Yuja Wang

Carmen Variations

Take a few minutes out of your hectic day to listen and watch as the amazing Yuja Wang plays the Horowitz variations on Carmen.

Posted by Tom in classical, Music

Relax a bit

Take 4 minutes or so out of your day to list to the very talented and beautiful Yuja Wang play Chopin. You won’t regret it.

Posted by Tom in classical, Music

Finally FRIDAY

Signssssss

Yesterday was also the birthday, in 1882, of Igor Stravinsky. Here is one of the dances from his ballet Petrushka played by the amazing Yuja Wang.

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music

Busy TUESDAY

Love everyone. No matter what. But what if they are gay? Yes, even if they ask stupid questions.

Bada Bing!

Him: I need help with a crossword puzzle. The clue is “overworked mailman”. Her: How many letters? Him: I’m guessing too many.

A human has 46 chromosomes. A potato has 48 chromosomes. You are two chromosomes away from being a potato.

Dog: WOOF! Alexa: Honestly, if I knew how long it would be until they got home I would tell you.

Me as a kid: Falls 10 feet from the monkey bars… “I’m OK!” Me now: Tried to scoop ice cream that was a little too frozen… “I think I dislocated my shoulder!”

Charles Dickens orders a martini. Bartender asks, “Olive or twist?”

I’m really tired of people complaining about the price of everything. $2.00 for a cup of coffee $3.00 for a coat check $4.00 an hour for parking I’m just going to stop inviting them to my house.

Incorrectly is the only word in the dictionary spelled incorrectly.

I used to work at KFC making coleslaw & mashed potatoes. But it was only a side job.

A guy opened a pub in a hotel lobby, but soon relocated to the mezzanine.  Then he relocated to the top floor, and finally the roof. He kept raising the bar.

x – y =

Why do we sing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” when we’re already there?

A man walked up to the lobby counter. Man: “Will you validate my parking?” Counter person: “You did a great parking job. Evenly spaced, at nearly a perfect right angle.”

Today is the birthday, in 1810, of Robert Schumann. Here, in a short but amazing piano performance, is Yuja Wang playing Schumann’s ‘The Smuggler’.

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music