3-D Halloween Prizes

Hey kids,
This Saturday will be full of treats - not tricks! We're giving away the MySpace tee shirt to the student who can answer the Fender trivia question (see the last blog), PLUS, in celebration of Halloween weekend, you could score a scary 3-D movie postcard, just by answering some questions!

Make sure to raise your hands with some answers on Saturday; so many different scary postcards will be given away, that you could all trade during the break.

Drum roll, please....Anthony Thompson is the Rock Star of the Week!

Who says 13 is an unlucky number? Anthony is 13 and living large. He rocks the saxophone at PCYO and loves blasting Metallica, his favorite band. His favorite song is Metallica's One, but when it comes to a song he wishes PCYO would play together, he opts instead for a song called Amilio.

Anthony must have an awesome family, because if he could choose any five people to come to dinner, he wouldn't even invite Metallica! Instead, the lucky people to score an invitation would be his parents, grandparents and cousin.

Check out Metallica's music video, One. It's Anthony's favorite! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j39ABZyzek

Don't forget to come to PCYO on Saturday with an answer to last week's Fender trivia question, and have a happy Halloween!

Love and Music,
Fayeruz

PS) Hey Anthony, I went to a Metallica concert in 1994 - am I cool or what?

MySpace Prize and Sonja - Rock Star of the Week!

Want to score a MySpace tee shirt? Then get ready to answer a trivia question! All people who post comments with the correct answer will be automatically entered into the contest. Next rehearsal, a PCYO instructor will pull the name out of a hat. Or a box. Or whatever. Ready? Here we go:

Q: Is the Fender company known for making brass, woodwind or stringed instruments?

Post your comments and good luck!

Drumroll, please....

Sonja - ROCK STAR OF THE WEEK!

The lovely Ms. Sonja Einem is 15 years old, and plays the viola for PCYO. If she were to invite any five people to dinner, she doesn't go for the historic, the famous or the glamorous. She thinks her friends are the best company possible, so why switch it up? Sonja would like for PCYO to perform Prokofiev's 5th Symphony together. Her favorite song is Night Driving, and her favorite band is Asian Kung Fu Generation. Why? She finds them calming. Perhaps she had better pop that CD in the car before she takes driving lessons next year!

Check out her favorite band, Asian Kung Fu Generation, on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrh9B4vTiw4

Check out Prokofiev's 5th Symphony with funny video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8BSa0etgE8

Don't forget to answer the trivia for a chance to win!

Love and Music,

Fayeruz

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