Jedis and Band Geeks

There is no cure better for a rainy day than a sushi happy hour and Kennedy Center concert date night.

When I found out that the National Symphony Orchestra was doing a tribute to John Williams there this month, I was ecstatic. In my own self interest, I told my friend on the board of the DC Bruins group that this concert should be an event because John Williams went to UCLA. In the end it all worked out great and the 26 Bruins got orchestra seats for half price.

The concert was great- it felt like I was at Universal Studios with the symphony playing scores from Jaws, Jurrasic Park, and ET.

In addition to the nerdiness of Star Wars characters coming out and battling each other with light sabers while the symphony played John Williams' Star Wars scores, I found myself surrounded by band geeks, myself included. Alex was 4th chair tuba, my friend David was 2nd chair trumpet, friend Mitch was a flute player (he got a lot of grief for that), and I was 1st chair glockenspielist.

Perhaps this is an indication why we rank so low on the stylish scale, but high on the worldliness and intellectual rankings. DC is just full of nerds turned into political junkies.