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  • Two different versions of Clair de Lune

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    @andyd Thanks for that link. I just bought the Henle version, which says that it includes fingerings by someone named Hans-Martin Theopold. They look to be different than the fingering in the score you linked to. Looking at this score, it just looks daunting to me… we’ll see. I start fall lessons in the first week of Sept with a new teacher at the uni music school here. I don’t think I’ll work on CdL before than, but maybe I’ll poke at a few measures just to see how hard it is to read…
  • PT recital, my latest recording

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    P.S. I tried to use the “spoiler” tags, but it’s not just for spoiler, it adds a NSFW tag and line breaks, which seems pretty cumbersome (at PT, it s black-out highlighter over the test and you can click to reveal, but it doesn’t add line breaks…)
  • In praise of bike helmets

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    AxtremusA
    Glad you survived. Gotta take good care of yourself, man, none of us is getting any younger.
  • No, no, Jon, you don’t understand

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    It should be possible for them to embrace elements of socialism without saying anything nice about Castro. Is it really any worse than praising Putin or praising Kim Jung Un? Discuss.
  • Laughter is the best medicine

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    My friend gave me a ride to work the other day and everytime we went under a bridge my joints started aching. Do you think I have carpool tunnel syndrome.?
  • Rob Sand, running for governor of IA

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    MikM
    Well, it is Iowa. Hardly a hotbed of leftist thought. (Having spent a weekend there recently, I am now an expert)
  • The ‘Gary Bears’ has a nice ring to it

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    @wtg said: Bears announced a few days ago they're continuing their focus on Hammond. Fingers still crossed. From a prof at Ball State University. Guess some Hoosiers don't want the Bears to move there any more than some of us Illinoisans want them to stay here. https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/07/20/lets-hope-the-chicago-bears-stay-in-illinois/ He's just mad because he has to live in Muncie. Not that I blame him.
  • Feeling old yet?

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    @RealPlayer said: Yes, the current piano bothers me. Nine foot grand, hard as heck hammers, harsh tone, really needs a new action. I wear musicians’ earplugs just to be able to practice. My god man-- get thee to a piano store!
  • Bagshot Park

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  • Senate polling points to Dem takeover

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    The Navy situation is tragic. It would be great if the Democrats took the Senate. I wish the minority leader would resign, however.
  • Spread thin

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  • For sourdough bakers

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    wtgW
    Haven't made these breakfast pizzas but they look delish. [image: 20260810_152840-Edited-4x3-Copy-800x600.jpg] https://breadtopia.com/egg-and-herb-breakfast-pizzas/?utm_content
  • Word association thread

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  • Scratch the Baltics… now going to Paris

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    AdagioMA
    @dolmansaxlil I loved Notre Dame, too, and climbing up to the bell tower. LOUD. But cool to be up with the gargoyles.
  • The Color Recession

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    @bernard I love that first blue house you showed. That’s a great color, and dark enough if you’re looking for heat retention. What would you choose for your trim? And would it work with your deck?
  • Mark Kelly speaks sooth - the 3 Bs

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  • Dick Cheney’s cardiogist has an op-ed in the NYT

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    wtgW
    You can only pick from the available candidates. The people who run are motiviated by how the current system works. Sadly it appears that many/most of them aren't serving their constituents but are rather serving themselves.
  • Help! Why does this make me think of the Beatles??

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    (d) All of the above.
  • What are you reading?

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    @AdagioM Thank you. No buzz problem.