Monthly Archives: July 2009

The Sage of Baltimore

Of late I’ve been revisiting the diamond-edged writings of H. L. Mencken, that celebrated journalist and writer of the early 20th century who left such an indelible stamp on American letters. Or at any rate he left an indelible stamp … Continue reading

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Is it live or…?

Hearing music live vs. on recordings: it’s a different experience. Live performance includes an aspect of the visual unless one goes to specific lengths to avoid it. And vision is the enemy, not the handmaiden, of the musical message. The … Continue reading

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The ladies’ lounge

A chance remark from an associate that she was about to sail away on an Alaskan cruise brought back a flood of memories of my time playing piano on one of those big ships; every summer for two months I … Continue reading

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Another reason to love our Prez

“…up until a few years ago, I only had four suits…. Those jeans are comfortable. And for those of you who want your president to look great in his tight jeans, I’m sorry. I’m not the guy.” I can’t tell … Continue reading

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Writing on music

It would never have occurred to me to pursue writing as a secondary career but it had occurred to some of my friends and colleagues, so on their recommendation and encouragement I discovered that I have a reasonable knack for … Continue reading

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On digital music goodies

Summer gives me the time to do a bit of exploring, even goofing off (fancy that). At present I’m voyaging a bit into the unchartered territory of my own software collection. Just as we do with books and CDs, sometimes … Continue reading

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The boob tube scoop

My life being as it is, I don’t generally watch much TV except during the summer, when I have some vacation time and a chance to kick back on occasion. So I’ve been tuning in here and there, hither and … Continue reading

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Memories of Usenet

During the course of this past year I became a frequenter of several classical music discussion groups on Usenet, partly to drum up business for SF Classical Music Examiner, and also as a lab to find out how some of … Continue reading

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Back to personal blogging

Back to LiveJournal, complete with a new title for the blog and a new design, but it’s still the same old random chitchat of before. I’ve stopped writing for Examiner.com after having accumulated almost 150 postings on a wide variety … Continue reading

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