It’s dangerous to roam the Classical Internet. Surfing and clicking from the discomfort of my ancient Hoosier sofa, it seems that every time I turn around, I run across yet another article entitled: Who (or What) Killed Classical Music? Or, more optimistically present tense: What is Killing Classical Music? Seriously: I can’t take it anymore. […]
Do you butter your bagel as though it were a clandestine act? From the moment I set foot in the breakfast room of my hotel, my ears leave the normal world and I hear only the strange, squirming hush of repression. Typically, I wind up next to a couple, about to embark on a touristy […]
My umbrella needs no Viagra. It jumps at every chance. It attempts to come open under tables, in drawers, as I am passing through doors; it is coiled kinetic energy; it is a teenage umbrella in heat and I have considered buying it Judy Blume books just to calm it down. I am nervous it […]
Favorite Quote of the Week “We’ve done Peter and the Wolf so many times, we’re starting to root for the wolf.” –unnamed person affiliated with the St. Louis Symphony Most Ridiculous Quote of the Week “There is absolutely nothing artificial about Glenn Gould’s playing.” –Bruno Monsaingeon Polite response: a certain stylization is actually somewhat characteristic […]
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