Feb 17 2025 57 mins
SHOW NOTES
Episode 049 • February 17, 2025
FIRST STRAIN
News ‘n’ Notes:
• Mike Nicholson unanimously elected president of Massachusetts Mayors Association
www.northcentralmass.com/mayor-michael-nicholson-elected-president-of-massachusetts-mayors-association/
www.mma.org/2025-mma-board-of-directors-installed/
www.mma.org/members/mayors/
• Cox Forbes to co-present Drum Major Crash Course
www.mdmea.org/2025-annual-state-conference
www.mdmea.org/_files/ugd/793987_ad2b260803534a28bcd805449a8822ed.pdf
www.facebook.com/ScottCEngel/posts/pfbid0jQ3huGXD2vY75bCJinajzMwM1RCzpWnNewR4VD6dJiux7YQ8zWgNLFe2inhP46Yzl
SECOND STRAIN
Topic: Super Bowl bands, and coverage, and wastelands
BANDS OF THE SUPER BOWL PARADE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN5GYC93kCI
www.wbgo.org/music/2025-02-10/jazz-shines-at-the-super-bowl-lix-pregame-show
www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/full-list-of-every-super-bowl-halftime-performer-in-history-kendrick-lamar-usher-rihanna-beyonce-and-more/
TRIO
This week’s interview guest: TIM HEASLEY
Tim Heasley: www.bakersfieldcollege.edu/directory/timothy_heasley.html
BC Drumline: www.bcdrumline.org/tim-heasley.html
Golden Empire Drum & Bugle Corps: www.instagram.com/gedrumcorps/
Golden Empire Performing Arts: www.geperformingarts.org/
www.dci.org/news/2020-dci-directors-of-the-year
www.dci.org/news/golden-empire-realizing-championship-dreams-in-fifth-season
issuu.com/drumcorpsinternational/docs/dci_summer2015_v9n1
www.therip.com/features/2014/02/20/golden-empire-ready-for-next-step/
playbill.com/playbillpagegallery/inside-playbill?asset=00000150-ac7f-d16d-a550-ec7f95ae0001#carousel-cell198660
DOGFIGHT
Internet Rabbit Hole of the Week: Elton John’s favorite composer
www.loc.gov/events/gershwin-prize/about-this-event/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gershwin_Prize
CODA
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