Comments on Fighting Monsters with Rubber Swords: A Good Day, with an Asterisk

That was excellent!!! My eyes are leaking.

2012-01-15T08:38:35.909-06:00

That was excellent!!! My eyes are leaking.

OOooooooooO!!! Full of happy :)

2011-12-11T08:47:18.243-06:00

OOooooooooO!!! Full of happy :)

wonderful to see. I am so proud of her and pleased...

2011-12-10T17:13:14.320-06:00

wonderful to see. I am so proud of her and pleased for her.Yay Schuyler

THAT MANY HORNS? (forgive me, as a horn player I ...

2011-12-08T19:26:23.551-06:00

THAT MANY HORNS? (forgive me, as a horn player I see far too few coming up in the ranks for my taste).

Also, congrats to her!

Now, to read the rest of the post...

Oh wow! I can't wait to show this to my daught...

2011-12-06T21:51:05.038-06:00

Oh wow! I can't wait to show this to my daughter. She is 13 and also plays the drums. She will be very impressed:) I am so glad that Schuyler seems to be finding has place in school. Not at all glad about the seizure, though. By the way, I am impressed with your school's band program. We have nothing like this!

I just read your book straight through...took me t...

2011-12-05T22:19:43.103-06:00

I just read your book straight through...took me two nights to read it all, haha I was so tired for work today after not getting any sleep but reading that book and then seeing Schuyler beat the odds and all her opposers was totally worth it!!! My son is PDD NOS and this video reminded me of his first recital and made me cry all over again!!! Go Schuyler Gurl!!!!! Im so proud of you!!!! My Mikey is proud of you too dear!!! You Rocked!!!

This was wonderful! She did an amazing job with h...

2011-12-05T22:08:48.060-06:00

This was wonderful! She did an amazing job with her part, which seemed really complicated. Tell Schuyler I LOVED watching this.

Here's to many more fantastic performances!

What a fantastic job! The hard work has paid off ...

2011-12-05T15:58:50.723-06:00

What a fantastic job! The hard work has paid off and you can tell how proud she is. She has great rhythm and focus' well. Thank you so much for sharing this. It really made my day, and I don't even know her.

I rarely if ever comment, but have to say that thi...

2011-12-05T14:43:12.368-06:00

I rarely if ever comment, but have to say that this video is sure to be one of the highlights of the Christmas season for me. And I am a total stranger to Schuyler! Please thank her from me for the gift of her enthusiasm, her smile, her music, and her delightful bow. What joy she showed in her performance! What a great band director she must have.

Every now and then something wonderful happens. This was one of those times.

Thanks, Schuyler and thanks to all her aupport team, who must be doing something right, from
-- Joan in PA

beautiful girl - wonderful job(:

2011-12-05T09:25:38.022-06:00

beautiful girl - wonderful job(:

Just love that video, she is growing into quite th...

2011-12-04T20:25:53.018-06:00

Just love that video, she is growing into quite the young woman. Very determined too. I couldn't help but cry a bit at seeing how proud she was of herself. It must be wonderful for a parent to see that!
Sucks about the seizures though. But true to her personality she fights to stay herself.

Amazing. So great to see her in action!

2011-12-04T16:35:29.232-06:00

Amazing. So great to see her in action!

Trying to explain to my daughter why I'm cryin...

2011-12-04T14:19:35.332-06:00

Trying to explain to my daughter why I'm crying. . . . gooooooooooooo, Schuyler.

Had to laugh when the first song was Good King Wen...

2011-12-03T14:39:28.717-06:00

Had to laugh when the first song was Good King Wenceslas--because of course it was. I'm sure I played this song in first year band, too. It looked like Schuyler had a lot of fun. Here's to many more fun band concerts.

That was terrific! I love school band concerts, I ...

2011-12-03T12:49:22.737-06:00

That was terrific! I love school band concerts, I really do, and seeing Schuyler's smile throughout made it even cooler. She was so excited about being up there; if only all kids could get that excited about school. She is truly a superstar. Way to go Schuyler! You rock!

Not only an instrumentalist, but a multi-instrumen...

2011-12-03T12:45:58.366-06:00

Not only an instrumentalist, but a multi-instrumentalist! That's fantastic!

That's great for her to have the band accompli...

2011-12-03T11:41:05.150-06:00

That's great for her to have the band accomplishment! As for the seizures, if it's any consolation I have absence seizures and although they weird out the people around me when they happen, they feel nice to me. They don't hurt and they usually happen when my mind is tired or overwhelmed. They don't affect my overall thinking at all except during the few moments they happen and then it's like your mind goes on pause to relax for a minute or two. Hope that helps.

Way to go Schuyler! Awesome!

2011-12-03T11:01:28.262-06:00

Way to go Schuyler! Awesome!

GREAT JOB SCHUYLER!! :)

2011-12-03T10:59:25.522-06:00

GREAT JOB SCHUYLER!! :)

Terrific performance, Schuyler! I hope she knows h...

2011-12-03T10:26:22.113-06:00

Terrific performance, Schuyler! I hope she knows how many people out here in bloggy world are thrilled to see this!

As for the seizures, ugh. My heart goes out to you. There's not much worse than seeing them. I do hope you find something to help stop them and am always here to listen.

Well, first of all, we're Agnostic, so it'...

2011-12-03T09:38:36.763-06:00

Well, first of all, we're Agnostic, so it's not accurate to say that we don't believe in God just because we're not Christians. As for Christmas, we celebrate it secularly, focusing on celebrating peace and compassion and being better people. I think there are a great many Agnostic families who do the same thing.

Wonderful rendition of one of my Yuletide faves, p...

2011-12-03T09:31:46.171-06:00

Wonderful rendition of one of my Yuletide faves, performed in the stately way it was meant to be played. Bouncy Christmas songs are the worst, especially the one about the child desiring nothing more than his/her front teeth.
A question, not to be snotty but just curious: If you don't believe in God, how do you explain Christmas to Schuyler?

That concert was amazing! Schuyler and all the kid...

2011-12-03T07:54:42.317-06:00

That concert was amazing! Schuyler and all the kids did an awesome job!

I agree with Bev, watching this filled me with suc...

2011-12-03T07:50:37.222-06:00

I agree with Bev, watching this filled me with such joy and pride for Schuyler!!! What amazing friends to drive all of that way to support their girl! There are adults with less challenges that would crumble at being on stage, but not Schuyler! her smile is worth a million bucks!

Congratulations to Schuyler, that sounded like a g...

2011-12-03T07:27:16.222-06:00

Congratulations to Schuyler, that sounded like a great concert! And that smile after each song was so, so fantastic.