Nathan Milstein's Birthday Anniversary

Nathan Milstein
Russian-American violin virtuoso
(13 January 1903 - 21 December 1992)

Nathan Milstein, violin
- Violin Sonata in G Minor - I. Larghetto
(Tartini; arr. Kreisler)

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Christmas Eve 2015

24 December  2015

Christmas Eve
North America


Colorado Symphony and Choir
2005

- Too Hot to Handel - Sinfonia 3'34"
(after G.F. Handel "The Messiah")

~*~

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24 December 2015

Christmas Eve
North America


Toronto Symphony and Choir
Florence Quivar, messo-soprano
Kathleen Battle, soprano
1987

- The Messiah Oratorio- He Shall Feed His Flock  5'19"
(G.F. Handel)

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Christmas in the Wing

22 December  2015

Winter Solstice
The first day of winter
Three days till Christmas

The Jim Cullum Jazz Band
1984

- We Wish You a Merry Christmas 2'33"
(Traditional)

~*~

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22 December 2015

Winter Solstice
The first day of winter
Three days till Christmas

Van Cliburn, piano
1961

- Etude in A Minor, Op. 25, No. 11, "Winter-wind" 3'38"
(F. Chopin)


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The Beginning of Winter

The Beginning of Winter
W.  M.   MacKeracher (1909)

Now are the trees all ruefully bereft
Of their brave liveries of green and gold,
No shred of all their pleasant raiment left
To shield them from the wind and nipping cold.
Now is the grass all withered up and dead,
And shrouded in its cerement of the snow;
Now the enfeebled Sun goes soon to bed,
And rises late and carries his head low.
Now is the night magnificent to view
When the Queen Moon appears with cloudless brow;
Now are our spirits cleans'd and born anew
In the clear, quickening atmosphere; and now
We re-make home, and find our hearts' desire
In common talk before the cheerful fire.

Winter Solstice, 2015

1822 Hours
Mostly Cloudy
56.7°F /13.7°C


December  22, 2015       Rise:        Set:
Actual Time            7:15 AM PST  4:49 PM PST
Civil Twilight         6:46 AM PST  5:18 PM PST
Nautical Twilight      6:13 AM PST  5:51 PM PST
Astronomical Twilight  5:41 AM PST  6:23 PM PST
Moon                   2:57 PM PST  4:05 AM PST

Length of Visible Light 10h 32m
Length of Day 9h 33m
              Tomorrow will be 0m 4s longer

Beethoven's Birthday Anniversary 2015

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17 December  2015

Ludwig van Beethoven's Birthday
a Classical music immortal
(17 December 1770 - 26 March 1827) 

Walter Murphy and his orchestra 
1977


- A Fifth of Beethoven 3'03"
(after Beethoven)

~*~

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Ludwig van Beethoven's Birthday

(17 December 1770 - 26 March 1827) 

Ralph Font and his orchestra
1959

- Minuet in G Cha Cha 2'11" 
(after Beethoven)


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A Tribute to Sinatra on His Centennial Birthday

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12 December  2015

Frank Sinatra's Birthday
"Chairman of the Board"
(12 December 1915 - 14 May 1998) 

Beegie Adair, jazz piano trio 
2010

- Fly Me to the Moon 3'35"
(B. Howard)

~*~

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Frank Sinatra's Birthday
"Ol' Blue Eyes"
(12 December 1915 - 14 May 1998)

Beegie Adair, jazz piano trio
2010

- Come Rain or Come Shine 4'50" 
(H. Arlen)


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Your Voice Moves My Heart So

Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix

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7 December 2015

Bent Fabric's Birthday
Danish pianist and composer
(Born: 7 December 1924 ) 

Bent Fabric, piano 
1962

- Delilah 2'15"
(after Saint-Saen, 'Samson and Deliah'

~*~

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7 December 2015

Charles Magnante's Birthday
American accordionist
(7 December 1905 - 30 December 1985)

Charles Magnante, accordion
and his orchestra
1964

- Carmen Opera Medley 3'44" 
(after Bizet, 'Carmen')


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Anne of Green Gables Sweet and Strange

Lucy M. Montgomery
Canadian author
(30 Nov 1874 - 24 Apr 1942)

'"If you call me Anne please call me Anne spelled with an E."'

