Tuba Christmas

What do you get when you collect 200 + low brass players and gather them together in a public place and play Christmas music? Those brass players can be a rowdy bunch! You get TubaChristmas. An annual tradition started 30 years ago, held in Atlanta on the first Friday of December.

This year it was held at Underground Atlanta, mostly comprised of high school and college students. We took on of Johns students, Paul. While they practiced I wandered around Underground Atlanta and the 4 blocks surrounding. It is Downtown Atlanta, so I don't wander too far. It's safe, mostly, but to err on the side of caution is never a bad idea when out of your element.

It was good to be out even for a afternoon.

Happy King Arthur Day

Kyle came running into the bedroom tonight. "I don't have school tomorrow!!!!!" "It's King Arthur Day!!!"
It only took me a moment to realize, it's Martin Luther King day....
We then spent a few moments giving an age appropriate biography of Dr Martin Luther King.
We live in the suburbs of Atlanta. I have toured Ebeneezer Baptist Church. There is also a cemetary in downtown Atlanta that was part of the tour. The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library, the King Center and the Margaret Mitchell house was also included. It was part of a "Welcome to Atlanta, where every street is named Peachtree" tour my friends and I booked 2 weeks after moving here.
From now on, this holiday will also be known as the King Arthur Day!