«It was just old and decrepit. Now everyone has access to a lab facility where they really didn't before.»

«Pianists have the Van Cliburn competition and guitarists have a number of contests, as well, but the electric bass is such a young instrument, relatively speaking, that this sort of thing just hasn't happened until now. Victor and I have been talking about this for a couple of years because we go around the world and we bump in to people who just blow us away. They've been practicing for years on this stuff that nobody's ever heard. They might be well-known players or just hiding out in a practice room working on techniques we don't even known about.»

«Safety and loss helps prevent indirect costs of training temporary employees and clerical work because 80 percent of accidents are caused by unsafe acts.»

«He has a reputation of always surrounding himself with world-class musicians. Even if you don't play piano, no matter what instrument you play, there will be a bunch of world-class musicians on stage.»

«The issue is personal responsibility. There's no instant answer. We don't have a warehouse here in Pierce County with 100 cops and 100 firefighters sitting around playing cards, waiting for a disaster. If it's a wide enough spread disaster, the big one, we're gonna have problems getting to people right away.»

«We have people in this state who may need assistance, and the people who can provide assistance don't know who they are and how to get in touch with them.»

«It's given all of us an uplift in terms of the school and science, ... It's a professional feeling, almost collegiate.»

«The first-place prize is nice, but maybe more valuable than that is that all finalists will be featured in Bass Player magazine, which is our industry standard journal, ... They'll become known throughout the United States and around the world. They'll also get a chance to record with Victor and myself on the next Bass Extremes album.»

«We've got all these living legends in the bass world and we're all going to play as well at the end of the night, ... We just wanted to bring a really unique event to the Myrtle Beach area. This would be an instantly sold-out show in Los Angeles or New York or any major city, and I think it's cool that the people at CCU had the vision to bring this here.»

«Pierce Transit has been very proactive and very aggressive in their disaster planning. They work closely with our emergency management plan and public safety plan. When we request their help, there's never a question.»