Yeah. I need to get this off my kitchen counter, and out to the garage, before some “extra” whisky makes me wonder why my brown rice tastes so weird? 🤪
You're eventually gonna run out of time. Might be because of your own decisions (lifestyle, bad habits). Might also have nothing to do with you: Wile E. Coyote drops a piano intended for the Roadrunner, that takes you out instead. Start enjoying our life right now. "I'm too busy." is not a life, forwards nothing to your children.
In particular, if you have kids, gather up all the memories you can by doing things with them. Take on adventures. Explore museums, visit fun and interesting landscapes, take them white-water rafting, canoeing, sailing, swimming. Go camping, visit beaches, teach them how to fish. None of that will be wasted... for you, but more particularly for them.
Got a text this afternoon summoning me to a gathering of the Cousins for Memorial Day at our lake (Ely Lake). I, of course, neglected to take photos (as almost always). But it was wonderful to see everyone, and I had a great time. It's neat how most of us who grew up together there during our summers of the 1960s/1970s (a large clan) have gathered again as permanent residents. And for reference, here's a photo of Ely Lake. 😀
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Once I turned 60, and especially after I no longer had a job to go to, I ceased caring what anyone else thinks about my appearance. I mean that in a healthy way. I think that's true for most men my age, unless you're a narcissist. 🤷♂️
Opened this up for the first time in ~6 years. I stopped playing completely when I left the Army in 2009.
I bought this in 1983, I think (with a little help from Mom & Dad). My first — and only — professional Horn. The detachable bell is in the top half of the case, out of sight. It's a Yamaha YHR-862: a big bore, big throated Kruspe wrapped Horn. Perfect for Concert Band or a large Orchestra (Mahler), when you need to project.
You could point out the Cello has a similar range, tone, sonority... but the Cello can't project the power that a brass instrument can. Because brass instruments are powered by human breath: there's more human soul there by the very nature of the instruments.
This is a fine performance. But the ex-military Horn player in me (US Army 1986-2009) needs to know the economics of performing after beats in the range of a perfect 5th (or even a 3rd for the lower parts) on a Horn that costs over $7k?