The Chat Thread

[PaulR]

In happy news,

I am getting a scholarship to play in the Orchestra and to take lessons. 

[Opus106]

Wonderful news, indeed!

[ibanezmonster]

In happy news,

I am getting a scholarship to play in the Orchestra and to take lessons. 

Nice!

[DavidRoss]

In happy news,

I am getting a scholarship to play in the Orchestra and to take lessons. 

[Brian]

Congratulations, paulrbass!!

Now here's a strange thing. As I read that, I felt an instant pang of sadness - that even though I've never met you, we'd shortly be the poorer for your absence.

I'll still be online, of course. But I felt that pang of sadness too, in fact it's more of a permanent throb, because I've grown to love this place. This island and this culture feel like my home, now. Work visas are, from what I hear, preposterously expensive and difficult to obtain, but you can bet that as soon as I get back I'll begin plotting my return to England.

It was an immense pleasure getting to attend several dozen concerts this year and in the process meeting GMGers Papy Oli, Luke, J.Z. Herrenberg, vandermolen, and Dundonnell.

[eyeresist]

True, that. And most artists don't hit their stride until their 50s anyway.

There's a thread in that: artists who continue to mature, versus those who blaze brightly and then fizzle out.

Actually , the notion is giving me strong deja vu. Is there such a thing as too many threads?


BTW, congratulations, paulrbass! I hope you get a nice conductor, and get to play a good variety of pieces.

[PaulR]

BTW, congratulations, paulrbass! I hope you get a nice conductor, and get to play a good variety of pieces.

I met the conductor, she seems nice, though I haven't been to a rehearsal yet (Though, I am used to conductors who aren't the nicest of people while on the podium)

I saw the program for the year, the first concert includes Romanian Rhapsodies 1 and 2 by Enescu.  Mahler 4 is also on the schedule.  (Will be my second time playing it), and another highlight is Mozart's Requiem.    There are other pieces I am forgetting, including modern stuff, but those are the ones that stick out.

[Brian]

Back in Texas. Had some tacos for dinner last night, and this morning my laptop thinks it's 1:30 p.m. I'm too nostalgic to change it back, but I'm not really all that nostalgic, because my parents bought and framed a "Keep Calm and Carry On" poster and put it up in my room.

[mc ukrneal]

Back in Texas. Had some tacos for dinner last night, and this morning my laptop thinks it's 1:30 p.m. I'm too nostalgic to change it back, but I'm not really all that nostalgic, because my parents bought and framed a "Keep Calm and Carry On" poster and put it up in my room.

Cool poster! Now all you need is a "mind the gap" somewhere and you are all set!

[eyeresist]

Careless talk costs lives!

[The Six]

If teenage boys today don't want to use condoms, we should at least be telling them to keep a cell phone in their pocket at all times.

[ibanezmonster]

Wellllcome home, Brian, darp darp! You don't need any of them there's fancy britches Englaaaaand. Gettin' back to good ole confederate country, darp darp! Alls you needs is a bottle of beer, some wife beaters, and an ole TV that picks up Nascar. You them there's a good ole simple boy, aintcha Brian?...

[Coco]

Dey terk err jerbs!

[ibanezmonster]

Dey terk err jerbs!

Deeeee deeeeeeerrrrrr errrrr duuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!

[PaulR]

Ok, another day of needlessly worrying about the weather up here in Bowling Green done!

[karlhenning]

Brian, your enthusiasm for It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown somehow stuck . . . with Borders passing like a ship in the night, I snapped up the DVD. I shall report : )

[Elgarian]

Brian, glad to hear you're safely home again.

Now, get going: there's work to be done in the Sibelius thread, and important new CDs to be bought!

[Renfield]

Brian, glad to hear you're safely home again.

Now, get going: there's work to be done in the Sibelius thread, and important new CDs to be bought!

Haha! There really is no escape, is there? Sorry, Brian.

[eyeresist]

It's been a productive day at work. Not for my employer, of course! I've just spent eight hours writing a short story, after being inspired by a competition. The "prompt" was "How did I end up here?" Word limit is 1500, which is very limiting. I think I spent most of my writing time just whittling it down to size. A considerable task, considering my original idea was rather epic. Much was improved along the way, of course, but the piece is now very hard-boiled in style, which luckily in this case suits the subject.

My only worry is that I didn't include the actual phrase "How did I end up here?" in the story. Just couldn't bring myself to. It just seemed too trite. I hope they won't hold it against me....

[DavidW]

I can't remember if you live in central TX or a bit west Brian, but hope you're not in range of those wildfires...