It's been a while since I've posted and I really must make up for that. I said in my last post that everything during COVID seems to be getting dumbed down - me included.
Now that the dumbest US president ever has 'retired' maybe things will improve - pandemic-wise, news-wise and entertainment-wise. Already though, the news programmes I've been watching for the last year aren't as interesting and exciting as America and maybe the world get back to normal. There aren't the daily disasters, tantrums, idiocy and dangerous conspiracy theories coming from the presidency and it's getting a bit boring.
I need to ginger things up a bit and start something going in this blogging community. Religion is always a good topic to get some conspiracy and controversy going but The Religious Curmudgeon, Angry Jesus and Evil Doctor Richard The Catholic Apologist seem to have this adequately covered. Medievil (sic) Brother Rob, while trying to defend catholicism always shoots himself in the foot and makes the whole thing look sillier. No need for me to get involved here.
Music though is another question. I've found that if I, a consumer of music and not a creator, write anything in this area, Robert ( of Medievil (sic) Brother Rob fame) jumps in and tells me that amateurs shouldn't have an opinion. Richard (of Richard's Bass Bag fame) is more generous but to be honest he's also distracted by the subsequent musical theory and practice practise application fight with Robert.
Here's something I'm going to throw in the ring. It's more 'cultural' than 'music' so The Music Curmudgeon won't be bothered. AM I BOVVERED?
Sorry, that was just a bit of silliness that we cultured people indulge in sometimes. Here's the proper link:
Music is my thing, along with adoring Catholic apologist Evil Doctor Richard who seems to have a handle on how things work. The arts are not about who came first or who used more paint. They are about what touched you. Really Mozart is just another musician and Paganni just another violinist. Playing music is not about how good you are or how many scales you know. It's all about what enters your heart. Think about the tunes that are part of your life. Multi anni fa I remember hearing a song by 10 CC after a very important episode in my young life. That song is never far away, although the cause of the intensity has dimmed. Watch out, music is a powerful force.
ReplyDeleteThanks for that. It's both profound and sensitive. I like it and it means something to me.
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