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A Maineiac from Portland rambling about all things art - music of every stripe - rock, progressive, jazz, symphonic, jazz, lieder . . . oh, and food, too. Come in - I promise not to bite . . . too hard.

Thursday, June 26, 2025

Why Do We Keep Doing This?

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Complain about corruption, inefficiency and downright evil all we want, the citizens of the United States seem to have a propensity for the ...
Monday, June 9, 2025

BLASPHEMY: SPIELBERG'S WEST SIDE STORY IS BETTER!

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A couple of years ago, I finally broke down, gave in, call it what you will, and watched Stephen Spielberg's 2021 treatment of the belov...
Thursday, June 5, 2025

From A-to-Z: Andrey Zhilikhovsky Has It All

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Something happened during the Met's HD  of Il Barbiere di Siviglia  I didn't expect. As thrilled as I was with our Rosina and "...
Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Pelléas Perfection From Rouen

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(NOTE:  This was published in 2021, but correcting a typo forced the current date.) One night this past February, seized by my endless insom...
Sunday, April 6, 2025

"I am not queer, I'm disembodied" - Luca Guadagnino's Queer

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I am not queer, I'm disembodied. This is line is spoken twice in Queer , Luca Guadagnino's most masterful film to date.  It's al...
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Sharky
Crazy, free spirit, originally from New York with side trips through DC, Chicagoland, Tennessee and Florida. Maine is home. Love anything to do with sports, music, food, movies, theatre. Least favorite things: fashion, pretentious people, today's hot new country.
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