Notes
Sad story: My cousin got a young dog--a white lab-- shortly before he left for Iraq and gave it to various friends to raise while he was over there. The dog was really special to him for a lot of reasons, but especially, I think, because he knew had a pet to come home to when his tour was finished.
This weekend, he and his doggie drove from Ft. Sill Oklahoma to the boondocks of central Texas to visit with his dad for Christmas. My cousin let his dog out to go to the bathroom, and the poor dog ran out into the road, which is usually deserted, and got hit by a car and killed.
My cousin is super upset, and I don't blame him. :( Gosh, that sucks.
Semi-Cool Story: When I was 12, I used to randomly tape stuff off the classical station. There were three pieces I taped once that I loved beyond all others. They were so cool and beautiful and atmospheric and made being 12 a hell of a lot easier. (Haha). I lost the old tape years ago, but I always found myself wondering what those songs were. I only had snippets of the DJ's words at the end of the songs to help me out. One of those snippets was, 'That was Concerto for the Left Hand in 'Something' Major.'
Anyone of my generation can tell you that your first inclination back in the early and mid 90's was *not* to 'just google it' if you wanted to know something that was nagging away at the back of your mind. What you did was ignore this nagging thirst for random knowledge, or go to Best Buy or other place where such a question *might* be answered, and look around. So that's what I did for about 15 years, if I ever thought about the three classical pieces I loved.
I'd like to extend a hearty THANK YOU to emusic, who promptly returned Maurice Ravel's 'Concerto for the Left Hand in G Major' when I did a search a few months ago. This 18 minute, 25 second concerto defined my early adolescent years, and I still remember every nook and cranny and high and low of that song to this day. For the record, I'm listening to it right now.
And I've also realized my almost life-long love of Maurice Ravel's music. Ravel's music is the audio equivalent of Edward Hopper's paintings--lonely, beautiful, nostalgic, and full of shadows punctuated with sudden onslaughts of rich, warm colors.
In short: Poor doggie. :( and I recommend Maurice Ravel's music if you like Edward Hopper's paintings.
This weekend, he and his doggie drove from Ft. Sill Oklahoma to the boondocks of central Texas to visit with his dad for Christmas. My cousin let his dog out to go to the bathroom, and the poor dog ran out into the road, which is usually deserted, and got hit by a car and killed.
My cousin is super upset, and I don't blame him. :( Gosh, that sucks.
Semi-Cool Story: When I was 12, I used to randomly tape stuff off the classical station. There were three pieces I taped once that I loved beyond all others. They were so cool and beautiful and atmospheric and made being 12 a hell of a lot easier. (Haha). I lost the old tape years ago, but I always found myself wondering what those songs were. I only had snippets of the DJ's words at the end of the songs to help me out. One of those snippets was, 'That was Concerto for the Left Hand in 'Something' Major.'
Anyone of my generation can tell you that your first inclination back in the early and mid 90's was *not* to 'just google it' if you wanted to know something that was nagging away at the back of your mind. What you did was ignore this nagging thirst for random knowledge, or go to Best Buy or other place where such a question *might* be answered, and look around. So that's what I did for about 15 years, if I ever thought about the three classical pieces I loved.
I'd like to extend a hearty THANK YOU to emusic, who promptly returned Maurice Ravel's 'Concerto for the Left Hand in G Major' when I did a search a few months ago. This 18 minute, 25 second concerto defined my early adolescent years, and I still remember every nook and cranny and high and low of that song to this day. For the record, I'm listening to it right now.
And I've also realized my almost life-long love of Maurice Ravel's music. Ravel's music is the audio equivalent of Edward Hopper's paintings--lonely, beautiful, nostalgic, and full of shadows punctuated with sudden onslaughts of rich, warm colors.
In short: Poor doggie. :( and I recommend Maurice Ravel's music if you like Edward Hopper's paintings.