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 system six [...]
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 [...]
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!
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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.
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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 hornist [...]
