We Will, We Will, Rock You

Has anyone out there ever noticed how many kids' band shows there are out there. For the little ones, you've got your Doodlebops, Wiggles, Imagination Movers and don't forget that loveable, nausea-inducing purple dinosaur, Barney! Then for the older breed, there's Hannah Montana (don't pretend like you don't like a song or two!) and more recently, the Jonas brothers; and as if thirty minutes of cheezy/punk songs weren't enough, there are commercial "mini-bands" if you will, like Choo-Choo Soul, Steve Songs and Happy Monster Band (kind of a techno/beatles Japanese cartoon art kind of a thing.) I remember loving 'The Monkeys' when I was little. Sing it with me, "Hey, hey we're the Monkeys! People say we're monkeyin' around.....but we're too busy singin', to put anybody down!" (or something like that, I never did get that last line right.)

My point is that either the children's television networks understand how much kids like music, or they are trying to brain wash a generation of younger ones into becoming rock stars. With my kids, I'm thinking it's the latter.

Last week after doing a bit of homework, I came downstairs to find that my front room had been transformed into a concert arena. (BTW, I've noticed that in the week Logan has been home from school, it's been a lot harder to keep the house clean, but then we'll save that for another post.) Logan had everything set up from microphones and guitars, to drumsets and audience seating. It was pretty impressive and Ellie and I were able to enjoy a fifteen minute, original songs concert, put on by "The Kanigan Boys" as Logan called them.

Logan sang songs about school, family and being a rock star, throwing in the word "baybeh" every chance he could. Oh, and he sang a few High School Musical songs too. We don't even own that movie! Wierd. Linc sang about Star Wars and Owen sang "I am a Child of God." Sweet boy. Anyway, I had to show the concert to the world, so here they are...rock on!

The Shadow pictures!

The Concert!

Oh, and this weekend I got to go with a great friend to Nashville for a photography workshop. We had a lot of fun, and I got to take some pictures downtown. I'll post all about that on my photoblog, but here is one you should all be impressed by. Why? Because I set my camera up on a slab about twenty yards away, framed the picture, ran like the wind, scaled that slab and got into place in ten seconds and it only took me two tries! I won't show you the first, it isn't pleasant. Impressed now? Good. :)