Gracias, Courtas

Thanks to Courtney for the use of her computer while mine is in Pittsburgh... I hope she has a most excellent time in South America (Paraguay, Argentina). I told her she should "guest blog" on here after she returns. As for Art Camp, things are going swimmingly... Last night's karaoke party (complete with MOCKtails) was absolutely a great time. Songs I sang: "The Weight" (by the Band, attempted in the style of the Staples Singers from "The Last Waltz") and "Manic Monday" (by the Bangles, unfortunately the students didn't know the song and barely knew the Bangles), "Banana Boat" (Harry Belafonte, this was our finale group song before returning to the hotel). Of course I belted along, front row-style, to nearly every other song being sung. I think I have finally overcome my fear of karaoke. Wonderful! Additionally, it was rad to see some up and coming rockstars emerge in their karaoke glory. My coworkers and some students have given me their permission to post their pics... let's see if I can swing that.

Ok, getting this pic up took me long enough, so the rest will come when I'm not raging... This is a photo (courtesy of Jay) of Ty, David, Jeremy, Me, Scott Ford. That's Team Portland, post-karaoke