Halloween Decorations!
Wait. It’s October 25th. Why am I seeing so few Halloween decorations this year? Usually I see them everywhere, but I only just starting seeing them yesterday, and only a few here and there. Where is everyone’s Halloween spirit??
Maybe I need to walk around more, and explore.
Instead of work.
Cynthia Rowley’s window on Bleecker Street. Love the iridescent colors. And the spiders.
Really, Really Old Music
I read this piece in the BBC News yesterday about Dr. David Creese of the University of Newcastle, and Armand D’Angour, a musician and tutor in classics at Oxford University, who are recreating music from thousands of years ago. You can read about it here, and listen to Creese sing one of the pieces. Creese’s singing skills are endearingly voice-next-door.
This reminded of a 3,400 year old song that was found in Syria in the 1950’s. It was also recreated a few years ago. I listened to it and parts of it sound exactly like the Christmas carol God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen. Found it! Please listen to it. I still hear God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.
This is choir 5 from the Forty Part Motet piece up at the Cloisters right now.
Panic! Save me, Universe!
I have two public speaking engagements rapidly approaching, one of which I’m my usual-nervous about, but one I’m absolutely terrified about. Don’t want to name names. Begins with a T. And it happens on November 9. So, 19 days until my total humiliation.
Fall leaves on a rock wall at Fort Tryon Park.
Day Off!
I handed in two articles I’ve been working on and now I get to play. I’m going to go shopping for something to wear for my Tedx talk and then I’m going to see Gravity.
On my way home from errands I passed by Jane Street where they were having a block party. The vibe there was so happy and generous. Everyone was having such a great time, I couldn’t possibly exaggerate it. Some blocks, for whatever reason, are … better. I lived on 11th Street between Greenwich and Washington, for instance. I don’t know if it’s still like this now, but when I lived there in the 1980’s it had a great feel, it was friendly and neighborly like this. This section of Jane Street has always had this positive vibe. This is the block where that same family always comes and sells Christmas trees every year. They wrote a book about it and I met them at a party last year.
These guys were enjoying the party and the music from above.
