Tag Archives: Something For Thursday

Good lord, what a work week this is shaping up to be. I had every intention of getting some blogging done, and it’s all I’ve been able to manage to keep the momentum going on Princess In Space Book III: … Continue reading →

For a while, this song had an odd way of playing each and every time The Wife and I went someplace. It was guaranteed. That’s mostly because it featured strongly in the playlist of the Satellite Radio thingie she has … Continue reading →

You know what I feel like, on this crisp almost-spring morning? I feel like Beethoven. Well, listening to Beethoven. I don’t actually feel like Beethoven himself, because he’s been dead almost 200 years. Ewww. Here’s an entire symphony: the Sixth, … Continue reading →

Sorry for the lack of posting — busy week and lots of writing! But here’s one of my favorite Dougie MacLean songs. It’s about the relationship of teachers and students, and the way we learn by just being in their … Continue reading →

In addition to The Wife’s birthday, yesterday was also George Harrison’s birthday. In his honor, here is a song he wrote: “Here Comes the Sun”.

So there was a composer who wrote an opera, and this composer was so lackadaisical that he didn’t finish the overture until literally hours before the first performance. This is what happens when you put off important jobs to the … Continue reading →

Sometimes you need Big Russian Romanticism to get you through the cold times….

Whoa, I’m awfully late with this one…anyway, here’s a bit of science fiction film music. As great as Jerry Goldsmith was at his best, I had trouble with the last decade or so of his career, because a lot of … Continue reading →