I play guitar, sing and write songs. I’d love to form a band that takes the best of XTC, They Might Be Giants, Lawrence Welk (yes, really!), The Smiths, The Cars, and The Beatles (of course) and puts it all into a great musical group right here in River City (well, no, not River City – Des Moines, rather, but it’s still in Iowa). Anyone interested?
Voosk's Life List
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1. Master the alto trombone
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2. finish composing my next musical
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3. Not give up, now or ever
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4. write more music
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5. Never stop learning
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6. finish all of my unfinished projects
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7. record a CD
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8. start a business
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9. publish a book
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10. play "Rhapsody in Blue"
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11. live life to the fullest
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12. Buy a farm in Vermont
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13. Keep my hair as long as possible for as long as possible
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14. get a bike and ride it often
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15. improve my German
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16. ride in a hot air balloon
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17. See Cirque du Soleil
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18. go whale watching
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19. Learn multiple Languages
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20. show the world the danger and stupidity of organized religion
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21. learn Corel Painter
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22. Take dance classes again
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23. learn and use GarageBand
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24. win a Tony Award
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25. write a book
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26. visit Amsterdam
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27. see 'Avenue Q'
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28. be a better blogger
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29. Use my German more
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30. win a Newbery Medal
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31. Read All Of The Complete Peanuts By The Legendary Charles Schulz
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32. learn and perform "Trombonology"
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33. be more social
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34. stop homophobia
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35. write a dynamite set of new songs to perform live
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36. write a novel
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37. start a band
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38. Perform at some open mic nights
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39. see every Woody Allen film ever released
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40. Finish the Hal Leonard Guitar Method, Books 1-3
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Recent entries
Band in Des Moines
8 months ago
Songwriting
14 months ago
It’s great bringing a song together from start to finish. They’re all different – some come in a flash, others take months or even years to finish. It’s interesting to revisit them later, too, to see how they stand the test of time.
Not really giving up...
15 months ago
...but removing this one from my list. This battle has been ongoing for a few thousand years now, so I’m probably not going to be able to check this one off any time soon. I’ll still be working at it though!

