John McGinness

Delaware Symphony, Roanoke Symphony, Baltimore/Washington freelance bass trombonist. Washington Adventist University faculty. Wears sunglasses at night

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Update: the pants that I left on the floor before #Thanksgiving still fit.

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@DavidSeawright Do you have to show ID for that much Velveeta?

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@willbakermusic The struggle is real. #supplychainissues

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Tuba player had a flat tire, missed the first rehearsal. Conductor told him he had missed too much and and not to bother coming to rehearsal today or the gig tonight. We’re playing New World Symphony.
#freewayphil #roanokesymphonyorchestra #justthefacts

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Other people’s kids are weird. #dadistan #birthdayparty

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Me (to the high school trombone section): Do y’all know the most difficult thing about being a professional trombonist?
Kid (who isn’t wrong): Making a living!
#trombone #pedagogy

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This year for #lent I’m just giving up. #dadistan #sendcoffee

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@DavidSeawright At my house when we say “one day this will all be yours” we’re literally only talking about the housekeeping.

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When we tell our kids “One day this will all be yours” we’re talking about the weekend cleaning. #dadistan

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@capitalweather About 3” in Burke. Glad the ground was so dry!

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Hey @capitalweather check out this thunderstorm outside of my flight home tonight on @SouthwestAir! Flight tracker wasn’t working but I’m guessing we were near the VA/TN border.

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...and so tonight we, the fortunate few who will greet Easter morn with fanfare and song, suck in our guts and try on our suit pants, instantly regretting that bowl of ice cream every night for the last 365 nights.
#basstrombone #bodybybasstrombone

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I know that there is moisturizer with SPF but has anyone made a hair gel with SPF? #AskingforAFriend

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New Years resolutions:
1. Stick to the grocery list
2. Bring a pen to the grocery store

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Starting 2021 by leaving my dishes for the breakfast shift (also me). #hny

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@SouthwestAir Kudos to the gate agents at BOS this afternoon for jumping to help a mom and her toddler struggling to carry a car seat down the concourse and making sure she got everything where it needed to go. #luv

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@HardcoreHistory I FINALLY listened to your great interview w @tomhanks and you guys helped me look really smart when I was able to answer all my wife’s questions while we watched Greyhound. Thanks and THANKS!

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@etctrombone Just checked and it’s March 248th.

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@dougherty_jesse Thanks for this story. The human/journeyman side of baseball is fascinating to me and isn’t often reported on. I’m “just successful enough to be dangerous” in a similarly competitive field (the arts) and I’ve observed that it takes guts to walk away on your terms. Good on him!

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Which gets cleaned more often: mask or tux? #freewayphil #basstrombone