Dude, starting off a post in the RIP thread by mentioning the missus causes me anxiety .
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I see that now. Long live Mrs F. She is alive and well
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But is she kicking?
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RIP George Winston, a jazz / blues / folk pianist / guitarist / harmonica-ist.
His album Autumn was my introduction to ānew ageā music, I guess, and Iāve loved his work ever since.
Fun fact, I got to see him in concert when he came to St. Louis a couple of years ago! I heard that he was coming, decided to buy some tickets, and got like 10. Took kids and person I was dating and some parents a couple of other adults too, it was a great time. He performed without shoes - socks only.
I have a book of sheet music, and it is my wish to eventually be able to play each one of those pieces, though I donāt have any realistic expectations that Iāll do any of them any justice.
hereās a great version of Carol of the Bells from December which highlights several aspects of his play style - independence of melody and harmony, strong and sustained pedal, and eventually incredibly complex fingering.
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RIP Piano Master. Iāve probably hear the December album >100 times, starting from childhood and also using it as calming instrumental music while studying for exams.
Hereās one of my favorite pieces he performed, the live video elevates how impressive it is, I got to see it live at a NYE concert many years ago.
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That is awesome! Made my day.
I can do the left hand of L&L or one finger of the right hand of L&L, but not both at the same time.
Gonna start on two-or-more fingers of the right hand, next time Iām near a piano. All by ear, and it takes 30 minutes or so to get a few notes in a row correct. Yes, Iām that bad.
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My father told me āif you canāt say something nice about a person, donāt say anythingā. So I am just posting the announcement of this death without a comment.
I make a few exceptions to that rule and posted this in the burn in hell thread.
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āYou should never say bad things about the dead, only goodā¦ Joan Crawford is dead. Good.ā
Bette Davis
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yeah Iām going to a different thread
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Treat Williams great actor. Tragic.
RIP Silvio Berlusconi. Polarizing Italian politician. Introduced ābunga bungaā to English dictionaries.
Cormac McCarthy - 89
Itās amazing he got those last two novels out just in time.
RIP Cormac. Thanks for many hours of pleasurable reading.
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He showed a lot of promise and did well in several tours.
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Thatās so awful. Itās such a dangerous sport. I canāt believe they didnāt used to wear helmets. But mountain descents can be so treacherous. Was it raining? Either wayā¦