'"What difference does it make how it's spelled?"'

'"Oh, it makes SUCH a difference. It LOOKS so much nicer. When you hear a name pronounced can't you always see it in your mind, just as it it was printed out? I can; and A-n-n looks dreadful, but A-n-n-e looks so much more distinguished..."'

--excerpt, Lucy M. Montgomery, "Anne of Green Gables"

The Charlottetown Festival
- Theme from the musical, "Anne of Green Gables"

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Francisco Tárrega's Birthday Anniversary

Portico and Pool in the Alhambra Alta
(El Patio de los Arrayanes)

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21 November  2015

Francisco Tárrega's Birthday
Spanish classical guitarist and composer
(21 November 1852 - 15 December 1909) 

Angel Romero, Guitar 
1985

- Estudio brillant 2'01"
(Tárrega)

~*~

21 November  2015

Francisco Tárrega's Birthday
Spanish classical guitarist and composer
(21 November 1852 - 15 December 1909) 

Nana Mouskouri, vocal
1989

-Recuerdos de la Alhambra 4'06" 
(Tárrega)


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The Days of Wine and Roses Out of a Misty Dream

Johhny Mercer Statute
Savannah, Georgia, USA

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18 November  2015

Johnny Mercer's Birthday
Songsmith from Savannah, GA
(18 November 1909 - 25 June 1976) 

Pearl Django 
1996

Tangerine 4'19"
(Mercer & Schertzinger)

~*~

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14 November  2015

Johnny Mercer's Birthday
There are no Mercers like this Mercer
(18 November 1909 - 25 June 1976)

Beegie Adair, piano
2003

- Dream 3'05" 
(Mercer)


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Birthday Anniversaries of Aaron and Johann

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14 November  2015

Aaron Copeland's Birthday
American composer
(14 November 1900 - 2 December 1990) 

Antal Dorati, conducting 
London Symphony Orchestra
1961

- The Open Prairie Again 2'17"
(A. Copeland)

~*~

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14 November  2015

Johann Nepomuk Hummel's Birthday
Austrian Classical-Romantic composer
(14 November 1778 - 17 October 1837

Ensemble Explorations
Piano Trio
2007

- Quintet in Eb, Op. 87, 2nd Movement 5'44" 
(J. Hummel)


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Henry Jerome's Birthday Anniversary

Henry Jerome
Band-leader, trumpter, composer, and arranger
(12 Nov 1917 - 23 Mar 2011)

Henry Jerome and His Orchestra (1997)
- "Oh, Pretty Woman" (Orbison & Dees)

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Doc Brown et. al Has Arrived This Day in Hill Valley, CA

Dear Gentle People of Hill Valley, CA:

Today, Wendsday, 21 October, 2015, a Dr. Emmet Brown and his companions Marty McFly Jr., and Jennifer, have time-traveled from 1985 to your city. They arrived exactly at 1629 hours (4:29 PM). Their transport was a gull-wing DeLorean motor vehicle. If you have seen these visitors or the vehicle, please leave a comment on this post and described your most fortuitous encounter ever - past, present, or in the future. We love to hear from you!

Yet Another Phishing Scheme - As Sent From "The Apple App Store"

Beware of this phoney Apple App Store email address: //complicationssvq314@red73.com//

See email attempt illustration below on "click and trick" the user. Delete the email. Do not click on the email links.

