Washington Wizards!!!
The Music Momma had the good fortune to cover a recent Washington Wizards game and watch them claim victory!
Do you have a child that loves sports - Ever wonder what a professional athlete was doing at age 15?
Al Thornton lets us know what he was like when he was 15 years old.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Thursday, November 25, 2010
The Music Momma: Your Questions Being Answered
The Music Momma: Your Questions Being Answered: "More of Your Questions being answered - 'We are going through a divorce and I am trying to cut down on expenses. My daughter currently ta..."
Your Questions Being Answered
More of Your Questions being answered -
"We are going through a divorce and I am trying to cut down on expenses. My daughter currently takes piano lessons and loves it. What should I do?"
Deliliah - Texas
This is a tough one. You need to do what is right for your family in this tough situation. However, if you have the ability to keep going you will want to do so. I can tell you from personal and professional experience that especially at a time of great dramatic change the best thing to do for kids, and for your self, is to keep as many things consistent as possible. These become the things people hold on to and give them strength to allow for the transition of the things they can't control to seem a little more palatable. Specifically something like music; which is such an individual and personal experience. It can become a real life line in times of trouble and woe.
I wish you the best in your tough time and best wishes to you and your family for a healthy and smooth transition to this new journey.
Musically Yours,
The Music Momma
"We are going through a divorce and I am trying to cut down on expenses. My daughter currently takes piano lessons and loves it. What should I do?"
Deliliah - Texas
This is a tough one. You need to do what is right for your family in this tough situation. However, if you have the ability to keep going you will want to do so. I can tell you from personal and professional experience that especially at a time of great dramatic change the best thing to do for kids, and for your self, is to keep as many things consistent as possible. These become the things people hold on to and give them strength to allow for the transition of the things they can't control to seem a little more palatable. Specifically something like music; which is such an individual and personal experience. It can become a real life line in times of trouble and woe.
I wish you the best in your tough time and best wishes to you and your family for a healthy and smooth transition to this new journey.
Musically Yours,
The Music Momma
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
I WANT TO BE THE NEXT POP STAR !!!: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2010 Music Performa...
I WANT TO BE THE NEXT POP STAR !!!: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2010 Music Performa...: "Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2010 Music Performances The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is a tradition that dates back to 1924. And a ma..."
Monday, November 22, 2010
Review - and Interview IMAX movie - Grand Canyon - River at Risk
NEW IMAX FILM GRAND CANYON ADVENTURE: RIVER AT RISK 3D
WHERE:
National Museum of Natural History
Johnson IMAX Theater
10th and Constitution Avenue N.W.
Wade Davis is an Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society. Named by the NGS as one of the Explorers for the Millennium, he has been described as “a rare combination of scientist, scholar, poet and passionate defender of all of life’s diversity.”
The Music Momma had the pleasure of interviewing Mr. Davis before viewing this extraordinary film!
Here are highlights from that interview:
Music Momma (MM) - "Tell me about your childhood...were you always an explorer?"
Wade David (WD) - "...I was really luck growing up. My family encouraged me and never placed limits on what I could accomplish. .....I grew up fighting forest fires as a young man and having many adventures. ....My parents sent me to Columbia for 8 weeks when I was 14. We came from modest surroundings. ....My parents paid half their savings to send me to Harvard....."
MM - "Did you have a mentor in college?"
WD - "Yes. At Harvard I met Richard M. Schultes. At 18 I went to him and said I want to go to the Amazon. All he said was, "When do you want to go?" He became my mentor and surrogate father and helped me all the way through my PhD. He was a wonderful teacher. He believed there are no limits and creativity does not exist in the abstract. It is, instead, a consequence of action. He did not guide you. He simply gave you the keys to heaven. I wrote his biography years later, "One River" which he kept next to his bed in his older years and referred to it often..."
MM - "Do you have advice for parents?"
WD - "Send your kids on new adventures and allow them to experience. More often than not, the experience will be positive as they are so wide open and that becomes a way they look at life in the future..."
