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.

Get back !!!!

and set up the zone defense! I'm the green blob coaching in the background. My girls are wearing the white jerseys.

One of these stogie-smoking, shotgun-wielding, good-looking Norwegians ...

was my grandfather, Charles Amble. He is the youngster on the left. From him I inherited my calm demeanor. Googling him, I found out that he has both an elementary school and a library named after him. The cocky looking fellow in the middle is his older brother Seaver, who went on to become sheriff of Clare County, Michigan between 1939 and 1952. On the right is Elmer who, my mom tells me, worked for years at the Clare County Road Commission.

The photo was probably taken around 1910.

The Dragons, East Lansing, 1988

My brother Steve on drums. We were a decent band with a unique sound that we called "Mediterranean Rock." The singer/guitarist was charismatic and wrote good songs. My brother and I formed a propulsive rhythm section. We played bars and parties in the Lansing/East Lansing area, and our fan base was mostly graduate students from Spain.

You didn't know ....

That I play me some mean toy trumpet.

159 Aemilia

As Tedious as Work


My band, album, and cover art