Autumn in New York for Vernon's Birthday

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10 October  2015

Vernon Duke's Birthday
Russian-American poet and composer
(10 October 1903 - 1 January 1969) 

Anne Akiko Meyers, violin 
with Reiko Uchida, piano

2010

- Autumn in New York 5'49"
(V. Duke)

~*~

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10 October  2015

An Autumn Jazz

Mel Torme, vocal
with the Boss Brass Big Band

1995

- Autumn Serenade 5'57" 
(S. Gallop & P. DeRose)


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Walter Schumann's Birthday Anniversary

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8 October  2015

Walter Schumann's Birthday
Choral director, conductor, and arranger

The Vocies of Walter Schumann
with tenor saxist Eddie Miller

1951

- Fools Rush In 2'59"
(Bloom & Mercer)

~*~

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8 October  2015

Walter Schumann's Birthday
Choral director, conductor, and arranger

The Vocies of Walter Schumann
with tenor saxist Eddie Miller

1951

- Mooglow 2'59" 
(Hudson, DeLange, and Mills)


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Beside the Autumn Poets Sing

Early Autumn Scenes, A 2015 Video

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Roger Williams' Birthday Anniversary

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1 October  2015

Roger Williams' Birthday
American pop music pianist

Roger Williams, piano 
The Ed Sullivan Show
1955

- Autumn Leaves  3'57"
(J. Kosma)

~*~

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1 October  2015

Roger Williams' Birthday
American pop music pianist

Roger Williams, piano
1957

- Till 3'07" 
(C. Danvers & C. Sigman)


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Shostakovich's Birthday

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25 September  2015
Dmitri Shostakovich's Birthday
Russian neo-classical composer & pianist

Michael Round, piano 
and The National Philharmonic Orchestra
2003

- Piano Concerto No. 2, F Major,  Op. 102
2nd Movement - Andante  7'14"
(D.  Shostakovich)

~*~

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25 September  2015
Dmitri Shostakovich's Birthday
Russian neo-classical composer & pianist

Riccardo Chailly, conducting
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestr
1993

- Tahiti Trot (Tea for Two} 3'32" 
(V. Youmans, arr. Shostakovich)


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Chansons de automne

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23 September  2015
First day of autumn - northern hemisphere

Eric Hammerstein 
and The London Promenade Orchestra
1989

- The Seasons, Op. 67, Autumn
Petit Adagio  4'23"
(A. Glazunov)

~*~

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23 September  2015
First day of autumn - northern hemisphere

Howard Alden, jazz guitar 
2004

- Song d'autumne  4'28"
(D. Reinhardt)


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First Day of Autumn, 2015

23 September 2015
0010 Hours PDT Log
Current Temperature and Condition:
62° F | 17° C
Clear

Astronomy:

23 September 2015         Rise:        Set:
Actual Time            6:52 AM PDT  6:59 PM PDT
Civil Twilight         6:26 AM PDT  7:25 PM PDT
Nautical Twilight      5:55 AM PDT  7:58 PM PDT
Astronomical Twilight  5:24 AM PDT  8:27 PM PDT
Moon                   4:00 PM PDT  1:46 AM PDT

Length of Visible Light 12h 59m
Length of Day 12h 07m
Tomorrow will be 2m 24s shorter.

Waxing Gibbous, 70% of the Moon is Illuminated.

Immure Yourself within the Autumn's Rustle

An autumn poem of Dr. Zhivago.

Autumn
Yury Zhivago

I have allowed my family to scatter,
All those who were my dearest to depart,
And once again an age-long loneliness
Comes in to fill all nature and my heart.

Alone this cottage shelters me and you:
The wood is an unpeopled wilderness
And ways and footpaths wear, as in the song,
Weeds almost overgrowing each recess;

And where we sit together by ourselves
The log walls gaze upon us mournfully.
We gave no promise to leap obstacles,
We shall yet face our end with honesty.

At one we'll sit, at three again we'll rise,
My book with me, your sewing in your hand,
Nor with the dawning shall we realize
When all our kissing shall have had an end.

