My listening post this morning, Christmas morning, is in front of the tree (now laden with presents to be unwrapped later today), with our cat sitting, ludicrously, in the middle of the floor, and the 1947 holiday movie The Bishop’s Wife on in the background. The Bishop’s Wife is a classic through and through. It … [Read more…]
My listening post today – which is Christmas Eve – is my office. Playing through my Altec Lansing speakers, which is connected to my iPod Classic – is The James Gang. Straight ahead of me (obviously) is my Lost in Space robot and an editorial comment regarding today’s listening project: German conductor Franz Konwitschny (1901-1962), … [Read more…]
My listening post this evening is in shambles. There’s wrapping paper, tissue paper, presents to wrap, and even a glass of white wine standing ready in case I get overwhelmed by it all. My wife is in the kitchen putting the finishing touches on the gingerbread houses we’ll give as gifts Christmas Day. (They’re spectacular, … [Read more…]
My listening post this morning is the Restaurant-Chain-That-Must-Not-Be-Named where I am listening to a table of five guys conduct a Bible study, while I sip my Light Roast coffee, and eat a twice-toasted bagel with cream cheese. Even though it’s 7:38am, it’s still pitch black outside. I prefer being here at 6am. But I had … [Read more…]
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 this morning is in front of the TV with The Andy Griffith Show in the background, next to the lights of the Christmas tree, and quite near a cup of fresh-brewed coffee. The episode is “Ellie Saves a Female,” and it first aired on 17 April 1961 – which is two days … [Read more…]
My listening post this morning is way early – somewhere around 5am – with an episode of The Andy Griffith Show as background. The Andy G. episode is called “Andy and the New Mayor,” and it first aired on October 15, 1962. For my money, there’s no finer character ever written for TV than Barney … [Read more…]
My listening post this morning is my office, with the trustworthy robot from Lost in Space keeping me company. Also keeping me company are German conductor Wilhelm Furtwangler (1886-1954), the Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra (now known as the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra), and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8 in F major. I’ve encountered Maestro Furtwangler seven times … [Read more…]
My listening post this morning is my home, so early in the morning the lights inside don’t seem to be able to pierce the darkness coming in from without. If it weren’t for the cup of coffee beside me (Trader Joe’s Light Roast), my eyelids would start to droop. (And, by that, I don’t mean … [Read more…]
My listening post this evening is with the TV series Grimm in the background, a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon to my left, and a fresh page of a note pad to my right. (If you’ve never seen Grimm, you owe it to yourself. It’s a great cop show set in Portland, Oregon. It’s like a … [Read more…]