Archive for December, 2007

Contest: Night Creatures

bacon December 31st, 2007

Here is the fifteenth entry in the Baconworks Tune-smithing Contest!
 
Night Creatures
 
The tune is called Night Creatures. Here is the MIDI file that was included with the submission. You can see the whole piece of music here.

One Day Left

bacon December 30th, 2007

There is just one day left to submit an entry to the Baconworks Tune-smithing Contest. If you are planning on submitting, please make sure I receive your submission by January 1st at noon, EST.

Public voting on submissions will begin via email on Monday, January 7th.

Please review the contest rules and process for more details.

Contest: Taking the Stroll

bacon December 30th, 2007

Here is the fourteenth entry in the Baconworks Tune-smithing Contest!
 
Taking the Stroll

 
The tune is called Taking the Stroll. Here is the MIDI file that was included with the submission. You can see the whole piece of music here.

Contest: Miss Potter’s Jigg

bacon December 29th, 2007

Here is the thirteenth entry in the Baconworks Tune-smithing Contest!
 
Miss Potter’s Jigg
 
The tune is called Miss Potter’s Jigg. Below is an mp3 that was included with the submission. You can see the whole piece of music here.

 
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Sean’s Memorial Info

bacon December 17th, 2007

For those who knew Sean, here is the information I received on his memorial service:

A service will be held on Thursday, December 20th at 1:00pm.
It will be at:
St. Josephs Church
South High Street
Bridgton, Me. 04009

The Loss of a Friend

bacon December 17th, 2007

Sean
 

I found out today that my long time friend Sean ‘Biscuits McGillicudy’ Egan passed away after battling a variety of health problems.
 
Sean was one of those unique characters that comes along once in a lifetime. It is impossible to truly describe the person that he was, although I once tried.
Here are a few things I will remember about Sean:

  • He loved drumming…all the time.
  • He was the proudest member of the Ancient Mariners I’ve ever met. He would tell complete strangers about the Mariners and how cool he thought we were, as if they should already be aware of the group.
  • He was hilariously and indiscriminately off-color to everyone, including your mother if one dared to introduce the two of them. He had a floridly graphic way of describing the world that would make grown men blush, and people loved him for it because, oddly, it was a breath of fresh air in our everyone’s-a-winner world.
  • With women, he had the greatest opening lines. Most recently, a woman was introduced to him as a former school mate and he responded with with, ‘So, we went to high school together? Did we make out behind the gym?’
  • He would write me letters, not emails, letters.
  • He would ask about my family…everyone in my family, including my grandmother and grandfather.
  • He would always have a compliment for me.
  • He would listen.
  • He loved everyone in his family and always spoke highly of them.
  • He was a true friend.
 Sean Drumming

I will miss him.
 
Sean at Cooperman’s

Contest: Two Pints Past Dizzy

bacon December 13th, 2007

Here is the twelfth entry in the Baconworks Tune-smithing Contest!
 
Two Pints Past Dizzy
 
The tune is called Two Pints Past Dizzy. Below is an mp3 that was included with the submission. You can see the whole piece of music here.

 
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Contest: Hot Peppers at Midnight

bacon December 12th, 2007

Here is the eleventh entry in the Baconworks Tune-smithing Contest!
 
Hot Peppers at Midnight
 
The tune is called Hot Peppers at Midnight. Here is the MIDI file that was included with the submission. You can see the whole piece of music here.

Contest: The Clueless Fifer

bacon December 11th, 2007

Here is the tenth entry in the Baconworks Tune-smithing Contest!
 
The Clueless Fifer
 
The tune is called The Clueless Fifer. Here is the MIDI file that was included with the submission. You can see the whole piece of music here.

Contest: Devitt’s Reel

bacon December 5th, 2007

Here is the ninth entry in the Baconworks Tune-smithing Contest!
 
Devitt’s Reel
 

The tune is called Devitt’s Reel. Here is the MIDI file that was included with the submission. You can see the whole piece of music here.

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