Comments on: Clean & Bright [retitled, revised] http://www.farrfeed.com/2007/12/18/more-fun-with-xmas/ John Hamilton Farr's Living Planet Mystery Tales from Taos, New Mexico Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:57:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dennis Moser http://www.farrfeed.com/2007/12/18/more-fun-with-xmas/comment-page-1/#comment-221 Dennis Moser Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:05:38 +0000 http://jhfarr.com/farrfeed/2007/12/18/more-fun-with-xmas/#comment-221 *smile ... yes, the Solstice is, indeed 11:08PM-ish MST (1:too early AM Eastern!), so I'm jumping the gun with the celebration, but it's certainly no worse than the pre-Halloween market rush we see for that Other celebration ... No problem, John ...keep practicing on that beautiful bouzouki and email me about it. Lots of free and inexpensive tools for music on the Mac! *smile … yes, the Solstice is, indeed 11:08PM-ish MST (1:too early AM Eastern!), so I’m jumping the gun with the celebration, but it’s certainly no worse than the pre-Halloween market rush we see for that Other celebration …

No problem, John …keep practicing on that beautiful bouzouki and email me about it. Lots of free and inexpensive tools for music on the Mac!

]]> By: John H. Farr http://www.farrfeed.com/2007/12/18/more-fun-with-xmas/comment-page-1/#comment-220 John H. Farr Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:12:52 +0000 http://jhfarr.com/farrfeed/2007/12/18/more-fun-with-xmas/#comment-220 Dennis: I feel like I'm coming out of a sleep of several years. I will definitely try to listen to your show, and I'm sorry I haven't pursued the topic of music on the Mac more with you. I really want to learn a lot more. Thank you for your thoughts on the solstice, too. John Lay: by god, you're right, and I can't subtract! (correcting now)... Dennis: I feel like I’m coming out of a sleep of several years. I will definitely try to listen to your show, and I’m sorry I haven’t pursued the topic of music on the Mac more with you. I really want to learn a lot more. Thank you for your thoughts on the solstice, too.

John Lay: by god, you’re right, and I can’t subtract! (correcting now)…

]]> By: John Lay http://www.farrfeed.com/2007/12/18/more-fun-with-xmas/comment-page-1/#comment-219 John Lay Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:48:39 +0000 http://jhfarr.com/farrfeed/2007/12/18/more-fun-with-xmas/#comment-219 John, I'm pretty sure the Winter Solstice will actually be at 11:08pm MST on Friday night. J John,

I’m pretty sure the Winter Solstice will actually be at 11:08pm MST on Friday night.

J

]]> By: Dennis Moser http://www.farrfeed.com/2007/12/18/more-fun-with-xmas/comment-page-1/#comment-218 Dennis Moser Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:40:59 +0000 http://jhfarr.com/farrfeed/2007/12/18/more-fun-with-xmas/#comment-218 Well, John, the Solstice IS the ur-Festival, after all ... The Muse and I have been going that direction (celebrating the Solstice) as well. And as a musician, Christmas can be especially hellish ("No, I don't play Christmas music ... I usually don't take requests for cover songs, either"), even when among the best-intended of friends. I will be doing a pre-Solstice Celebration performance this Friday evening and it will be streamed live, if you choose to listen. The URL for the stream is posted on my website (look in the upper-right corner); the show gets started promptly at 8:00 P.M. EST and will be 90 minutes long, and will feature live solo guitar work. I'm NOT doing my "xma kaba kin" performance this year ... most folks were pretty clueless about the whole concept last year, but I'll still be celebrating it. You have to wonder if the Mayans and Nahuatl weren't on to something in their observation of "the days without names". Celebrate the return of light, Dennis (http://usrlslashsbin.angrek.com ...for those interested in some live non-Christmas celebratory music!) Well, John, the Solstice IS the ur-Festival, after all …

The Muse and I have been going that direction (celebrating the Solstice) as well. And as a musician, Christmas can be especially hellish (“No, I don’t play Christmas music … I usually don’t take requests for cover songs, either”), even when among the best-intended of friends.

I will be doing a pre-Solstice Celebration performance this Friday evening and it will be streamed live, if you choose to listen. The URL for the stream is posted on my website (look in the upper-right corner); the show gets started promptly at 8:00 P.M. EST and will be 90 minutes long, and will feature live solo guitar work.

I’m NOT doing my “xma kaba kin” performance this year … most folks were pretty clueless about the whole concept last year, but I’ll still be celebrating it. You have to wonder if the Mayans and Nahuatl weren’t on to something in their observation of “the days without names”.

Celebrate the return of light,

Dennis

(http://usrlslashsbin.angrek.com …for those interested in some live non-Christmas celebratory music!)

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