The Movie was a spectacular combination of a family story interwoven with the majesty of the land and water. The images were breath taking and with the film playing on the largest IMAX screen in the DC area it's a fantastic and memorable experience!!!
WHERE:
National Museum of Natural History
Johnson IMAX Theater
10th and Constitution Avenue N.W.
Wade Davis is an Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society. Named by the NGS as one of the Explorers for the Millennium, he has been described as “a rare combination of scientist, scholar, poet and passionate defender of all of life’s diversity.”
The Music Momma had the pleasure of interviewing Mr. Davis before viewing this extraordinary film!
Here are highlights from that interview:
Music Momma (MM) - "Tell me about your childhood...were you always an explorer?"
Wade David (WD) - "...I was really luck growing up. My family encouraged me and never placed limits on what I could accomplish. .....I grew up fighting forest fires as a young man and having many adventures. ....My parents sent me to Columbia for 8 weeks when I was 14. We came from modest surroundings. ....My parents paid half their savings to send me to Harvard....."
MM - "Did you have a mentor in college?"
WD - "Yes. At Harvard I met Richard M. Schultes. At 18 I went to him and said I want to go to the Amazon. All he said was, "When do you want to go?" He became my mentor and surrogate father and helped me all the way through my PhD. He was a wonderful teacher. He believed there are no limits and creativity does not exist in the abstract. It is, instead, a consequence of action. He did not guide you. He simply gave you the keys to heaven. I wrote his biography years later, "One River" which he kept next to his bed in his older years and referred to it often..."
MM - "Do you have advice for parents?"
WD - "Send your kids on new adventures and allow them to experience. More often than not, the experience will be positive as they are so wide open and that becomes a way they look at life in the future..."
The Movie was a spectacular combination of a family story interwoven with the majesty of the land and water. The images were breath taking and with the film playing on the largest IMAX screen in the DC area it's a fantastic and memorable experience!!!
Thursday, November 18, 2010
I WANT TO BE THE NEXT POP STAR !!!: HARRY POTTER - OPENS AT 12:01 AM TONIGHT!!!
I WANT TO BE THE NEXT POP STAR !!!: HARRY POTTER - OPENS AT 12:01 AM TONIGHT!!!: "CHECK OUT THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF HARRY POTTER FOR THE OUTSTANDING PREVIEW OF : HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART I OPENING AT 12:0..."
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
The Music Momma Covers the Washington Wizards Game Tonight!
The Music Momma Covers the Washington Wizards Game Tonight!
The Washington Wizards VS The Toronto Raptors @ the Verizon Center
Game Overview for tonight:
TIME: 07:00 P.M. EST
VENUE: Verizon Center
John Wall has been living up to the hype of being the No. 1 overall draft pick, bringing excitement to a struggling Washington Wizards franchise while leading all rookies in scoring.
However, after Wall injured his left foot in his last game, the Wizards may be without their young star when they host the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night.
After winning 45 games over the last two seasons, Washington (2-6) isn't off to a much better start in 2010-11. The Wizards, though, are excited about Wall, who is averaging team highs of 18.1 points and 9.8 assists to go along with 4.0 rebounds. He has four double-doubles and posted a triple-double in a 98-91 win over Houston last Wednesday.
Wall, however, was wearing a walking boot after a 103-96 loss to Chicago on Saturday. He suffered the injury in the third quarter and returned in the fourth, but could be sidelined for a few games.
"It's swollen a little bit," he said. "I sprained it. I just got to take some days off and get treatment on it."
Coach Flip Saunders said he would take a wait-and-see approach with Wall for Tuesday. Forward Yi Jianlian could also be out with a bruised right knee he suffered Saturday.
Washington did get an encouraging performance from Gilbert Arenas, who scored a season-high 30 points on 11-of-22 shooting and made seven of 10 3-pointers. The guard, who was dealing with an ankle injury at the start of the season, had totaled 10 points in his previous two games while going 3 of 21 from the field.
Arenas should be happy to be facing Toronto. He averaged 28.0 points in two meetings in 2009-10 before being suspended the final 50 games for bringing guns into the locker room.
