Author Archives: ksedinger

The Giacomo, Niagara Falls, NY

This building, once the United Office Building and now the Giacomo Hotel, was for many years the tallest building in Niagara Falls, NY, until the construction of the big Seneca casino there. The American city has to this day not … Continue reading

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Tone Poem Tuesday

I featured this piece years ago, reflecting on the fact that I performed it in the concert band at a music camp that I attended as a teenager. But in that post I didn’t write much about the piece itself. … Continue reading

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Go Bills…kinda

So, public opinion seems to be coalescing to a degree around the idea that the best Super Bowl matchup to conclude the season that is currently winding its way toward a conclusion would pit the Buffalo Bills against the Detroit … Continue reading

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Sunday Stealing

Looking over this week’s quiz, I think I can answer some of these. Let’s give it a shot!    What was the last song you listened to? Yesterday I started listening to Wagner’s Das Rheingold, leaving off somewhere in Act I. … Continue reading

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A few tabs to close….

Here’s some stuff that’s been languishing in open tabs on my browser: ::  Matt Zoller Seitz on Clint Eastwood’s current movie, both as a movie and as a data point in how movies are exhibited and marketed these days. The … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday

Another favorite by Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors.

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Contemplation

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Tone Poem Tuesday

I could write something about Vocalise by Rachmaninoff…or I could just get out of the way and let you listen to Vocalise by Rachmaninoff. So, here’s Vocalise by Rachmaninoff.

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Quizzical quizzing

From SundayStealing we get these questions: When do I feel most authentically myself: When I’m writing or taking photos.  What I’m thankful for today Ooof. I’m not gonna lie here: Thankfulness has not had a good run of late. A … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday

I had no idea what to say last week, and I find I still have no idea what to say this week. Yes, I have thoughts on the decision this country made. No, I do not know when–or even if–I will write them … Continue reading

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