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[John G.]

I spent much of the time beating myself up for screwing up things. Tomorrow I must go to the bank and get $40 in singles, and on Monday I must take the correct forms to my accountant. I am so angry at myself.

Elmore, give yourself a hug instead. It OK. It’s really OK.

Thanks, DR JohnG. My accountant said the very same thing. I'm not playing with a full deck these days, and that bothers me.

I would say it was more that you mind is elsewhere these days. It’s understandable.

[John G.]

Three!

[John G.]

Is this the longest afternoon on record? It seems like two hours go by every 15 minutes.

[elmore3003]

 

[elmore3003]

And to top off a perfect day, my back has gone out and I can barely stand upright. The pain is killing me.

[Laura]

Hugs, Elmore.

[bk]

I'm up, I'm up - eight and a half hours of sleep.

[Jane]

Hugs to you, Jennifer. My mom was sick, then got better. We went to visit my in-laws, and she died while I was out of town. I've felt guilty about that ever since.

Keith's mother was in the hospital.  Since Keith & I were sick we didn't feel it was safe to visit her.  She was out of ICU and getting better.  We planned to go down in a few days, and then she passed away.  We will always feel guilty about that.

[Jane]

He usually loves me during zoom meetings.

[bk]

Tony has been suffering for a few years now - he could barely do the little anniversary hello on our online anniversary show. I've known him since 1989 and he was one of the dearest, sweetest people I've ever called a friend. I have many wonderful letters from him, and he did wonderful covers for two albums for me. He got Twiggy and I together and having him at those sessions was wonderful. And Kritzerland's first album back in 2005 was After the Ball - his production. He raised the money for it - from his friends, you know, people like Lauren Bacall and Paul Newman and those types. We had a blast at that session. I saw him when he'd come to LA, and visited with him frequently at his NY apartment, he and the lovely Gen. He took me backstage to meet his former wife, Julie Andrews, at Victor/Victoria - well, I could go on and will in the notes.

[John G.]

That is so funny.

[Jane]

Tony has been suffering for a few years now - he could barely do the little anniversary hello on our online anniversary show. I've known him since 1989 and he was one of the dearest, sweetest people I've ever called a friend. I have many wonderful letters from him, and he did wonderful covers for two albums for me. He got Twiggy and I together and having him at those sessions was wonderful. And Kritzerland's first album back in 2005 was After the Ball - his production. He raised the money for it - from his friends, you know, people like Lauren Bacall and Paul Newman and those types. We had a blast at that session. I saw him when he'd come to LA, and visited with him frequently at his NY apartment, he and the lovely Gen. He took me backstage to meet his former wife, Julie Andrews, at Victor/Victoria - well, I could go on and will in the notes.

Sweet tribute

[Jrand74]

I shall look forward to the notes with even greater interest.....which I did not know was possible.

[singdaw]

I am watching the parade pass by.

[singdaw]

But I don't have anything to add to it at the moment.

[singdaw]

Crab cakes, anyone?

[ChasSmith]

I don’t know about whatever Uranus is doing, but I can tell you it’s been a couple of days that could have gone a lot smoother.

[Jeanne]

Hello, everyone.

[KevinH]

Good evening!

[KevinH]

My sincere condolences for your loss, DR Jennifer.

[KevinH]

Vibes for DR elmore.

[Jeanne]

Very sorry to hear about Tony Walton. I never knew him, but I do have some of his artwork, an album cover which I purchased from Bruce.

[Jeanne]

DR Elmore, you've been under so much stress lately, so of course you're forgetting things and generally feeling not up to it. It happens to us all. Please try to give yourself some slack.

Vibes for smoother sailing -- to all of us -- and a satisfactory tax outcome.

[Jeanne]

I went to the dentist today to have my new crown cemented. That was followed by the obligatory visit to the bakery almost next door and a few errands. I passed half a dozen gas stations on my way to the dentist and then home, and checked out prices for regular gas. They ranged from $4.79 (Arco) to $5.55 (Mobil). Big differences in prices, even when stations were right across the street from one another.

[Jeanne]

I was disheartened to learn of DR Jeanne's issues with her health provider.  When I lived in Oakland, I could usually get an appointment within 10 days for any health need I had.  There was a vast network of medical offices available there, including Kaiser.

Where I am now, I still get tended to, but it can sometimes be months before an appointment can be made with VA.  They do give me the option of Community Care, which means if they cannot see me within a three-month window, they will find me a practitioner in a nearby town or city. 

Sadly, many of these folks are also backed up, appointment-wise because they carry heavier patient loads than they used to.

