My listening post this evening is in front of the TV with the classic Robert Redford/Paul Newman movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid playing. Earlier, we watched a documentary about the real-life Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid So, we decided to watch the movie again. It holds up, not only because of the chemistry … [Read more…]
My listening post tonight is with a glass of cold rice milk and two slices of pumpkin bread to my right, liner notes to my left, and Season Five, CD 2, Episode 6 (“The Game“) of Star Trek: The Next Generation playing in the far background. I have to say a word about Star Trek: … [Read more…]
My listening post this morning (with Iron Maiden’s Powerslave album on low in the background) is overlooking the snow-covered balcony. The temperature outside is 30 degrees Fahrenheit, which is -1 Celsius. No matter how you measure it, it’s cold. Because I can barely hear Maiden in the background (it’s at the same level as music … [Read more…]
My office this morning is the same place it was yesterday morning: the Restaurant-Chain-That-Must-Not-Be-Named, eating an Asiago bagel (toasted twice with plain creme cheese), a Light Roast coffee, and watching the people come and go. And stay. Especially the ones who stay. Some wear business suits or high heels, some wear sweat shirts and sweat … [Read more…]
My listening perch tonight is in my recliner in the living room, with Disney’s Moana in the background, as I recover from a temperature of 101 last night that included plenty of aches and pains. I have no idea what I had, or if I still have it. But I do know I barely slept … [Read more…]
My listening post this morning is a Bob Evans Restaurant. In Fort Wayne, Indiana. I figured a change of pace would do me good. Not really. I’m here on business. So here I sit, eating a Homestead breakfast (love the sausage gravy and biscuits!), being waited on by a very nice lady named Antonia who … [Read more…]
I first encountered French conductor Andre Cluytens (1905-1967) and Orchestre Philharmonique De Berlin on Day 6. And then again on Day 24. On Day 6, I proclaimed his performance “Huzzah!” worthy. On Day 24, I wrote that I wanted to poke out my ears with a pencil. So, what will Day 42 bring? I’ll know … [Read more…]
This morning’s conductor of Beethoven’s Sympohony No. 2 in D Major is the Belgian-born Frenchman Andre Cluytens (1905-1967). The orchestra is the Orchestre Philharmonique De Berlin, also known as the Berlin Philharmonic. And I am bored to tears. Seriously, this recording and this performance are not even close to engaging me. It sounds as flat … [Read more…]