I love what Yehuda Gilad says from 1:00 to 2:00–“Muscles are dumb…and must be trained…And we’re taught all our lives to clamp down in the middle of our lips…not to tighten from the sides…”

You don’t need a Wind-O to figure things out. I ordered one last night because I’m curious, but $120 seems a bit rich…

I saw Tom Hooten with the LA Phil last year play Pictures at an Exhibition. We sat in the choir seats behind the orchestra at Disney concert hall.

I didn’t know who he was, thought he was some alternate…we went to a matinee.

Hadn’t seen Pictures in years. Best I ever heard it live, amazing. Got choked up, actually. We were only a few rows from him. One of the audience members struck up a conversation afterwards with him. He seems like a great guy, very down to earth. Plays with extreme ease and filled up that hall with such a resonant sound, it was amazing. Perhaps the finest orchestral trumpet player I’ve heard live.