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Musica della sera...Glenn Gould x 3

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The latest Musica della sera show is now up on the Internet to listen to on demand; see below for locating the link. This program will be available on demand until Thursday, March 26, 2009 First of all, we at KUSP want to thank the many who pledged during the program. It was a remarkably robust show of support for Musica della sera, KUSP, and community radio. Frankly, with the economic situation what it is, we weren't expecting a big response, so it was very heartening. Thank you. Along with the snappy husband-and-wife banter and rousing encouragement of supporting community radio, there was some pretty enjoyable music. I lugged in my massive 80-disc Glenn Gould Columbia collection, a request last week by Patrick, our affable phone answerer. Drawing from 3 centuries of keyboard repertoire, I played selected Two- and Three-part inventions by Bach, a relatively brisk performance of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, and Hindemith's 2nd piano sonata. And yes, the recordings

Vitamin B6 in yer dreams

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FWIW Department B6 active component Pyridoxal phosphate (PSP) I was recently prescribed Vitamin B 5 , pantothenic acid, as a remedy to alleviate impacted sinuses. But I grabbed a bottle of B 6 (active component: pyridoxal phosphate ) by mistake. Meera looked up what benefits I might get from this accidental purchase, and came across this interesting item in Wikipedia : At least one preliminary study has found that this vitamin may increase dream vividness or the ability to recall dreams. It is thought that this effect may be due to the role this vitamin plays in the conversion of tryptophan to serotonin. I have long noticed that my dreams tend to be particularly vivid if I take vitamin B complex before going to bed, but this is the first time I have ever seen such a correlation cited elsewhere. Maybe there is something to the B 6 component. I did have an unusually elaborate and vivid dream last night after taking B complex, along with an extra 100 mg of B 6 . Spaghetti sauces an

Musica della sera...feeling fluty.

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The latest Musica della sera show is now up on the Internet to listen to on demand; see below for locating the link. This program will be available on demand until Thursday, March 12, 2009 Flute pieces, solo and accompanied, by Händel, Telemann, and C.P.E. Bach. Also much in evidence, works for guitar, piano, French horns, and sackbuts (but not all at once). You can see exactly what was played and who performed it by referring to the playlist (originally broadcast 3/5/2009). The Flute Player, oil painting by Hendrik Terbrugghen, 1621 Hangin in the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Kassel, Germany My wife, Meera Collier-Mitchell , and I take turns hosting the classical radio program Musica della sera on Thursday evenings, 7-9:30 (PT). This week Nicholas hosted. KUSP Radio is now offering On Demand downloads of its music programs. Peruse the calendar listing, with audio links, of The Shows Available . Click the one for Musica della sera Thursday night to hear our show. Each broadc

and when they leave i do this (photo)

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and when they leave i do this , originally uploaded by yell saccani . "thank u all! i do cleaning for a living in a small hotel so i wont talk to people and ask its everything ok sir?if i have to ask this custion again i will die i prefer to clean with headphones 8 hours than talk to a custemer for one sec!!!!!!!!! as a photographer in israel i can only dream about working in that.....in israel there is no art .art here is stupid pics of war graffitti that sucks not even good ones just stupid sentence like free who ever the arabs took this time and sunsets.i have no place in this country!!!! thank again guys!!!!!!!!! " Interesting photography I follow on Flickr. I was intrigued by the snapshot of expression in her comment.