Katica Illényi – Once Upon a Time in the West
An evening pause: Music by Ennio Morricone, played on the theremin with the Győr Philharmonic Orchestra.
Hat tip Cotour.
Category: The Evening Pause
A nightly pause from the news to give the reader/viewer a bit of classic entertainment.
The Eagles – New Kid in Town
An evening pause: Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
Respighi – Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite 2, movements 3-4
An evening pause: The first two movements are wonderful too, so if you want, start this from the beginning. I begin it at movement three only because that movement is to me one of the most powerful pieces of music I have ever heard. The mix of low and high notes I think creates vibrations that touch the soul. And the melody ain’t bad either.
Passover: Celebrating Freedom
An evening pause: For tonight, the second Passover Sedar, a short video explaining some of the philosophical underpinnings of Passover. Though decidedly from the reform (and liberal) side of the Jewish community, it still summarizes much of what Passover represents. On this holiday each person must imagine themselves a slave, so as to better appreciate what freedom represents.
The orthodox side of the Jewish community would add that this freedom comes from God, for which we must be ever thankful. The orthodox would also note that our freedom exists because of the arrival of the Torah, the Ten Commandments, and the rules for living a good life, handed down to at Mt. Sinai, after the exodus.
I say, be humble and try to do right, to the best of your ability, no matter what others demand (the Bible, even for someone who does not believe in God as the religions do, provides a good instruction manual). Do that, and you will certainly be free.
Sean Altman – They tried to kill us, we survived, let’s eat
An evening pause: To put it mildly, there is practically nothing in this song that is correct about Passover, except the title and the humorous indomitable spirit of the Jewish people.
For tonight, the first Passover Sedar.
Duo Siqueira Lima – Tico Tico no Fubá
An evening pause: Hat tip Cotour.
R. E. M. – Everybody Hurts
An evening pause: Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
Oscar Peterson Piano Lesson
An evening pause: From the Dick Cavett Show, c1979.
Hat tip Cotour.
Cyndi Lauper – Time After Time
An evening pause: Performed live on the Tonight Show, March 1, 1984.
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
Smarter Every Day – Mind-Blowing Magic Magnets
An evening pause: Rather than post an April Fool’s prank today, why don’t we see some modern magical engineering that even engineers can’t figure out.
Hat tip Tom Biggar.
Rose Royce – Wishing On a Star
An evening pause: Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
Albert King & Stevie Ray Vaughan – Don’t Lie To Me
An evening pause: The lyrics speak a truth that more people should follow.
Hat tip Cotour.
Marmot Dam Removal
An evening pause: Hat tip Tom Biggar.
TruthSurge – Open Arms
An evening pause: He admits to doing some audio manipulation to his voice to get it to sound as it does, but no matter, it sounds really good.
Hat tip Cotour.
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Simple Man
An evening pause: Hat tip Mike Nelson.
B. J. Thomas – I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
An evening pause: For those people hiding under their beds.
Hat tip Tom Biggar.
Barry McGuire – Eve of Destruction
An evening pause: Performed live in 2011. Somehow this seems appropriate at the moment.
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
Two weeks under water
An evening pause: A clever way to extend research time under water. My only question in thinking about the experiments she was doing: What happens if it gets cooler?
Hat tip Cotour.
Yes, Minister – Get some patients
A evening pause: “But there are no patients!”
Hat tip Phill Oltmann.
Magnetic Games – Spinning Magnets
An evening pause: Hat tip Cotour.