Keynote

OM - sheesh, GIVE IT UP. Are you posting from an office in the OSC? -->

Hi Buck, 10th Corps pic - it's a good one - very clear, you can see everybody, except in a couple of cases where the heads are blocked out or turned downward. There are some who are absent. It was taken SE of the barn on the slope that runs down to the old pond at HQ - must have been Corps week '82 - 10th and 6th Family Corps. Buck, I will send you a copy of the pic. I am planning to make colour photo copies of it; ala and I have done this before and the copies have turned out quite well. So, if anyone who wants one, just let me know and I'll send it. I've haven't been able to find our original corps list. Does anyone have that? I remember it was on blue paper and I think ex 10 was right 444 people originally. We were waiting for Sangat Bains to clear customs in India or something like that. Would love to find that list. Cheers, KN PS - I might try to scan it and post it here. ... things are seldom what they seem ...

ex10, J and all y'all, Thank you for the compliment re: my trombone playing. J was one of the best players I've ever heard or played with. Only one other guy I knew that played all the woodwinds: alto, tenor, baritone, clarinet and flute besides J. I am presently not playing but I intend to. I pulled out the horn and dusted it off. Ex10, something I remember you saying about J being more blessed when he is playing got me to think that the same is true for me ... so I'm looking for a group to play with and we'll see what happens. It's so nice to find you guys and chat with you here after all this time. Hi, Buck. How are you? How the north country? I found our graduating 10th Corps picture the other day ... WOW. I've been looking at it for a week or so. Buck, you've got some chew tucked into your right cheek and the sun is highlighting it from over your right shoulder - too funny!!! No orchestra pic yet, still looking. Must go, I'm at work. Bye for now, KN ... things are seldom what they seem ...

You asked if any of us 10th Corps are out there ... Well here I am! :D--> ... things are seldom what they seem ...

How sweet! (this is A la prochaine here, just accidently went on hubby's desktop) OOPS! ... things are seldom what they seem ...

The above is quoted from this web site http://www.classicalguitar.net/artists/segovia/ John R., Here are a couple more for your folder: Andrés Segovia and George Benson Glad to see we are all still having fun on this music thread!!! Hey, just noticed I started page 7. What do you think Chatty? Ted, come back!!! ... things are seldom what they seem ...

Zixar, Yes you are right - the G-minor symphony is No. 40, my mistake. Thanks, I'll fix my post. Isn't it great to be wrong and it's OK? I did not know that only two of Mozart's symphonies were in minor keys. Socks, you should read Hope's last post on Mozart. She seems to have it nailed (four bio's) ... I on the other hand do not know what I am talking about. I also like the beginning of "Amadeus" where the priest is identifying only the Mozart musical themes - they are so pure. My trombone is out and getting fresh air but not from my lungs yet ... it will happen soon. Looking for a small group to play with. Yes, it is Stravinsky's Fire Bird. Another Stravinsky that I really like is the Pulcinella Suite written in the style of Pergolesi, nice music. Hope, I did not know that ... I thought I read somewhere that the Salieri thing was a bunch of bunk ... maybe I did. Neville Mariner ... WOW, he's good, you have got some music there. I have the last 6 symphonies by Berlin Philharmonic (Herbert von Karajan), it was inexpensive but it all can be very costly like you say. The Magic Flute, I love it. Ingmar Bergman filmed a version of The Magic Flute years ago, I think it was sung in Swedish. Hope, I will go to the Opera with you! Thanks for posting. Love, KN ... things are seldom what they seem ...

Hi Socks! Yes, Mozart & Marsalis would be an interesting collaboration. Marsalis can play the classics better than most. I enjoyed "Amadeus" as well. Thought Tom Hulce did a great job, but Mozart probably was not that "geeky". The storyline is a bit off ... no clash with Salieri but I enjoyed it just the same. Especially liked the part when the royalty complained about there being too many notes, and Mozart's response was that there was just the right number of notes. Paganini was a wild man! - wine & women. He was a master on the violin. Popular with the ladies - he was getting laid all the time. I went to the Montreal International Violin competition in '72 or '73 with my sister, a classical cellist. It was unbelievable! Run every year - alternating years, violin & piano. At one point, the competitors had to come out and play their choice of three of the Paganini Caprices (I think there are 9). Naturally, we heard the same ones over & over but they were played so differently. And these musicians were 18 to 24 years old. They were brilliant! I'll never forget that. The year we went, a Russian guy won - I think he was 21. I remember thinking, WOW, did you hear that. My sister and I were turning to each other, staring wide-eyed. It was very different compared to a concert because when the performers came out you thought OK, lets see how this person plays this; does he/she really nail it better than the rest - felt like a one of the judges at times. One day we plan to go to the Montreal Jazz Festival. Maybe we can go together. Thanks for posting. KN PS - Have you seen the movie "The Red Violin"? Very good, very intriguing - Samuel L. Jackson. ... things are seldom what they seem ...

'Yippy-Ty-O-Ty-Ay' (sung at the top of my voice - like Frank Zappa's song Montana) Posting I am ... but I've been here for some time now along with ALP. We've been having a ball and healing up quite nicely thanks to y'all. First, I want to thank John & Hope Richeson for their great posts and John - that letter to RFR - whew - for me it's what really opened my eyes Hope - Mozart is the Man, my fave - Symphony No. 39 in E flat major (must have a good orchestra recording - Chicago Symphony, can't get much better) ... you know there is only one or two instances of scratched out changes on his original manuscripts. He'd compose the whole thing in his head and then just write it down. Symphony No. 40 (G minor) is also great. There is one passage where the whole orchestra plays in unison each of the 12 semi-tones of the scale before one is repeated. Mozart starts and ends up exactly where he wants to. Music critics have said, 'That's where this symphony falls apart' ... idiots. Chatty, thanks for starting this thread - it's been so great !!! Music is a big part of my life; always has been, always will be. My kids are all taking music lessons AND because they want to. And by the way, I love Clapton. Have his Greatest Hits. I can still hear his early Cream in my head, In a White Room ... Ginger Baker, man I was in high school when that album came out. Ted Ferrell - how's the knee. Love your posts. Great to see you on GS, we are the richer. Can't wait to hear more. Don't miss the Way Orchestra although we did some interesting things way back when. I've been waiting for my first post so I can actually take my axe out of the case: so by the time this post hits GS, it'll be breathing fresh air. Socks, nice to be here with you. I've enjoyed your insight on this thread and others. I work with computers as well. We'll talk. You posters are all so great - so articulate, so much to read. I?ve laughed, cried, got angry, got hurt and thought to the point of pain - I'm dying here, I can't keep up, tired all the time: job, wife, family, running around in the van, cleaning (who's got time for that), etc. Still looking for the balance. Wynton Marsalis - I just love the guy. He's the best. I remember when I first heard him speak on the Ken Burns Jazz series, I thought, this guy's not saying anything (my way brain), but then I started tuning into what he was saying. He's got a very unique style of expressing himself, says many things that seem impossible to say in words. Did a nice album with his dad on his Standard Time series, Volume 3 - The Resolution of Romance. A lot of standard songs everyone knows with a classy touch. Nice to play when the lights are low and there is a bottle of wine flowing. And you know, it must have blessed his dad so much to do that together with his son. Bye for now - talk to you again. Keep this music thread pumping out music. KN ... things are seldom what they seem ... [This message was edited by Keynote on December 06, 2002 at 22:59.]