real buzz from the day though because of the guest artist. Tom 'Bones' Malone.






















And not only that, he wrote the music for the blues brothers! I introduced myself to him on Thursdays practice, apparently Dwight had told him about this horn player from Australia cause he said he had heard about me. I talked to him a few times over the weekend, he is a really nice guy. He said he will probably be able to get me tickets to the Letterman Show when I am in New York over the thanksgiving break. That will be heaps of fun.

My horn playing is just flying along. Dwight is really happy in the lessons, we are moving quickly through things, and I am working hard during the week to finish off exercises. I could benefit from more scales, but it is hard because I practically have to learn them again cause of the fingering change. I got a 'well done' in Wind Ensemble rehearsal the other day from Mr Pease, not easy to come by those. I can't wait to come home and play for Linda Hewitt and especially Geoff Collinson, show him that I was right to come overseas and I am good enough. I am still a little bitter about how little support he gave me before I left. The amount of change that I have made shows how much I was struggling with. I hope to get lessons from him next year though, I can learn a lot from him.

The season is now definately giving way into winter. Most of the trees lost of a lot of their leaves over the weekend, the paths and gardens have disappeared under a mountain of leaves. It is really nice weather now, in the 20's, made it to the high 20's yesterday, it was hot in the band jackets.

Less than two months till home. Can't wait.