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aw, rats
http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2008/11/23/mankinds_new_best_friend/
yaoobruni related to us a conversation with someone involved in this project (possibly the same one in the photo?), and brought up some images of some of these ( Read more... ) -
GRRM
HBO is planning to film the pilot episode of A Game of Thrones.
Also ganked from GRRM is some fun trivia about our president-elect. Unlike Martin, I don't mind that he's read all of Harry Potter, though I think it's also cool (and not surprising) that he plays Scrabble and poker. -
link meme
It still astounds me how many people clung to doubts concerning certain biographics of our new president-elect. The summer before last, I had dinner with a group of organists in town for a workshop that I wasn't participating in at the time. One of the students I didn't know mentioned that she was worried that Barack Obama might belong to a ( Read more... ) -
whooo!
We did it ( Read more... ) -
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This may interest you if you're having to be around Cambridge or Somerville this Oktoberfest weekend. stealthmuffin and I witnessed Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band this summer.
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The recital is past, and now I can relax and spend some more time with my family (visiting from SF). While it seemed like every other organist was away on vacation, there were a number of people I was very pleased to see last night, including relations of stealthmuffin. We all had ice cream immediately afterwards, and it was very nice to spend those moments, ( Read more... ) -
m4tr1culat70r3d
Congratulations go to sal_sal, on having achieved her Bachelor's degree from Indiana University this weekend. As a professor once said to me, "Continue on down your dastardly road." -
for accordion fans
I had not appreciated how versatile this instrument could be. This particular (long) clip involves a very difficult piece of music for ORGAN by Olivier Messiaen, which a few of you have heard me play. The really fast fingerwork begins after minute or two.
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not a way to start the week
I managed to get a few things done Monday, before succumbing to a nasty virus. Unfortunately, I was on the T heading to a rehearsal before I sensed that something was amiss, and by the time I figured out that I wasn't feeling well it made more sense to just wait out the rehearsal so I could get a ride home. This I managed to do, though other ( Read more... )
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