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Wow, Griffin!! What a wonderful article! I'm so happy for you. And in awe - you do (and have done)so much! I am proud to know you.


Your selections for the desert island were excellent, as usual. I do hope you're never cast away!

Aimee

Excellent job and very interesting , both Rossy & Griffin!
Wow, lots of work went into this!
Griffin, now the Sunday classical postings make sense

How did it happen that the Daily Planet wrote about you this week??!!

Hey guys, I'm recently back from my all-day harpsichord maintenance class - wow!! - and working my way through Griffin's DID. Fantastic!! What an amazing array of musical selections. And it's so much fun finding out more about the people you correspond with.

And the Twin Cities piece too! (I went to Minneapolis to speak at a conference about a decade ago, and spent about a week there, so that helps me to put things into perspective when the piece talks about the city.)

Rossy, I think you've also done an excellent job with the questions.

It has been an outstanding interview and a pleasure to read it.

Thanks very much Griffin and Rossy, for taking your time for us all.

Brilliant music selections, Griffin. I love the funk of Grover Washington... I'd never thought of Tracy Chapman as folk, but yes she is!... Ray Charles and Stevie TOGETHER! The Barber is so moving - I've known this piece for so long but never knew what it was... I'd never come across Van Cliburn... There is just so much interesting goodness here!

Rossy, I have a strong feeling that each and every PW DID participant will choose a piano as their luxury (as did David Attenborough this very week!).

An idea: you could offer them a piano (and stool!) and ask them about a luxury apart from that. In a sense, for PW'ers, a piano is not a luxury! It's a necessity!!

Another idea: to ask what piece of sheet music they would take with them to the desert island (in addition to a book).

Eglantine, you just said I could offer folk a "stool" ( That wouldnt be very pleasent of me)
It might not be fair to change the rules after the first castaway has abided by them... BUT, it could be changed to the castaway having to say what SORT of piano they would like.

For instance, the more corporately influenced might go for the label-anno: the steiway.

Whereas i would go for a Collard and Collard full concert grand circa 1890-1915 ish. Or another good real piano such as a Broadwood.

Whereas wayne would probably pick a non haunted pianoforte of any brand.

And our very own English rose may require a harpsichord..... NO, I see what you are doing, your trying to get a Free piano and for your luxery, you then want a Harpsichord as well, Dont YOU??

So sussed by RST!!

Rossy - well done 1st DID interview

Grif - Excellent interviewee And wonderful musical selections (I guess I can forgive you for not including Allison Krauss) But, you surprised me on 3 counts: you're (1) a man, (2) black and (3) gay - when did all that happen!

Trap

P.S. Congrats on the newspaper article too!

Hi everyone! Me and the other half just got back from running some errands. What a treat to come back and see all of these beautiful responses on the thread! I'm glad you enjoyed the postings. Working with Rossy on this was lots of fun.

Aimee, thanks for your kind words. I'm hoping you'll be doing one too. BTW, I have another project idea I will send you a PM about later this week.

Piano Joy, the article in the Twin Cities Daily was totally unexpected last week. I gave the interview nearly a month ago. However, I was shocked by the amount of play it got. It was a front page story! I was expecting just a short profile perhaps burried inside the publication.

Eglantine, I had no idea you had been to the Twin Cities before. Let me know if you ever get back this way again. Where did you give a presentation? I'm so glad you and otheres here like my postings. I feel so lucky to have found this thread where my music interests are appreciated. BTW, will you be bringing your harpisichord along for your desert island adventure?

About the Samual Barber selection, I have Recaredo to thank for that somewhat. I've also loved the "Agnus Dei", and when I was studying music literature in college, I felt we had skipped over Samuel Barber. I never felt I got enough of a chance to explore his music until last summer when Recaredo posted some, and I was compelled to do more exploring of my own. I will be posting a few more in the future. Thanks Recaredo!

Trap you are too funny!! Sorry about Allison Kraus. Hey, what can you do when you only have 8 choices? I can hardly wait to see what you choose for your desert island adventure.

Rossy, you rock Dude! I had a lot of fun doing this, and you made it easy for me to feel comfortable.

We'll, I'm going to be around most of the day. I'll check in later. Right now, I have to get back to the practical matter of washing dishes, and preparing for dinner.

Later folks.

Thanks for this background KeemaNan. I had heard that American football was becoming popular in parts of Europe. Is American football still being played there? Just curious.

Rossy, there was no harpsichord plot. I really hadn't thought that far ahead!

Nice interview Griff and Rossy! And very neat article. You go Griffin!

I'm trying to sort myself out from a crazy weekend here, so I'll post later..

Ok Eglantine!! I believe you, but I also believe you woud want a Harpsichord and Piano and probably a "shelf" my guess is the shelf would be fort foot long and contain an undisclosed CD colection!!
Wonderfull.
Later dudes and dudettes.

Come on Eglantine i know your there...tell the truth now..

Well., its so very quiet tonight i am left talking to .... well myself really.
Thats a first, but here goes: You OK Rossy?, yeh not to bad Rossy. Where do you think everyone is Rossy?
probably Honing up their fingering technique Rossy. Did you just say what i thought you said Rossy?
No not really Rossy, fingering technique is totally legitimate Rosssy old bean.
Thats Okay then Rossy.
what exactly do you think Wayne is doing right now Rossy old chap?
Well, Rossy, as it happnes, my best guess is that has accidently glued himself to a poster of lady gaga, but with superglue.
Your looking a bit tired Rossy.
Well I am Rossy, so I will go and have a sleep.
Thanks for dropping in Rossy.
thats OK.

LOL good afternoon Rossy! (and everyone else)

Oooh I hope Wayne stayed out of that super glue! That stuff is nasty!
Speaking of Lady Gaga, hehe:

Just occurred to me that Lady Gaga is today's version of Madonna.
amped up a bit.
(totally OT: my kid, prior to homework " who INVENTED school, anyways?!" )

I agree. Before Gaga it was brittney spears. There is always one on the go that's going for shock methods. LOL

(I bet my kid wonders the same thing!)

Excellent D.I.D Interview guys

Yep, I've been keeping up with the Lady G/Madonna conflict!

Prior to Madonna's Super Bowl half time entertainment slot;



I suspect Mag has been reading RST, and noticed that I was working on Pappa Don't Preach, which gave her a boost in confidence. Hence her return.........



ahem.......note "lip synched"

telegraph.co.uk, reported

"The Warrior. In possibly the most kinetically effective sequence in the show, Madonna performed to the martial drums of a military brand, offering up two short blasts of her hits, Open Your Heart and Express Yourself (the latter a song Lady Gaga has been widely accused of plagiarising for her hit Born This Way). It was a clear declaration of battling intent: she is not giving up this crown without a fight."

12 mins of my life never to return. LOL

Love the cher/madonna/gaga skit!