The Eclipse

This is a nice photo, taken by Aiesha, my sister-in-law, of the eclipse a couple of weeks ago. I also have a little story that I like to tell about the eclipse. I can always get a good laugh out of my students with it. I even used it on the radio, where I inserted a laugh track at the end.

Maceo Parker at the Orange Peel (Feb 10, 2008)

I captured this image with my cell phone. Maceo had a fine band, and they funked it up. His playing was tasty ("pass the peas!"), and his vocals were surprisingly good. He paid tribute to Ray Charles, P-Funk, James Brown. He made us wait, but when he finally came out for an encore, it was about 45 minutes long.