Episode 49: "Pivot Points"

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