Mr. Johnson told us to take the deepest breath we could. Across the band hall shoulders heaved and chests puffed.
“Now, take in more air.”
We did.
It was a trick.… 
Archive for 2009
The Deepest Breath
Loving The Dancer
Yesterday, I got off the tour bus and hurried to my four year-old’s ballet class. It was parent observation day. Incredibly cute.
I watched her stretch to the left and then to the right and then down the middle to smell her toes, pretending they were flowers.
I watched in amazement as she contorted her body until…
A Reply To Those People
I’ve always ignored those people: The ones who get very upset at Target this time of year and decide to e-mail me and the rest of their address book about it. This year, to those people, I would now like to preemptively say Simmer down. And also……
High School Band
There is a hill where the old men sit
and watch the parade go by,
every September’s third Saturday,
before the game is played that night.
They watch as the children, they dance,
the King and the Queen holding hands.
They cover their hearts as the Stripes and the Stars
lead the way for the High School Band.
There’s Stanley the butcher, who…
It’s Not A Party Til…
First, we loaded Gabriella and her friends up with pizza. Then, cake. Next, root beer floats.
A brief time out was called. Huddle up.…
It Has Nothing To Do With Age
I swear I practiced before Gloria! tour rehearsals yesterday. I did. Several times. But I get nervous singing in front of great players and singers and with those bright lights on me – even if I am only in a warehouse rehearsal space. My brain sputtered. My fingers got amnesia. And I messed up pretty…
About Shaun — Shaun Groves is a husband, father, singer and communicator connecting the first world with the third world for the benefit of both.
