My dear friend Murray Eitzen, band teacher extraordinaire, suprised me with the most awseome gift this morning: the gift of music! He called me on his cell phone and had his awesome 7th grade concert band perform “Glorioso” for me over the phone! Even through the tiny cell phone microphone on his end, listening to it on my end sounded GREAT!!! I’m so impressed! I had tears in my eyes.

GREAT JOB, BAND!!!! You guys sound ready for competition! Keep up the great work! You are all extremely talented musicians!!!

Thank you for playing your song for me! I can’t express how much it means to me to have a friend so thoughtful, to think of me and just call and have his band play for me, LIVE!!! Better gift than anything I can think of. It’s a moment I will always cherish!

Have a great 2010 and beyond!!!! And THANK YOU!!!!