DCYO, CAS Arts Extravaganza, WAMS Vacation, Tommy + the RKO Swing Orchestra

Greetings and salutations from the world of the Christian Hand-drummers Kosher Cookbook. I hope this post finds you aware of God's grace. The following is a picture summary of last week.

I have been teaching with the DCYO on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings the past four weeks. It has been a lot of fun teaching classical percussion to students at varying levels.

CAS Arts Extravaganza

My friend Caleb drove down w/ Mari to check out the show.

The Junk Percussion Set-Up for 2010

My friend Jaime backstage getting ready to help w/ tech

Paige and I taught a class together and collaborated on a couple of different concepts. She ran sound for the show and choregraphed the Hip-Hop classes. Working w/ her was a highlight of the camp this year.

WAMS Vacation 2010

Dinner on Saturday night

Annie w/ Nate + Cara w/ Esme

The 'Leadership Committee' for the trip

Mari + Emma enjoying the post ice cream sun

The next morning Emma decided Mari should read her a book

Meg getting ready for the trip home

This is our minivan (we have no kids)

This is the Wilcox minivan (3 kids)

One aspect of the trip I thoroughly enjoyed was watching these three family's (Wilcox, Averill, + Marcantonio) care for and train their children. Parenting can seem like a daunting task (and it is), but having the opportunity to watch my friends raise their children to fear the Lord helps me have faith that God will also be with us.

(Jess, I'm not sure why I don't have a picture of you, but it's nothing personal.)

Tommy + The RKO Swing Orchestra

On Sunday evening we had the chance to see one of my favorite drummers perform. His name is Tom. We met while working together at Veneman music in 1997. He helped me become a professional percussionist by asking me to play w/ a band called Truth Groove which lead to several other gigs.

Tom is one of the few drummers I know that can play every single style w/ authenticity. He plays Big Band, Combo, Rock, Latin, and everything in between with passion and excitement. It was so much fun watching him play. The highlight of the night for me was, "Sing, Sing, Sing."

Per usual, if you have read this far, I thank you for your time and I hope you have a great day!