New Skill

Hey guys, I finally learned how to play trumpet! It took 15 years and more relevantly, 4 months of being a professional to figure it out, but I finally got it. It turns out I had something right in high school. When I got to college I had changed my embouchure due to a problem I had then, but I've been having horrible endurance and range problems, so a few days I switched back to my high school embouchure and I'm never looking back. It's so nice to know that I've just been doing it wrong this whole time and its not something that is physically impossible for me. Now the shows are exactly as easy as they should be for me and I'm not constantly struggling to keep my lips from giving out.
Today is the 2nd to last stop in New Orleans, which means this week is my last chance to pick up any cheap, crappy souvenirs from the caribbean ports. Any requests? They've got plastic trinkets, glass breakables, and tons of heavy luggage weights that could be yours if you'd like me to pick anything up. I'm excited for my last trip to La Choza in Cozumel, Mexico to eat delicious chicken quesadillas and drink their yummy cinnamony coffee. Maybe I'll try to catch one of the many roaming chickens in Grand Cayman. It was always nice to hear an exuberant chorus of cock-a-doodle-doo at random times during the day there.
We are getting a new piano player today. Victor is making his way back to Syberia as we speak and I'll meet the new Philippino guy later tonight at our welcome aboard concert. The piano job is always tough because there are so many times when he is the only one playing and that means catching a lot of cues and transitions, so hopefully his english will be good.
Now I'm off to the Napoleon House for a delicious Muffulleta and some pimms cups. Bye-bye!