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Not sure if it fits #2, but I can envision what your saying about #1! Actually, the grouping of all of those events at one moment was a surprise to me. While sitting reading Morton Feldman Says, the cook at the lodge that I'm staying at was playing Kind of Blue in the kitchen while finishing up preps. I began hearing harp sounds and figured that either I was dead or that this was the new Vince Wilburn and CO approach to their new Wal-Mart friendly remastered Miles-mania marketing idea. Got up from my chair and all of the events that I mentioned were just there in front of my eyes and ears. David, hope all is OK. Please keep us up to date (if it's any of our business, that is... ) Rod
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As an alternative to Hussein's death sentence and Doogie Howser's big announcement, I am sitting looking at a beautiful sunset reflecting on the New Mexico Mimbres mountain, watching deer and hummingbirds, listening to a woman play an Irish harp while her husband sits next to her creating a watercolor. Rod
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Question to Member "Teasing the Korean"
rostasi replied to Saint Vitus's topic in Miscellaneous - Non-Political
Glad nobody chose Pussy Galore. We'd probably have many pages on that. -
Question to Member "Teasing the Korean"
rostasi replied to Saint Vitus's topic in Miscellaneous - Non-Political
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Definitely not a silly question. Since you're referring to folders and not playlists, I think that it files according to tags and then divides up the complete list according to: • Playlists • Artists • Albums • Songs • Podcasts • Genres • Composers • Audiobooks Then, within each area you can listen randomly or in a series. Not really sure about intricately created files 'cause I just dump the lot on it and hit random. The only non-artist file that I think that I have on iTunes is a "Various Artist" file and it comes thru just fine on the iPod. (Artists/various artists/all). So, I'd think that your "1958" file would read just like that. Is your 1958 file listed under "Artists", or "Albums", etc? Then you choose that: (______/1958/Miles Davis)
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Question to Member "Teasing the Korean"
rostasi replied to Saint Vitus's topic in Miscellaneous - Non-Political
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Question to Member "Teasing the Korean"
rostasi replied to Saint Vitus's topic in Miscellaneous - Non-Political
With Cannonball!! -
I've enjoyed this one too, but for some it may take some time. I'd stay with it for a few more spins if I were you.
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Question to Member "Teasing the Korean"
rostasi replied to Saint Vitus's topic in Miscellaneous - Non-Political
I've always thought that it was from the Goldfinger soundtrack, but it could be coincidence? Rod -
Clearing Out All Your Music On A I-Pod Mini
rostasi replied to Soulstation1's topic in Miscellaneous Music
If the songs show up on this person's computer (in iTunes, for instance), I would think it'd work like other iPods - you'd just highlight all of the songs and press the equivalent of "delete" (I'm being a bit vague 'cause I don't know what your co-worker is using for a computer) and all of the songs would disappear into the Trash. As a matter of fact, I just deleted everything on mine (but not a "mini") that way about 2 hours ago and I'm uploading a fresh batch of 5000 tunes at this very moment for an upcoming trip. Rod -
So is it true that you and actress Jane Alexander have the exact same birthday today? play some of the best music and relax on this fine Saturday. Rod
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Tonight, our most popular local sports announcer - Dale Hansen - had a fit tonight on our ABC affiliate. It seems that when the news anchor was doing a verbal segue into sports, he announced the Cardinals win. Hansen rested his chin on his hand and said to the newsguy, "Hey, why don't you just announce the sports tonight!" or something close to that. The other anchor person said, "Well, why don't we take a break and we'll come back." They went to commercials... Hilarious...then back from commercials, they went directly to Hansen who said, "A great philosopher once asked, 'Why am I here?' and I must say that I agree with him..." Real dramady at it's finest!! Rod
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Incredible version! Nina Simone 1962
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Aug 14, 1967
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"Prize" doesn't necessarily mean money or financial gain. Ok, read my last post. I didn't say that it was fruitless to try to create something new. I welcome artists to try to do something that's new to themselves. There's far too many that stay in a rut doing the same old routine.
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I think that we agree here, but there may be a difference in the subjective/objective outlook. It's fine for folks to try something new for themselves - otherwise a creative artist could quickly become bored with his craft - I'm speaking of the idea of creating something that proclaims itself to be new in the creative artistic culture. Some folks will create with their "eyes on the prize" - so to speak...other's will give up, because "there's nothing really new under the sun" while other folks will press on doing what they enjoy without regard to it's current or future possibilities. It's those folks that I enjoy the most.
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I think you probably meant to type "outside of the mainstream", no? avant-garde does literally mean 'vanguard' in French.Yup, you're right - I meant to leave out the word "outside" - just "of the vanguard" (should make more sense now).
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I've only time to look at the first and last page of this topic - seems to have taken a nasty nosedive BTW - so forgive any redundancy here, but: "avant-garde" just refers to anything "of the vanguard" (or outside of the accepted "norm" or expected) and has only real meaning to those that stand outside the creative artist (audio/visual/dance/text/etc) and judge their efforts, abilities and the possible histories. It's a futile attempt to try to be avant-garde, because it's not in your hands - never was. If you're young, you can get excited about new discoveries, but it doesn't mean that just because they're new to you means that they're actually new. (David Byrne discovers African music in the 80's) ...and as you get older, you begin to realize (if you get wiser as well) - that it's fruitless to think that you're doing something that hasn't been done before. You therefore begin to question what the term "avant-garde" really means and discover that it's just a appellation given, from outside, to your work. Some of the most pretentious players, composers, et al., for me, are the ones that put on the hat (with shiny trim) of thinking that they're doing something new - the self-consciously artistic elite. ...but the best, I think, are those that, with time (and that's what it takes), have really created a distinctly personal way of creating their art and don't have to crow about it. There'll be the fashions and fads (Phill Niblock, I'm sure, is pleased as punch for this these days), but history sorts it all out. In our work, "history" takes longer than our lifetime, so you're gonna be disappointed if you're wanting the glories now. Best work, best people, and best ideas come from those who just DO what their heart and minds suggest without concerns of legacy. I don't think John Cage, Anthony Braxton or Mark E. Smith ever gave more than a passing second to such notions of legacy. Rod (who has a date with a piano and some electronics - all three of which are not new) --- Now playing: Luciano Berio - Sequenza VIIb for Soprano Saxophone (also not new) edited to make more sense!
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There's a record shop in Nanaimo, BC where he drops his stuff.
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I'll read this whole thing tomorrow after I get outta bed, but for now: Never understood the Saariaho thing - empty calories or maybe it had to do with her involvement in a project I was involved. <shrug> I'm mostly with Larry on his picks too - (including Clem's mention of Madchen). I'd add some others, but I need to read this thread to know what's goin' on... Eötvos is a fine composer, instrumentalist (in his 1960/70's days esp.) and damn nice fellow! g'nite, Rod
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French lit.I thought you were gonna tell me to go back to bed.
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(wanders in from outside) Watcha all talkin' bout here?
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From Aug '57: