…I wrote more at length about my mother.
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Robert John Guttke, 1952-2023
My newest Substack newsletter is a sad one…but when one knows someone like Robert, one must bear witness on their passing.
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New newsletter!!!
I finally got off my butt and wrote a new Substack. What about? Indiana Jones, of course!
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The newsletter lives!
I finally got out a new issue of my newsletter! It’s not the deep dive into Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony just yet, and if you’ve regularly been reading this site you won’t really need this letter all that much, but…here it is. And subscribe, if you haven’t already!
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Rachmaninoff at 150: The Isle of the Dead (on Substack)
My celebration of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s 150th anniversary continues over on my newsletter! Today I discuss his astonishing symphonic poem, The Isle of the Dead. Check it out! Subscribe!
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Rachmaninoff at 150: On the Substack
As I’ve indicated, I’m saving long essays on four specific works by Sergei Rachmaninoff for my Substack, and the first of those is up today. Please check it out! This time out we deep dive into the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.
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New Newsletter
I’ve just sent out a new issue of my newsletter! And you should subscribe, if you haven’t already! (This particular issue is a bit recursive, being mostly links back to this site, but still worth reading, as I am launching my Rachmaninoff content there as well.)
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“We’re using time-honored skills to preserve history.”
So, what is noted master furniture restorer and upholsterer Sonnaz Nooranvary so cheerful about? Clearly, it’s the latest issue of my newsletter, in which I write about one of my favorite teevee shows ever (and one that features Ms. Nooranvary), The Repair Shop. Check it out and subscribe! Tell your friends and your neighbors and your coworkers and that sleep-deprived barista who nevertheless gets your coffee order right more often than not!
(No, Ms. Nooranvary isn’t cheering anything I did, that’s just a screencap from an episode of The Repair Shop. But I’ll bet she would cheer it, if she had any idea who I was!)
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Sunday at the Movies
Here’s a trailer for the nifty film we just went to see:
And if you want to know what I thought about said movie, well, those thoughts are over on my newsletter!
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Pitter patter!
If you haven’t subscribed to my newsletter, then why not? The latest issue went out the other day but you can still read it right here. This time out, I waxed poetic and lengthy about two teevee shows that I’ve come to love dearly in the last year, Letterkenny and its spinoff Shoresy.
All issues are available here. Subscribe! Please! You know you want to!