Griggs Farms – How A Cotton Picker Works
An evening pause: Technology that makes it possible for humans to live better lives.
Hat tip Judd Clark, who adds “Ten acres/hour, doing the work of 250 or more hand pickers.”
Enjoy your weekend!
Category: The Evening Pause
A nightly pause from the news to give the reader/viewer a bit of classic entertainment.
Laszlo Buring – If Mark Knopfler & David Gilmour had a little jam
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.”
Khatia Buniatishvili – Beethoven’s Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Rondo
An evening pause: Performed live 2015, accompanied by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Zubin Mehta.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
Billy Idol – White Wedding
Louis Jordan – Saturday Night Fish Fry
Dave Loggins – Please Come to Boston
Rumpus Machine – Down to the Waterline
Average White Band – Pick Up The Pieces
Eagles – All She Wants To Do Is Dance
Burton Cummings and many others – No Time
Cody Townsend – Best ski line of the year
An evening pause: And how will you spend your weekend? I hope in as interesting a manner.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
The World’s Most Famous Unknown Band
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.
National Opera of Ukraine – Nutcracker ‘Grand Pas de Deux – Adagio’
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.
Sugarloaf – Green Eyed Lady
Soojin Ha – Chopin Nocturne No.20 in C minor
Al Stewart – On the Border
Charlie Daniels – Long Haired Country Boy
Restoring a historic racing yacht after buying it for a dollar
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.
Valentina Lisitsa – Mozart’s Fantasie In C Minor
Eric Clapton – Change The World
Gamazda – Metallica’s Nothing Else Matters
Beto and the Fairlanes – Right Clickin’
Camille Saint-Saëns – from the Symphony No. 3
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.
Billy Joel – The Downeaster Alexa
Jerry Lee Lewis – No headstone on my grave
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.
Dovydas – Dreams
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.