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May 31, 2008
Opposite Ends of the Musical Spectrum
I thought I'd share two musical performances which could possibly be at the opposite ends of the musical spectrum.
The first is a performance by Meg and the Hudson Bend Middle School Symphonic band at their spring concert earlier this week.
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Part 2:
The second is a performance by Meg and Scott playing the song Helicopter on Guitar Hero 3. But, they raised the degree of difficulty by performing it watching the TV upside down... such talent!
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May 18, 2008
Huge Win For Claire Over Texas Top 20
After the on and off rains of yesterday, we been treated to a beautiful, blue sky, breezy, not-too-hot day her in Midland.
Kate must have done a great job of warming Claire up, since she got off to a fast start in her match. She normally starts slowly and builds up speed as a match progresses.
She faced a girl who she's played several times all the way back to 10 years of age. This girl has become a top 20 player in the state.
After Claire jumped out 2-0, it became tied at 2-2, and then Claire jumped out 4-2. It continued to ebb and flow until Claire took the set 6-4.
In the second set, her opponent raised her game and prevailed 6-3.
In the final set, Claire again jumped out quickly and took an early 3-0 lead. The level of play rose as they battled to claim this decisive set. Claire put a punctuation on the fifth game by hitting a clean, cross-court, service-return winner to go up 4-1.
She ultimately prevailed either 6-2 or 6-3... I confess I was too excited and lost count.
She plays again in about 1/2 hour... Go Claire!
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May 17, 2008
Doing the Tennis Thing, Midland Style
We're in a rain delay for Claire's first doubles math here in dry Midland, Texas--or at least formerly dry.
I'm thumbing this post in from my phone so I'll keep it brief.
Claire drew a seeded player in this National open. The player was from Washington DC. Claire slugged it out going toe-to-toe, but dropped it 6-3, 6-1.
In the consi draw she went up against a local area player and took the first set in a tiebreaker 7-6 (9-7).
After breaking serve, Claire jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the second set. A brief sprinkle stopped play for 15 minutes.
After resuming play, Claire upped her play wiinning the set at love.
She's back on tomorrow morning against a highly ranked Texas player.
...and the rain continues.
Posted by Jim at 3:52 PM | Permalink | Comments ()
Doing the Tennis Thing, Midland Style
We're in a rain delay for Claire's first doubles math here in dry Midland, Texas--or at least formerly dry. I'm thumbing this post in from my phone so I'll keep it brief. Claire drew a seeded player in this National open. The player was from Washington DC. Claire slugged it out going toe-to-toe, but dropped it 6-3, 6-1. In the consi draw she went up against a local area player and took the first set in a tiebreaker 7-6 (9-7). After breaking serve, Claire jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the second set. A brief sprinkle stopped play for 15 minutes. After resuming play, Claire upped her play wiinning the set at love. She's back on tomorrow morning against a highly ranked Texas player. ...and the rain continues.Posted by Jim at 3:52 PM | Permalink | Comments ()