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Berlin is Awesome, Exhibit C: Björk at Waldbühne

Sadly, I don’t have any pics of Björk performing because (a) she forbids it, and (b) I was so far away the pics wouldn’t have looked like much anyway. She promised that photos would soon be up on her website, so you can check there in a day or two (they’re not there now). ButContinue reading “Berlin is Awesome, Exhibit C: Björk at Waldbühne”

Berlin Philharmonic: Stravinsky & Bach (with extra-credit Handel)

Last night I went with a group of friends to hear the Berlin Philharmonic play some ballet pieces by Stravinsky and a Bach concerto for oboe d’amore (Baroque oboe). First of all, the Philharmonic hall is a wonder in and of itself. Designed by Hans Scharoun and built in 1963, the hall was a bitContinue reading “Berlin Philharmonic: Stravinsky & Bach (with extra-credit Handel)”

Berliner Dom

The largest Protestant church in Germany dominates the Museumsinsel in the center of Berlin. The site of the Hohenzollern dynastic crypt and one church or another since the 1400s, it now boasts a hulking Baroque Revival cathedral built at the turn of last century by Emperor Wilhelm II. It’s not a pretty church. Constructed onContinue reading “Berliner Dom”

Birthday Festschrift: 30-40

I got more into art this decade and less into music; more into poetry and less into fiction. Story I wrote this based on a story my best friend told me about her childhood: of course, I significantly exaggerated and elaborated from there, as fiction writers are wont to do. It’s called “The Yellow Dress.”Continue reading “Birthday Festschrift: 30-40”

Birthday Festschrift: 20-30

This was probably my most productive decade for creative stuff because it’s the last decade I wasn’t in academia (well, half the decade). It is a sad truth that there is only so much Creativity Juice in any one person, and even though it doesn’t seem like it, teaching freshmen how to write, reading theory,Continue reading “Birthday Festschrift: 20-30”

Birthday Festschrift: Second Decade

We have a lot more to choose from in the 10-20 age range. Since it’s Thanksgiving, I’ll start with…. Art Another favorite of my mom’s. I believe it was drawn on an inner-office envelope from my dad’s work. Music I wrote a lot of music during this time period because my parents got me aContinue reading “Birthday Festschrift: Second Decade”

Birthday Festschrift: First Decade

I’ve had this idea since I turned 40 and never got around to it–collecting my favorite story, poem, song, and piece of art that I created in each decade of my life. I think why I never got around to it is I took the project a bit too seriously. So, I’m going to doContinue reading “Birthday Festschrift: First Decade”