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Mr. Sirridge
Favorite song: “Hey Jude” by the Beatles
Favorite album of all time: Abbey Road- the Beatles
Favorite genre: Jazz
Favorite concert venue: “Smaller places, like the Uptown [Theatre] or Casino [Theatre].”
What”s your soundtrack on the way to work?: “[A] mix my son Andy made.”
What do you listen to when you”re working out?: “Who does this?”
What do you listen to in the car?: Michael Buble, Dire Straits
Loud music or quiet music?: Quiet
Have you ever played an instrument?: Bass guitar
Have you ever been in a band?: Garage/fraternity band “It was fun… we were terrible.”
Mrs. Clark
How would you describe your taste in music?: “Eclectic. I like a lot of different kinds.”
How many songs do you have on your iPod?: About 240
What”s the best concert you”ve ever been to?: Green Day
What”s the last concert you went to?: Kenny Chesney
What”s your soundtrack on the way to work?: “Usually contemporary Christian.”
What do you listen to when you”re happy?: “Something from Maroon 5.”
Loud music or quiet music?: “Depends on my mood.”
Mrs. Coughlin
How would you describe your taste in music?: Eclectic. “I like classical music, I like jazz, I like Irish music”
Favorite band or artist at the moment: “I really like Green Day a lot, and Coldplay”
Favorite band or artist of all time: Simon & Garfunkel, Paul Simon, The Beatles
Favorite song at the moment: “Whatsername” by Green Day
Favorite radio station: “I listen to 96.5 The Buzz a lot because [my son] always has it on.”
Best concert you”ve ever been to: Garth Brooks “Not recently but in the 90”s.”
Next concert you”re going to: “I thought about going to Green Day… If Billy Joel came back I”d really try to get there.”
What do you listen to when you”re happy?: “Rock ”n roll… I like to sing in the car, it makes the kids go crazy.”
Mrs. Carlson
Favorite band or artist at the moment: Evanescence
Favorite band or artist of all time: Madonna
Favorite song at the moment: “Freek on a Leash” by Korn & Amy Lee
Favorite song of all time: “Bring Me To Life” by Evanescence
Favorite album of all time: “Garden State” soundtrack
Favorite radio station: 95.7
What”s the most played song on your iPod?: Freek on a leash
What”s the name of your favorite playlist?: Summer 2008
What do you listen to when you”re working out?: Eminem
What do you listen to when you”re sad?: Dido
Mr. Shrock
Have you ever played an instrument?: “I play viola, I have a banjo but I”m not very good.”
Been in a band?: “I was in a string quartet in high school. We played at parties… For adults and stuff. We played at formal banquets, too. And we tried to get wedding gigs but… no.”
Favorite band or artist at the moment: Neutral Milk Hotel
Favorite band or artist of all time: Radiohead
Favorite song of all time: “Needle in the Hay” by Elliott Smith
Favorite album of all time: “In The Aeroplane Over The Sea” by Neutral Milk Hotel
Last concert you went to: Gorgol Bordello in Lawrence KS in 2007  k.
What do you listen to when you”re working out?: album “Honeysuckle Weeks” by the Submarines
Morgan • Oct 19, 2009 at 12:53 pm
This is so funny! I love seeing this side of our teachers! We really like some of the same music too.
Taylor Irwin • Oct 12, 2009 at 4:46 pm
haha Kayla you did a great job! This was really funny. And Ms. Carlson…I never would’ve guessed 🙂
Kerry Cummings • Oct 11, 2009 at 6:57 pm
Mr. Sirridge just completed my life even more than he already has!!! I knew he was a chiller at heart!! Kayla nice work! : )
Micah Wilkins • Oct 9, 2009 at 6:17 pm
Haha this podcast is so funny! It has such personality, and it’s a good way to have readers actually listen to some songs, rather than read some unfamiliar artists… Who knew Mr. Shrock was so cool?! Great work I love it!