February 2010
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Grammy Awards: Classical Music Winner →
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Normally don’t give a shit about the Grammys but quite happy to see MTT and the SF Symphony win. Their latest Mahler cycle was money.
YESSS!!! We (Westminster Symphonic Choir) is doing Mahler 2 with MTT and the San Fran Symphony in March!! It’s gonna be EPIC!
Worth reblogging for the masses to see. =)
January 2010
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“If you had a million years to do it in, you couldn’t rub out even half the...”
– The Catcher in the Rye
Dear Flagstaff,
What happened to that 4-8 inches of snow you were talking about?
Oh well. I can actually make some money today. Finally.
In Memory of Common Sense
Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, “Common Sense,” who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as:
- knowing when to come in out of the rain;
- the early bird gets the worm;
- life isn’t always fair; and
-...
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Dear Stomach,
Here’s what’s gonna happen: I’m going to eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. And you’re NOT gonna be a little pansy about it, because I have way too much going on in my life to deal with your disapproval of my eating foods that are completely normal. Great, I’m glad that’s settled.
Sincerely,
Alex
P.S. That reaction to the yogurt this morning… ...
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I wonder how Jay Leno sleeps at night.
Grrrrrr….
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I need a piece of music with a strong, clear beat...
I’m kind of leaning towards a Beatles song, but I’m also trying to think of classical pieces. Something fairly short and simple, with a clear beat. Ideas?
“If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying...”
– Gustav Mahler (via kendalllouise) (via libraryland) (via halcyonicreverie)
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Maybe people in Flagstaff will stumble across...
The mission of Citizens For School Success is to promote the success of the Flagstaff Unified School District through the passage of the 2010 FUSD Budget Override.
WHAT IS THE OVERRIDE? On February 2, 2010, ballots will be mailed out to every registered voter in Coconino County. On that ballot will be a question: “Do you want to provide a 15% increase to the allocated Arizona State...
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“Hosting ‘The Tonight Show’ has been the fulfillment of a lifelong...”
– Conan O’Brien
(Leno- You’re a jerkface.)
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Dear NBC,
You are really starting to piss me off. First you start pulling all sorts of bullshit with the Tonight Show, and now The Office isn’t on tonight. Fuck you.
Sincerely,
Alex
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Team Conan
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Tumblr's looking all different.
Weird.
“I occasionally play works by contemporary composers and for two reasons. First...”
– Jascha Heifetz (via unintelligableintelligence) (via thisisacelliststumblr)
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“I felt a struggle with illusions; I felt the pain of the disillusioned, I saw...”
– Arnold Schoenberg writing to Mahler after a rehearsal of the Third Symphony (via fuckyeahmahler) (via musicophilia)
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“Today I was sitting on my friends porch. They have automatic porch lights that...”
– http://mylifeisaverage.com/s/21652
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WatchHow is he not laughing?
Mahler Exhibition Opens →
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Plzen, West Bohemia, Jan 5 (CTK) - An exhibition marking the 150th anniversary of the birth of famous Czech-born Austrian composer Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) was opened in the European House Gallery in Plzen yesterday, Jindriska Hradkova, from the Plzen regional library, has told CTK.
The touring exhibition “Gustav Mahler and Vienna” to be held in Plzen until...
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Reblog with your favorite exotic animal
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platypus
raccoon
koala
tiger
dolphin
LLAMA!
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