I spend a lot of my time by myself.  When I'm not teaching or playing gigs, I'm pretty much either driving from one location to another by myself, or sitting at my apartment by myself.  So I have a lot of time to think, reflect, and generally just let my brain analyze and ponder over certain topics.

I've been thinking a lot lately about collegiate ( Read more... )

 People I ran into at the NBA All-Star Jam Session Sunday afternoon ( Read more... )

I talked to my dad earlier today. He's at home now, finally getting some needed rest. He said he felt instantly better as soon as the pacemaker was turned on. His headache and the tightness in his chest went away. He actually moved himself from the operating table onto the gurney, and then told them they could just take the gurney and he would walk ( Read more... )

My dad came out of surgery earlier this evening and everything appears to be fine. They're going to monitor him overnight but he should probably be able to go home tomorrow. They gave my mom a laundry list of things to look for over the next couple of weeks to make sure that the pace maker is working properly and that there's no infection.

So ( Read more... )

 All of you LJ-ers have at some point come to know and be considered family by my parents. So I wanted to pass on to you that my dad is having a pacemaker put in on Wednesday morning, and to ask all of you to please keep him in your thoughts. Apparently sometime yesterday his heart rate, which should normally be around 80, went down to about 32. My ( Read more... )

Check your Public Broadcasting Station listings for your area for an episode of Great Performances: Carnegie Hall Celebrates Berlin.

Simon Rattle conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in a performance of Mahler's Ninth Symphony.

I'm watching it right now (11:41 pm CST, Monday January 7, 2008) and it's fucking incredible.

I was informed by the Peacock that ( Read more... )

 Brand new recording of Mahler 9 by Simon Rattle with Berlin.  Just released.

Holy fuck.

I just finished listening to the whole thing, and I'm sweating right now.

Somebody finally gets it.

Buy it, steal it, kill someone for it if you have to (just not me).

You'll thank me later.

 I would like to pass on this "holy shit" moment to all of you.

Saw it on television last night and was nearly in tears. Ahh to be that good at something.

 Just finished "The Golden Compass" last night.

Wow.

I hope the next two books in the trilogy are that fucking awesome.

 Just seen scrolling across the bottom of my television screen on ESPN:

"ESPN's Mark May reporting Arkansas head coach Houston Nutt will not return next season."

Farewell, Houston.

Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.

Yours in Christ,

The Entire State of Arkansas