After the band prepped a few days before we were ready for last night's main event. The Dia de los Muertos celebration on Sixth Ave! We gathered at a nearby church where we briefly tuned our instruments before walking to meet the procession. Once Masa was in sight I was impressed at the amount of people out for the celebration. The costumes were gorgeous and papier mache figures stood proud above the crowd. The band started off playing across the street allowing the procession to pass. We couldn't march along due to tuba-related music difficulty but it worked out well. We parked ourselves at various points along the sidewalk and played two or three songs before moving on. Some people even split off from the main process and decided instead to follow us around. We ended up back at Masa for snacks, warm drinks, and mingling. There was a brief speech inside I missed while the band was outside on the deck winding down with a few more tunes. The celebration was wonderful to be a part of and we truly lit up Sixth Ave. with our presence. Can't wait to get the band back together for other events.

I had zero chance to take photos as a musical participant but feel free to email your pics or video links and I'd be happy to share.

My buddy Matt's birthday was today and we joined some friends celebrating elementary school style. This occasion also doubled as my first time rollerskating. I pretty much avoided the activity like the plague back in the day but was definitely up for the challenge today. Anything for my best friend! Though the mostly pop music left much to be desired Tiffany's Skate Inn in Puyallup was a clean, bright place that really offers up plenty of fun for kids like us. Here's a video of us as well as some unique perspective from this first-timer on wheels (who only fell once, thank you very much, though it was caught also in the following video).

Happy Birthday, Matt! We had a great time!

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