January 14, 2006
A fish in different water
Each January, the Chamber Music America conference draws me back east for a few days to share music and laughs with like-minded musicians. The view from my Times Square hotel room is a striking contrast to the open space my eyes have grown so happy with in adopted California. But Manhattan was home for my first 21 years, and I’m fascinated by the mix of complicated emotions each time I navigate the city as a wide-eyed tourist. The streets are the same but the occupants have been replaced. When I return in a few months this will again be so. Maybe one needs to be present to watch change occur in order to take possession of it.
Simultaneous nostalgic and immediate local knowledge are an uneasy combination. Pangs of deep familiarity are intertwined with a longing to return to the western sea. The city of my past will always be home to the part of me that decided to leave all those years ago. And there is much here that makes me smile. I’m home and away at once.gay movies musclesex pure moviesshot free movies cummovies hqpanty scenes wetting movies inlesbians movieslexington steele clips moviesex movies anime freewet free clip moviemovies free tits
poeticjustice said,
February 21, 2006 @ 1:21 am
What a beautiful blog site; there’s a sense of deep peace and tranquility here nestled within these pages of prolific writing and beautiful photos of La Mer. If I may….
Sea Surrounds Me
When the moon pushes
the clouds away,
and the waves
glide upon the shore
like silver wings,
I’ll want your arms around me
sharing the mystery of the main,
the secret of its soul.
Wrapped around each others thoughts
roving over sand and rock,
searching with a single eye
together we shall find a place,
for our one heart this love creates
to dwell forever in His grace.
When the moon disappears
into morning,
and the sounds of the sea
are distant echoes
in our minds,
I’ll want your arms around me
sharing the mystery of His soul,
and dwell forever in this place.
–Janet Leigh Dowd
(c) 1994
I find it odd that such a beautiful place isn’t overrun with like-minded souls, hungry for news on the chamber music scene, supporting one another’s endeavors and self-expression. For myself, I find the Internet lacking for places where I can get word-of-mouth buzz on the endless talent that exists within the confines of this nation. I’d be interested in hearing some feedback about the recent American Choral Directors Association Convention, Eastern Division, held in Manhattan. I understand ACDA presents concerts throughout the city during the convention and I’d be interested in hearing about the performances, for starters, and see where this goes.
Thank you, Ms Alex, for a wonderful traipse through your blog site, your inner thoughts, and beautiful photography. I share your love for the sea. I am poeticjustice.
Alex Shapiro said,
February 21, 2006 @ 3:27 am
Hi poeticjustice,
Thanks for the great post and the beautiful poem! Lovely.
Unfortunately, I’m not particularly plugged in to the choral world, and so I don’t have any info for you that you can’t stumble across on the web. However, if you’re in the L.A. area, the absolute best listing of All Things Chamber Music is the weekly gift from Jim Eninger, called “The Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter from the South Bay.”
It’s a terrific compilation of an enormous number of concerts going on across town, and you can either read it on the web at http://sundayslive.org/newsletter.cfm, or ask Jim to add you to the weekly (and free) email list. It’s an invaluable resource, and a real act of love on Jim’s part. He’s a great guy, and a big advocate for what folks like me do.
Cheers,
Alex