January 5, 2004 at 5:16 PM

Wow so much has happended since my last entry.

Lately I have started inserting all kinds of 4 string legato and staccato scale patterns in combonation with the fourth chord of the chaconne and improvising using d min scale shapes. Im also beginning to work through the Szigetti book "Szigetti on the Violin" some, he has some great advice to offer if you havent read it. Also, mom says she can get Simon Fischer's Basics from the publisher and Im eager to get my hands on that.

I recently invited an amazon friend of mine to join a piano thread at Maestronet.com, he is a skilled pianist with many well informed opinions.

It seems this year has really been getting off to a good start as I predicted.

Friday was my birthday and I saw the new Lord Of the Rings movie, wow its unbelieveably good! I also got some new books from mom, Alma Rose` and Stern's book My First 79 years. I bought a cd of faure nocturnes and a requiem and also mendelssohn and bruch concertos for 2 pianos with katia and marielle labeque. I also ordered the Ehnes Bach cd from the publisher because you cant get it here. I am a huge fan of jazz/fusion and especially the innovations of Allan Holdsworth. After talking to Gary Husband (who is probably the greatest drummer in the world), I found out about and ordered a live Allan Holdsworth CD and I also had to get my own t shirt, I just couldnt resist supporting that great man, Allan is by far the greatest electric fusion artist I have ever heard.

Then of course the buckeyes played and won, as did iowa and minnesota. No one thinks when big ten beats big ten by the score of 13 to 16 that when they play someone else who scores more points like florida or miami they are playing people who played people in the past with no defense and a less physical game, then those people down south play the big ten and get crushed because we play a lot more physical game. Football has only been football for 2 years now and people are beginning to understand how tough we really are up here. Other than that I want to see those people in the south win in the snow!

I was so happy to meet Jerry and his niece at New Years and I managed to ask her he name, it seems the mystery woman is names Holly. Jerry and Holly showed up Saturday also so I told her "I like talking to you, do you think I could call you sometime?" Apparently it worked and got her number but I didnt call last night, that would be a sign of desperation so Ill call tonight instead.

Went to the library yesterday and got gobs of new cds to listen to, mostly chamber music of poulenc and brahms piano trios. I cant wait to hear them!

Also I have been admiring photos from mars:

http://marsrovers.nasa.gov/gallery/images.html

http://marsoweb.nas.nasa.gov/MOC/

http://marsrovers.nasa.gov/gallery/all/spirit001.html

http://www.space.com/images/h_spirit_panorama-mars_02.jpg

Yes, life has been good to me so far this year.

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