Friday, February 09, 2007
What Was I Thinking?!
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Before continuing I should mention that at about 2300L I am reasonably well toasted. Plenty of beer left, plus a huge cache of whiskey. I am ready to wrap it up (thump) for the night. Chinese bean noodle sphagetti beckons, the allure of which is intensified by the fact that my last meal was about 2300 the previous evening. I am hungry.
I am listening to Mozart Pi(thump)ano Concerto #21 again. This might be my favorite Mozart concerto. I have been playing this concerto recently because I have finally memorized (more or less) Beethoven's piano concerto #1 in spite of being mostly drunk when I heard it. It has taken me at least a year to accomplish that task, drunk as a skunk. But I did it: If you persist you can do unlikely things.
I only mention this because as I was driving home from KSS today (tap) I heard a haunting version of #21 (actually the middle movement - 'Elvira Madigan'). I was totally entranced by the sheer beauty of what I was hearing. I was stunned, in fact that this version was so much more beautiful than the version I had on CD. There was no 3rd movement. KVOD explained why, later. But as I listened to the piece I was struck by the sheer beauty of the music which exceeded anything I had ever heard. I was in awe. The solo was done by a beautiful violin. I thought, 'So sweet! Must be a Strad!' (several stomps above me.)
(Another HUGE noise above me at 0006L. Sounded like somebody dropped a heavy object.)
Only after the piece was over and (thump) the young lady acting as MC advised us that this version was in fact a violin rendition in place of piano did I come to realize that I had heard a new version of Sheer Beauty.
'Of course! What was I thinking!'
Before continuing I should mention that at about 2300L I am reasonably well toasted. Plenty of beer left, plus a huge cache of whiskey. I am ready to wrap it up (thump) for the night. Chinese bean noodle sphagetti beckons, the allure of which is intensified by the fact that my last meal was about 2300 the previous evening. I am hungry.
I am listening to Mozart Pi(thump)ano Concerto #21 again. This might be my favorite Mozart concerto. I have been playing this concerto recently because I have finally memorized (more or less) Beethoven's piano concerto #1 in spite of being mostly drunk when I heard it. It has taken me at least a year to accomplish that task, drunk as a skunk. But I did it: If you persist you can do unlikely things.
I only mention this because as I was driving home from KSS today (tap) I heard a haunting version of #21 (actually the middle movement - 'Elvira Madigan'). I was totally entranced by the sheer beauty of what I was hearing. I was stunned, in fact that this version was so much more beautiful than the version I had on CD. There was no 3rd movement. KVOD explained why, later. But as I listened to the piece I was struck by the sheer beauty of the music which exceeded anything I had ever heard. I was in awe. The solo was done by a beautiful violin. I thought, 'So sweet! Must be a Strad!' (several stomps above me.)
(Another HUGE noise above me at 0006L. Sounded like somebody dropped a heavy object.)
Only after the piece was over and (thump) the young lady acting as MC advised us that this version was in fact a violin rendition in place of piano did I come to realize that I had heard a new version of Sheer Beauty.
'Of course! What was I thinking!'
Labels: beauty, Beethoven, KVOD, Mozart
Saturday, November 04, 2006
Pet Celebration Day
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The preceeding post was written in the totally sober state, of course, and the reason is that Saturday (today) was the day for flu shots at Kaiser. (Kootch got hers early, and I got mine late, after 11:00.) That sober post was competent but not much fun. Had it been more fun I would have written more. I am having fun now, so I am writing again. Looks like tomorrow my body will have to cope with the effects of both the flu shot and the hangover. Oh joy.
Speaking of which, the funniest thing on tv all week was a blurb on the Jimmy Kimmel show. The occasion was that the beloved Bob Barker announced his retirement this week from The Price is Right. As everyone who watches the show knows, Barker is an 'animal rights activist.' Most animals would not agree, of course, and that is what made the Kimmel creation so funny. Kimmell chose dogs for his depiction of nation-wide pet celebrations in response to Barker's announcement. I suppose the reason is obvious: dogs are much hornier. Picture this if you can: multiple video shots of dogs, 'humping' to the tune of Beethoven's Ode to Joy. And how they humped! Some dogs humped other dogs, of course, but some dogs, apparently lacking appropriate dog pardners, humped stuffed animals. It was quite a celebration, and the music was wonderful.
I hereby propose that the date of Barker's announcement be remembered nationally as Pet Celebration Day.
The preceeding post was written in the totally sober state, of course, and the reason is that Saturday (today) was the day for flu shots at Kaiser. (Kootch got hers early, and I got mine late, after 11:00.) That sober post was competent but not much fun. Had it been more fun I would have written more. I am having fun now, so I am writing again. Looks like tomorrow my body will have to cope with the effects of both the flu shot and the hangover. Oh joy.
Speaking of which, the funniest thing on tv all week was a blurb on the Jimmy Kimmel show. The occasion was that the beloved Bob Barker announced his retirement this week from The Price is Right. As everyone who watches the show knows, Barker is an 'animal rights activist.' Most animals would not agree, of course, and that is what made the Kimmel creation so funny. Kimmell chose dogs for his depiction of nation-wide pet celebrations in response to Barker's announcement. I suppose the reason is obvious: dogs are much hornier. Picture this if you can: multiple video shots of dogs, 'humping' to the tune of Beethoven's Ode to Joy. And how they humped! Some dogs humped other dogs, of course, but some dogs, apparently lacking appropriate dog pardners, humped stuffed animals. It was quite a celebration, and the music was wonderful.
I hereby propose that the date of Barker's announcement be remembered nationally as Pet Celebration Day.
