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RE: (western) classical music discussion
May 23, 2015 at 5:37 pm
Yes, Flagstaff is a small town. But it is closer to the Grand Canyon than the larger cities, which I have never heard are worth visiting. Are they? Did I miss out on the times that I drove through Arizona?
Sedona reminded me too much of some of the worst of California. The natural scenery though, was pleasant.
Not the greatest, but to keep us somewhat on topic:
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May 23, 2015 at 5:38 pm
(May 23, 2015 at 5:12 pm)Minimalist Wrote: I lived in Smithtown right down the road from there
Ah, one of the train stops going to penn station via huntington 
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RE: (western) classical music discussion
May 23, 2015 at 5:55 pm
Yes...one of many.
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May 23, 2015 at 5:56 pm
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Worst. Train. Ever.
The tracks were so lousy I always expected it to jump off the tracks and crash into some front lawn, it was jerking up and down so hard.
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May 23, 2015 at 6:12 pm
(May 23, 2015 at 5:56 pm)Alex K Wrote: Worst. Train. Ever.
The tracks were so lousy I always expected it to jump off the tracks and crash into some front lawn, it was jerking up and down so hard.
The trains in Germany, then, must not be as bad as one might think from your earlier comments elsewhere. In the early 1980's, German rail, from my limited experience, seemed to be near perfection. I was very impressed.
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RE: (western) classical music discussion
May 23, 2015 at 6:16 pm
We don't do trains very well over here. The billionaires don't ride them so they don't give a flying fuck about them.
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RE: (western) classical music discussion
May 23, 2015 at 6:46 pm
(May 23, 2015 at 6:12 pm)Pyrrho Wrote: (May 23, 2015 at 5:56 pm)Alex K Wrote: Worst. Train. Ever.
The tracks were so lousy I always expected it to jump off the tracks and crash into some front lawn, it was jerking up and down so hard.
The trains in Germany, then, must not be as bad as one might think from your earlier comments elsewhere. In the early 1980's, German rail, from my limited experience, seemed to be near perfection. I was very impressed.
No they are not. There is quite the difference between fear of violently crashing into the scenery, and having a few minutes delay every once in a while.
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May 23, 2015 at 7:01 pm
(May 23, 2015 at 6:46 pm)Alex K Wrote: (May 23, 2015 at 6:12 pm)Pyrrho Wrote: The trains in Germany, then, must not be as bad as one might think from your earlier comments elsewhere. In the early 1980's, German rail, from my limited experience, seemed to be near perfection. I was very impressed.
No they are not. There is quite the difference between fear of violently crashing into the scenery, and having a few minutes delay every once in a while.
You Germans are so spoiled.
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RE: (western) classical music discussion
May 23, 2015 at 7:11 pm
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(May 23, 2015 at 12:58 pm)Minimalist Wrote: When I speak of "classical" I generally mean stuff written between 1750-1800.
So. . . classical. 
(May 23, 2015 at 3:12 pm)Minimalist Wrote: It does help a little. Thanks.
I find some irony in a guy named "Minimalist" not liking Rothko. Just saying.
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May 23, 2015 at 7:46 pm
(May 23, 2015 at 2:05 am)Minimalist Wrote: Back.
First, the modern piece of shit was some atrocity called "Finding Rothko." "Rothko" is some modern painter. To drive the point home they flashed samples of his work that supposedly "inspired" the music. All I can say about the paintings is that Rothko seems like an untalented 3 year old who found the finger paint. The music was worse. Rothko should be killed not found.
Following that was the Bruch Violin Concerto. Now, the bar for the evening had been set low by the first piece and Bruch easily cleared it. The violinist was superb. The first movement was very good, the second somewhat pedestrian but the third really made up for that Finding Rothko shit.
The Mahler concluded the evening and brought down the house.
Now I have the bad news. The composer of the travesty was Adam Schoenberg. He was born in 1980, and is still alive.
See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Schoenberg
http://adamschoenberg.com
You will likely go to prison if you kill him, but lovers of music will sing your praises. That you would likely go to prison is because there is no justice in the world. I will certainly not cooperate with the prosecution if you sacrifice yourself for the good of music. And please, do not post your plans online, as I do not want to read about a retired history professor being charged with murder for killing someone who is killing culture.
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