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INFLUENCES



My earliest musical recollection is that of a music box in my grandmother's house.

Seems like I spent hours... listening....absorbed in that... mysterious..forlorn...intriguing...captivating

sound-of-a-distant-land melody.



Twenty five years back, I began writing a composition that was eventually called.... RECOLLECTION.

I started writing it while learning (or immediately thereafter) Chopin's Preludes in Eminor and… Continue

WE interrupt OUR regularly scheduled PROGRAM WITH THIS NEWS FLASH!

As I write this..my 3rd More-Than-A Piano BLOG...I have in my possession..

Dan (no.2) Desiderio's email! Dan just turned 80!... and they just had a "this is your life" party...and missed this? geez...I've written to him and EAGERLY anticipate his reply!



OK..onto MTAP blog 3.

...So, I was talking about arguing w Dan wether or not a great pianist can also be a great composer: I call to the… Continue

Now if you came here expecting to here more about the "Dan's" (MTAP blog 1) there will be a delay.

Albeit a worthy one. I need to mention that I showed symptoms of Tourettes Syndrome way back at...age 7. One year before the Magnus organ ... same year I started drum lessons (CORRECTION here: started drum lessons at age 7 not 5...) Kind-of a blue-plate special: "one order of musical drive with a heaping side order of Tourette's please!"



In the April 13, 2010 edition of the… Continue

LYRICS Continue

back into the world of bump and grind don't go leaving yourself behind remember you can always change your mind so..go on...have a nice day.

someone got a second verse idea?....


down this old road
I like to walk
along the tracks
to the waiting station
I step inside
go for a ride
down this old road
I like to walk.