Friday 08/09/2024
First thing today was a meeting in the auditorium at 9am, to be shown the details of our new camera systems. We now have 3 cameras, and a slick console for switching between them. Lots to learn. I kind of want to dig in and write a how-to manual for them.
From there I went to my 10am meeting with Lou and Stew, to select all the Youtube videos for the folk festival. The lineup of songs is set, so we auditioned like, 10 versions of “Blowin in the Wind” and 10 of “This Land Is Your Land” and so on for 23 songs, selecting the ones to use. That took to 11:30. I filled the time to lunch by pasting the URLs of the selected videos into the spreadsheet of songs, and sending it back to Lou.
After lunch I fought with the Xfinity web site trying to get a printable version of my bill. Then it was time to meet with Mary and John to rehearse “You’ve Got a Friend”. This is going to be good. John is a very competent piano player and seemed to enjoy playing along with us. Mary and I worked out which lines or phrases are hers and which mine and which both. Then I made a fresh copy of the music and marked it with colored hiliter pens.
I had an hour break and then it was time for the 3pm meeting with the whole Good Times committee, to decide on the final sequence of the 23 songs. After which we looked at different ways to display lyrics on the big screen in the auditorium.
Then a quick nap and down for dinner with some of my neighbors.
Codgerville 