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[Cillaliz]

DR Cillaliz - does your city have warning sirens, too?

Please take care.

Oh yeah, we have sirens, and I have 2 NOAA Weather Radios and I'm watching it on TV. It isn't here yet.  The line of storms will come through here.  It's what happens this time of year.  The wind is really picking up right now.   Oh, maybe I should stop this, I don't mean to scare anyone. I'm paying attention and will head for shelter if I need to .  There's also a good chance we won't get anything. All the TV shows are preempted by weather when there are tornados.  So it' isn't hard to be advised.

[Cillaliz]

I'm going to sign off for awhile. The wind is really howling. I'll check in when it's over.

[Ginny]

And:

[Ginny]

And:

[DearReaderLaura]

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to Cillaliz, Callie, and Bootsie!

[singdaw]

These are wonderful...that is so cool, DR Ginny!

[JoseSPiano]

Good Evening!

After I had signed off earlier, I got a call back from someone who had been looking for a pianist to fill in for a brief recording session this afternoon.  -He had called me last night, but I didn't get the voicemail until I was getting ready for bed.  Well, it turned out he still needed a pianist to lay down a track, so...

He sent me a copy of the music.  I scanned it briefly - since that's basically all I had the time to do before heading down to the recording studio on the Lower East Side - then hopped on the D train downtown.

To make the whole thing go faster - and to make my life easier(!) - I went ahead and asked if it would be OK to track my playing hands separately.  -Which, as it turned out, was a very smart thing to do since the left hand part of the piano basically doubled the bass part (which had already been tracked).

All in all, it was very hit-and-run, but through the wonder of ProTools, they should be able to mix it down to something more-than-usable.  And they're hoping to have it ready by this weekend.

Whew!

[Cillaliz]

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to Cillaliz, Callie, and Bootsie!

Thanks!  I actually call her Boo Boo Ann  or BooAnn.  I don't know why, but I do.  It's very windy here, but the really severe stuff has mellowed for the moment.  It's still not here and the wind is howling, but that's not unusual. We'll probably just get a really big thunderstorm.

[Cillaliz]

It's' going to be here in about 30-45 minutes.

[Cillaliz]

Ok, later gaters.

[JoseSPiano]

OH!

So, if everything goes according to schedule, you should be able to hear my (edited) piano playing during the next episode of The Battery's Down, which will be launched this weekend.

[JoseSPiano]

~~~~~SAFE FROM THE STORM VIBES FOR DR CILLALIZ AND HER MENAGERIE~~~~~

[TCB]

I love that second one, Ginny.

[JoseSPiano]

I got home in time to watch three more episodes of 7TH HEAVEN. My lord, that is one TALKY program.

<nod>

However, I think "lord" should be spelled with a capital "L" when talking about this program.




*Which season of "7th Heaven" are you reviewing/watching?

[TCB]

OH!

So, if everything goes according to schedule, you should be able to hear my (edited) piano playing during the next episode of The Battery's Down, which will be launched this weekend.

Jose, I am a bit slow, is that an internet program?

[JoseSPiano]

It's the only station where you can hear opera, country, jazz, blues, rock, comedy routines, book reviews, dramatic readings, and current indie pop music like Flight of the Conchords, My Morning Jacket, etc.

In this hour, they had a ukelele set, which included a musician I'll be seeing in concert in a few weeks, Jake Shimabukuro.

Their programming reminds me of WCVE in Richmond.  During the week, the days were programmed: NPR, Classical Music, NPR, Jazz, Classical.  But then on the weekends, it was a veritable free-for-all of musical styles.  The classic jazz and big band programming on Saturdays - combined with "Car Talk" and other programming - would be reason enough to stay in bed a few extra hours on the weekends.

[JoseSPiano]

Jose, I am a bit slow, is that an internet program?

You're not slow.  I just didn't explain it well.

Yes, "The Battery's Down" is an internet program via YouTube.  Each episode features a different group of Broadway stars and near-stars, as well as music by a different songwriting team.  The next episode features music by Larry O'Keefe (Bat Boy, Legally Blonde).

[Ginny]

I love that second one, Ginny.

It was the wallpaper on my old computer.  Here's one that reminds me of my book group:

[Cillaliz]

It was the wallpaper on my old computer.  Here's one that reminds me of my book group:

You all wear long skirts to book club?

[JoseSPiano]

I forgot to mention the painting singdaw posted.  I'd never seen it, nor heard of the artist, but I haven't been able to stop looking at it.  As with the Sondheim/Lapine Sunday, I'm wondering what the stories on all these people are.

If you ever get to Chicago, you should really head to AIC and see that painting - and the Seurat - in person.  What's fascinating about the Caillebotte is that the perspective in the painting reveals different details depending on your own viewing perspective. A truly fascinating, engrossing work of Art.

*And the oversized Goya paintings at the AIC are also quite awesome.

[Cillaliz]

Oh man, there was a really good guy on So You Think You Could Dance and it was interrupted by a weather update. That's what I hate about the interruptions when they aren't in our area

[Cillaliz]

If you ever get to Chicago, you should really head to AIC and see that painting - and the Seurat - in person.  What's fascinating about the Caillebotte is that the perspective in the painting reveals different details depending on your own viewing perspective. A truly fascinating, engrossing work of Art.

*And the oversized Goya paintings at the AIC are also quite awesome.

Yup. That's why I stared at it for so long.  I liked it before I saw it live and in person, but I loved it after that.

[JoseSPiano]

They were talking about Treasure Trails on All that Chat yesterday.  Specifically the waxing of same on Matthew Morrison in South Pacific.  I assumed they were referring to his paycheck, right?

Hmmm... "Treasure Trails"?  On "All That Chat"?  -Isn't that a topic more suited to BroadwayWorld.com?  

If it helps, I can always ask Matthew if he did or didn't just to set the record straight.  

[TCB]

Hmmm... "Treasure Trails"?  On "All That Chat"?  -Isn't that a topic more suited to BroadwayWorld.com?  

If it helps, I can always ask Matthew if he did or didn't just to set the record straight.  

You know Matthew?

[JoseSPiano]

I am not trying to be a smart ass, but who is Elmar Oliveira?

Mr. Oliveira is quite an accomplished - and, imho, a bit under-rated - Classical Violinist.  His recording of Barber's "Violin Concerto" (originally coupled with Howard Hanson's "Romantic Symphony") is a true recording landmark.  (Landmark - - in any case, it's quite a wonderful recording and performance.)

You can find more information about him HERE.

[TCB]

Mr. Oliveira is quite an accomplished - and, imho, a bit under-rated - Classical Violinist.  His recording of Barber's "Violin Concerto" (originally coupled with Howard Hanson's "Romantic Symphony") is a true recording landmark.  (Landmark - - in any case, it's quite a wonderful recording and performance.)

You can find more information about him HERE.

Thanks.

[singdaw]

You know Matthew?

Dear DR TCB - you need to read ALL the posts.    

[singdaw]

And...I love the new avatar!  

[JoseSPiano]

You know Matthew?

Yes, I do.  I was fortunate to play for some of his coaching sessions during his rehearsals for South Pacific - as well do some coaching myself.

[TCB]

Dear DR TCB - you need to read ALL the posts.    

I do.  I just don't understand all of them.