Overall, for the classics I lean more towards Tellemann yet my Pandora account includes diverse and rather eclectic stations such as: Banco De Gaia, Johnny Winter, Boy on a Dolphin, It’s a Beautiful Day, The Doobie Brothers, Quincy Jones, Tangerine Dream, Frank Zappa, Cannonball Adderley, Roatary Connection, Minnie Riperton, Janis Joplin, The Everly Brothers, The Allman Brothers, The Roaring 20s, Paul Whiteman, Bela Bartok, Igor Stravinski, Stan Kenton, Henry Mancini, Dave Brubeck, Spike Jones, Lute music, The United States of America, Kitaro, Andreas Vollenweider, Violin music, The Eurythmics, Oscar Peterson, Cream, Eartha Kitt, Spirit, Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most, Beatles, William Byrd, The Doors, Stevie Ray Vaughan, various types of Blues, Ambient, Folk, Jazz, Bebop, Brazilian, Chamber, Baroque, Opera, Piano, Symphonic Romantic and Classic, and all forms of Rock, David Bowie, Tubular Bells, Frank Sinatra, 3 Leg Torso, Cleo Laine, The Rolling Stones, Modern Jazz Quartet, and all other types of esoteric stuff. I’m sure this is more than anyone would want to know about my musical tastes.
On Nov 23, 7:36 am, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't take to the wheel of sharp weapons. I often wonder whether > some operation of 'face' is present in language like this. If we > aren't careful Orn, our Beethoven appreciation will have certain types > wondering how we old fools get our jollies! I was damned near > exhausted after the Portuguese performance. I was almost 'gone' as > the choir sparked up in practice. We have one of the alleged 'world's > finest' 10 miles away (Bridgewater Hall - one train hop), but they > can't compare at 10 times the price (perhaps that is why). > > It may be we shouldn't be too distracted by this Bill, but I'll ask. > The scientist would want to know what the experiences are - or at > least a certain sort of scientist. I don't mean that I shall nip over > the the electrodes and wire you up, though I'd probably give up to > this, or scanning with appropriate people. Mine aren't religious, at > least given what always comes to mind when a female singer swoons me. > The question of what the experiences are is also a question about what > the 'normal trance' might be. I've never had to teach literature (I > am a few pence short of the full shilling here), am a trained but poor > musician (no talent but tried) and so on. I've noticed my ability to > appreciate things has changed substantially over the years, generally > for the better, though a bad accident has taken most music out of the > frame. My grandson is currently asking why things on TV are funny. > My old undergraduate classes mostly had to be taught why The Simpsons > was funny and proved almost totally unobservant in respect of films > like 'Beer', 'Office Space' or 'Modern Times'. Older classes would > weep with laughter over the same presentations. > > There is some stuff I just don't want to appreciate, and some I am > grateful to others for helping me into. I generally hate Shakespeare, > though I really admire the Sky western Deadwood and am somewhat into > 'Actors'. Seeing men in skirts swinging incense always makes me wish > I was wearing tartan (it's not the skirts themselves) and carrying the > Claymore. There are some 'indoctrinations' I don't want, some I've > already had that need to be shifted. If I would not see Shakespeare > abolished, I would question why it is given such privilege. Religion > seems much the same. None of this is to discount what the experiences > might really be or not to want them. > > On 23 Nov, 12:47, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I think you do your best work here while half asleep, Francis. Very > > good read. > > > On Nov 22, 5:51 pm, fran the man <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On 22 Nov., 06:01, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote:> I > > > share your idealism Neil… even when it came to Occham….until I > > > > noticed that when applied to itself, the razor disappears. > > > > This dialogue between Neil and Orn has set all kinds of ideas sparking > > > in my mind - I need more time to let many of them work and come to > > > some sort of fruit. Some brief comments: > > > > Master William's sharp instrument is a very useful tool. But we should > > > remain aware of its nature - as a tool - and, as every good handworker > > > knows, not every tool is appropriate for every occasion. There's a > > > word Neil has used here a couple of times, "simplexity", which I like. > > > There is often wonderful complexity in simple things, and simplicity > > > too in the complex. There is, I hope, some kind of truth to be > > > obtained through reason (and it is here that Occam's razor works > > > best). But there are also truths which express themselves in art, > > > music, literature, poetry. Ginsberg's "Howl" and Joyce's "Ulysses" > > > come to mind, as do Monet's "Water Lilies," Beethoven's 9th Symphony > > > and Pink Floyd's "Saucerful of Secrets." Just examples. Life, both > > > individual and common, is as much an artwork to be experienced as it > > > is a problem (or problems) to be solved. As Molly has put it (although > > > the words here are mine) we need to sustain the paradoxes put forward > > > by not rejecting one in favour of the other. Holding on to the > > > apparent opposites, while letting everything go. > > > > Not very clear, I know, but I can't put it better than this at the > > > moment. As Pepys put it, and so to bed! > > > > Francis- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=.
