I just realized I haven’t been on here in so long that I didn’t update how the summer show went. It was REALLY good. Everyone did a wonderful job and the brothers especially kicked ass with our harmonies and everything. Basically, if you didn’t see it, you really missed out. Dan Shaw was spectacular as Joseph, and we got a standing ovation every night. So think about that next time you’re debating whether or not to come to a show.
-Dave
Well, as I write this post I am sitting in Kyle’s family room while he, Dj, and I all sit on our new laptops that we got for school. It’s bizarre what technology does to people no? One of these days I bet people won’t even have to communicate at all anymore. Everything will be run by AI and it’ll be exactly like the Terminator. I sincerely hope not though, that would suck.
So the show is going well actually. I’m surprised to find myself saying this, but rehearsal was actually good today. We did a lot of choreography, and even if some of the show might be a little “iffy,” I know that the brothers will be awesome. Speaking of which, we’re going to have a new one. Brandon doesn’t have enough time to do the show, so I asked Josh Lyberg to fill in for him. He’s gonna get back to me once he checks the dates, but if he can do it that will be awesome.
The benefit concert is this saturday. Yikes. Today we had Ember Days practice, and I’m not too worried about that anymore, it’s Dinner 4 Four that concerns me. We haven’t practiced all our stuff together yet, and I’m having Kyle play Djembae on stuff and he needs to learn it. I hope everything will go well though, and you should still come see the show anyway. July 19th from 7 to 11 pm.
-Dave
So this week is going to be one of the longest weeks ever. I have so much to do and so little time to do it in. Shall I recap for the sake of you, the reader? Indeed I will.
Saturday is the benefit concert at my church to benefit the organization To Write Love on Her Arms. 4 bands are playing in it, including my band Dinner 4 Four, and also the church band that I’m a part of called Ember Days. Now usually I would only have to schedule practices and make decisions for Dinner 4 Four, but since my dad is going to be out of town soon, I am also in charge of deciding what Ember Days is going to play, and scheduling practices for them as well. So that gives me 4 days (including today) before the concert.
So an intelligent person would say, practice everyday of that 4 days before the concert is supposed to happen right? Well not only do I have to be practicing with the bands, but we still have Joseph rehearsals for 3 of those days. Also, the Joseph rehearsals have been extended to 3 hours each day so we can work on choreography as well as music. So this takes 3 hours out of each day that I can no longer prepare for the benefit.
So to top it all off, and end the recap, this week I have to schedule as many band practices as possible for two bands, be at Joseph rehearsals each day, work around the house because I was too late finding a job, and in the back of my mind will always be my oral surgery scheduled for 2 days after the concert. Getting my wisdom teeth pulled is just a lovely topping to the already hectic sunday that I will be attempting to consume over the next few days. (I rather like that metaphor actually). So I will keep you updated as much as possible but don’t expect many more blogs as lengthy as this one for a while.
-Dave
Well as a side note, I’m going to be posting updates about the show “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” as a separate category. First of all, Voices of Light, a non-denominational teen music ensemble founded by the Youth program of Our Redeemer’s United Methodist Church, is performing Joseph August 7, 8, and 9th at 7:30 p.m. This show is a musical extravaganza that tells the story of Joseph’s journey from Canaan to Egypt, and how his skill of interpreting dreams saved him from certain doom. The show is looking wonderful so far so I’ll leave this first post with that. Everyone should consider coming to see it.
-Dave
