Posted on 03/04/2013 6:01:01 PM PST by laurenmarlowe
My birthplace and hometown. Some of the most exciting times as a kid was sitting on the hill and watching the rockets launch.
Grew up there living on base ‘64 - ‘68. My dad was in the Air Defense Commmand. Fond memories of missile launches.
You’re such a dear, thank you for the lovely Texas Bluebonnets ConorMacNessa!
Wishing you well always.
*HUGS*
Hiya Sweetpea & thanks for all you do for our troops! Hope you & the family are well. *Hugs*
Hi MA!
*MUCHO HUGS*
Evenin’ CodeToad, thanks for joining us this evening!
American composer Samuel Barbers best known piece is the Adagio for Strings, which is often used on sad and solemn occasions. If you saw The Elephant Man or Platoon, you heard the Barber Adagio at the end. The version were used to hearing was arranged by Arturo Toscanini for string orchestra in 1936 from the second movement of Barbers Quartet. What was played in Miami was the full quartet, and the Adagio hits harder in the string quartet version. Here is a video, for which I recommend a box of tissues or three handkerchiefs.
Barber: Quartet in B minor, second movement (adagio)
The Hugo Wolf piece is sheer fun. Cellist Robert deMaine loves it.
Dmitri Shostakovichs Quartet #8 in C minor is for hard core chamber music people, and its both depressing and transcendent. You have to love the modern Russians to enjoy it.
Maurice Ravels Quartet in F Major is one of his greatest pieces, and the Ehnes Quartet has it nailed. Back in 2003, the Seattle Chamber Music Society programmed this quartet for the first time after I had begged for it for years. Jimmy Ehnes, Richard ONeill and Bob deMaine were the first violinist, violist and cellist respectively for the Ravel. (I forget who played second violin that night.) The performance was amazing, and afterward the musicians knew that something astonishing had happened on stage. That was the night the first seeds for the Ehnes String Quartet were planted. What I witnessed in Miami was the best performance of the piece Id ever heard, and I told Jimmy and Bob that they needed to record it. (Theyll be recording Barber, and Shostakovich #7 and #8, live in Seattle this July.) Here is the second movement, which is an absolute blast.
Ravel: Quartet in F, second movement (scherzo)
I hope to be present for the Canteen this Friday with a new project.
Hi there TADSLOS, thanks for joining us this evening. Fond memories, I’m sure!
You were missed! :)
Just before Christmas one year, a friend was diagnosed with leukemia and was told she must begin chemotherapy immediately. Just a few weeks earlier, Kim had told friends how blessed and content she felt with a loving family, a comfortable home, and a new grandson. As she entered the hospital, Kim asked Jesus to make His presence known to her and to stay close.
The next 7 months of treatments followed by recovery in partial isolation became a season she calls forced leisure. She says she learned how to slow down, reflect quietly, and rest in Gods goodness, love, and perfect planregardless of whether or not she would be healed.
One of Gods promises to His people Israel became personal to Kim: The Lord your God . . . will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing (Zeph. 3:17).
Kim is in remission after a journey she says changed her life for the better. Now back in her busy routine, she often pauses to recapture the lessons of forced leisure.
How important that wein good times or times of challengedraw near to Gods loving heart to hear His voice and place our lives in His hands.
Read: Zephaniah 3:14-20
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I really missed you!
So I comforted myself by reading the Bible and came across this Scripture:
Acts 28:7:There was an estate nearby that belonged to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us to his home and for three days entertained us hospitably.
So it would seem that St. Paul enjoys your Weekend entertainment as well.
So Glad to have you back. Sorry your visit to my beautiful State was during the COLDEST weekend of the YEAR! LOL!
Good evening, Connie, and thanks for the Tribute To Our Troops.
Hope your commute was without incident. *HUGS*
((((Lauren))))! *rubbing eyes*
Is it really you! :) Good to see ya!
David was stationed at Vandenberg when he was going through
missle school as a 2nd Lt. He lived in Lompok and I visited
him several times and toured the beautiful grounds of that
base. We also took a road trip to Santa Barbara and to St.
Simeon to William Randolph Hurst’s amazing mountain home.
“For three days, Publius didst entertain Paul with fine Italian food, CD’s of great classical music and opera DVD’s. Paul didst indeed like the food, but his musical taste tended verily toward the blues.”
Yeah...I figured Paul for a Blues Man! :-)
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Good evening, Mac...*HUGS*...a good day at the new place?
A good drive?
Main roads clear here, but overcast and a bit wet in spots.
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