Tag Archives: Carnegie Hall

Belated thanks, for the music and memories

We were out of town last week when I got word that Pete Seeger had died.   At 94, this should not have come as a great shock, but it did anyway, because two months earlier he’d been leading all … Continue reading

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So long 2013, and thanks for a great year!

Maya told me yesterday that 2013 was her ‘best year ever’, and looking back I have to agree that it was a good one, thus totally debunking the myth that 13 is an unlucky number.   (In our family we … Continue reading

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40 Minutes

Recently the Pilates studio I’ve been going to every week for the past 14 years moved from their location on 23rd Street in Chelsea to a building on 3rd Avenue between 55th and 56th St. My Pilates commute had always … Continue reading

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Black Friday

Earlier this week Maya and her friend Greta announced that they really wanted to go somewhere for Black Friday shopping.   To be more specific, they wanted me to drive them somewhere for Black Friday shopping, our local stores not … Continue reading

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Hanging with history – Guthrie style

Arlo Guthrie would probably brush off any mention of his music being a part of the fabric of America as an exaggeration.   He would defer to his father Woody’s influence, or that of his friend Pete Seeger.   And while I … Continue reading

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Carnegie Hall & Arlo Guthrie

It’s that time of year again.   Tonight Maya and I are headed to that cathedral of great music, Carnegie Hall.  There is a scene in the movie “Music of the Heart” where Meryl Streep’s character is welcomed to Carnegie Hall … Continue reading

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