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Aug 14 19:46 UTC 2000

We went to the Ark a few weeks ago to hear the Stick people. Chapman, that
is. Some pretty cool stuff. Started with a 3pc group whose name escapes
me, very good lead guitar, zen drummer and stick player, followed by Greg
Howard, one of the best in the midwest. There were gasps from the audience
during his performance. Amazing what can come out of a 10 string
instrument. He was followed by the Michigan Stick Trio, local guys. While
waiting for the next band to play, Steve Osborne treated us to the Star
Spangled Banner, played on a theramin. We clapped anyway. CD3 followed,
with their jazzy kind of music, to my feeling more European style than
American. To finish the show, all nine workshop participants got on stage
at the same time(setting a record for 'most strings on the Ark stage at
one time', 100 I believe) and played a piece composed during the last half
hour of the workshop. Very melodic and fun.

My wife came home from work the other day and told me she had picked up
tickets for Asleep at the Wheel for Saturday night. I can hardly wait!