UNDERDOG of PERFECTION

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29 February 2012

Enjoy Gioachino Rossini’s 55th birthday — he would have been 220 today — with a little Bugs Bunny.

UoP is the personal blog of Minneapolis-based freelance web developer and independent musician Scott Anderson @room34.

You can find Scott's music — as Room 34 — on YouTube, Bandcamp, and all major streaming services like Apple Music and Spotify. He also plays bass with 32nd Street Jazz, South High Community Band and Lake Country Jazz Collective.

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