The Daily Biff - 2008 03 07

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Fri, 07 Mar 2008

Symphony Review: Marvin Hamlisch conducts Rogers and Berlin
Kristy and I went out with Mom and Dad to a nice dinner tonight and attended the symphony. Tonight's performance was that of Marvin Hamlisch conducting selected works of Richard Rogers and Irving Berlin.

Not much of the music was familiar to me, many of which were selected from musicals I've never heard of. I think I only recognized one song the entire night. However, my Mom and Dad were tapping their toes and bobbing their heads most of the night. In fact, they were quite familiar with most if not all of the pieces. They had a wonderful time. I'm glad.

Our host for the night, Mr. Hamlisch, was the highlight of the night. Not only is he an accomplished artist, but he was a marvelous entertainer. Only last week, Mr. Hamlisch was appointed the new principal pops conductor for the Seattle Symphony... so he'll be back next year. I better telegraph the dates of next year's pops series (when announced) over to my Mom and Dad.

:: Posted by rus on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:39 pm
:: Filed under /reviews/symphony

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Home Renovation Project: Attic Conversion: Cleaning Up
All week long we have different crews of cleaners here working on cleaning up the house. We had our normal house service on Tuesday, had the driveway power washed and the carpets cleaned (by Steve Anderson of Anderson Carpet Cleaning) on Wednesday, had the ducts and furnace cleaned yesterday, and had the windows and window screens all washed and cleaned today. It is starting to look somewhat respectable around here.

:: Posted by rus on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:24 pm
:: Filed under /projects/attic_conversion

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Eliana's Preschool Birthday Party
Eliana turns 4 tomorrow, but today her preschool class celebrated her birthday. Family is invited for the last hour of class. Eliana wore a birthday crown throughout class. Pictures of her throughout her life were highlighted on a "birthday ribbon" and she was sung to as well. We provided the birthday treats... cupcakes from Common Ground Coffee & Cupcakes (hat tip: Khan). Mom, Dad, myself, Kristy, and Olivia all attended... so we had quite a group. Here are a few pictures:

Eliana and her teacher, Miss Louise

The birthday girl.

Eating cupcakes.

:: Posted by rus on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:11 pm
:: Filed under /daily_journal/2008

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