kindergarten reviews, part 1
kindergarten reviews, part 2
third grade review - "autumn sweater"
fall 2003 reviews
2003: music dancing on my brain

the songs reviewed here are by some very nice people i've had the pleasure of spending some time with this summer. these are for those foxes deluxe: marty donald, tali white, mark monnone and mario hernandez. thanks for everything!

*all names have been changed

"t-shirt weather" - the lucksmiths

Abigail: Oh, this is happy.

Arelis: It's a man.

Carlos: Ha ha! Miss Allen, this is your favorite song!

Miss Allen: What do you mean?

Carlos: Wait, wait--go back. (song is skimmed through)

Ok, ok...right there! Teacher!

Miss Allen: Teacher? (pause) Oh! Acutally, it's "'T-shirt' weather."

Carlos: (glumly) Well, I think it says 'teacher'.

Devan: What is t-shirt weather?

Arelis: Don't even ask me cause I don't KNOW.

Oscar: Miss Allen, what is t-shirt weather?

Miss Allen: It's really what _you_ think it is. You decide.

Abigail: I think it's like...when you buy a new shirt and you want to wear it and show it to your friends.

Arelis: You're just saying that because YOU have a new shirt.

Oscar: I think it's, um, how some places you can not go in unless you got a shirt. Like Friend's Pizza on 7th avenue.

Carlos: No, it's about diapers! Ha hahahahahahaha!

Arelis: (apologetically) Don't even worry about him, Miss Allen, cause he has always been like this since kindergarten and I know because he was in the same kindergarten as me and he was ALWAYS in trouble with the teacher.

Carlos: I am the genius of the world!

"Hello Hello Hi"

Juan: Is this Shakira?

Miss Allen: No.

Lisette: I think it IS Shakira cause I think I have this song at my house.

Miss Allen: This is a man singing.

All: WHAT?!

Dalia: I never heard a man like this.

Miss Allen: See, right here, his name is Mario Hernandez.

Juan: He's Puerto Rican! WOOHOOOO!

Miss Allen: I think he's Japanese and Philipino.

Juan: Aww.

Lisette: Phil-lip-pee-no?!

Miss Allen: From the country The Philipines.

Dalia: What is that, like France or something?

Miss Allen: It's in Asia.

Lisette: "France?" Haha!

Dalia: Shut up, Lisette, you didn't know either!

Juan: Does he like sushi?

Miss Allen: I don't know.

Juan: Does he like Chinese food?

Miss Allen: I don't know.

Juan: I like lo mein.

Miss Allen: Do you like the song?

Juan: It's ok.

Dalia: I like it.

Lisette: No, it reminds me how I always have to go to church.