On this rainy Black Friday morning I’m thinking about what a wonderful Thanksgiving Eugene and I had yesterday with the Fabiero clan and my parents. It was the first year that our families combined forces for the festivities. Uncle Edwin hosted at his new home in Riverside. He shocked everyone with a beautiful table display […]
Archive for November, 2013
Remembering Allan Blank
Composer Allan Blank passed away this week. He was a significant figure in the history of Third Wheel, and to remember him today, I’d like to tell you why. I discovered Allan Blank’s music in Lincoln, Neb. I was performing on tour with an opera company and had some time off to wander the city. […]
Julio goes to the Spa
At least once a year I take Julio to RDG woodwinds in Los Angeles to see repairman extraordinaire Tom Yaeh. He is fantastic at what he does and a terrific person. I imagine it’s a spa like experience for my bassoon. They keys get oiled, pads replaced and overall is gets spruced up. Many times […]
Two-Wheels take a Road Trip
Occasionally all three of our schedules don’t line up to do a gig so two out of three wheels play and we find a substitute for the third. No one can truly be replaced, but you get the idea! This was the case last week as Rebecca and I drove up to Santa Barbara without […]
