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I get news and blog feeds, and one that was titled “San Jose The Fun Never Stops” then when on to advertise Symphony Silicon Valley playing Verdi’s Requiem. Now I’m not saying classical music isn’t fun, mind you, but the juxtaposition of “fun” with “Requiem” just made me laugh. —–

I have a lot of updating to do at this site. Today I worked on the audition pages. All of the current auditions were out of date, and I needed to transfer all the out of date repertoire lists to the Past Auditions page. Done! That took a long time, and my hands are aching [...]

For the first time since probably May or June of 2006 I’m at Coffeetopia, here in Santa Cruz. I didn’t manage to get breakfast at home before leaving for school, so I decided I’d better pick up a bite to eat. But no coffee today; it’s Early Grey for me. I’m just in the mood. [...]

Ballet orchestras tend to be much worse than symphony orchestras or those that accompany opera. For years, the New York City Ballet Orchestra has been beyond embarrassing, producing not music but a barren hodgepodge of feints in the general direction of what the composer called for, all held together with a leaden hand by the [...]

“I≠m not moved to seek revenge,≈ he says, ≥but I≠m very glad that the truth is at last known.” -Von Bahr So Barrington-Coupe has confessed in a sort of wimpy way. Stealing for his wife? Giving her the attention she deserved? Hmmm. “I’m sorry, but but but …” sounds like a five year old. Sigh. [...]

All in all, the Academy Awards show was a bit of a bore. No surprise, there. The commercials were a bit more interesting, I think. And now on to my week with no gigs. Free time! I’ll finish up taxes, I hope. I’ll clean the house, I hope. I’ll do the laundry, I hope. I’ll [...]

It seems like the commercials during the Academy Awards show are better than the ones during the Superbowl. Maybe it’s just me, though …? Looks like GM has changed the ending to the one they had during the Superbowl; no more suicide for the machine. I had heard that some suicide prevention groups had complained [...]

Hoorah for Ennio Morricone. I just love that man’s music. But of course he wrote a work that included the word “oboe” so why wouldn’t I? (He’s been awarded a lifeteime achievement award, in case you didn’t know about that already.) Funny note: when I was in junior high I had to take “modern dance”. [...]

So Jill is live blogging about the awards. And I’m watching the show and reading her blog. Great fun! Nearly like we are in the same room. Okay. Not really. I’m also eating a wonderful meal (thanks, Dan!), drinking a beer, and reading various online things. Seems to me that the advertisements this year on [...]

Okay … I’m gonna do a better job later … right now I’m just too tired, and I have opera at 3:00. But I thought I’d at least post this little ticket for now. I’m SURE I can get more creative. Or can I?

… for your sake, I hope not! But read this: Joel Schumacher’s new psychological thriller informs us that all sorts of monumental events are linked to the number 23, including the 9/11 attacks, Shakespeare’s birth and death and the sinking of the Titanic. With a little creative math, even your address could be involved. But [...]