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    • Amadeus-
    • Neville Mariner and The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields:
    • Disc 1
    1. Mozart: Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183, 1st movement
    2. Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Stabat Mater: "Quando corpus morietur" and "Amen"
    3. Early 18th Century Gypsy Music: Bubak and Hungaricus
    4. Mozart: Serenade for Winds in B-flat major, K. 361, 3rd movement
    5. Mozart: The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Turkish Finale
    6. Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201, 1st movement
    7. Mozart: Concerto for Two Pianos in E-flat major, K. 365, 3rd movement
    8. Mozart: Great Mass in C minor, K. 427, Kyrie
    9. Mozart: Symphonie Concertante in E-flat major, K. 364, 1st movement
    • Disc 2
    1. Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat major, K. 482, 3rd movement
    2. Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492, Act III, "Ecco la marcia"
    3. Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492, Act IV, "Ah, tutti contenti"
    4. Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act II, Commendatore scene
    5. Mozart: Zaide, K. 344, Aria, "Ruhe sanft"
    6. Mozart: Requiem, K. 626, Introitus (orchestral introduction)
    7. Mozart: Requiem, K. 626, Dies irae
    8. Mozart: Requiem, K. 626, Rex tremendae majestatis
    9. Mozart: Requiem, K. 626, Confutatis
    10. Mozart: Requiem, K. 626, Lacrimosa
    11. Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466, 2nd movement
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  1. Between 1961 and 1966 – the golden age of slot cars – there were around 3,000 commercial slot tracks built in hobby shops and corner stores across the U.S., with an additional 200 in Europe. Kids could go to their local raceway and pay about $2.00 for an hour of racing on tracks that often filled the room with twists, turns, and as many as eight racing lanes. One company, American Model Car Raceways, even made a business traveling the country to build tracks. Their biggest, nicknamed “The Purple Mile,” was 220’ long.http://mentalfloss.com/article/27229/little-engines-could-brief-history-slot-cars

  2. 17 hours ago, hullabelew said:

    "She's The One" was my first thought.

    Also would have thought at least ONE of Knopfler's soundtracks would have made the list:  Pick one.  Local Hero, Last Exit to Brooklyn, Cal, or The Princess Bride.

    Also,  like all Cameron Crowe movies, I enjoyed the soundtrack for "Elizabethtown".

    Local Hero is great. I think that was his first film score. Underrated movie too.

  3. "Meat is Murder" was released 34 years ago yesterday...

     

    Belligerent ghouls run Manchester schools
    Spineless swines, cemented minds

     

    I'd like to drop my trousers to the world
    I am a man of means, of slender means

     

    On the day that your mentality
    Decides to try to catch up with your biology

     

    Unruly boys
    Who will not grow up Must be taken in hand

     

     

     

  4. I agree with the sentiment to some extent.  But these are not the best examples.
    There are a whole lot of TS songs where she has the sole writing credit, including a lot of big hits.   And you could strip all the production out of some of those songs and IMO make them much better (see the Allison Krause and Vince Gill version of "Red" from the CMAs for proof of this).  The girl is a real talent and would have succeeded with other producers, co-writers, etc. 
    Also have to point out that a large number of the "real" artists we all love from the last 5 years all work with the same producer (Dave Cobb).  That includes Isbell, Brandi Carlisle, and Sturgill (on the better of his albums). So it is not like flashy artists like TS are the only ones benefiting from talented producers who make their work better.   
    As for Lucinda, she won grammys for Car Wheels on a Gravel Road and for Passionate Kisses. What else has she done that is particularly worthy of recognition.     Steve and Dwight probably should have won more than they have, but both are hurt by the fact that by far their best work was on debut albums when nobody knew who they were. 

    Also see Ryan Adams track-by-track cover of Taylor Swift’s 1989.


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  5. Speaking of old bikes.. After years of hibernation I dusted off my 2002 Bianchi Grizzly in the hopes to start riding again. It looks just about like this except mine came with a celeste saddle as well.
    2002%20Bianchi%20Grizzly.jpg
    Specs: https://www.bikepedia.com/QuickBike/BikeSpecs.aspx?item=37559
    It turns out in its slumber MTN bikes have completely evolved. And the fork is shot and can't get parts to rebuild, yada yada. Rockshox makes a recon silver tk that'll fit, but it's heavier and likely a step down from the Marzocci it would replace. Long story short, I was advised I'd like riding even a modern budget HT more than this if I tried to fix it back up as a trail bike. I took that advice and after a bit of research ordered a new Giant Fathom 1 which looks to be a pretty decent bang-for-buck HT. 
    But now I'm trying to figure out what to do with the Bianchi. It was such a sweet bike in it's day, I'm not sure I'm ready to part with it. I was thinking if I put a rigid fork on it and some street tires it could serve as a tool around the hood, ride to the store kinda bike. 
    I'm also wondering if it's possible to replace the front DT with a single ring and run it as a 1x9, keeping the rear derailleur and cassette. Or is it not so simple? 
    Thoughts? 
     
     

    That’s a pretty nice frame. If the front ring is positioned correctly you should be able to run it as a single with the 9 spd.


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  6. There was plenty of ugly stuff designed that is considered MCM, even by some of the famous designers. I do like stuff designed by iconic designers but some of my favorite pieces I've never been able to I.D.

    I tend to gravitate to the warm side of modern design like Danish Modern. I like the warm look of teak and brass and don't care plastic and chrome pieces that became prevalent in the 70s. I look for pieces that define a space without dominating it. 

     

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  7. That church is pretty cool. Wonder who designed it. I lived in Denton for 15 years before I became interested in architecture. After I moved I found out I had been living amongst a bunch of O'neil Ford structures. Even got married in one.

    Those definitely look like early Eames Shell chairs. The earliest examples have rope embedded around the edges to  give them a radius. Later the incorporated the radius in the mold.

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