I put my CD's on my computer so I could listen to music (95 + % classical) while I was in the hospital,, I foulnd out that it would take over 14 days to play it all listening 24 hours a day.. One of my favorite composers is Sarte Allan
On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 5:09 PM, ornamentalmind <[email protected]>wrote: > 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]<minds-eye%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=. > > > -- ( ) I_D Allan -- 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=.
