Of course, Best is a biased word. Nothing I write below will compare to the majority of the world’s experience with Rush – arguably much ‘better’ than my favorite bands. But what the hell…

Saturday featured a super-fun triple birthday party for my boy Oliver, daughter Madrona, and myself. At one point in the night, a group of us were sitting together outside making great music. It started out with a few requests from Oliver – Take me out to the ballgame, Happy Birthday, and Bad Moon Rising. Looking around, I realized that almost everybody was participating. And not just the standard obligatory singing. Kids were jamming on drums and recorders while parents sang, banged away, strummed strings, and beatboxed. What made this awesome was the amount and variety of participation. Not only the variety of instruments but the fact that 2 year olds as well as 50 year olds were all getting down!

Sunday night at Pies and Pints was another example of an awesome band. Though much more polished and focused than a group sing-along, it was just as inspiring. By the end of the night, Pat, Tom, Johnny and I were playing tunes as fast as we possibly could and still not hitting any speed limits. The harmonies were tight and the dynamics were even super dynamic ;)

I must note that this was originally inspired by a video Michal took during a visit by Taly, Liam, Ben, and Ari. All the kids (5 and under) had hold of a different instrument and were thoroughly jamming along. The family band: my dream in the making…

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