The Con Man shows his range with Lynn Goldsmith, one of the great rock 'n' roll photographers of all time, then segues to whether Thomas Friedman deserves sainthood--and a visit from the Cancer Babes of the Pathfinders group for survivors.
Big Russ is known for saying "What a country"...here in Aspen it is "What a lifestyle"! Last night I met a friend at Brunelleschis in Aspen. I haven't been to the place since winter and this summer Brunelleschis has open aired the place by getting rid of the windows and offering patio seating. The place was packed last night with locals and tourists alike. It was a fun crowd and the staff was quite entertaining. After explaining to our waiter that I could not take a second glass of merlot as we had three concerts to attend last night he came back with an espresso martini and stated "If you don't like it I will drink it"...well for a non-martini drinker it was wonderful!! It tasted like chocolate milk and kept me awake till 2 a.m.
Looking for something to do tonight? It's not too late. Get your freak on at the Best of Stones Live. General admission is $35. How better to end a day at Food & Wine than wondering whether it's real or just an excellent memory... Be at Belly Up at 10:00. Show starts at 10:30.
In a comprehensive article, Vail Daily’s Stewart Oksenhorn taps the impeccable tastes of Belly Up owner Michael Goldberg, local song writer Tom Ressel, Wine Spectator magazine critic at-large Harvey Steinman, and others to enumerate the must-see events in Aspen this summer. “Everybody and their brother knows what goes on in Aspen during the summertime,” Oksenhorn writes. “But which among them are the truly outstanding events, with potential strong enough to pique the interest of the people whose job it is to pay attention to this stuff?” Here’s a partial list of Oksenhorn’s findings:
… and the model of Toyota sports car I rented in Palm Springs. I drove through shallow valleys, smokey hillsides, navigated crowded freeways and sudden brake lights. I saw signs to places I’d never heard of, some I had: San Bernadino, Sam Dimas, Pasadena, Glendale, Encino… I turned left on Ventura Boulevard and right when I came to the Pacific Ocean…
When I got to Pepperdine, I stepped out of the sports car and stared out onto the Pacific. A pale gray haze blurred the blue of both the sea and the cloudless sky. It wasn’t merely an absence of Mt. Sopris. Hell, I’d learned to deal with looking at the flatness of West Texas. No, it was a gut feeling. I walked around campus for about twenty minutes and drove away without attending the Law School interview I’d traveled so far for.
Don’t get me wrong, I have no regrets. I’m quite pleased by the life brought on by the choices I made as a younger man. Still, I can’t help but wonder what my life might be like had I made different choices—even the ones that were purely incidental. I can tell you this with certainty: had I made any one of those decisions differently, I would not be writing this tonight...
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. If Hubris drives the desire to leave a legacy, humility provides the satisfaction of watching a legacy come to pass without ceremony, celebration, or fanfare, of feeling a life lived well, despite itself…
The Con Man says if it were up to conservatives there would have been no rock 'n' roll--and that's only the start of his rant about and against conservative values.
My novice attempt at video-making and finally joining the YouTube crowd. I still can't seem to insert the actual video, so the link to YouTube is provided if you click on the photo.
Aspen Music Festival and School Director of Educational Outreach, Debby Barnekow, gives us an inside look at the second week of her two-week Composer Forum in area schools.
Guest composer Andrew Norman and I will be checking in with all the student composers, looking at their music. There is much to do for the Music and M.O.R.E. concert on Friday, April 25 at Harris Concert Hall at 6:30 pm. For most of the composers, this is their first piece to be performed. There are also the seasoned composers, Evie Herrera, Taylor Crist, and Pearce Littler for whom this will be their third world premiere.
There is such a variety of styles in what these students have written. From Milo Turner's (age 10) first piano concerto, to Audrey Sichel's (age 13) poignant love song, to Paul Jung's and Dominic Franklin's jazz pieces, to the award winning pieces of Evie Herrera (age 18), who has a choir piece, and Pearce Littler (age 17) who will play his violin/piano duo. There is much more to come, with something for everyone to enjoy!
We post staffers were looking for something the mighty Jimbo might say to Michael to close out the fourth year of Con Games, something like "It's great to be a part of something so good that's lasted so long," but we found something even better:
It amazes me that last week only had 5 days because it seems like a much longer time. Though it really did fly by, each day had so many special moments in them and both Brad and I were intent on savoring everything.
