MARK ALBURGER, 2017
December 31 - Trombone Mirum
The brass shall sound, and we'll raise our glasses -- Happy New Year! -- with the saga continuing at markalburger2018.blogspot.com...
The day --
57th and final of fall, high down 4 to 60 --
begins with errands
(including sufficient libations for the festive eve),
and
a big push re editing new-edition Symphony No. 1 ("It Wasn't Classical…"), Op. 61 (1998): I. Allegro con brio: pages 31-40...
part of this accomplished while taking in a nice pre-centennial celebration re Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), finale-ing (as we have) with Candide (1956): Make Our Garden Grow.
Towards the appointed hour, televised apparently exclusively Spanish-language coverage of Pacific-Standard-Time celebrations --
are we having a good time yet? --
Yes!
December 30 - Big Screen View
Megan over,
connecting DVD player and
Roku,
on the penultimate day --
56th of fall, high up 1 to 64 -- of the year... more catch-up, and age 30 edited re new-edition Symphony No. 1 ("It Wasn't Classical…"), Op. 61 (1998): I. Allegro con brio...
December 29 - Cosmic View
Reviewing a fair number of videos re Universe, which updating blog, yields another series of searches,
beginning with the notion of organic compounds and comets (such as the -- fron this angle, at least -- rather centaurian Comet Churyumov–Gerasimenko, as photographed by European Space Agency's Rosetta)...
from a reasonably stable point located on this very local planet,
with some at least at times reaching skyward (such as the very, very local group's tree trimming service): 56th day of fall, high up 2 to 63, editing new-edition page 29 Symphony No. 1 ("It Wasn't Classical…"), Op. 61 (1998): I. Allegro con brio...
December 28 - Global View
Definitely appreciating the Mediterranean climate type,
upon return,
whether it be in
North
or
South Africa,
Australia (OK, picture above actually desertic),
the Middle East,
Southern
Europe,
or
considerably closer to home. 54th day of fall, high down 3 to 61, resuming editing of new-edition Symphony No. 1 ("It Wasn't Classical…"), Op. 61 (1998): I. Allegro con brio, with page 28...
Many of above pictures gathered in free association, after learning that Gian Carlo Menotti died in a hospital in Monte Carlo, Monaco (February 1, 2007), where he had a home...
December 27 - Follow the Lights
Up
early,
the
thaw
beginning,
and
crosstown
to
rendezvous
with
Marek
and
Amy
at
Pearl District
Starbucks.
A
great
visit, then
southwest 405 to
5 south, and
after a supply stop,
the
long
transit
of
Willamette
Valley,
various
Cascade-y
buttes
to
the
west
towards
Coberg
and
Eugene,
skies clearing a bit,
down into
Umpqua drainage,
Rice
Hill,
Sutherlin,
storied
Roseberg
Cliffs,
the
California-esque
Hills
of
Myrtle Creek /
Riddle,
Canyonville,
the beginning of the undulations
including
Glendale
and
Sunny Valleys,
prospects above Hugo / Merlin,
Grants Pass
upstream
past
Rogue River,
Table Rocks again,
Medford,
Phoenix,
Talent,
hallelujah
blue
skies
back in
Ashville,
petrol
again,
the
ascent to
Siskiyou
and
voila!
California!
Views
of
Mt.
Shasta,
Hornbrook / Henly,
Klamath
Canyon,
Anderson
Summit
and
Grade,
Yreka,
further
views
of
the
Cascades and
Klamaths to
Weed,
Black Butte,
Mt. Shasta City, and
Dunsmuir --
darkness unto Redding, eventually home... whew! 53rd day of fall, high up 2 to 64 (Troutdale / Portland, 36; Ashland, 48)...
early,
the
thaw
beginning,
and
crosstown
to
rendezvous
with
Marek
and
Amy
at
Pearl District
Starbucks.
A
great
visit, then
southwest 405 to
5 south, and
after a supply stop,
the
long
transit
of
Willamette
Valley,
various
Cascade-y
buttes
to
the
west
towards
Coberg
and
Eugene,
skies clearing a bit,
down into
Umpqua drainage,
Rice
Hill,
Sutherlin,
storied
Roseberg
Cliffs,
the
California-esque
Hills
of
Myrtle Creek /
Riddle,
Canyonville,
the beginning of the undulations
including
Glendale
and
Sunny Valleys,
prospects above Hugo / Merlin,
Grants Pass
upstream
past
Rogue River,
Table Rocks again,
Medford,
Phoenix,
Talent,
hallelujah
blue
skies
back in
Ashville,
petrol
again,
the
ascent to
Siskiyou
and
voila!
California!
Views
of
Mt.
Shasta,
Hornbrook / Henly,
Klamath
Canyon,
Anderson
Summit
and
Grade,
Yreka,
further
views
of
the
Cascades and
Klamaths to
Weed,
Black Butte,
Mt. Shasta City, and
Dunsmuir --
darkness unto Redding, eventually home... whew! 53rd day of fall, high up 2 to 64 (Troutdale / Portland, 36; Ashland, 48)...
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