Comments on: Up, across and down http://www.alexshapiro.org/blog/?p=560 nature and music in the San Juan Islands, from composer Alex Shapiro Thu, 09 May 2013 22:20:08 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Alex Shapiro http://www.alexshapiro.org/blog/?p=560&cpage=1#comment-225667 Alex Shapiro Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:22:38 +0000 http://www.alexshapiro.org/blog/?p=560#comment-225667 Thanks guys. And EVERYONE will be envious of Glenn's retirement this summer! If he doesn't get a gold watch, then I should send him a gold kelp frond :-) Thanks guys. And EVERYONE will be envious of Glenn’s retirement this summer! If he doesn’t get a gold watch, then I should send him a gold kelp frond :-)

]]> By: Steve Griffin http://www.alexshapiro.org/blog/?p=560&cpage=1#comment-225666 Steve Griffin Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:48:31 +0000 http://www.alexshapiro.org/blog/?p=560#comment-225666 Welcome back, and thank you. I enjoyed both of your articles and I'm sure it was refreshing to the DC people to have a real person at those hearings. I also noted Glenn Buttkus' comment and envy him his imminent retirement. Welcome back, and thank you.
I enjoyed both of your articles and I’m sure it was refreshing to the DC people to have a real person at those hearings. I also noted Glenn Buttkus’ comment and envy him his imminent retirement.

]]> By: Glenn Buttkus http://www.alexshapiro.org/blog/?p=560&cpage=1#comment-225665 Glenn Buttkus Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:19:04 +0000 http://www.alexshapiro.org/blog/?p=560#comment-225665 We Kelphistos, of course, missed your presence and input for these several weeks--but somehow we could feel the hum in the air, the Shapiro vibes permeating the stratos, connecting with our spirit. We somehow knew you were traveling, lecturing, making deals, writing music, and kudos on those essays. Your mp3, Vivace; Trio for Clarinet, Violin, & Piano @ 1:38 put my mind at ease, staring at the pics you selected, and enjoying the mini-musical journey. The violin got plucked a lot; probably enjoyed it--don't think there are any ordinances against plucking in public, enit? June is just around the corner, and my retirement is large on my mind and spirit. My replacement has already been hired. I will give up my office to her later this week. It will be a very smooth transition, and I will be able to share my 33 years of experience with her over the next few months. They have assigned me to a lonely desk in the corner in another room. Sigh. Still my freedom awaits as I unwind the constraints of servitude from my person. We Kelphistos, of course, missed your presence and input for these several weeks–but somehow we could feel the hum in the air, the Shapiro vibes permeating the
stratos, connecting with our spirit. We somehow knew you were traveling, lecturing, making deals, writing music, and kudos on those essays.

Your mp3, Vivace; Trio for Clarinet, Violin, & Piano @ 1:38 put my mind at ease, staring at the pics you selected, and enjoying the mini-musical journey. The violin
got plucked a lot; probably enjoyed it–don’t think there are any ordinances against plucking in public, enit?

June is just around the corner, and my retirement is large on my mind and spirit.
My replacement has already been hired. I will give up my office to her later this week.
It will be a very smooth transition, and I will be able to share my 33 years of
experience with her over the next few months. They have assigned me to a lonely desk in the corner in another room. Sigh. Still my freedom awaits as I unwind the
constraints of servitude from my person.

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