Joe G

Did you get that email I sent you, Jim?

I've seen it. I like it. Check out CJ Shearn's review on AAJ. -_-

It's a fascinating world we live in...

For anyone interested in gaining some insight into these works, I'd recommend this course* from The Teaching Company: Beethoven's Piano Sonatas Don't be scared off by that listed price. Wait for it to go on sale (edit: a comparative course on sale is going for $69.95 on CD, the download version being cheaper yet). *I have not actually heard this particular lecture series, but I own another put together by the same guy (Prof. Greenberg), and would trust that this one is of the same high quality.

The clip doesn't seem to be working. Edit: found it on youtube proper. No surprises there.

I'm interested - definitely.

That was incredible. The bow is a weapon in her hands. Really fine performance - easily the best orchestral concert I've ever seen. I spent much of the first movement of the Sibelius violin concerto with my jaw hanging open. At the movement's conclusion, I heard a bunch of "wows" from the audience around me, and the room broke out into spontaneous applause, which seemed to delight Chang and the conductor. SO glad I was there.

Pretty nasty here this morning. Had to chip a coat of ice off the car before I could go to work. Broke my driver's side mirror in the process.

Tonight: London Philharmonic w/ soloist Sarah Chang

I thought it was funny.

From guitarist Sanjay Mishra: The bartender says: "Sorry, but we don't serve minors." So, the E-flat leaves, and the C and the G have an open fifth between them. After a few drinks, the fifth is diminished: the G is out flat. An F comes in and tries to augment the situation, but is not sharp enough. A D comes into the bar and heads straight for the bathroom saying, "Excuse me. I'll just be a second." An A comes into the bar, but the bartender is not convinced that this relative of C is not a minor. Then the bartender notices a B-flat hiding at the end of the bar and exclaims: "Get out now! You're the seventh minor I've found in this bar tonight." The E-flat, not easily deflated, comes back to the bar the next night in a 3-piece suit with nicely shined shoes. The bartender (who used to have a nice corporate job until his company downsized) says: "You're looking sharp tonight, come on in! This could be a major development." This proves to be the case, as the E-flat takes off the suit, and everything else, and stands there au naturel. Eventually, the C sobers up, and realizes in horror that he's under a rest. The C is brought to trial, is found guilty of contributing to the diminution of a minor, and is sentenced to 10 years of DS without Coda at an upscale correctional facility. On appeal, however, the C is found innocent of any wrongdoing, even accidental, and that all accusations to the contrary are bassless. The bartender decides, however, that since he's only had tenor so patrons, the soprano out in the bathroom, and everything has become alto much treble, he needs a rest ­ and closes the bar.

I'd say the latter. Makes for a much better story to tell the grandkids.

I ordered one for both of us, Jim. :rsmile:

Wow. I've heard of "Cock Rock", but that's ridiculous!

Wow I thought I might be the only one slisdexic enough to read just that. Nope, not the only one.

I don't have a copy of it, so we'll have to get Jim to weigh in on the specific track I'm thinking of. If he knows what I'm talking about...

I can't remember what track it is now, but there's one cut (at least) where the guitar is gloriously, wretchedly out-of-tune with the organ.

~ I miss Maren!

No - MUSICIANS play their asses off and get next to nothing. But at least I'm on a good team.

Ha! Funny thread. I still haven't lived down that Loverboy comment. Mark.

Trippy! The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations Millennium General Assembly

Baseball pitcher/coke head not the guitarist. AHH!

Steve Howe died???