2020 ...

[Posaunus]

... it's almost over! We'll all remember this year for the rest of our lives. 2021 WILL be better.

Happy new year, Trombone Chatters!

[Burgerbob]

It'll be better because we make it better. Don't take it for granted!

[JCBone]

Hate to ruin the party but were starting at the same place we left off. If you want it to be better then we will have to wrk hard for it. On a lighter note, despite what the media might make you think, lots of great things have also happened this year.

Happy New Years!

[Posaunus]

... despite what the media might make you think ....

JCBone,

The "media" don't "make" me think anything. I get my information from a variety of sources, and regularly cross-check and verify. And of course I avoid "news" from propaganda purveyors like QAnon, Breitbart, etc.

I myself will work hard to have a better 2021, and hope that things will improve for many of us (including unemployed musicians, actors, dancers, teachers, restaurant workers, and millions of others who are still suffering).

But we will have new leadership in this country, which gives me hope. And I am scheduled to receive a Covid-19 vaccine in the next few months! Until then, I remain mostly in isolation.

[JCBone]

... despite what the media might make you think ....

JCBone,

The "media" don't "make" me think anything. I get my information from a variety of sources, and regularly cross-check and verify. And of course I avoid "news" from propaganda purveyors like QAnon, Breitbart, etc.

I myself will work hard to have a better 2021, and hope that things will improve for many of us (including unemployed musicians, actors, dancers, teachers, restaurant workers, and millions of others who are still suffering).

But we will have new leadership in this country, which gives me hope. And I am scheduled to receive a Covid-19 vaccine in the next few months! Until then, I remain mostly in isolation.

I never said it does. But seriously, the media focuses way too much on the negative. But regardless, the point is is that 2020 also brought many blessings which we should be thankful for and I think those things do deserve recognition.

[ArbanRubank]

A year is like a bulletin board. Just because someone puts something bad on a bulletin board doesn't make the bulletin board bad.

Let's appreciate the good things and work through the bad. The earth will continue to orbit the sun while we do.

[Cotboneman]

The beginning of 2021 will not be great, but one has to maintain hope for better days ahead. We can do our part. Happy New Year!

[JCBone]

A year is like a bulletin board. Just because someone puts something bad on a bulletin board doesn't make the bulletin board bad.

Let's appreciate the good things and work through the bad. The earth will continue to orbit the sun while we do.

good point

[JCBone]

Here are some things we can be proud of for accomplishing this year
*Huge breakthroughs in space exploration
*General technological advancement
*progress in the middle east
*Record high literacy rate
* Rising average lifespan.

[harrisonreed]

All the news out of SpaceX, even Starship blowing up the other day, has been pretty good this year. And my investment portfolio. Seriously, when is SpaceX going to have an IPO? Funding even $5000 worth of the Starship that brings back the $10,000 quadrillion asteroid would make me pretty much all set.

I haven't even eaten a Veggie Lover's Pan pizza in over a year, so 2020 was essentially a disaster in that respect.

[Crazy4Tbone86]

I’ll try to put a positive spin on 2020....

Most of the musicians that I know have been working hard on their musicianship while stuck at home during this pandemic. Many colleagues have shared with me that they have used this time to focus on skills that they have previously neglected or literature that the set aside years ago. I have also used this year to work diligently on projects and skills.

It is my hope that all of this work will produce artistic dividends. I believe we will return to making music together (probably mid-2021 or later) with many musicians who will be exceptionally well-prepared and very eager to play!