No. 9

What can I say? I hated my metronome my entire childhood, but this brings me back to all those days in youth orchestra. Enjoy

are you a visual thinker?

I started Suzuki violin at 4 yrs old and at that age you learn to play by listening to recordings. Back in my day, this meant a lot of wear and tear on our cassette player! Even after I could read music, recitals and other performances demanded playing from memory. To this day I can still see entire sheets of notes and staffs creating a visual road map that assisted me through performances.

Unlike this video, there wasn't much improv in the classical music I learned... even in a cadenza.

long long ago...

I had a 1/4 size violin and took Suzuki lessons, just like Mary. This impromptu concert *almost* inspired me to take out my violin. I'm not even sure where it is right now. Maybe the attic?

sneak peek

Coming *very* soon.
A new website for Huntington Street Cafe in Shelton, CT.

sing with the king

Please step aside Martina McBride, now ANYone can sing alongside the King on a Blue Christmas. Grab a phone, record away and your rock-n-roll legend duet will be whisked off to a friend in a Christmas e-card! This site also allows you to preview tracks from the new album, Elvis Presley: Christmas Duets. I just adore how how the radio tuner crackles with static as you move between stations on the dial (it is a little strange getting nostalgic about the radio). Now my only problem: I'm not sure my singing voice should ever be recorded... http://www.singwiththeking.com/

Pinetop Perkins

I have always heard Austin is the self-proclaimed live music capital of the world, but I didn't quite get a feel for that staying on S Congress even though we were right across from the famed Continental Club.

When you crack open the weekly copy of The Chronicle you start to get the picture.
Unfortunately, we were not in town on the weekend, but *every* night of the week there is quite a selection. After our dinner at Threadgill's we continued on to Antone's, the home of blues and got to see 95 yr old Pinetop Perkins on the piano, with Willie "big eye" Smith on harmonica, who is no slouch either at 72! I was thrilled to get some photos in the low light of Antone's. Though we were enjoying the music, we eventually tired of standing in the audience. We moved on for a nightcap at the Driskill Hotel bar where we saw two other live performances. On the way back to our car we heard the music from countless others drifting out of nearby venues into the night air.