[John]

The stage.

Okay, so I just got off stage.  This felt so...  routine?  No, that's not the correct word.  I enjoyed being onstage again.  This time felt so familiar, I don't think I've b...
Posted by [John] on Thu, 20 Apr 2006 06:48:00 PST

the descent is always faster than the climb up

As I returned from the fourth floor, I noticed:  the descent is always faster than the climb up.
Posted by [John] on Fri, 10 Mar 2006 10:49:00 PST

What I tried to say last night... but the connection failed.

Last Monday, I was listening to The Final Studio Recordings of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan on Rick Ruben's American label.  This track is particularly exciting for me: Disc 2, Track 1: Khaja Mueen...
Posted by [John] on Fri, 17 Feb 2006 08:54:00 PST

THE note.

Nesreddin began to pluck a note on his instrument while sitting in the open market.  As he continued to play this note, the townspeople gathered around in anticipation of a concert.  After...
Posted by [John] on Wed, 08 Feb 2006 10:05:00 PST

Carrie's words...

"I want to publish this feeling in hardback."    ...Everytime I pick up a guitar, I also want to do the same.  Haha... never works out though....
Posted by [John] on Wed, 21 Dec 2005 07:54:00 PST

discovering music... and Bernstein's teaching method.

So, I REALLY would like to watch Leonard Bernstein's Young People's Concerts-- Recorded between 1958 and 1973.   Seriously, look at some of these shows he did.  I saw some of this in a ...
Posted by [John] on Sat, 05 Nov 2005 06:50:00 PST

gamelon

wow...    so check it:  Life is cool.  in relation to that comment [but not directly a producer of]...        last week, UNT had its Global...
Posted by [John] on Thu, 03 Nov 2005 04:59:00 PST

Learn for Yourself

Grad School Blues Sometimes I dont know where Im going in life.  Why did I come to this university?  What am I doing here?  Is there some grand scheme of things that I contribute to?&...
Posted by [John] on Thu, 27 Oct 2005 05:09:00 PST

Cliché

Cliché              One of the most common critiques that I seem to hear about any form of artistic expression is that the work in question is cl...
Posted by [John] on Wed, 26 Oct 2005 04:28:00 PST

my agenda and yours seem to differ

why is everybody just sitting around giving each other head?!?   my agenda and yours seem to differ, and maybe i'm not willing to waste my time slowing down for you guys while...
Posted by [John] on Fri, 23 Sep 2005 04:50:00 PST