Michael Island was tall and lean, and carried himself with the confident ease of a man smart enough to know that he had nothing to prove, and the grace and assurance of a dancer skilled enough to perform. His distinctive blue eyes often squinted with amusement - at least around me - and while he was quick to laugh, it was alway with and never at ( Read more... )

There are some moments that are just so perfect, you close your eyes and focus on remembering them so that you can carry them with you forever ( Read more... )

Several years ago, Haba and Brandyhall gave me a double CD set of Yo-Yo Ma's playing Bach's Cello Sonatas ( Read more... )

I have the solution to the problem of Jefferson Airship and the Chipmunks. The solution is Stephen Sondheim ( Read more... )

So I lost my ipod. Or at least misplaced it. Which is annoying on some levels and frustrating on others, but mostly not tragic ( Read more... )

When I was small, I used to talk about "music for my FEET ( Read more... )