@Jodi said in NYT article about Brahms Romance in F (with audio): @RealPlayer said in NYT article about Brahms Romance in F (with audio): There’s a Mendelssohn Song Without Words called “Duetto” that is just lovely, a dialogue between the left and right hand. And a couple of Grieg pieces that are just so delightful. So yes, I do this now and then. Duetto is one of my absolute favorite pieces. And the Brahms intermezzo that is in the same book with the one that started this thread. (Can’t remember the number). Op 118 #2 is the one I think you are thinking of (you have played it for me. ) That is my favorite Brahms piano piece. I wish I could play it. I've tried, but the middle section is just too hard for me.

Happy anniversary!

There must be something lower than contempt. ??? I reserve hatred for those I once had respect for.

There's an embedded TikTok video. The people sitting in the truck looked like they were in high school. They looked a bit like they were participating in a challenge we might have in our youth, like how many people can you fit in a VW Beetle.

Appeals court ruling. https://laist.com/news/politics/trump-can-keep-troops-in-la-for-now-appeals-court-rules

I'm not the only one who finds this reprehensible. Statement from the Organization of American Historians: "the historical interpretations presented at National Park Service sites are essential places that offer the public “opportunities to connect personally with the past and to engage with the intricacies and nuances of America’s history and the rich, evolving tapestry of American experiences.” They serve as a critical counterpoint to the current administration’s “aggressive push to flatten history into a single celebratory story.” The OAH rejects these recent federal actions and the systemic efforts to distort the historical record and impose through executive orders and actions a narrow vision of the American past. The suppression of evidence-based history does not restore sanity; it endangers democracy." https://www.oah.org/2025/06/18/statement-in-response-to-secretary-order-3431-and-censorship-of-history-in-the-national-park-service/

Florida is the home of blue tarp roofs. Just fly in after a major storm.

Not too far from this: Link to video Big Al

What an interesting thread. I feel like I've seen an upsurge in younger people knitting or crocheting in quiet times as they occur, but I like hearing about and seeing the work products in this community as well. It brings to mind the now-long-running sourdough thread. Big Al

I saw him either his last or second to last Carnegie appearance. The big Beethoven pieces were behind him at that point, I believe the program was Mozart and Haydn.

It was bad enough. Now this. https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/burglar-breaks-into-rep-melissa-hortmans-home-in-brooklyn-park/

@ShiroKuro Or you need a Janet.

I want their negotiator to work for me when needed.

@Steve-Miller said in MAGA Pot: Not so loud! The toaster has ears… Yeah, just like that plane....

You will never live a job as much as those dogs love theirs.

Pedestrian killed by truck carrying a tank after the parade https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/17/army-tank-kills-dc-pedestrian-birthday-parade/84246151007/