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libby

#46
January 28, 2012, 04:45:05 PM
Quote from: Da Wham on September 16, 2011, 07:10:48 PM
Bach - Brandenburg Concertos No.4
Yesterday while driving in heavy local traffic, tuned in to Classical WETA
and happened onto this lovely piece of music, although it was by the Tavener Players, Andrew Parrott conducting.  :music1:
All of life is a process of testing and initiation, always preparing for a higher level of consciousness -- and illumination. -- John Horn

Y

#47
January 30, 2012, 05:49:29 PM
Quote from: libby on January 25, 2012, 03:39:56 PM
Well, good luck with that. There's a lot out there to tune in to. Most people where I live have cable provided by the county. It's a bit expensive and those boxes are unsightly, but we get a wide range of high to low class 'everything' in just about any category you would want, and that includes music.

We have an antenna now and watch on-air tv, but storms have done quite a bit of damage to it over the years and a new one will get us even more on-air channels. 

We'd tried both cable and dish and became sick of paying for a lot of crap we weren't ever going to watch.  The consumers should be able to select what channels they want and not have pre-selected packages shoved down their throat.

Even though I may watch the 700 Club every once in a while to see what that crazy Pat Robertson and the religious right is up to, I neither need nor want to pay for a dozen or two religious channels and be forced to support their insanity by default.

You get the picture.   :biggrin:
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In other words: Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.  ;)

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Sandy Eggo

#49
February 03, 2012, 06:17:42 PM
Only after the last tree has been cut down. Only after the last river has been poisoned. Only after the last fish has been caught. Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten. - -Cree Indian Prophecy

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libby

#51
February 12, 2012, 04:53:50 PM
 :yes:  :music1:  ... the way he plays makes me think of the balalaika. After listening to that one I moved to what Yo-Yo Ma said about Thiele and then ....
All of life is a process of testing and initiation, always preparing for a higher level of consciousness -- and illumination. -- John Horn

libby

#53
February 19, 2012, 04:43:36 PM
That was beautiful. I also listened to him playing Pachelbel's Canon, and by then I was crying. I love James Galway, but stopped listening to him 4 years ago -- when my son died. David played the flute beautifully - taught himself.
All of life is a process of testing and initiation, always preparing for a higher level of consciousness -- and illumination. -- John Horn

Da Wham

#54
February 23, 2012, 07:49:56 PM
Sorry to hear that. Maybe this will cheer you up. :smile:

Jethro Tull - J.S.Bach - Bouree

libby

#55
February 24, 2012, 09:53:43 PM
Quote from: Da Wham on February 23, 2012, 07:49:56 PM
Sorry to hear that. Maybe this will cheer you up. :smile:

Jethro Tull - J.S.Bach - Bouree
Indeed it did! First I smiled, and then (at the very end) I laughed out loud. Thank you! :music1: :music1:

All of life is a process of testing and initiation, always preparing for a higher level of consciousness -- and illumination. -- John Horn

libby

#56
February 25, 2012, 03:26:28 PM
Quote from: Y on January 30, 2012, 05:49:29 PM
We have an antenna now and watch on-air tv, but storms have done quite a bit of damage to it over the years and a new one will get us even more on-air channels. 

We'd tried both cable and dish and became sick of paying for a lot of crap we weren't ever going to watch.  The consumers should be able to select what channels they want and not have pre-selected packages shoved down their throat.

Even though I may watch the 700 Club every once in a while to see what that crazy Pat Robertson and the religious right is up to, I neither need nor want to pay for a dozen or two religious channels and be forced to support their insanity by default.

You get the picture.   :biggrin:
Yes, I have the same problem with cable. To get the programs I want, I have to buy bundles which give me a lot of stuff I am not interested in.

Speaking of religious programs, I don't watch them. Except ... when I find myself alone on Saturday night, I tune in to a channel out of (I think) Anderson, Indiana that carries the Gaithers - Bill and Gloria, and their large group of southern gospel-type singers -- and go back to my childhood -- I know the words to almost every one of those songs, because we sang them in the little church close to my home. If they get too sappy, and/or somebody is singing that I can't stand, I turn the sound off and watch the rest of the singers. I have one favorite: Guy Penrod. He's the tall hippie-looking fellow with the beard and long hair. And there's one other person who doesn't show up very often, who sings a song that sends shivers over me and makes me cry -- it's Squire Parsons singing "Beulah Land."
All of life is a process of testing and initiation, always preparing for a higher level of consciousness -- and illumination. -- John Horn

Anne

#57
February 26, 2012, 02:40:08 PM
Their Homecoming concerts are great. I watch the Gaithers sometimes, too. My daughter was acquainted with them when she lived here. She says they are very nice friendly people.
"A discontented man will find no easy chair." Ben Franklin

libby

#58
February 26, 2012, 04:37:42 PM
They come here to George Mason University every spring. I went once, probably 10 years ago, and was stunned at the crowd and the enthusiasm. Every single seat was taken. That was when the Goodmans were alive -- it was a sight to see the old man get up and do a little dance while waving his cane around.
All of life is a process of testing and initiation, always preparing for a higher level of consciousness -- and illumination. -- John Horn
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