TrumpetBoy

This is the Ophicleide; a weird, old Brass instrument that we encountered today at Musik Bertram in Freiburg, Germany. I had never heard of this instrument but was enlightened by the accompanying poem:
The Ophicleide, like mortal sin
Was fostered by the serpent.
It’s pitch was vague, it’s tone was dim,
It’s timbre, rude and burpant.
Composers, in a secret [...]

In a turnaround from my post a couple of days ago, I’m now enjoying a fabulous experience with the wireless network at the Hotel Ambassador in Antwerp, Belgium. It’s free!!!
Funny how simple things like that can make your day…

On Saturday night we finished the Rat Pack at Christmas show at the Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham. It was a great run and I’d like to thank all the guys in the band for making it so pleasant. Special thanks go to Gerry Freeman (drums) and all the folks in Trumpet section; John Ruddick and [...]

I just finished writing a post about being back on tour and, upon submitting, found that the bloody hotel wireless network I’m on had signed me out. Consequently, 10 minutes of typing lost…
*#!!?#**!!!
Right, now to rewrite it….

The site theme will probably keep changing over the next few days. I’m testing out a couple of different Wordpress themes upon which to base my forthcoming redesign. This site has existed in other peoples designs for (almost) long enough!!!