You leaves, more richly and more recklessly
Rustle your dresses, spill yourselves away,
And fill a past day's cup of bitterness
Still higher with the anguish of today!

All this delight, devotion and desire!
We'll fling ourselves into September's riot!
Immure yourself within the autumn's rustle
Entirely: go crazy, or be quiet!

How when you fall into my gentle arms
Enrobed in that silk-tasselled dressing gown
You shake the dress you wear away from you
As only coppices shake their leaves down!-

You are the blessing on my baneful way,
When life has depths worse than disease can reach,
And courage is the only root of beauty,
And it is this that draws us each to each.

Two American Musicians' Birthdays

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20 September  2015

A Birthday Anniversary
Frank DeVol
American arranger, conductor & actor
(20 September 1911 - 17 October 1999)

Frank DeVol and His Orchestra
1957
- Dreamy 3'21"
(E. Garner)

~*~

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20 September 2015

William Kapell
American Classical music pianist 
(20 September 1922 - 29 October 1953)

William Kapell, piano
1953
-Rachmaninoff 18th Variation
on a Theme of Paganini 2'41
(S. Rachmaninoff)


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Birthday Anniversaries of Shelby and Charlie

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17 September 2015

A Birthday Anniversary
Shelby Flint
American singer & songwriter
(born: 17 September 1939)

Shelby Flint, vocal
1966
- Moonlight 2'42"
(S. Flint)

~*~

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16 September 2015

A Birthday Anniversary
Charlie Lee Byrd
American jazz guitarist 
(16 September 1925 - 2 December 1999)

Charlie Lee Byrd, guitar
1969
- Corcovado 2'37"
(T. Jobim)


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For His Birthday - Another Postcard to Henry Purcell

Henry Purcell
English Baroque period composer
(10 September 1659 - 21 November 1695)
Roger Cove-Crump, countertenor (1994)

- "If Music Be the Food of Love"*
First Setting, 1692
Music: Henry Purcell
Text: Col. Henry Heveningham
*Opening line from Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night"

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Birthday Anniversary of "Mr. Bumble"

Harry Secombe
as Mr. Bumble in "Oliver!" (1968)

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8 September  2015

A Birthday Anniversary
Harry Secombe, CBE
Welsh tenor, actor, & comedian

(8 September 1921 - 1 April 2001)

Harry Secombe, tenor
(1993 compilation)
- The Lord Is My Shepherd 2'45"
(J. Irvine)

~*~

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8 September  2015

A Birthday Anniversary
Harry Secombe, CBE
Welsh tenor, actor, & comedian

(8 September 1921 - 1 April 2001)

Harry Secombe, tenor
(1993 compilation)
- Abide with with Me 3'44"
(H. Lyte & W. Monk)


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Al Caiola's Birthday

Al Caiola
jazz & pop music guitarist
Born: 7 September, 1920

Al Caiola, guitar (1961)

- "Wheels" (Stephens & Torres)

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Ere I Forget All The Joy That Is Mine, Today

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30 August  2015

A Birthday Anniversary
Johnny Mann
American musician and conductor
(30 August 1928 - 14 June 2014)

The Johnny Mann Singers
(1964)
- Today
(R. Sparkes) 3'00"

~*~

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31 August 2015

Dudley "Big Tiny" Little
American country & blues pianist 
(31 August 1930 - 3 March 2010)

"Big Tiny" Little, piano
(1965)
- King of the Road
(R. Miller) 1'50"


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Eric Coates' Birthday Anniversary

Eric Coates
English light music composer
(27 August 1886 - 21 December 1957)

Sir Charles Mackerras, conducting
London Symphony Orchestra (1986)

- "By the Sleepy Lagoon"(Coates)

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Un conseil de goûter le charme d'être au monde

"...to taste the charm in and of the world"
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22 August 2015

A Birthday Anniversary
Claude Debussy
French neo-classical composer
(22 August 1862 - 25 March 1918)

Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
(2011)
- Bon Soir 
(Debussy) 3'00"

~Debussy wrote this piece to the setting of Paul Bourget's poem, "Beau Soir"

~*~

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22 August 2015

A Birthday Anniversary
Claude Debussy
French neo-classical composer
(22 August 1862 - 25 March 1918)

Joshua Bell, violin
(2003)
- The Girl with the Flaxen Hair
(Debussy) 2'36"


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Two Women of Note Birthdays

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21 August  2015
A Birthday Anniversary
Lili Boulanger
French composer

(21 August 1893 - 15 March 1918)

JoAnn Falletta, conducting
(1997)
- Du matin de printemps 
(L. Boulanger) 5'04"

~*~

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21 August 2015
Consuelo Velazquez
Mexican concert pianist & composer 
(21 August 1916 - 22 January 2005)

Dutch Swing College Band
(1970)
- Besame Mucho
(C. Velazquez) 2'36"


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August - A Poem of Yury Zhivago

August

This was its promise, held to faithfully:
The early morning sun came in this way
Until the angle of its saffron beam
Between the curtains and the sofa lay,

And with its ochre heat it spread across
The village houses, and the nearby wood,
Upon my bed and on my dampened pillow
And to the corner where the bookcase stood.

Then I recalled the reason why my pillow
Had been so dampened by those tears that fellI'd
dreamt I saw you coming one by one
Across the wood to wish me your farewell.

You came in ones and twos, a straggling crowd ;
Then suddenly someone mentioned a word:
It was the sixth of August, by Old Style,
And the Transfiguration of Our Lord.

For from Mount Tabor usually this day
There comes a light without a flame to shine,
And autumn draws all eyes upon itself
As clear and unmistaken as a sign.

But you came forward through the tiny, stripped,
The pauperly and trembling alder grove,
Into the graveyard's coppice, russet-red,
Which, like stamped gingerbread, lay there and glowed.

Pourcel & Shearing Birthday Anniversaries

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14 August 2015
A Birthday Anniversary
Franck Pourcel
French musician & conductor
(14 August 1914 - 12 November 2000)

Franck Pourcel, conducting
(1988)
- Sicilienne
(J.S. Bach; arr. F. Pourcel) 3'54"

~*~

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13 August 2015
George Shearing, OBE
UK jazz pianist
(13 August 1919 - 14 February 2011)

George Shearing Quintet
(1958)
- The Moon Was Yellow
(Ahlert) 2'40"


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On Alexander Glazunov's 150th Birthday Anniversary

Alexander Glazunov
Russian Composer
Late Romantic Period
(10 Aug 1865 - 21 Mar 1936)

Robert Irving, conducting
Concert Arts Orchestra (1960)

- The Seasons, Op. 67, III. Summer - Barcarolle (Glazunov)

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Birthdays of Andre & Morris

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2 August 2015
A Birthday Anniversary
Andre Gagnon
Canadian pianist, composer & conductor
(born: 2 August 1942)

Andre Gagnon, piano
(1996)
- The Way You Look Tonight
(Kern) 3'49"

~*~

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1 August 2015
Morris Stoloff
American composer & conductor
(1 August 1898 - 16 April 1980)

Morris Stoloff, conducting
(1955)
- Moonglow & The Theme from 'Picnic'
(Duning) 3'48"


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A Toast to Sigmund Romberg

Sigmund Romberg
Austro-Hungarian American
Musical & Operetta Composer
(29 July 1887 - 9 November 1951)

Carmen Dragon, conducting
The Hollywood Bowl Pops Orchestra (1993)

- "The Drinking Song" from "The Student Prince" (Romberg)

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Robert Farnon's Birthday Anniversary

How Beautiful Is Night
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24 July 2015
Robert Farnon
Canadian-born composer and conductor
(24 July 1917 - 23 April 2005)

Robert Farnon, conducting
(1989)
- Friendly Persuasion
(Tiomkin) 2'47"

