What an eventful weekend! Thursday, Kerri and I departed for Pittsburgh for what would prove to be the most liberating weekend of her life (at least that's what it seemed like). Her thesis defense was Friday. I had never seen an engineering defense; all I've seen are recitals. I had been helping her with her appendix - copying and pasting charts and labeling them - but I really had no idea what I was doing. When she explained all of her variables and terms that I had been working with, I felt like I was a little bit of a part of that. She passed, so now we all have to call her "Master." Congratulations to my beautiful fiance!
The second item on the agenda for the weekend was the mega-party/reunion with Panama Rock Machine. This was unusual because we were a six-piece for the first time. As always, the crowd drowned out the band with their awesome singing, and we even had a few guest performers on some songs, including my little brother in Phi Mu Alpha, Phill West, coming on stage with trombone in hand. It is very likely you'll see PRM playing many more horn-oriented songs to be scattered throughout the set.
The highlight of the concert was at the end of the night. I had heard throughout the show many requests for "Piano Man." I kept it in mind, and then I begged the guys to do it. It wasn't our best version, but hey, we didn't even rehearse it, so who cares? The crowd, whose voices were ruined by this point, did their best to make it sound like a 50,000 seat stadium. There was supposed to be a DJ after that, but we closed the place. Sorry, dude.
Anyway, this weekend will be even busier. Wednesday is travel day #1...en route to WV for Thanksgiving at home. Then, Kerri and I will head back to Pittsburgh Thursday night for the warm-up for Friday...the Backyard Brawl. Pitt and WVU hate each other, and I got my first taste of the Brawl last year. I lost the sense of taste after a few hours of tailgating in Morgantown, but I won't go into detail. Let's just say Kerri owes me big time for how I acted. I'm hoping it'll be just a lot of intense bickering...
Saturday is MLA's final wedding for 2010. Friday evening/Saturday morning is going to suck. I have to get up to be back here in Philly (more like West Chester) for the wedding by 1:30. That means I'll have to leave around 9, which isn't the worst thing ever, but I probably won't get to enjoy Friday night with everyone else in Pittsburgh. However, it's money, good experience, and that's more important.
Anyway, I have nothing else to say for now, so maybe next time it'll be a more compelling read. Stay tuned.
A.J.
"Kerri owes me big time for how I acted."
ReplyDeleteI think you owe ME for the WVU game last year.