Episode 49: "Pivot Points"

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

 

 

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