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On 10/4, we trained 11 new Punk Rope instructors in Warrenton, VA, which is about an hour from DC. The group included 2 foreign exchange students: Will from Norway and Ahmad from Jordan. Awesome kids! And on 10/11, we trained 16 new instructors in Harleysville, PA, which is about an hour from Philly. What a fun group! Hopefully classes will start in both locations.
Warrenton, VA Punk Rope Instructors
It was a soggy Saturday (9/27) in Riverside Park, but spirits were anything but damp for the 1st annual Recess by the River sponsored by Big Brothers Big Sisters. Punk Rope was in the house at the invitation of the Alliance for a Healthier Generation. We led a sports-inspired warm-up and taught kids rope jumping and managed to draw a nice crowd despite going head to head with Menudo and the Nickelodeon Slime truck. Speaking of the Alliance, Punk Rope is now included in the Alliance’s Healthy Schools Program Resource Database.
On Tues evening (9/23) we made our first trip to Don Pedro’s, a great dive in Bushwick (Brooklyn) to catch the Arkhams (www.myspace.com/thearkhams) and the Koffin Kats (www.myspace.com/koffinkats). We’d seen both bands once before but not since the Koffin Kats contributed 2 great tracks—Mors Ex Infernos and V8 Nightmare—to our DVD. There’s nothing like seeing great bands in a small venue. We were literally within spitting distance and well you can guess what happens when you’re that close to the stage. You pretty much get covered with beer and…um…spit. Anyway, both bands rocked the house, but the Koffin Kats really floated our boat when they dedicated V8 Nightmare to Punk Rope at which point we demolished the dance floor.
On Wed night (9/24) we had the pleasure of catching the Kung Fu Monkeys (www.myspace.com/kungfumonkeys) in a rare appearance at Public Assembly in Williamsburg (Brooklyn). Not only does the band have one of the best names in rock, but lead singer, James Cahill, has one of the most unique and infectious voices. Towards the end of the 26-minute set, Cahill told the audience that there are a couple of things they need to check out, Punk Rope being one of them. Thanks James! By the way, “I Dig the Way That You Move” by the Kung Fu Monkeys appears on both Never Mind Aerobics Here’s Punk Rope and Music to Hop to.
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