The Daily Parker

First, 7am Friday:

Yeah, thanks guy. Wet nose in the ear before my alarm clock goes off.

And 7pm Saturday, at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, just before we sang "Elijah:"

Too many things showed up in my RSS feeds this morning. Fortunately, I've got a few days off this weekend and next.

• Jerry Seinfeld got some time with President Obama
• Catfish are cleaning up the Chicago River
• Book early to take advantage of airline schedule changes
• What you should ask about every new job
• Apollo got a pretty good review
• All blue-eyed people apparently have one common European ancestor

And now, a conference call.

The Apollo Chorus performed Händel's Messiah yesterday and Saturday both, which explains the radio silence here. This is my second year with the Chorus. Though last year's performances were really good, this year's were better.

Here's the view from the stage to our sold-out crowd yesterday afternoon:

And those who have followed The Daily Parker for a while know that I have had a troubled relationship with bow ties. For this weekend's performances, I might have gotten it right:

We have a crystal-clear, crisp October morning, perfect for spending three hours in a rehearsal for the Apollo Chorus...sigh.

It's also a good morning to test the new blog engine and posting from my friend's car.