~*~

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24 July 2015
Robert Farnon
Canadian-born composer and conductor
(24 July 1917 - 23 April 2005)

Robert Farnon, conducting
(2000)
- How Beautiful Is Night
(Farnon) 3'17"


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Margaret Whiting's Birthday Anniversary

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22 July 2015
A Birthday Anniversary
Margaret Whiting
Big Band and Swing Music Vocalist
(22 July 1924 - 10 January 2011)

Margaret Whiting, vocal
(2002)
- Where or When
(Rodgers & Hart) 2'54"

~*~

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22 July 2015
A Birthday Anniversary
Margaret Whiting
Big Band and Swing Music Vocalist
(22 July 1924 - 10 January 2011)

Margaret Whiting, vocal
(2000)
- I Only Have Eyes for You
(Warren & Dubin) 3'41"


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J'ai le seul souvenir de ta beauté mortelle

With the remodeling about the house, I had not been able to post Dorothy Kristen's music on her birthday. This American operatic soprano was born on 6 July 1910. Here is the belated post on Kristen.

Te souvient-il du lumineaus voyage--lorsque tu
m'as conduite ici?"

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6 July 2015
A Birthday Anniversary
Dorothy Kristen
operatic soprano
(6 July 1910 - 18 November 1992))

Dorothy Kristen, soprano
(1950)
- Someone to Watch over Me
(Gershwin) 3'05"

~*~

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6 July 2015
A Birthday Anniversary
Dorothy Kristen
operatic soprano
(6 July 1910 - 18 November 1992))

Dorothy Kristen & Robert Merrill, duet
(1947)
- The Death of Thaïs
(Messenet) 4'27"


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Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

It has been a very busy first half of the year. Patio lattice work in the spring, a recent cruise to Alaska on the L'Austral; and meanwile, back at the ranch, the kitchen was being remodeled The house inside and in the garage could give Tracy Emin's "My (messy) Bed" sold for $4.4M keen competition.

The kitchen remodeling project is complete. The three combo-photos below show the work that was done from ceiling to floor - all new ceiling LED can lights, soft-close cabinets, US made GE appliances, a granite-acrylinc sink, and quartz countertop and backsplash.

About 9' of the old base cabinets and brass pulls are re-assembled for use as a patio counter. The old florescent lights from the pre-remodeled kitchens will also be installed along with a patio fan. At this point, the housewide Wi-Fi reception at the patio is "good". I could add a Netgear Wi-Fi extender later if needed for the remainder of the backyard.

Picture of the patio counter.

There are ramnents of large slabs of quartz are left. They will be cut up as stepping-stone and whatnots suitable for use in the gardens.

Picture of a messy garage and slabs of leftover quartz countertop.

Crazy Otto's Birthday Anniversary

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4 July 2015
A Birthday Anniversary
Fritz "Crazy Otto" Schulz-Reichel
German-born concert pianist
(4 July 1912 - 4 February 1990)

"Crazy Otto", honky tonk piano
(1960)
- Ramona
(Wayne & Gilbert) 2'32"

~*~

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4 July 2015
A Birthday Anniversary
Fritz "Crazy Otto" Schulz-Reichel
German-born concert pianist
(4 July 1912 - 4 February 1990)

"Crazy Otto", honky tonk piano
(1960)
- Charmaine
(Rapee & Pollack) 2'23"

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Independence Day 2015

Our 239th year as a nation.

Alaska Trip - Ice Floe Up Close & Personal

Riding on a Zodiac to check out the ice floes. The L'Austral in the background.

Alaska Trip - Ford's Terror Fjord

Alaska Trip - Thar She Blows!

A Pod of Humpback Whales

Alaska Trip - Petersberg, AK

Alaska Trip - Forget-Me-Not

Alaska Trip - Haines, AK

Alaska Trip - Inside Passage Sunset

Alaska Trip - South Sawyer Glacier, Tracy Arm