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Well then I guess at some point I'll get sick. Fact is that I haven't been ill since just before Covid officially became a thing.  And that includes one if not two bouts with it for my wife. My contribution of things that suck about getting old:  Normal every day motions that cause pain, sometimes of the enduring kind.  I stepped out of the car and walked into the grocery story feeling like something was "off". A quick stretch before walking inside confirmed some minor back spasm.  A little bit of pain for a couple of days, ceased exercise for a week out of an abundance of caution. Three weeks later I was trying to get two large bags of frozen chicken into the same shelf in the freezer, sort of bent over, knees bent, shaking them and shoving them and the worst back spasm of my life.  Obviously damaged three weeks before and not fully healed.  Continued to spasm several times a day for two days after that. Muscle relaxants did nothing, same for the pain pills.  The day after I could not get out of bed on the first try, barely rose to a standing position with the firmness of the corner of the bed and iron bed frame for support, and two hours after I tried muscle relaxants a friend had.  

More of Brahms' solo piano music as performed by Emil Gilels.  Fantasien, Op. 116 from this set:

Great books at an amazing price.  I have both already (and paid a lot more for them), or else I'd be all over this.

The Ballads, Op. 10 from this CD: Prompted by this thread.  

Hello, I’m David and I play the piano. One year ago I joined a singer and a bassist, and we’re doing our first concert in Barcelona. It’s free, and we’re not looking to make money, we just want to share the songs we’ve prepared. We’re not popular, so we don’t have many followers, but some friends will come to listen to us and enjoy the show. I’m not sure if I can post this here, but as you can see, this event isn’t about making money, just about sharing good music with people who might enjoy it. If this kind of post isn’t allowed, just let me know and I’ll remove it, no problem at all.   I’ll leave the link here in case you know someone who’d like to come. Covers of known artists as: Roberta Flack, Teddy Swims, Alicia Keys, Melody Gardot… and many others!  https://www.eventbrite.es/e/concert-onomatik-a-night-of-soul-jazz-and-pop-tickets-1987805433562?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=true