Observations.

Well, I am still in the market for a car. Well, I may be on the periphery looking in; stepping in and out. But, can you blame a girl? There is a fellow who would like to trade his 1996 Honda hatchback for an Audi. Right. And right smack dab in the middle of his list of features and benefits? Centre cup holder. Wow! Stop the clock and hold traffic. That Audi swap is your din and his win if you are willing to part with a centre cup holder. I hope you can come to some sort of agreement where you can saw it off. I bet one could hardly notice.

I did get to knick "the truck" today.  I was proudly flying the flag of snotty nerd by blasting The Abduction from the Seraglio. There is no playing that one down.  But what is it that makes us (relatively) young classical music fans crouch and often deny our tastes? Dare I say better tastes? Nah. But lets face it, it is a far more rich and delicious auditory experience. It plays upon emotions and thoughts and expresses much more than any pop piece of crap being churned out today. Listening is like taking apart a delicate layer cake, piece by piece, from frosting to sponge and letting the flavour spread across one's tongue.  Some bites the frosting coats the inside of the mouth with creamy butter and sugar, other bites are lighter with pastry.  I cannot encourage people to set shitty music aside and pick up classical.  I am not saying that anything past Gershwin and or some Philip Glass is all shit, but most of it is.  Most of it is auditory Mc Donalds; fast and flat filled with salt and sugar, guaranteed to leave you logy and (intellectually) constipated. Sure, we all like "fun", but how about some contemplation and depth.  How about a journey, not by Journey.  And please do not base what you have heard on Pops. Pops is shit, too.
Just as filmy and light as its  modern equivalent. Put down the Boston Pops and John Williams. Sarah Brightman is not classical. Measha is. Pick up some Mahler. Mozart, Prokovfiev.....all amazing composers that transport one in ways that one can hardly describe.  There are hundreds just itching to be listened to.  Often 2 disc CD's! Enjoy