MLT Club Member Dave Johnston
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That really is a great scene in the video!! Very serious and focused and then she nails her bit in the counterplay with the B3 sound!! Awesome and fun altogether.
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Fascinating TED talk. I have zero doubt that the earlier a child is exposed to musical training the better they are off intellectually. I served on a youth orchestra board for a few years and was privileged to get to know the high school musicians and the various teachers and conductors. Music in all forms, even most dissonance, is structured and almost mathematical. My son started piano at 5 and studied through High School and that training and disapline helped his brain evolve no doubt. Looking at the program for a concert the kids are performing listed what college they we going to be attending. The colleges were all Ivy League and mostly top 25 institutions. That early training in music played a central part in their development. I wish I knew Why but I believe it is some way related to Biophila… man’s inherent love of nature. I believe music is natural. It must be in our DNA. It’s absolutely amazing how rewarding music can be!!!
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Jurgen…loved that video
One of the groups that comes immediately to mind for me is King Crimson. Extremely disaplined drum and percussion work. They are amazing to see live. Can be tedious if you aren’t really into it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1JapuD0ikk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpZxwe4SXY8
I love the drums in Come Together
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45cYwDMibGo
And of course let me introduce Mona on drums and bongos!!
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Jung et al. Just thought I’d post this corner of our living room where my wife occassionally practices Chinese Calligraphy. She’s originally from Shanghai but came to the States and stayed to advance her education. I’ll see if my wife can write something MLT related (no promises!).
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I think that between the (3) of them The MonaLisa Twins are by far and away the best!! The other 2 are exactly equal in their own right but when mixed together you get a combination that just can’t be much better!!
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Roger et al. How about a special edition bottle from the MLT’s called “Splashy Orange”!
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Christopher…I vaguely remember those dittos. I’m a baseball fan and would often try to keep score while at a ballgame. That’s where neat handwriting was a challenge for me…also found myself so wrapped up in the score keeping that I would miss other action on the field. I do love finding game programs that have the score sheets filled in. Talk about the wide variety of handwriting styles used in that activity !!!
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Jung, Roger and Jackie….below see the bottle of Sheaffer’s Skrip #82 Washable Purple ink that I found hiding in a cabinet in my basemant!! It’s still full but not to confident it would be healthy for a pen being as old as it is. Must admit I haven’t used purple ink for quite some time but maybe it is time I did. And Jung, both of those pens in the previous message are relatively cheap demonstrators. I have a Twsbi demonstrator as well though I can’t seem to find it at this moment so not sure what model it is. The Delta pen and ink holder in the previous pic is from a pen I bought decades ago and am not really sure what it was (might have been a Dolcevita fountain pen). Didn’t keep the pen but kept the holder.
I don’t know how much a persons writing style can actually tell us about an individual but do believe it might provide a few clues. My Dad had perfect block handwriting and my Dad was all about perfection!! My Grandmothers hand writing was so frilly it was hard to read…not sure that was her intent but maybe she just wanted us to work harder at reading it.
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Let’s not get started with fountain pens!! I use to have a rather large collection of writing instruments (mostly fountain pens) which I have whittled down to a managable number as collecting them but not using them all seemed pointless after a while. I was taught to write with a fountain pen while my dad was stationed in Japan in the mid to late 50’s. I remember being thrilled to carry my pen and pencils in a pencil box!! Still use them today on a daily basis mostly jotting notes or writing in a diary of sorts.
Signatures are fascinating but I never really had the itch to collect them. I had a few and they were mostly Baseball players (Willie Mays/YAZ/Ernie Banks). I gave them away years ago. I did have the experience in my early days working in the Retail Book industry to come across celebrity signatures. I was a reginal manager for the mid-Atlantic area and was responsible for book signings. Often I would find myself next to the celebrity handing him/her a book to sign for a customer. I never really kept any for myself (except for Willie Mays) but did get to meet a handful of people. Jimmy Carter (post-president), Dr Seuss, Garrison Keillor, Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle, Danielle Steel and Barry Manilow! Jimmy was one of the most humble people I have ever meet.
Below are 2 fountain pens I use on a dialy basis.
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Happy Birthday. Sorry for you loss and Diane’s. My brother passed Dec 12th and I miss him dearly.
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Couldn’t agree more!!! Thx.
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Ian Anderson is brilliant! A beautiful piece indeed.
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Jurgen….It wasn’t until about 2011 that KC went to three drummers so none of their formal studio albums have that. However since then they have toured alot using 3 drummers/percussionists. I’m attaching 5 of their collections of live music with the 3 drummer set-up. Live in Chicago is a great place to start. Over the 50+ years they have been on and off and each time with a new line up with Fripp being the constant. I really love their 1st 2 studio albums, In the Court of the Crimson King and In the Wake of Poseidon but there is only one drummer in the group primarily fro 1969-2011. There is also a link below to another live cut which show cases the drummers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWmECLnMKGk
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This reply was modified 1 year, 9 months ago by Dave Johnston.
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This reply was modified 1 year, 9 months ago by Dave Johnston.
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I remember watching the Tony Bennett tribute with Lady Gaga. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2016. She wasnt even sure he’d recognize her when she stepped on the stage but knew he would nail every word and melody!! And he did …though he might not have even known where he was. Music is amazing!!
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This reply was modified 1 year, 9 months ago by Dave Johnston.
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Thx for the reminder and Frank is exactly right…that’s why I visit the site daily to get a scoop of Joy. I shouldn’t have gone down that rabbit hole and felt bad that I even engaged. I got out quickly but should not have taken the bait in the first place.
