Another Fabulous Concert

I have been a huge TSO (that is Trans-Siberian Orchestra for those of you unfamiliar with the acronym) for quite a few years now, thanks to a dear friend who will remain anonymous.

Last night was the third TSO concert I have attended, and they did NOT disappoint! Between the additional snow, new LCD screens, and never-before-heard Night Castle songs, they pulled off another unbelievable performance! Just see for yourself.

Random things you never needed to know

The word "Music" originates from the Latin because the Romans called it "the art of the muses."

"Eclectic" can actually be synonym of "discriminating." It comes from the same Greek root that we get our English word "elect." It means to choose.

Based on these two facts, I have come to the conclusion that I must have a very discriminating muse. =)

Pop-culturally challenged

My musical education has one major deficiency, or so some of my classmates seem to think. About 8 years ago, I had a friend who tried to get me up to speed on 80s music. He introduced me to Duran Duran, Pat Benetar, and a few others. I'm not a huge 80s music fan, so I thought my knowledge sufficient. Apparently, I still managed to miss most of the entire Classic Rock genre. This fact both dismayed and amused the guys I was hanging with yesterday. After a day at the beach, I was exhausted and so surrendered the wheel to a willing driver, unfortunately, that meant also surrendering the radio dial. =( With each new song that came over the airwaves, the question came: "who is this?" The answer I provided never changed: "I don't know." Even now I cannot remember the songs that played, or the artists that wrote them, with the exception of John Melloncamp (sp?) because I thought his name was funny and I had heard the song many times before. I guess that kind of music just doesn't make much of an impression on me.