Years ago I started a tradition of playing music on Jan 1st. Back then, we all had jobs, and getting Jan 1st off during the work week was a treat, but why did we have off, really?

So I started the tradition of National Pointless Day. Musicians would play in one room, with emphasis on the Three Kings (because Christmas isn't really over yet) and other tunes in Em and Am, with drummers welcome. Non-musicians played Scrabble in the dining room.

Two days ago we did it again. (We did it on Saturday afternoon because our NFL team was playing on Jan 1st, a Sunday.) We really had fun, and everybody was snug at home before the madness began.

We had harp, flute, recorder, guitar, percussion and electronic piano. The piano was set on Harpsichord, but later I set it on Oboe & Strings. It sounded quite medieval, and everybody liked it. We did Personent Hodie with my new lyrics.
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Fireworks are illegal here, but with hundreds of people setting them off, what can we do? If I had a dog, I think I would sit in the car with it and play Beethoven on the CD player. I'd take a book. But I'm lucky, and the fireworks don't go all day.