A nightly pause from the news to give the reader/viewer a bit of classic entertainment.
An evening pause: Hat tip Rex Ridenoure, who notes, “This musician emulates the style of Knopfler (lead guitarist of the Dire Straits) and Gilmour (lead guitarist for Pink Floyd). Knopfler uses only his fingers; Gilmour uses a pick.”
An evening pause: Performed live 2015, accompanied by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Zubin Mehta.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
An evening pause: And how will you spend your weekend? I hope in as interesting a manner.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
An evening pause: Performed live 1990. Performers include unknowns Glen Campbell, Jerry Reed, & Steve Wariner (guitar); Roy Clark (mandolin), Ray Stevens (piano), Ricky Skaggs (fiddle), Lee Greenwood (saxophone), Steve Gatlin (bass), Barbara Mandrell (steel guitar), and Irlene Mandrell (drums).
Hat tip Mike Nelson.
An evening pause: By Tchaikovsky of course. Performed live December 2020. Note how no one is wearing masks or social distancing. Apparently the Ukraine had some common sense during that time of madness.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
An evening pause: The yacht, the Tally Ho, had won an important race in 1927 in Great Britain. The goal is to get this work done so it can compete in 2027 in a similar race in Britain that it won one hundred years previously.
Though after watching the video, it seems this is more like a complete rebuild from scratch rather than a restoration.
Hat tip Cotour.
An evening pause: Performed live December 7, 2024 for the reopening of Notre Dame in Paris. Gustavo Dudamel is the conductor, leading Olivier Latry and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
An evening pause: Performed live 1982.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
Posted so late because I spent the weekend doing taxes (yuch), and forgot I needed to schedule evening pauses.
An evening pause: Actually Dovydas is a street performer who provides the background music and asks passersby if they want to sing something. Diane was listening to this across our house and I asked her if that was Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac. Nope, but about as good. The singer’s name is Brielle Anderson, as per the first comment on the youtube page.
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
An evening pause: Some engineering history for the weekend. I know the title makes this sound boring, but it is worth watching, because it illustrates the incredible complexity of some of what we think are the simplest tools. I wonder if the engineers in the space business are thinking about these issues.
Hat tip Mike Nelson.
