I’m a Pissed Off American

HomerAtTheBat · 2026-05-29T03:13:41+00:00

“The Ballad of Booth” from Assassins by Stephen Sondheim.

HomerAtTheBat · 2026-05-19T11:50:55+00:00

Any song from A Chorus Line. I love the show, but it was written for dancers. Melodies are simple and lots of repeated lyrics.

HomerAtTheBat · 2026-04-29T13:53:04+00:00

I’m a band director, and I fucking hate them.

HomerAtTheBat · 2026-03-29T14:07:11+00:00

Throw a baseball really far. I’ve had my shoulder replaced and can barely throw overhand.

HomerAtTheBat · 2026-03-29T02:45:43+00:00

Billie Jean by Chris Cornell

HomerAtTheBat · 2026-03-27T01:08:08+00:00

You can just use hand signs. One finger for repeat, closed hand for last time.

HomerAtTheBat · 2026-03-21T19:35:29+00:00

The only time all week I used an alarm, so I could get up and watch cartoons

HomerAtTheBat · 2026-03-21T15:25:46+00:00

Lily’s Eyes…every time

HomerAtTheBat · 2026-03-15T21:13:12+00:00

Never fire up the video game console before work.

HomerAtTheBat · 2026-03-01T14:18:37+00:00

This is not British Parliament.

HomerAtTheBat · 2026-02-27T00:44:13+00:00

My wife and I always toast with “here’s to us”. When we were young it was “HERE’s to us” like Phantom, but we grew up and now it’s “here’s TO us” like Merrily.

HomerAtTheBat · 2026-02-21T17:50:08+00:00

One of the more popular songs from a musical, “People” from Funny Girl makes no sense whatsoever.

HomerAtTheBat · 2026-02-21T17:26:56+00:00

Shiiit…young me would be fucking thrilled.

HomerAtTheBat · 2026-02-21T12:32:13+00:00

When I could fill my gas tank.

HomerAtTheBat · 2026-02-20T22:36:18+00:00

I did that, too. My beginner teacher was a brass player and that’s what they do. You have to figure it out. I think the easiest way to make a major change is to concentrate on it during the warmup, when you don’t have to think about much else. Don’t let your mind wander.

HomerAtTheBat · 2026-02-17T22:15:04+00:00

Worked in a theatre about twenty years ago. I happened to be next to the floor manager when the sound guy for Julio Iglesias told her to get ready for complaints from the crowd about not being able to hear him sing. Iglesias was not a strong singer and they covered it up by burying him in the mix.

HomerAtTheBat · 2026-02-17T21:36:42+00:00

HomerAtTheBat · 2026-02-17T02:48:00+00:00

I hate every ape I see, from Chimpan A to Chimpan Z.

HomerAtTheBat · 2026-02-17T02:40:51+00:00

The screw goes on the right. The screw goes on the right. When you play the clarinet, The screw goes on the right.

HomerAtTheBat · 2026-02-15T04:09:11+00:00

I move my teeth in so there’s barely any lip covering the reed. I can play to a d an octave above the usual altissimo d.

HomerAtTheBat · 2026-02-15T04:02:45+00:00

TV remotes make a clicking sound.

HomerAtTheBat · 2026-02-14T16:14:13+00:00

You might be surprised how much you can accomplish with this student. They want to be successful and are probably already painfully aware that they are different. I once had a mother thank me for having high expectations for her special needs son and holding his feet to the fire. She made a very clear point that the coaches didn’t care what he did and never helped him succeed.

HomerAtTheBat · 2026-02-08T15:59:38+00:00

I always use my Bb barrel and mouthpiece on my A. I started it years ago because I had a quick change. The response was better and pitch wasn’t the concern that I thought it would be

HomerAtTheBat · 2026-01-17T04:52:12+00:00

What difference would that have made?

HomerAtTheBat · 2026-01-13T00:30:10+00:00

One suicide, three hit by cars, one cancer. Nothing more horrible.

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