Tomorrow night should be interesting.

[bloke]

two services - evening and "midnight" (10:30 P). The organ console pooped out today during the rehearsal. It seems to be a relay somewhere in the console, as the breaker is not thrown past the console. It's a pipe organ, but it still needs electricity. LOL, it's not one from 150 years ago that the organist pumps bellows with his feet.

As I'm typing this, my phone is vibrating with emailed PDF quintet charts to sight read at both services.

They are also right in the middle of a project of rebuilding the steeple - which was leaking water pretty badly. They did a complete restoration and upgrade of the sanctuary/organ/everything just a few years ago, but it didn't occur to them to take a peek up at the steeple, so there are fences and mud everywhere. Guys are out there working even today with copper flashing. The saving grace is that this is one of those churches with a whole bunch of dough.

They are certainly paying me enough. I'm glad to do whatever they need me to do.

[The Big Ben]

two services - evening and "midnight" (10:30 P). The organ console pooped out today during the rehearsal. It seems to be a relay somewhere in the console, as the breaker is not thrown past the console. It's a pipe organ, but it still needs electricity. LOL, it's not one from 150 years ago that the organist pumps bellows with his feet.

Could water from the leaky steeple have dripped onto the organ?

[UncleBeer]

I've got masses tomorrow at 3, 5, 7, carol service at 11pm, and midnight mass. Need coffee already.

[bloke]

two services - evening and "midnight" (10:30 P). The organ console pooped out today during the rehearsal. It seems to be a relay somewhere in the console, as the breaker is not thrown past the console. It's a pipe organ, but it still needs electricity. LOL, it's not one from 150 years ago that the organist pumps bellows with his feet.

Could water from the leaky steeple have dripped onto the organ?

They are pretty sure it's a relay within the console.
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Between the services, this has become our annual (Yang)-hang (open on xmas eve)...

[bloke]

I am sort of proud of myself. I had the second of two American made one-year-old sousaphones (with now-repaired manufacturing defects in the pistons) to drop off at an institution. It was important to me to get this done today, in order to save an extra two-hour round trip into Memphis - as well as the extra gasoline. Everyone was gone, and I had to call security to walk with me to the band director's office and slip the repaired body underneath their desk (out of sight of their office window). I got all this done between 9:55 a.m. and 10:15 a.m., even though they wouldn't allow me to even call them to meet me at the building until I actually arrived and parked (which I really don't understand...??). From there, I made it to my Christmas Eve rehearsal (five minutes away), parked there, unpacked two instruments and some other stuff, and was ready to play five minutes before the rehearsal started (at 10:30). ...It was also good that I was already inside before the contractor showed up with our checks.

[BRS]

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[bloke]

I should be obvious that it's a hole in the wall, but it's a pretty good one. Probably the dad and the son will be there. All the fast food places will have their doors locked and all their employees will be inside having a party and each one of them. The restaurants with waiters and waitresses will be closed. Due to the crime, all of the convenience stores have been closing early as a matter of practice, so there won't even be any roller dogs or heat up hamburgers.
I'm not sure, but I might bring my heater.

[Ace]

I've got masses tomorrow at 3, 5, 7, carol service at 11pm, and midnight mass. Need coffee already.

WOW. That is the wildest,busiest schedule I have ever seen.
Ace