Coincidences seem to happen to me all the time. Case in point: A few nights ago I was watching a video of an orchestra playing Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite, but I got distracted and looked something up on the internet and lost track of time until the final piece, “In the Hall of the Mountain … Continue reading Åse’s Death
Music
November 3, 1956
In November 1956 we were living in the Great Stone House on my grandparents’ farm just outside Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania, but as my mother had been brought up in Richland and my father on a farm just outside Richland, and my mother’s parents still lived in Richland, we visited that borough frequently. On November 3 Richland's … Continue reading November 3, 1956
They’re Back!
SummertimeAnd the Proms are returning! One of the great joys of summertime for me is the BBC Proms. Of course, I don’t live in London, so I can’t attend the concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, which is where most of the festivities are held, but happily for me, many of the concerts are televised, … Continue reading They’re Back!
All That Jazz
I can get jazz music on several different radio stations on the Radio App that I mentioned a while back, but they all either have commercial breaks or other interruptions of some sort. I wanted some unbroken jazz. There are a lot to choose from. I selected two. Both of them are on my Apple … Continue reading All That Jazz
He’s De-Mented
Randy’s back!
Live from Orchestra Hall
A few years ago I subscribed to the Berlin Philharmonic app on my Apple TV. It gave me access to performances of hundreds of pieces of music by that orchestra by a wide range of conductors. The app was reasonably well designed, as I could opt for performances of complete concert programs or select individual … Continue reading Live from Orchestra Hall
Summer of Mystery
In the summer of 1967, often referred to as the Summer of Love, I had just graduated from high school and had my first summer job. Both Randy Klopp and I had gotten jobs at the nearby VA Hospital. In those days VA stood for Veterans’ Administration, but it has since been renamed to Veterans’ … Continue reading Summer of Mystery
What’s the Name of This Country?
When I went to elementary school, I remember believing that the name of the country that I lived in was the United States of America. It was right there in the Pledge of Allegiance. It was one of several countries on the continent of North America, and as the continent was called North America, the … Continue reading What’s the Name of This Country?
A Very Stable Genius Part Two
I like Randy’s parody videos better when he uses a song that I know, like this one.
Ross Bagdasarian
Having mentioned “Witch Doctor” the other day, I had to look to see what was available on YouTube, and there is a video of David Seville performing it. Well, lip-syncing to it. I remember those nonsense syllables so clearly after all these years: “Oo! Ee! Oo-ah-ahh. Ting. Tang. Walla-walla bing bang. Oo-Ee! Oo-ah-ahh. Ting tang … Continue reading Ross Bagdasarian