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Dang, that is really sad news. I still remember meeting Ralph at the meetup.

May he now enjoy eternal dim sum with Dittersdorf!

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I haven't checked in in quite a while, but am very sad to hear of this catastrophe. At least not everything was lost, though. Let's go easy on Lance, though. He's too wonderful of a person to be treated unfairly!

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Those Tea Baggers are certainly a classy bunch. And how are you any classier for using a term that refers to the insertion of testicles into another person's mouth to describe a group of people? I don't even know where to begin... Do you know where to end?? I love the way liberals get a free pass t...

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Guitarist wrote:Those Tea Baggers are certainly a classy bunch.

And how are you any classier for using a term that refers to the insertion of testicles into another person's mouth to describe a group of people?

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That one is pretty great, too, Mel!

I can only imagine what the followup cover to the album I posted will be like? Perhaps a bed and cigarettes will be involved.

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...has to go to this CD!!!

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That's the point I was trying to make, HoustonDavid! Perhaps my healthy dose of sarcasm threw you off.

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I posted the following on the Amazon classical music thread - and - mirabile dictu! everyone agreed with me... ***** Black Swan takes psychodrama and wraps it in the trappings of classical dance. I have NEVER seen a good dance movie. At least The Red Shoes had a little truth in it, plus Shearer was...

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Very good!!! I can't imagine anyone who posts on CMG would not love this movie. Pretty much everything about it is great... the acting, the costumes, the cinematography, the soundtrack (both the original Clint Mansell material and the good 'ol Tchaikovsky stuff). I really enjoyed this one. Not quite...

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Ouch!!! Oh well, at least she is pretty nice to look at!

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This is the best performance of John Cage I've ever seen!

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I guess nobody here cares about Louisiana inspired piano music Lance.

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Fox News calls the Beatles "Manchester's Favourite Mopheads"...always accurate reporting from those chaps at Fox... :lol: http://www.metro.co.uk/music/847406-the-beatles-are-from-manchester-claims-us-report Couldn't they be both Manchester and Liverpool's favourite mopheads?! Fox didn't say they we...

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It's announcing that The Beatles Catalog is available on iTunes... Ho hum. I think Jobs ego is going out of control. The Beatles finally available in poor quality audio. Better to buy the CDs and rip them. Yeah, so stupid. The Beatles just came out with those fantastic remasterings and now Apple wa...

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Hey, I know Kenneth Boulton!!! I actually had a very enjoyable dinner with he and his wife (also a pianist) several years ago. It was a dinner after a Garrick Ohlsson concert at the Ritz-Carlton. I managed to get a free ticket. Had to wear a tuxedo and all! There was assigned seating for the dinner ...

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Someone should record Czerny's School of Velocity! Has this been done?

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I'm drinking some Glenlivet right now. I'm just getting into enjoying scotch. I think I like this Glenlivet a bit more than the 12 Year Glenfiddich.

Any other scotch aficionados here?

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George and my fellow CMGers, The Andsnes CD is finally being released in the USA as well as the rest of the world. I will state that this recording is at or near the top of Rach 3's. It is very exciting performance and beautifully played. Has anyone heard it yet, besides me? 8) Regards, Mel 8) I ha...

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Whatever happened to the photos from the last meetup?!

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Hmm, can someone refresh my memory... where is Ralph?!

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jbuck919 wrote:Many people may in fact have the reaction that Williams is talking about, but let each and every one of them speak for himself.

Umm, that's exactly what Juan Williams was doing. He expressed his personal feelings. Should that not be allowed? Call in the thought police!

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But who's got an issue with the way Nina Totenberg so beautifully represents, acts out, the voices of the Supreme Court on NPR. There's not the slightest fluctuation in her tone of voice, whoever she's representing, including the far-in-between, virtually silent, Clarence Thomas! :mrgreen: This lad...

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jbuck919 wrote:
ch1525 wrote: Even The View "ladies" agree!
Well, that certainly makes me re-think the matter.

That's what I would have thought!

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(If you had titled this "Controversy About Juan Williams" it would have had the charm of rhyming with a current thread in the Chatterbox.) I was so going to do that if a topic hadn't already been started! I was leaning towards "Controversy about Jaughan-Williams". :lol: Seriously, though, I've neve...

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No matter what political party you belong to, no matter what relgion or no religion you believe in, no matter your race, gender or age, this is a moment we all can enjoy and share in the happiness of the miners and their loved ones. I wouldn't be so sure, Cosima... http://www.theblaze.com/stories/m...

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jbuck919 wrote:
Cosima___J wrote:The Honeymooners? Sheesh! How old do you think I am?
It was on in reruns for decades.

