SI Article

Sports Illustrated has an interesting article on Nebraska football on their web site - click here to read it.

Paul's Disney Audition in Chicago

On the day before Paul's 21st birthday we flew into Chicago for him to audition for the Disney band. We stayed at a friend's condo - amazing place right on the lake with great views of the Navy Pier and the Magnificent Mile area.

These two pics show the view from the dining room window of the Hancock building.



Here are pics of the living room and the view of the Navy Pier from that window.



We got to experience a lot of culture - we scored a couple of tickets to a concert on Friday night featuring Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra at Symphony Center. On Saturday Paul played his audition (which went well) after which we went to the Art Institute, and then went for pizza at Giordano's with a friend of mine who played in the Disney Band w/me back in 1983 (Paul had his first legal beer there).



After going to dinner, we went to one of the top jazz clubs in Chicago, Andy's Jazz Club, to hear the Nia Quintet - had great seats right up front.

8th Grade All State

Kayla did a great job playing 1st chair clarinet in the 8th grade All-State band - here she is in action.