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Earlier this month, just after our last Connections show, I posted what we believed would be the fundraising total for the night. Today, I am very pleased to tell you we were very wrong. The actual grand total from the LLUMC show is…. $7,100!!! Good Lord! That beats our previous best show by $3K!!! The […]
Read MoreA reminder that Connections Band will be in concert this Friday night at Lovers Lane UMC in Dallas. Here are the details: Connections Band Tribute to Dan Fogelberg Friday, May 2nd, 7 pm Asbury Hall, Lovers Lane UMC 9200 Inwood Road Dallas, Texas 75220 214.691.4721 As many of you will remember, our tribute show to […]
Read MoreAnother loss of not having the blog these past few months is not being able to tell you all the incredible stuff happening with Connections Band. Because it’s been an absolutely cool couple of months with four great shows. We set a goal of playing about a show a month this year. But because of […]
Read MoreThe core of the “Living Legacy” band is back. Doing Chicago means we obviously have to have a strong horn section. And, after rehearsal last night, it appears that we do. Phil West is anchoring them on sax. Cornell Kinderknecht is back with more great woodwinds. The horn section is really working on learning their […]
Read MoreWow. I’m speechless. It was a truly wonderful, wonderful night. The Dan Fogelberg Tribute Show went really, really well. All those rehearsals paid off, the band really came together and was TIGHT. The instrumental stuff sounded good. The vocal stuff sounded good. From our perspective on stage at least, the sound mix was really good. […]
Read MoreJust got back from our Thursday night dress rehearsal for the Dan Fogelberg Tribute Show tomorrow night. If you missed my blog about it a month ago,click here. I can now report to you my fears. After Monday’s rehearsal, I was really worried. We were stumbling through almost all our parts. The sound was terrible. […]
Read MoreFeb/15/2006 07:47 AM Filed in: Balcony People (Note: I’ve done a little reorganization of the blog today, and created a new category called “Balcony People.” Joyce Landgraff created the term some years back, to describe folks living, dead, fictional, and non, who were her support system….her cheerleaders….her inspiration. It seems to me that part of […]
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