John Barton:
CLASS OF 1963
Irving High SchoolClass of 1963
Irving, TX
University of Texas - Graduate SchoolClass of 1999
Austin, TX
University of North TexasClass of 1976
Denton, TX
John's Story
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How do I still satisfy my need for band music at my age? I long ago stopped playing but I've found other ways to still get the thrill that we all used to feel when we were together in band. I go to the annual drum and bugle corps contest here in Denver, Drums Across the Rockies. I go to band concerts. The last was of the Army band from Colorado that played in the historic downtown theater, the Paramount. And biggest of all, last January, I went to the Rose Bowl Parade for the first time in Pasadena. Many, many marching bands were there and were thrilling to watch and listen to.
Just as a note, I first heard a theater organ at the Palace theater in downtown Dallas when I was in high school. I am now a member of two theater organ clubs in Colorado and go to all the concerts in our state plus an annual trip to th...Expand for more
e Chicago area for the RialtoFest. The best theater organists in the world come for that series of concerts.
For my friends who were in debate, I'll bet that we all still watch for opportunities to listen to those kinds of news shows on tv that have two or more sides represented on a topic. It's pretty sad lately when all you hear from political people are talking points and they don't actually respond to each other.
And for my friends in theater. Well, for several years when Andrew Lloyd Weber's shows were the hottest, I was flying to London to see them in their original cast versions. Now I am watching touring shows in Denver. I'm also going to some very, very good local productions. Update, I just saw Billy Elliot in Chicago. Fascinating way they turned a movie into a musical. Worth going to if you get a chance.
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