Following my interests this year has taken me on a winding road of the humanities. I ended 2015 delving deeper into the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, which led me to spend quite a bit of time with his operas. I was familiar with some of the music from the operas of Mozart, but I... Continue Reading →
Keith Emerson (1944-2016)
Sadly, I learned that keyboardist and composer Keith Emerson died this past week from what the coroner has determined was a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was suffering from depression and anxiety mainly over some nerve damage in his hands hampering his ability to play keyboards. It seems that depression got the best of him and... Continue Reading →
Saluting Sergeant Pepper
Recently, the busy folks at Google made available an online tour of the famed Abbey Road Studios. Anyone with internet access can go online and see inside the place where some of the most famous recordings were made. The building at 3 Abbey Road, St John's Wood, City of Westminster, London was originally a townhouse.... Continue Reading →