malkki conducts cso

photo linked to CSO

I have the habit of tuning into the weekly broadcasting of Chicago Orchestra Symphony (CSO) and New York Philharmonic (NY Phil) whenever I can. Like some folks would do in the days before digital music I often make a recording of the entire program using minidisc.

vinyl retro

I could not remember what processed me to recommission the Thorens turntable. My Thorens TD166 MKII turntable had been sitting there gathering dust for 9 years since I moved into my current house, a victim of the digital age. Most of us have embraced the new medium like CD, or worst yet many digital formats like MP3 or streaming audio from the cloud.

road trip - spring 2014, part 12

This is the twelfths installment of the series of post on a road trip during the spring of 2014.

road trip - spring 2014, part 13

This is the thirteenth installment of the series of post on a road trip during the spring of 2014.

haitink conducts mahler's no. 3

In the past few days I could not have enough of this performance. I played the recording many times over.

road trip - spring 2014, part 11

This is the eleventh installment of the series of post on a road trip during the spring of 2014. I woke up with a cold sweat last night. I realize if I don't grab my blogging by the hone (think unicorn) my series of the recent road trip will never finish.

a few german songs

Some of the most poignant songs that deal with life's joy and sorrow, and mortality are from German composers based on poems. Here are a few that are particularly moving.

royal concertgebouw orchestra

During my brief visit to Amsterdam a few years ago I had the fortune to attend a concert at the Royal Concertgebouw. I was walking around the city after visiting the Van Gogh Museum in the morning and right in front of me was the Royal Concertgebouw concert hall. My fortune would had it that a concert by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra was to start in 10 minutes. I rushed to the box office and were able to snatch a last minute ticket.

road trip - spring 2014, part 10

This is the tenth installment of the series of post on a road trip during the spring of 2014.

You know you are in trouble in keeping up posting when over a month later you have still not finish blogging your month long trip.I have lost the battle to the incessant onslaught of photos.

brunnhilde's bluetooth head unit firmware update - part 3

A man's with two mistresses is a bliss, or may be misery depends how you look at it. Brunnhilde is now upset because Isolde has been the center of attention, love and pamper. A while ago I tried to perform an important firmware update for Brunnhilde's head unit but ran into difficulty because on an error code.

road trip - spring 2014, part 9

This is the ninth installment of the series of post on a road trip during the spring of 2014.

road trip - spring 2014, part 8

This is the eighth installment of the series of post on a road trip during the spring of 2014.

road trip - spring 2014, part 7

This is the seventh installment of the series of post on a road trip during the spring of 2014. We are about half way through with this road trip series.

I have mentioned in earlier posts of this trip of the bookmarks of places I planned to visit. Here are some in the Louisiana.
like the saying goes "eyes are bigger than the stomach", I was not able to see all of them for reasons of schedule or distance

road trip - spring 2014, part 6

This is the sixth installment of the series of post on a road trip during the spring of 2014.

road trip - spring 2014, part 5

This is the fifth installment of the series of post on a road trip during the spring of 2014.

road trip - spring 2014, part 4

This is the forth installment of the series of post on a road trip during the spring of 2014.

road trip - spring 2014, part 1

This is the first post of many to follow on a recent road trip crossing many states.

shady boy sunshade for brunnhilde - part 3

Sometimes with a DIY project I underestimate the actually time, planning, and labor that goes into what seemingly a relative simple task. The installation of the Shady Boy sunshade is a good example. When I set out to swap out the Fiamma F45i awning that Westfalia provisioned on Brunnhilde with the Shady Boy I thought it would be a simple cakewalk. Just fabricate an adapter for the Shady Boy and it is done.

shady boy sunshade for brunnhilde - part 2

I spent a few hours yesterday making significant progress on the Shady Boy sunshade for Brunnhilde. I like the naughty and sinister connotation of the name Wolfgang chosen for this sunshade. I'd never met him but spoke to him on the phone when I purchased the sunshade nearly 2 decades ago.

happy birthday von wagner

I have been aware that this year is Richard Wagner's 200th anniversary. I just didn't know which day. Today I watched DW Journal and found out today is his 200th anniversary birthday.

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