Rob over at Raising Kaine points to an article about Del. Bob Brink’s proposal to eliminate robo calls. Yours truly is quoted but I guess the writer must have missed this post.
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Following Waldo’s lead, here are five things you never knew about me:
- I used to make my living singing and playing music 6 nights a week.
- My original major in college was Music education. I wanted to be a band director, so I know how to play most instruments.
- Although my father’s family has been in Virginia for at least a couple hundred years, I was not born here. I have lived here since I was 3 1/2.
- I prefer the term “black” to African-American when describing myself because a) I didn’t just get here from Africa and b) my heritage includes African, Scots-Irish and American Indian.
- I have yet to find a rap song that I like.
The Washington Redskins finished the season last night with another loss. Tiki Barber, who played at UVA with my nephew, ran for career-high yardage. 2007 has got to be a better year.
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Vivian, #1 doesn’t surprise me at all! At Sorenson, I noted that you have an excellent speaking voice, well modulated and vibrant. If that also transfers to instruments… Well, gee! That’s only logical! LOL
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You mean “VJP-CPA” almost never was! gasp…
I wonder if i have a photo of that somewhere from the blog conferance…
Vivian, who would have thought we’d have so much in common?
I started as a music major as well. Music Theory II nearly killed me. I was a voice major though. However I do play the piano very badly.
And we share some of the same heritage. Scots-Irish and American Indian. It’s plausible that I’ve got some African heritage in there as well, although I haven’t found it yet.
Happy New Year!
🙂
Vivian, I am so glad to hear that you prefer “black” to African American. I do not have any African American heritage that I know of, but I have always preferred to use the term black as well, especially after I was schooled by a Jamaican on my ignorant use of the words “African American.”
Oh, and to both Waldo and Vivian; I was a voice major in college who switched to musical theatre after 2 years. We should write a song. 🙂
Kat – thanks.
James – yep. If there were more job opportunities for band directors, I’d have stuck with it.
Ward – could we have been separated at birth? 😀 Actually, I loved theory. Being a trombone major, I didn’t learn piano until college. Although far from proficient, I’d say it’s my major instrument now. I have the 88-key version of this in my home studio.
phriendlyjaime – I would love to hear what that Jamaican’s take on AA was. And as for the song – why stop there? We should start a VPB choir 😆 I used to be a choir director, too.
Sorry-I screwed up the “W” names, Waldo and Ward. Ward-what voice part were you? I also stink at the piano, though Thadd is a very accomplished pianist. Theory I was not too good at, but I can still kick solfege’s butt. 😉
Vivian-yes, my oh MY did I get a lecture. I was run through the gamut of “Not all of us are from Africa, you really could be insulting people and should watch your tongue…” And I really wrestled with what “term” to use for a long time. Once I started to read the Free Press, I felt more comfortable, since they use “black” all the time. It’s a touchy topic, I guess. Nice to know I am not the only one confused though. 🙂
I had a feeling there’d been a mixup. I don’t have a musical bone in my body. 🙂
Vivian I am right there with you on #4. I too prefer “Black” when describing myself for the very same reasons you mentioned. Come to think of it there are probably very few “native” Blacks in the US who can’t trace their ancestry back to some European roots. My family is probably a more exaggerated example of this but I think this is more pronounced in Virginia especially. I remember my history professor mentioning that during Reconstruction a much larger than average share of Blacks in Virginia could be considered mulatto.
If you haven´t such a black accent, I would think that you are white or miscigenated/”mulata”. ; )
I agree, I prefer to be refered to as Black as well. Wait, what?
(For those on the far left or from Suffolk, that was what we called “sarcasm”)
Good stuff and happy New Year my friend!
Vivian, what was your primary instrument. Like you I was originally a music ed major, but after two years I decided to transfer (I originally attended Longwood University in Farmville) and add a history major (my principal instrument was alto saxophone, but like you I can play anything).
I still play and many of my good friends were from my days in Centreville High School’s Marching Band (back before a new director ruined the band’s reputation).
Well, if I had been productive and read through the comment section I would have learned that you were a trombone major. 🙂
The Scots-Irish and American Indian are from my mother’s side, who hails from NC. My father’s side is all black, as far as I know.
Andre – what’s a black accent? 🙂
SW – you crack me up 😆
Bryan – trombone, like I said earlier. Oops – guess you were posting at the same time I was:)
Wonder how many musicians are amongst the bloggers? Bet we could have a choir and a band 🙂 Waldo, we’ll let you play the triangle 😆
(Putting on my grown up hat) What kind of living are you planning to make as a history major?