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I like Beethoven symphonies the best, especially 3, 4 and 7. #5 has a great first movement but the rest doesn't thrill me (it's still genius but not my cup of tea). For me at this stage in my life, symphonic music starts with Beethoven's 3rd, what I consider the very beginning of the romantic era. But what I love best is Dvorak, Suk, Shostakovitch, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Borodin, Smetana, Amirov, Saint-Sans, Vaughan Williams, Granados, Albeniz, Sarasate, de Falla, Rodrigo, and quite a few others. The more emotional they are, the better I tend to like them. The darker and heavier they are also gain listening points for me. I guess it's the Heavy Metal of the Classical world Like this one: Shostakovitch: Symphony #7, "Lenningrad" / USSR Symphony Orchestra, Evgney Svetlanov conductiong

Sounds like decomposing

Lucky Man - E.L.P. I'm feeling like a lucky man today. I make my living doing music and nothing but music.

There is only one way. Put it in a pan and turn the heat on. Microwaving, broiling, and all those other methods are for sissies.

Starship Trooper - Yes

Be afraid -- be very afraid

I heard they prefer virgin vegans.

Wandering Spirit Song - Herbie Hancock

Aged Gouda is always better with becan!

That's just creepy. I know some might find this sexy, and that's OK, but it's a turn-off for me.

Fresh Garbage - Spirit

I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) - The Electric Prunes some classic psychedelic music

A; Sure, just list the tune for those of us who might not have had the pleasure of listening to that album. Also for me who plays albums and doesn't always know the names of the tunes (especially jazz instrumentals) Notes

Don't throw stones!!! - - - - - - - - - Now if a woman is getting dressed at night so that the mirror is reversed and a man sees her, he is a voyeur. If a man is getting dressed at night so the mirror is reversed and a woman sees him, he is an exhibitionist. Either way the man is to blame. That's the law.

I gigged on Christmas. Played music for a bunch of crazy French Canadians at an RV Resort. They danced all night, applauded, told us how much they loved our music, shook our hands, hugged us, gave us that European kiss on each cheek, paid us, and sent us home with food. As in all my gig days, I didn't eat much, and I seldom drink alcohol. I never on gig days. I spent time with my sisters last week knowing that I would be gigging. Some of Leilani's family is coming down from 'up north' today for the weekend (including one from Australia) so that should be fun. And fun is the most important part of life. Insights and incites by Notes

The first symphony on my disk. Different cover but it might even be the same recording, as they put the same recording on different collections. Szell was a great conductor and the Cleveland Orchestra is one of the world's finest. I have a disk with #4 and #7 on the same disc with the King Stephen Overture tacked on the end. It's a Sony Classics Special Edition. Notes

I read a report that when medical students dissect cadavers as part of their training to become surgeons, they always know the people who have tattoos because their lymph glands are black. The lymph nodes are trying to filter the impurities out of the body. I read that this also compromises the ability of the lymph system to do it's proper job. Now whenever I see someone with a lot of tats, I can't help but thinking that they have black lymph nodes. When I was young, my mom refused to let me get a tattoo. "Thanks, mom." By the time I was old enough to choose for myself, I was on the road in a rock band. The music and girls were too much of a distraction for me to even think about ink.

Right now, it's not on UTube, but on my CD player Beethoven Symphonies #4 and #7 - The Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell conducting. Great renditions of my two very favorite Beethoven symphonies on one CD. Because life is too short to enjoy only one genre of music.

I celebrate life every day!!! I wake up in the morning and everything else is extra. And for most of my life, there have been splendid extras. On Christmas (yesterday) I was lucky enough to gig for a part of crazy French Canadians at a huge RV Resort. While it was in the 70s (Fahrenheit) here we played songs like Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow for all their friends still in Quebec. The dance floor was full to the end, except for a few of the half-dozen seasonal songs we played (nobody dances to Jingle Bells or Sleigh Ride) but they all sang along. I even learned how to pronounce joyeux Noël. (The French have a very different system of phonics from the US English) ;) At the end of the night they paid us and sent us home with food cooked especially for us. This morning I've got the windows open, it's in the low 70s with a gentle breeze and I'm typing to my friends. Yep. Life is the perfect way to spend the time of day. Insights and incites by Notes

Bonnie Raitt - Runaway Oops! Almost did it again! How about a nice psychedelic classic. The arrangement is quite creative incorporating some of the original Motown "Funk Brothers" figures and interpreting them in a very over-the-top manner. "You Keep Me Hanging On" - Vanilla Fudge

"Sleep When I'm Dead" - The Cure

Me too. Besides, I'm very happily married.

Huh???

Sometimes they need a little nuisance to keep them straight. I am having a thing with Music & Arts (www.musicarts.com) and will never-ever buy from them again. 5 days of calling asking where the other half of my order is 5 days of them telling me they will let me know by the end of the day 5 days of no return calls 2 days of those days asking to speak for a supervisor 2 days of those days telling me the supervisor will call by the end of the day 2 more days of lies. I've asked for a refund via e-mail since they aren't answering the phone today. If I don't get one, I'll call my credit card company and stop payment. Doing some research at the Better Business Bureau I see plenty of other complaints. Doing more research I find they are owned by the same people that own Guitar Center --- and now I understand. Notes

Maybe as good, but definitely shorter ?