Farmer: classical music makes bigger pigs HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, Jan. 16 (UPI) — A Vietnamese pig farmer says the classical music he plays over the loudspeakers at his farm has a soothing effect on his animals. Nguyen Chi Cong said he began playing the works of Beethoven, Mozart and Schubert over the sound [...]
Archive of entries posted on 16th January 2007
Reed Cases … and a New (to me) Site
David Mankin has a new blog entry with a great picture; old oboe and EH reed cases! I know, I know, big whoop. But really … to us oboesorts™ it is a big thing! I love some of my cases. I don’t like others. I hate the fat wooden one I bought that holds EH [...]
A Response
In response to the cell phone news a friend writes: OK, I think that when cell phones go off at concerts they should automatically ignite. Think that would make folks turn them off? I absolutely love this idea! —–
Music To His Ears
LABRADOODLE-DOO! I just can’t help myself. Don’t YOU get “Labradoodle-doo!” in your head too when you read about a Labradoodle saving the day by waking his owner before his place burned down? Yeah. Me too. —–
What I’m Not Playing, What I Am Playing
There’s a short article about the upcoming Symphony Silicon Valley concert. I’m on pieces one and three. I don’t get to play the O’Connor. Too bad. I like doing something new. Of course much of what I do get to play these days is new … to me at least. Having been “merely” the English [...]