Episode 49: "Pivot Points"

from BandWagon · host Robert G. Hammerton

SHOW NOTES Episode 049 • February 17, 2025 FIRST STRAIN News ‘n’ Notes: • Mike Nicholson unanimously elected president of Massachusetts Mayors Association www.northcentralmass.com/mayor-michael-nicholson-elected-president-of-massachusetts-mayors-association/ www.mma.org/2025-mma-board-of-directors-installed/ www.mma.org/members/mayors/ • Cox Forbes to co-present Drum Major Crash Course www.mdmea.org/2025-annual-state-conference www.mdmea.org/_files/ugd/793987_ad2b260803534a28bcd805449a8822ed.pdf www.facebook.com/ScottCEngel/posts/pfbid0jQ3huGXD2vY75bCJinajzMwM1RCzpWnNewR4VD6dJiux7YQ8zWgNLFe2inhP46Yzl SECOND STRAIN Topic: Super Bowl bands, and coverage, and wastelands BANDS OF THE SUPER BOWL PARADE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN5GYC93kCI www.wbgo.org/music/2025-02-10/jazz-shines-at-the-super-bowl-lix-pregame-show www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/full-list-of-every-super-bowl-halftime-performer-in-history-kendrick-lamar-usher-rihanna-beyonce-and-more/ TRIO This week’s interview guest: TIM HEASLEY Tim Heasley: www.bakersfieldcollege.edu/directory/timothy_heasley.html BC Drumline: www.bcdrumline.org/tim-heasley.html Golden Empire Drum & Bugle Corps: www.instagram.com/gedrumcorps/ Golden Empire Performing Arts: www.geperformingarts.org/ www.dci.org/news/2020-dci-directors-of-the-year www.dci.org/news/golden-empire-realizing-championship-dreams-in-fifth-season issuu.com/drumcorpsinternational/docs/dci_summer2015_v9n1 www.therip.com/features/2014/02/20/golden-empire-ready-for-next-step/ playbill.com/playbillpagegallery/inside-playbill?asset=00000150-ac7f-d16d-a550-ec7f95ae0001#carousel-cell198660 DOGFIGHT Internet Rabbit Hole of the Week: Elton John’s favorite composer www.loc.gov/events/gershwin-prize/about-this-event/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gershwin_Prize CODA SALE! 35 percent off all BandWagon merch! This week (Feb. 17-23) at TeePublic.com! www.teepublic.com/user/bandwagon-with-rob-hammerton FOLLOW US! BandWagon RSS feed: feed.podbean.com/heyband/feed.xml BandWagon website: heyband.podbean.com BandWagon on Facebook: facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555170345309 BandWagon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rhammerton1 BandWagon on BlueSky: bsky.app/profile/heybandwagon.bsky.social Rob ("HammertonMedia") on Facebook: facebook.com/HammertonMedia Rob on X/Twitter: twitter.com/DrRob8487 SUBSCRIBE TO BANDWAGON! www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/eg706GUVzixV WE GOT MERCH! Visit www.teepublic.com/user/bandwagon-with-rob-hammerton -or- got to teepublic.com and search “bandwagon” SEND US YOUR FEEDBACK! Email: [email protected] Voicemail: speakpipe.com/HeyBandWagon

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