Before my grandfather died, he bought me a new tuba. I was in a period in my life where I was stepping out beyond my comfort zone to to ask for what I wanted. My wife had often said to me, “It never hurts to ask.” But I had long since believed, and still believe, thatContinue reading “A Tuba Named Boots: The Audition”
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In the Band: A Dying Refrain
My wife and I attended a couple fundraisers for Parkinson’s a few years ago organized by a fellow high school classmate. Both times we sat with another couple of classmates who were married. I knew the wife pretty well. We went to middle school, mid high, and high school together. I knew her husband from the footballContinue reading “In the Band: A Dying Refrain”
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