My calendar tells me a month has passed since my book launch, so it must be true. But it's been such a whirlwind, it's difficult for me to believe we've reached mid-August. What have I been up to? Selling and signing books, attending band concerts, and basking in the glow of having a published book to show for my efforts of the past 12 years.

To help myself remember where I've been, here's a summary of the past month:

• July 16: Launch of Crackerjack Bands and Hometown Boosters: The Story of a Minnesota Music Man (Nodin Press) at the Grand Event Center in Northfield, Minn., a truly grand event attended by 100+ people! Biggest surprise: the debut of "The G.

When I chose the date for my book launch party—July 16, 2019—I hadn't considered its historic significance: it marked the 50th anniversary of the launching of Apollo 11, the spacecraft that first landed humans on the moon.

Now that my nonfiction book Crackerjack Bands and Hometown Boosters: The Story of a Minnesota Music Man (Nodin Press) is published and out in the world, I've been working diligently to line up events where people can learn more about the book and buy signed copies.

The first big event is the book launch party, set for Tuesday, July 16, from 7-9 p.m. at the Grand Event Center, 316 Washington St., in downtown Northfield. The event is open to the public.

It's now official, so please consider yourself invited and get the date on your calendar — I'm having a launch party two months from today for my forthcoming book, Crackerjack Bands and Hometown Boosters: The Story of a Minnesota Music Man (Nodin Press).

The party will be from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at the historic Grand Event Center in downtown Northfield. We'll have live brass music, light hors d'oeuvres, cake, and a cash bar.

The 2019 Vintage Band Festival is only 11 weeks away, so mark it on your calendar now —you don't want to miss it! It runs Aug. 1-4 in historic downtown Northfield, Minnesota.

We have 37 international, national, regional and Minnesota bands lined up to perform during the four-day event, including several that are new to the festival. I'm especially excited to announce that the St. Cloud Municipal Band is making its first VBF appearance — this is the band that my great-grandfather, G.

We used to joke that Louisa's middle name was "Persistence." It was a nicer way of saying stubborn, on those occasions when she dug in and refused to back down from a goal —like when she lobbied for a pet rat (we ended up with two).

I feel like I can take credit for some of those persistence genes, now that I've demonstrated some stubbornness of my own.
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Steve, Sebastian, Elias, and I flew out to Los Angeles at the end of January to visit Louisa for several days — fortuitously, our timing meant we missed most of the polar vortex — and on our second night in the "Entertainment Capital of the World," we had not one but TWO celebrity sightings.

Happy New Year! I have a feeling 2019 is going to be a productive and rewarding year. Here's to music, family, friendship, and all the pleasures that make life worth living.
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