Sundance Day 1

Great first day. I showed up at about noon and the other "fellows" trickled in shortly thereafter. That interesting few minutes where no one knows one another and the awkward silences. Having a nice  lunch out of a box with my name on it added to that first-day-of-school feeling. Didn't last  long. So interesting to slowly discover each person' background, musical and otherwise and quickly find how much we have in common. Ran back to our 70's era mountain home for a few minutes nap. I was particularly tired, having stayed up past 5 am trying to cram in (out?) just one more project before I left. That, and pack. At 4:00 we met on the benches under the trees for our orientation and to meet with our first teacher, George S. Clinton. A "welcome drink" at 5:30 was truly most welcome and I had the opportunity to sit near George and start the questioning. So much experience and great humor. We then had dinner followed by a screening of our first cue, a scene from "The Tooth Fairy" that was scored by Mr. Clinton. We watched it without music and then went over the spot sheet (?). After that we watched another of the many films he has scored called "The Last Days of  Frankie the Fly". Questions/answers followed. Now sitting here writing this and about to go home for the night. More tomorrow.