I wonder if it's only in the advertising-
(and therefore economically) driven US that
such value is accorded to those who can by
their mere appearance boost viewership.

That could be a factor... There also seems to be a bit of general celebrity-madness, and not just here...

In my observation, it hasn't been so
crassly monetized elsewhere.

Correcting is a temptation for those who have
that introspective gene. The opposite is much
worse, though.

Fortunately I didn't need to correct her.... just have our parts connect properly... as long as I kept to my beat, and she played out her
triplets properly, it all meshed fine.... :) It's when I play it in my head that I realize the challenge it could have been, especially had I been trying to play both parts... :)

What's really a problem is instinctively
correcting oneself by adapting to the other,
whether the other is right or not.

Although there are times in performance when that might be called for, especially if one is the accompanist....

In performance, that's true because the one
standing up is always right, even when they're
a measure off.

suddenly this black awful mood descended for a
fraction of a second. Curious, I tried to rewind
to that spot of consciousness but could not. I
wonder if I am blocking out something black and
awful or if it was just a momentary imbalance of
some chemical sort.

Probably the latter... or a momentary foreboding without conscious connections to the current circumstance....

Hard to say - there's that memento mori stuff
that we've been talking about, but this was
more a memento inferni, like seeing the medusa.

That could be scary.... one can hope that it was but a foundless
whatever it was.... ;)

I'm still waiting for the e-mail that says
that someone I knew died that night. I hope
I won't see anything, being uncomfortable with
anyone with a psychic connection to me dying,
or anyone having a psychic connection to me at
all, or yet anyone having a psychic connection.

It wasn't in my Heering.

I wish I were better at this sort of wordplay... can think of a few

It's not that useful of a skill, unless your
name is something like Ogden Nash.

For some people it seems to come naturally... :)

There are those around here whose first
initial is arr.

other liqueurs, but not how to work them into the stream....

Most of them have less evocative names, like
"creme de banane."

Amaretto, Barenyager, di Sorrono, Kahlua, Bailey's, Dramboui.... and
whatever that raspberry one is.... ;)

Amaretto, what Saronno with you?

Saronno
cat: booze
servings: 1

2 oz amaretto
2 oz brandy
2 oz light cream

Shake with ice, strain into large cocktail glass.

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Quoting Michael Loo to Nancy Backus on 03-06-19 15:46 <=-

I wonder if it's only in the advertising-
(and therefore economically) driven US that
such value is accorded to those who can by
their mere appearance boost viewership.

That could be a factor... There also seems to be a bit of general celebrity-madness, and not just here...

In my observation, it hasn't been so
crassly monetized elsewhere.

You've been more places than I, so no doubt have observed more....

What's really a problem is instinctively
correcting oneself by adapting to the other,
whether the other is right or not.

Although there are times in performance when that might be called for, especially if one is the accompanist....

In performance, that's true because the one
standing up is always right, even when they're
a measure off.

Exactly.... :) We're having a talent event at church the 23rd, and
Lydia talked me into playing with her... she's playing soprano recorder,
I'll be playing piano, and a cellist friend will join as continuo...
we'll see how it goes... should be pretty ok... :)

suddenly this black awful mood descended for a
fraction of a second. Curious, I tried to rewind
to that spot of consciousness but could not. I
wonder if I am blocking out something black and
awful or if it was just a momentary imbalance of
some chemical sort.

Probably the latter... or a momentary foreboding without conscious connections to the current circumstance....

Hard to say - there's that memento mori stuff
that we've been talking about, but this was
more a memento inferni, like seeing the medusa.

That could be scary.... one can hope that it was but a foundless
whatever it was.... ;)

I'm still waiting for the e-mail that says
that someone I knew died that night. I hope
I won't see anything, being uncomfortable with
anyone with a psychic connection to me dying,
or anyone having a psychic connection to me at
all, or yet anyone having a psychic connection.

All the more reason to let it slough off... hopefully nothing....

It wasn't in my Heering.

I wish I were better at this sort of wordplay... can think of a few

It's not that useful of a skill, unless your
name is something like Ogden Nash.

For some people it seems to come naturally... :)

There are those around here whose first
initial is arr.

True, and more than one.... ;)

other liqueurs, but not how to work them into the stream....

Most of them have less evocative names, like
"creme de banane."

Amaretto, Barenyager, di Sorrono, Kahlua, Bailey's, Dramboui.... and whatever that raspberry one is.... ;)

Amaretto, what Saronno with you?

As I said... others do so much better than I....

ttyl neb

... I'm not worthless. I can serve as a bad example

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