Louie Eckhardt
@louietrumpet.bsky.social
🎺 Trumpeter
👨🏫 Professor, Hastings College
🎵Principal Trumpet, Hastings Symphony Orchestra
🎵Cathedral Brass Quintet
https://linktr.ee/louietrumpet
👨🏫 Professor, Hastings College
🎵Principal Trumpet, Hastings Symphony Orchestra
🎵Cathedral Brass Quintet
https://linktr.ee/louietrumpet
My wife went on a ladies' cruise with her mom this week, and is gone for 8 days. I've been somewhat offended each time people are like "Oh, that must be hard for you with the kids."
No... I'm fully capable of taking care of my family, the same way that my wife is.
No... I'm fully capable of taking care of my family, the same way that my wife is.
November 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
My wife went on a ladies' cruise with her mom this week, and is gone for 8 days. I've been somewhat offended each time people are like "Oh, that must be hard for you with the kids."
No... I'm fully capable of taking care of my family, the same way that my wife is.
No... I'm fully capable of taking care of my family, the same way that my wife is.
One of the most clever (and I think hilarious) portmanteaus ever is the colloquial name for the Philadelphia Art museum.
PhArt.
Hell yes, that's awesome!!
PhArt.
Hell yes, that's awesome!!
November 13, 2025 at 12:20 PM
One of the most clever (and I think hilarious) portmanteaus ever is the colloquial name for the Philadelphia Art museum.
PhArt.
Hell yes, that's awesome!!
PhArt.
Hell yes, that's awesome!!
I did a little bit of a website refresh this morning... check it out at www.LouieEckhardt.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I did a little bit of a website refresh this morning... check it out at www.LouieEckhardt.com
Sometimes, I can't tell if people are being sneaky, charlatans, or just really bad at brown-nosing. Either way, it's noticed, and pathetic. #subtweet
October 31, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Sometimes, I can't tell if people are being sneaky, charlatans, or just really bad at brown-nosing. Either way, it's noticed, and pathetic. #subtweet
I've had my contact lenses in the wrong eyes all day. 🙄
October 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I've had my contact lenses in the wrong eyes all day. 🙄
I’m definitely not the smartest person in the world, but dang I find myself in far too many “I told you so” moments these days.
September 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I’m definitely not the smartest person in the world, but dang I find myself in far too many “I told you so” moments these days.
Hate begets violence
Violence begets hate, cycling
Will it ever end?
Violence begets hate, cycling
Will it ever end?
September 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Hate begets violence
Violence begets hate, cycling
Will it ever end?
Violence begets hate, cycling
Will it ever end?
Boy...it's really hard to treat people like professionals when they WANT to be treated like/considered professionals, but they don't act like it in any way.
September 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Boy...it's really hard to treat people like professionals when they WANT to be treated like/considered professionals, but they don't act like it in any way.
Selene shines bright white
casting calm across the night
good winds rise with her
casting calm across the night
good winds rise with her
September 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Selene shines bright white
casting calm across the night
good winds rise with her
casting calm across the night
good winds rise with her
I find it distressing that, of all the news apps I had on my phone, I didn't get a single notification or breaking news alert about the shooting in Minnesota. Is this where we're at? Where it's just common place now? WTF?
August 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I find it distressing that, of all the news apps I had on my phone, I didn't get a single notification or breaking news alert about the shooting in Minnesota. Is this where we're at? Where it's just common place now? WTF?
“What if it always IS the end of the world? Because we might reasonably think of the end of the world as a continuous and never-ending process.”
From “Sea of Tranquility” by Emily St. John Mandel
From “Sea of Tranquility” by Emily St. John Mandel
August 24, 2025 at 2:04 AM
“What if it always IS the end of the world? Because we might reasonably think of the end of the world as a continuous and never-ending process.”
From “Sea of Tranquility” by Emily St. John Mandel
From “Sea of Tranquility” by Emily St. John Mandel
Their feathers shimmer
I keep weeding in silence
roots outlast the show
I keep weeding in silence
roots outlast the show
August 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Their feathers shimmer
I keep weeding in silence
roots outlast the show
I keep weeding in silence
roots outlast the show
Branches full of noise
plastic fruit in every post
no shade from that tree
plastic fruit in every post
no shade from that tree
August 15, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Branches full of noise
plastic fruit in every post
no shade from that tree
plastic fruit in every post
no shade from that tree
Imagine a world where newspapers had a daily Arts section, the same way that there's a Sports section.
August 15, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Imagine a world where newspapers had a daily Arts section, the same way that there's a Sports section.
There was a young man
from Cork, who got limericks
and Haikus confused.
(This one wasn't mine, but is hilarious)
from Cork, who got limericks
and Haikus confused.
(This one wasn't mine, but is hilarious)
August 15, 2025 at 11:39 AM
There was a young man
from Cork, who got limericks
and Haikus confused.
(This one wasn't mine, but is hilarious)
from Cork, who got limericks
and Haikus confused.
(This one wasn't mine, but is hilarious)
Frustrations arise
like unwanted weeds all 'round.
Pluck with prejudice.
like unwanted weeds all 'round.
Pluck with prejudice.
August 11, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Frustrations arise
like unwanted weeds all 'round.
Pluck with prejudice.
like unwanted weeds all 'round.
Pluck with prejudice.
They preen by the gate
I kneel deep in tangled rows
truth grows where hands work
I kneel deep in tangled rows
truth grows where hands work
August 4, 2025 at 12:54 PM
They preen by the gate
I kneel deep in tangled rows
truth grows where hands work
I kneel deep in tangled rows
truth grows where hands work
Let the storm shout loud
I tend my quiet garden
rain missing the roots
I tend my quiet garden
rain missing the roots
July 31, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Let the storm shout loud
I tend my quiet garden
rain missing the roots
I tend my quiet garden
rain missing the roots
Brass warms in my hands.
dawn hums through the open bell.
This song knows the way.
dawn hums through the open bell.
This song knows the way.
July 31, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Brass warms in my hands.
dawn hums through the open bell.
This song knows the way.
dawn hums through the open bell.
This song knows the way.
Cracks beneath the paint...
once bright walls now whisper doubt.
The silence is loud.
once bright walls now whisper doubt.
The silence is loud.
July 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Cracks beneath the paint...
once bright walls now whisper doubt.
The silence is loud.
once bright walls now whisper doubt.
The silence is loud.
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Thank goodness they saved us from the horrors of clean energy.
July 17, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Thank goodness they saved us from the horrors of clean energy.
Still here...just enjoying minimal social media presence.
June 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Still here...just enjoying minimal social media presence.
I heard recently that a family member mentioned that they thought I was obsessed with Social Media. Hilarious, actually...I've barely used it for almost a year. Mostly just subtweeting (here) and advertising my professional work.
May 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I heard recently that a family member mentioned that they thought I was obsessed with Social Media. Hilarious, actually...I've barely used it for almost a year. Mostly just subtweeting (here) and advertising my professional work.
Busy next few weeks with the Cathedral Brass Quintet! I hope folks can check any of these events out!! I'm especially excited to solo with the Kearney Municipal Band this weekend, as well as playing the National Anthem at the College World Series!
May 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Busy next few weeks with the Cathedral Brass Quintet! I hope folks can check any of these events out!! I'm especially excited to solo with the Kearney Municipal Band this weekend, as well as playing the National Anthem at the College World Series!