from the first night in Sydney…in Manly
Good Morning NYC, Happy New Year, and Farewell
Rep. Charlotte T. Reid (R-Ill.) was the first woman to wear pants on the floor of the House of Representatives. She did so 42 years ago tomorrow. From The Washington Post’s story:
How did her male colleagues react? One incredulous congressman told her, “I was told there was a lady here in trousers, so I had to come over and see for myself.”
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Vox Pop!
Karita Mattila has quite a fan.
brilliant aural and visual parody!
BRITE FUTURES “Too Young to Kill”
San Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt, Conductor
HINDEMITH Grablegung from Symphony Mathis der Maler
(Source: youtube.com)
Waiting for a roar
Looking at the mutating skyline
The city is my church
It wraps me in the sparkling twilight
M83 “Midnight City”
and now, it’s time for this
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor
JOHN ADAMS Short Ride in a Fast Machine
holy 60s! mostly
Certified genius day on OF:
Dmitri Shostakovich, Russian composer, Sep. 25, 1906 - 1975…
