Raiders of the Lost Ark march -- live!

[ozma914]

The Fort Wayne Philharmonic came to Albion Sunday -- making up for their storm-canceled Christmas concert on a day when we tied a record high temperature. It was my first time hearing a live orchestra -- fantastic, breathtaking. I still can't believe an orchestra pulled off a Beatles medley, but I think Lennon and McCartney would approve.

It was probably the most relaxing two hours I've had in a long time, although at the same time my mind kept peppering me with ideas for stories through the whole concert. Maybe writers never really relax?

Comments

[evilawyer]

Isn't music the best?

[ozma914]

Absolutely! I heard an interview the other day that Dennis Miller did with a Muslim cleric: He asked the guy what music he liked to listen to, and the cleric explained that they weren't allowed to listen to any music at all.

I think that explains a lot. I'd say that also explains why some Christian fundamentalists who refuse to listen to music also seem uptight and angry.

[evilawyer]

Lordy, yes! Music, along with humor, keeps us all from falling either into a pit of self-destructive despair or a chasm of self-indulgent intolerance.

[ozma914]

Well said! I'm all about the humor.