Saturday, December 7th. The Weekend Edition of William Shakespeare's Thought For The Day.

I'm feeling down. But I admit: seeing all these copycat threads makes me feel better.

I love you all...

Listening to Wagner's "Siegfried" on vinyl.

Not crazy about the sound quality. I always found vinyl enthusiasts to be......eccentric...

But I have to get up and change the disc, or turn it over, every 25 minutes or so.

With opera on CD, and with my CD-changing carousel, I can listen to the whole thing uninterrupted.

But as an exercise in comparative art appreciation, it's terrific.

Wilhelm Furtwangler was a gifted conductor. This recording (live from La Scala in 1951) is well-paced. But the musicians must have all been Italian. The poor German must have felt like he was herding cats...

It's Friday night in the Lounge. What's everybody drinking?

I'm drinking some nice Shiraz.

I love the Shiraz grape. Spicy, lots of character; puts hair on your chest...

Hoisting some ale with Will Shakespeare. Ask us anything.

Cooking up tomorrow's edition of WSTFTD...

I'm meeting Will Shakespeare at The Boar's Head for drinks this evening. Who wants to join us?

"We shall be merry", as Will likes to say...

Hope to see you all there...

Yay! I got my star back! No more ads!

Makes DU much easier to navigate...

Yay! I got my star back! Thanks, guys!

December in the Two-Five-Three means: TACOMA -ELF STORAGE!

Saturday, November 30th. The Weekend Edition of William Shakespeare's Thought For The Day.