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Monthly Archives: January 2025
No, John Williams did not rip off Dvorak! (a repost)
NOTE: This is a repost of an old item from the BlogSpot days of this site. For whatever reason, I’ve seen a rather dispiriting resurgence on social media the last few days of the old chestnut that John Williams is basically … Continue reading
Posted in On Music
Tagged John Williams, Music
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Something for Thursday
Jim Croce would have been 82 years old last Friday. There’s a very special magic at work in Croce’s songs. The blend of lyrics, guitar playing, and his slightly gravely tenor voice with his expert way of not always hitting … Continue reading
The Hammerman
We have been members at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum for over a year now, and as wonderful as the rotating exhibits have been (two close this month!), I’ve found myself developing relationships with specific works in the permanent collection. … Continue reading
Posted in On Art, Photographic Documentation
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Tone Poem Tuesday
Another new composer to me: Canadian-American composer Colin McPhee, who lived 1900 to 1964. I’m not sure what he is “best known” for, because his influence seems to be more behind-the-scenes than anything else, but McPhee did undertake some of … Continue reading
It’s Tab-berific!
In another quasi-regular attempt to get my browser’s open tabs under control, here’s some stuff! :: Amplifying: A short film described as “A love letter to Buffalo” is looking for support. The crowdfunding project for this has ended, but I’m … Continue reading
“He’ll never amount to a thing”
From the Buffalo AKG, a painting Picasso titled “La Toilette”. Here’s the entire painting: Larger version here. Of course, the title of this post comes from the famous (infamous?) exchange from the movie Titanic: CAL: [scoffing as Rose’s paintings are unpacked] … Continue reading
“Self portrait”
Last week I shared a work of art titled “Self portrait”, from the Burchfield Penney Gallery. Here’s a different “Self portrait”, this one by the great Marisol, from the Buffalo AKG: The information placard for this piece read thusly: This … Continue reading
“Peanuts and Cracker Jack” (a repost)
There’s been some debate lately after last week’s NFL games, regarding whether or not it’s right, or good, for teams that have secured their playoff positions and who are thus facing a game that is essentially meaningless to not play … Continue reading
Posted in On Books, On Sport
Tagged books, From the Books, Sport
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Something for Thursday (Strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff edition)
Peter Yarrow died the other day. Of Peter, Paul, and Mary, only Paul remains. I should write more sometime about how much their music meant to me, but as I listen to this…I can’t make out the words I’m typing. … Continue reading
Posted in On Music, Passages
Tagged Passages, Something For Thursday
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“Through yonder portal, magic lies”
Taken at the Botanical Gardens, which has a special kind of magic in the “After Dark” events.
Posted in Photographic Documentation
Tagged Photo Posts
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