April 26, 2010 by Bruce Hembd
Archived under: General
Random Monday: Steampunk, Humor and the Question
- Steampunk Horn
Steam Punk is a genre of comic book that takes place in an alternate reality, where instead of electricity being our main power source, it is steam. A steam punk horn is here.
- Humor for stress management
Sometimes is is better to laugh at our problems as this story illustrates
- Horn poetry
Some people like to write poems about the things they love.
- Horn and band site
Repertoire for horn and band is difficult to find. Maybe this web site will help.
- Do you have what it takes?
A interesting series from veteran blogger Jason Heath, where he asks the toughest question.
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