Blog of the Little Bonsai

Personal Blog of Steve Baumber

Back in 2005 when I was working for the UBC Faculty of Forestry the Forestry Undergraduates Society wanted a band made up of their professors to play some songs at their end-of-the-year party, called 'Coconut'. Despite being just a staff member I was roped into the band and we played three songs, one of them twice. Well, the tradition has continued and now we're up to ten songs and we're no longer the opening band! This year we rounded out the show with Neil Young's 'Keep on Rocking in the Free World'. The first time I ever played that song on stage was in front of the Steer Inn in Bragg Creek on a chilly February afternoon in 1988. Ian, Dave and I were performing in the Olumpucks as 'The Most Improved Band'. The year before we performed as the 'The Worst Band in the World'. Yes, in Bragg Creek you get to design your own Olumpuck categories, and the torch relay is rarely protested (or hidden in a warehouse in San Fransisco). Anyway, the Forestry prof band calls itself "The Trudeaus" and if you are savvy enough you can find us on YouTube.

It's a blast playing music on stage, as good as theatre and more relaxed than doing commercials. Speaking of which, a copy of the SHAW commercial is now on YouTube as well.

The weather is trying to be like Spring but with snow in Calgary and the continued gloomy, chilly business we've been having in Vancouver it's more like November than April. The thesis continues to claw at my knees. Silly thesis kitten. I'm having stress dreams about chemistry exams for some strange reason...

posted by Steve @ 10:33 AM

4.11.2008