Tag Archives: Holidays

A New Year’s Eve Update

Posted on by Josh Larson

Happy New Year’s Eve!

I’m about to embark on a drive to Springfield, MO to visit my girlfriend. I’ll leave tomorrow morning (New Year’s Day), but not before visiting with some friends tonight.

[cetsEmbedGmap src=http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=204342354490759813683.000498bbd4ae82895655e&ll=39.842286,-93.515625&spn=10.219574,18.786621&z=6 width=350 height=425 marginwidth=0 marginheight=0 frameborder=0 scrolling=no]

We were supposed to have a family-friend party here in the Stratford area tonight, but worries over ice had that postponed until tomorrow night.

I also have some friends in Ames and Des Moines that I might visit tonight.

Tunes

For the seven-hour drive, I’m armed with some good audio material: TED Talks Podcasts!

I’m also quite fond of this classical tune, Die Moldau or Vitiva. Done by a composer named Bedrich Smetana:

Caroling With Instruments

Posted on by Josh Larson

Tonight, the Iota Omega chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Service Fraternity went “Caroling” to three senior centers around Ames.

Since the purpose of our fraternity is service to the band programs at Iowa State, we are all band members at heart. Some of us played instruments we’ve been playing for a long time; others experimented with different instruments.

Although the music wasn’t quite concert-worthy, the folks in the senior centers really seemed to enjoy our playing.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!