March 9ths

3/9/1999

Watched documentary on Roy Orbison. He had one of the most unique voices in pop music. His falsetto sounded like a totally different character. The shots of the audiences in the 1960s were amusing: they all sat there like they were watching a film and weren’t sure how they should react. They all looked politely bored.

Stanza of poem by A. Pushkin, quoted in Luria’s book. (I think it works as a song lyric):

Small Wonder, is it? Kharita
Will conquer decrepitude with a smile
Driven to a frenzy of desire
The Metropolitan will go wild

[3/9/2025: Ended up on Frontiers in 2022]:  

3/9/2012

The civil defense sirens went off this morning and I managed to record them. They are eerily beautiful.

The best way to know a thing is in the context of another discipline.--Leonard Bernstein

(From his Music Phonology lecture):

 

3/9/2024, Saturday

Weekend photo hunt. Nice bright day, chilly.