Believe it or not, I've seen almost every episode and I'm only 25!

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I heard Santiago Rodriguez's Rach 3 on the radio one evening and I was simply enraptured. I couldn't get over how great it was from someone I had as of yet never heard of with a conductor I never heard of and and an orchestra I never heard of! I put in an order for that CD that night. I've since fou...

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But Chad, what I see on the Comments today at the WSJ is the exact reverse of that cartoon. The comments are saying you can't judge all Americans by Terry Jones and you CAN judge Islam by the terrorists. So isn't that wrong also? I'll get back to you when I find an answer that suits my needs in car...

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This rally isn't about"resotring honor" or "taking America back", or honoring MLK's vision. It's nothing but a cynical ploy by an arrogant,egotistical.self-serving and unscrupulous demagogue to stroke his own ego. Martin Luther King must be turning in his grave at the speed of light. Disgusting. Is...

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I disagree with New Orleans being on there. Sure, you might have to don a bullet proof vest to go into some areas, but it certainly isn't dead. There are large parts of the city that are still relative ghost zones, but we've got tons of stuff going on in others. Within the next 5-10 years, we will h...

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I love those shirts that blacks wear that has a picture of King and Obama on it that say "Dream fulfilled" or some crap like that. So you're telling me it was King's dream to have a completely unqualified, anti-American like Obama placed into office by the hands of the media that refused to report ...

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I love those shirts that blacks wear that has a picture of King and Obama on it that say "Dream fulfilled" or some crap like that. So you're telling me it was King's dream to have a completely unqualified, anti-American like Obama placed into office by the hands of the media that refused to report t...

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And mine (Tulane) drops out of the Top 50...

I really regret not going to Vanderbilt, which has gone up in the rankings since I applied. They offered me more money than Tulane did, too.

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slofstra wrote:I'll be waiting for the Yuja Wang DVD. Anyone know when that's coming out?

I wouldn't mind seeing her in 3D!

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There is no hope for them, IMO. Look at how everyone thought electing a "black" president would really shake things up. Rather, their plights are worse than ever. They largely have the Democrats to thank, too, as they wish to keep them down with their hands out subservient to the government.

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Daisy wrote:
ch1525 wrote:"Black holes" is racist! Ask the NAACP! Hallmark had to learn the hard way.
I sure hope you are joking...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michele-l ... 12588.html

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Very sorry to hear that news, Heck, but will be hoping to hear only good news in the future.

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I try to post, as often as I can, but, as you can see my Glenn Gould post has not had one comment yet. That makes me sad, because I really wanted to give all of you a great tip on something very good and something very economical. The more enthusiasm we show in commenting will probably encourage ot...

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"Black holes" is racist! Ask the NAACP! Hallmark had to learn the hard way.

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piston wrote:Hilary Hahn has not postured as a sexual object to be consumed.

I'd probably pass out if I saw Hilary in some of these Vanessa Mae poses!!! I suppose I can dream!

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Wow, thanks everyone!

Turning 25 seems weird to me. It makes me feel awfully old!!!

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If I can chime in, it appears to not rip to lossless format. This means that you will be losing some of the audio fidelity of the CD. Granted, 320kbps MP3 is pretty good and all, but this is certainly something to consider. It seems like a lot of people here are starting to think about going digital...

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I wonder if she will ever return?!

Edit: Assuming she is a girl, which I am assuming, although, I may not be correct in that assumption, I assume.

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He isn't talking about a program for cataloging his CD collection, but rather a program for storing his music as digital files on his computer and being able to locate them. Right? This has most definitely been discussed here in some detail by myself, Chalkie and others. Chalkie likes iTunes. I abho...

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HoustonDavid wrote:what should we think of Ms. Palin?

Whatever the media wants you to!

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Also Chad, all kidding aside, McChrystal is a Democrat/Liberal, he Endorsed and Voted for Obama... :wink: Yes, I knew that, but I read somewhere that he came to regret that decision pretty quickly. But I still agree with those who say it's absolutely necessary for officers to hold those negative th...

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Lol, I meant Obama was not a superior person to McChrystal. I certainly understand the chain of military command. I just think Obama being at the top is a damn joke. A dangerous joke.

Liberals lecturing a conservative on the Constitution. How funny!!!

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John F wrote:...disrespect for superiors...

Obama is certainly not superior to McChrystal! Everyone in the military knows it, too. That's one of the problems with letting an ideological community organizer control troops in a war.

McChrystal has done more good for this country than Obama will ever do.

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Poor guy. Everything he said was true, too. It must be really hard for the top brass to pretend like they have even an ounce of respect for Obama.

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