Tales From Band Camp

Vuvuzelas

TFBC — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:00:12 +0000

It’s been so long since I’ve drawn that I feel like my fingers are stiff and out of shape! The drawing seems kinda stiff too.

Making some mega changes to the site

TFBC — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 04:42:39 +0000

I upgraded the site to both WP 3 & ComicPress 2.9, and there’s a ton of new stuff that I’ve got to set up here in the next little bit. I’ve got most of it functional, but there is still some work to do to get it looking like it did before and then integrate the new stuff.

In addition to new comics, I’ll also be sharing sites and videos relating to music more often.

I’m also deciding what to do with the once popular but now defunct forum. I’ve got some options that I’m considering since message boards are pretty much passé. Facebook integration will hopefully be coming soon as well!

As always, thanks for your patience!

Removed Super Band Director Store

TFBC — Wed, 05 May 2010 19:57:04 +0000

Due to a problem with Cafepress, the Super Band Director store has been closed. I’ve made the updates in the store listing.

Once my children start with summer camp, I plan on starting back TFBC on a weekly basis as I did in the past. I will probably have to take another hiatus once camp is over and then start back in the fall when school begins. Thanks for your patience!

Blog Update

TFBC — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:05:01 +0000

I was able to update the comic the other day but not the blog! I need to update the top banner, but I wanted to let you know that TFBC will be updated intermittently (as if you haven’t already guessed that) until some point when I can get on a better schedule at home. If you would like to know when the page is updated, add me to your Twitter list or sign up for email updates (see right side of the page). You’ll receive an email with any updates to the website including comics.

He Sees You When You’re Sleeping

TFBC — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:33:02 +0000

This is obviously a little late on the holiday publishing schedule, but it was one that I’ve been meaning to write for a while and had to wait!

We’re on a new host!

TFBC — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:37:36 +0000

If you see this message, then you’re looking at the website on the new host! (If you’re curious, it’s JustHost.com).

I hope everyone had a great holiday season. Once again, I’d like to apologize for the lack of updates, but my life in the “real world” is unfortunately keeping me from doing any kind of drawing or site updates. I even had a Christmas comic planned and never had the opportunity to sit down and do it. I dunno, maybe I’ll do it anyway here in the next few days.

I’m hoping I can get back on track once the girls go back to preschool and that I have a few moments to myself. I even thought about maybe retiring the comic and website, but I still come up with ideas and I’m still active in the music community, so I don’t want to give it up quite yet. Thanks again for your patience!

Happy New Year!!!

You Know You’re a Band Alumnus When…

TFBC — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:57:12 +0000

I dedicate this comic to all of us old Redcoat alums who gather once a year between the hedges… and come out very much in pain after not playing or holding up our instruments after a year!

Why Music Matters

TFBC — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:02:09 +0000

Great lecture/talk by Jack Stamp on Why Music Matters:

Thanks for your patience!

TFBC — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:14:01 +0000

It’s been a crazy couple of weeks in the Brown household. Both my husband and I came down with the flu (probably H1N1) and both girls have been sick on and off. Add football season into the mix and there’s not much free time to go around.

I’m going to be doing some work on the site to get it ready for the Christmas season. To help pay for webcosts, I have an affiliates page plus banners, so if you or your parents are going to be doing any kind of shopping online for the holidays, please be sure to check here first. I’m also going to be moving the website to a new host in the next few weeks, so there may be some downtime while that’s getting switched over.

Have you joined Swagbucks yet? What??? You haven’t? Basically you get “Swagbucks” for just doing seaches on the internet, and then you can trade those points in for prizes, giftcards, and other stuff. I think I’ve gotten about $50 in Amazon gift cards so far.

And to celebrate Halloween coming up next week, here’s Furman’s band performing Thriller! Yea Furman!

YKYABNW – Kitchenette

TFBC — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:31:34 +0000