Category: band concert

All-Region Band – 35 Years Ago

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At the risk of seeming self-promoting, I want to record a very special memory that my journal highlighted this morning. Thirty-five years ago, on January 7, 1984, I got to be in a very special band that performed at Sterling High School in Baytown, Texas. I was an 8th Grader at the time and was […]

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Enjoying Some Family Time at the Crosstown Rivalry 2018

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Each year, the residents of Murray and Calloway County gather to watch our two high school teams compete. While we live in the same city, eat in the same restaurants, shop at the same stores, and go to the same churches, this is the time when we divide … in a reasonably friendly sort of […]

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Joseph’s Band Concert

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This evening, we converged on Lovett Auditorium on Murray State’s campus to watch the Calloway Middle School and High School bands perform. Joseph’s 7th and 8th grade band did a wonderful job. However, my phone didn’t do too good of a job recording their first piece. But, here are the two songs: And, of course, […]

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Joseph’s Award Night

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This evening, most of my family converged on the CFSB Center on the Murray State University Campus. Unfortunately, Sean wasn’t with us since he was participating in his last track meet of the year in Paducah this evening. It was band award night and we have attended this event for the past 5 years. The […]

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