Archive for June, 2006
Sting & Dowland
Jun.03, 2006 - Famous Players
Rock star Sting (I’m a fan) has a recording coming out pretty soon that will feature music of John Dowland. There are some details on his website.
Do Be, Doobie, Do!
Jun.02, 2006 - Philosophy
When a student fails an audition, his teacher asks, “Have I failed?” Tony Morris of Classical Guitar Alive! responded on rec.music.classical.guitar:
Nobody failed at anything. You only fail when you quit. He needs to overcome his nerves, and the way to do it is for him to get his ass back on the horse and keep performing. He needs to regularly play his program at every hospital and old folks home within a 25 mile radius. And act confident. Acting is being.
To which I can’t resist adding Vonnegut’s comparative analysis of famous existential thinkers:
“To be is to do.” -Socrates
“To do is to be.” -Sartre
“Do be do be do.” -Sinatra
Grace Like a River
Jun.01, 2006 - Famous Players
Christopher Parkening’s new biography. I haven’t read this yet, but I’m looking forward to it.