Jane mentioned that a number of primary care doctors have retired. Not surprising, given Covid. My PCP told me last week that he can work me in, which was an option I never knew was available. I took him up on it and now have an appointment for next month.

I often have the impression that the people making the policies are assuming that most patients are young and don't need to see their doctor very often. That is just not the case for many seniors. We have chronic ailments and need regular care. I question whether the business models are set up for that.

What I am seeing first-hand is a nursing shortage, prompted by Covid. I hope that more people will be motivated to pursue nursing, as there was a nationwide shortage even before Covid.

[Jeanne]

TOD

I've got two turntables and a few thousand albums, and have only tried digitizing a few things thus far.

Several years ago I digitized my high school choral department albums, mainly for a classmate who hadn't heard them in 50 years, but I hadn't either and I was very glad I'd done it. There were around eight albums and it was quite the project, getting them recorded, separating the tracks, and documenting it all as accurately as possible.

I then thought to try preserving some live performance recordings Levine had provided for a few of us on vinyl during the school years, and I started with our one-shot Mahler 6th. That went pretty well, too, but was a lot of work in the editing department because I was determined to get rid of or minimize some clicks and pops in a few passages.

I think the only other thing was that Jerome Robbins album I did quickly, (and with hum in the system!) so BK could check out the stereo release.

My method:  I ran audio cables from the phono pre-amp into a Zoom H5 recorder, and monitored the recording with headphones running out of the Zoom. (This is a wonderful device that I should be using for many things, and I so rarely think of it.) I captured the audio as WAV files for best results, then popped the memory card into the laptop and used the free program Audacity to clean up the beginnings and ends, splice together where necessary, and remove noises. I save the audio as WAV or MP3 or both, as appropriate.

If you hadn't told us what that device was I really would have had no idea!

[Jeanne]

Sad, but probably true in some cases...

Very true!

[Jane]

I was disheartened to learn of DR Jeanne's issues with her health provider.  When I lived in Oakland, I could usually get an appointment within 10 days for any health need I had.  There was a vast network of medical offices available there, including Kaiser.

Where I am now, I still get tended to, but it can sometimes be months before an appointment can be made with VA.  They do give me the option of Community Care, which means if they cannot see me within a three-month window, they will find me a practitioner in a nearby town or city. 

Sadly, many of these folks are also backed up, appointment-wise because they carry heavier patient loads than they used to.

Jane mentioned that a number of primary care doctors have retired. Not surprising, given Covid. My PCP told me last week that he can work me in, which was an option I never knew was available. I took him up on it and now have an appointment for next month.

I often have the impression that the people making the policies are assuming that most patients are young and don't need to see their doctor very often. That is just not the case for many seniors. We have chronic ailments and need regular care. I question whether the business models are set up for that.

What I am seeing first-hand is a nursing shortage, prompted by Covid. I hope that more people will be motivated to pursue nursing, as there was a nationwide shortage even before Covid.

I am glad your doctor got you in sooner. 

I keep reading about a shortage in Washington due to lower wages and patient overload.

[Jeanne]

I was disheartened to learn of DR Jeanne's issues with her health provider.  When I lived in Oakland, I could usually get an appointment within 10 days for any health need I had.  There was a vast network of medical offices available there, including Kaiser.

Where I am now, I still get tended to, but it can sometimes be months before an appointment can be made with VA.  They do give me the option of Community Care, which means if they cannot see me within a three-month window, they will find me a practitioner in a nearby town or city. 

Sadly, many of these folks are also backed up, appointment-wise because they carry heavier patient loads than they used to.

Jane mentioned that a number of primary care doctors have retired. Not surprising, given Covid. My PCP told me last week that he can work me in, which was an option I never knew was available. I took him up on it and now have an appointment for next month.

I often have the impression that the people making the policies are assuming that most patients are young and don't need to see their doctor very often. That is just not the case for many seniors. We have chronic ailments and need regular care. I question whether the business models are set up for that.

What I am seeing first-hand is a nursing shortage, prompted by Covid. I hope that more people will be motivated to pursue nursing, as there was a nationwide shortage even before Covid.

I am glad your doctor got you in sooner. 

I keep reading about a shortage in Washington due to lower wages and patient overload.

I'm glad he got me in, too. But was this an option all along and I just didn't know it? I've had to wait almost three months to see him at times, which is just too long. I don't like to ask for special favors, but I'm getting the impression that, with them at least, it pays to be pushy.

[Jeanne]

Vibes to all.

TTFN.