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]

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):

3/9/2022

I’ve come to the realization that while I have the desire to make art, the effort required doesn’t always have a satisfying payoff. All I would do is take a photograph of it, document it, and then put it somewhere on the internet, share it out on social media for perhaps a few hits and likes, then put it in the archive. I prefer to spend my time on music because there’s no effort involved and it doesn’t make any objects, and I don’t have to make excuses for it, such as “If somebody will listen to it then I’ll make more music.” 

Lots of artists are now making mostly digital art and trying to sell them as NFTs, as the real intention seems to be wealth and popularity. I always look to art legends like Jasper Johns, or any elderly artist or composer continuing to make art into their 80s, 90s, or even 100s. (Elliot Carter was still composing at 103). 

3/9/2024, Saturday

Weekend photo hunt. Nice bright day, chilly.