A Wink from Jamie Lee

I swear on my auntie's clarinet that high school band nerds, besides participating in band camp every summer, also do fun things, believe it or not—like take band trips out of town. For a stranded teenager, these trips were the highlight of the school year.

Of the four band trips I made during high school, the one to San Fransisco was probably the best of them all. A gaggle of nerdy teenage instrumentalists grabbed their blocky music makers, packed their bags, and got on a few planes—from Memphis, Tennessee, to San Francisco! We enjoyed playing a single show with Read more