Nobody's right if everybody's wrong Young people speaking their minds Getting so much resistance from behind 'Morning Pubski. Good News only today, because spreading manure around doesn't make less of it. In 8 days I leave for my second ever trip to NYC, and the performance is 2 weeks on the nose from Monday. I wasn't really excited about the trip and performance in any concrete way until a few days ago. It sank in that holy shit, I get to go to NYC again! I'm still kinda strapped for ideas of things to do while I'm in town. A close friend from high school recently moved to New Jersey and she's planning on coming into the city for dinner/drinks one night, so that will be fun. I'm going to spend a morning in Chinatown to stock up on tea and stuff myself with xiao long bao. I have a list of museums that I get into for free with my performance pass, so I'll probably sort out the ones I'm most interested in and go that route. Regarding THE MUSIC: Every other day or so for the past month, I've been going through the full performance with practice tracks that omit my voice part. This week I'm going to do more fine-tuning on some fast runs that I still allow myself to slip up on. I have definitely developed a healthier attitude towards practicing music than I ever had as a child or even as a college musician, and singing with people in their 50's and older has been a big factor. Every year for over a hundred years, my choir sings Handel's Messiah, and there are choristers who have been singing it for nearly 50 years. When asked, they'll all say that they still have parts they need to work on, things they can improve, but they aren't worried about it. A big chunk of wisdom is being able to exert effort without stress or worry. It's being able to expend some energy without constantly worrying about return on investment. I'm very thankful for my older friends. Perspective is a thing of beauty, most of the time.There's battle lines being drawn
I really wish I could hear your performance. Post that bad boy if they have a stream of it when you are done. Museums are great for getting perspectives on life. If I ever retire, I am going to buy a small RV and hit as many museums as I can before I get sick of living on the road.I have a list of museums that I get into for free with my performance pass, so I'll probably sort out the ones I'm most interested in and go that route.
I don't think the performance is even recorded to be honest. Last time I went my director had to really lean on some people just to get a recording for himself. Pretty sure the contract he signed was written in blood. This sounds fun. If I ever retire, I am going to buy a small RV and hit as many museums as I can before I get sick of living on the road.