The Raptors (2-8) continue their four-game road trip Tuesday after splitting the first two games. Toronto surprised Orlando 110-106 on Friday before losing 109-100 to former teammate Chris Bosh and Miami the next night.
Andrea Bargnani had 22 points and nine rebounds while DeMar DeRozan added 21 points to keep it close against the Heat. Miami shot 50.6 percent and led throughout.
"We know people are going to think, 'Oh we're playing the Raptors,' and OK, our record is not as good as it should be, but we're going to play hard for 48 minutes," said point guard Jose Calderon, who had a season-high 15 points. "And we're going to give teams a hard time. ... We're a better team than our record says."
The Raptors, though, continue to struggle defensively, giving up at least 100 points in four straight games. Opponents are averaging 104.5 points and shooting 48.3 percent against them - both among the worst marks in the league.
Washington lost two of three to Toronto last season, falling in 109-107 in overtime in the one game at the Verizon Center. That was the Wizards' third consecutive home loss to the Raptors, which have come by a combined nine points.
Four of the teams' last eight meetings in Washington have gone to overtime.
Check out the Wiz Kidz Club
And Check out Wizards Care - the teams community outreach program
The Washington Wizards VS The Toronto Raptors @ the Verizon Center
Game Overview for tonight:
TIME: 07:00 P.M. EST
VENUE: Verizon Center
John Wall has been living up to the hype of being the No. 1 overall draft pick, bringing excitement to a struggling Washington Wizards franchise while leading all rookies in scoring.
However, after Wall injured his left foot in his last game, the Wizards may be without their young star when they host the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night.
After winning 45 games over the last two seasons, Washington (2-6) isn't off to a much better start in 2010-11. The Wizards, though, are excited about Wall, who is averaging team highs of 18.1 points and 9.8 assists to go along with 4.0 rebounds. He has four double-doubles and posted a triple-double in a 98-91 win over Houston last Wednesday.
Wall, however, was wearing a walking boot after a 103-96 loss to Chicago on Saturday. He suffered the injury in the third quarter and returned in the fourth, but could be sidelined for a few games.
"It's swollen a little bit," he said. "I sprained it. I just got to take some days off and get treatment on it."
Coach Flip Saunders said he would take a wait-and-see approach with Wall for Tuesday. Forward Yi Jianlian could also be out with a bruised right knee he suffered Saturday.
Washington did get an encouraging performance from Gilbert Arenas, who scored a season-high 30 points on 11-of-22 shooting and made seven of 10 3-pointers. The guard, who was dealing with an ankle injury at the start of the season, had totaled 10 points in his previous two games while going 3 of 21 from the field.
Arenas should be happy to be facing Toronto. He averaged 28.0 points in two meetings in 2009-10 before being suspended the final 50 games for bringing guns into the locker room.
The Raptors (2-8) continue their four-game road trip Tuesday after splitting the first two games. Toronto surprised Orlando 110-106 on Friday before losing 109-100 to former teammate Chris Bosh and Miami the next night.
Andrea Bargnani had 22 points and nine rebounds while DeMar DeRozan added 21 points to keep it close against the Heat. Miami shot 50.6 percent and led throughout.
"We know people are going to think, 'Oh we're playing the Raptors,' and OK, our record is not as good as it should be, but we're going to play hard for 48 minutes," said point guard Jose Calderon, who had a season-high 15 points. "And we're going to give teams a hard time. ... We're a better team than our record says."
The Raptors, though, continue to struggle defensively, giving up at least 100 points in four straight games. Opponents are averaging 104.5 points and shooting 48.3 percent against them - both among the worst marks in the league.
Washington lost two of three to Toronto last season, falling in 109-107 in overtime in the one game at the Verizon Center. That was the Wizards' third consecutive home loss to the Raptors, which have come by a combined nine points.
Four of the teams' last eight meetings in Washington have gone to overtime.
Check out the Wiz Kidz Club
And Check out Wizards Care - the teams community outreach program
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