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My friend John Clayton says he can clearly hear the difference which he ascribes to the difference between analog and digital capability. While I am sure he can, I have no illusions of my own ability to do the same.
What I do hear clearly, no matter how carefully I handle them, is a record that is in continual decline.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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In case Dan reads the thread...
A Whiff of Kansas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No8wNBqn4RI
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One of my fall back stations on Sirius is "Escape"---and Friday afternoon I was in escape mode when this came on. How many times have I heard this---from how many artists---but never as an instrumental---it is beautiful
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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I didn't make it through listening to your link when I found this on the sidebar:
The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible - Arthur C. Clarke
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Now imagine combining the incomparable Miss Ronstadt's voice with the song's originator, Smokey Robinson...Originally Posted by Mike
The future is forged on the anvil of history...The interpreter of history wields the hammer... - Unknown author...
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Oh sure----sucked in by any shinny penny heyI didn't make it through listening to your link when I found this on the sidebar:
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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One of the great things about my cloud music library is that it travels with me. I miss my speakers but I supplement them with ear buds. As I was working just now Renee Fleming came on. I will spare you from opera--although she is a fantastic soprano, but here she is singing Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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Rockstars with bagpipes...
Even better...
The future is forged on the anvil of history...The interpreter of history wields the hammer... - Unknown author...
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Very nice.
I enjoy bagpipes in limited doses. Many years ago we used to go camping at one of our most lovely State Parks, Rickets Glenn. For a number of years an old man who seemed to camp there every weekend in the summer would walk along the shore and play the bagpipes at dusk--it was one of the most beautiful and meditative sounds you could imagine--even the kids would stop their play and listen to the "old man".
Here are two more traditional---and spectacular pieces from the great showman (and musician) Andre Rieu.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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I'm wondering if "Scotland the Brave" has ever been performed on any instrument other than the pipes...I always liked it...
The future is forged on the anvil of history...The interpreter of history wields the hammer... - Unknown author...
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For some unknown and inexplicable reason, I was drawn toward this video even though my dancing has been known to frighten children and prompt callouts of the National Guard......Ben
The future is forged on the anvil of history...The interpreter of history wields the hammer... - Unknown author...
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Speaking of dancing, this came up on the sidebar...And I don't care if it is French......Ben
The future is forged on the anvil of history...The interpreter of history wields the hammer... - Unknown author...
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Really like Fleming's Hallelujah!
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“You can vote your way into socialism, but you have to shoot your way out.” — Too fundamental to have an attribution
Nov 5, 1946 - Nov 19, 2018Beautiful
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I've never heard this piece before, and I think I know why, who can play it?
https://youtu.be/BZJwZYjh4bY
Speaking of the tango —
https://youtu.be/kkjBLmM6KEg
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“You can vote your way into socialism, but you have to shoot your way out.” — Too fundamental to have an attribution
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