juanjo dominguez 9 trio Orfeu Negro Manha de Carnaval（黒いオルフェ）

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BLACK ORPHEUS

 the music was composed by Luis Bonfa

A lot of versions were created for this piece

and each and everyone does not depart 

from the theme feeling of loneliness 

whether the version

has lyrics or rendered instrumentally.

Just plain beautiful. It's the food for the soul

that sustains though one may be in a sad mode.

Play or listen to it at any time of day

though I would suggest to do it when it's really dead

silent perhaps in the wee hours of the morning

Believe you me it's very touching...

a day in the life of a fool

.....a sad and a long lonely day

i walked the avenue... 

and hope  i'll run into 

the welcome sight of you...

coming my way...

I stopped just across from your door...

but you're never home anymore...

so back to my room...

and there in the gloom 

i cried 

tears of goodbye... 

that's all folks!

hope you love it.

i'll be in touch so you be in touch

jt

O Mio Babbino Caro (Carmen Monarcha from Andre Rieu Orchestra)

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TUESDAY AFTERNOON LOG delayed...

THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING!

INTERESTING thing happened to me on the

way to the museum

....the morning chapter continues through the midday

very nicely at the de young museum. .it's Tuesday and the 

first Tuesday of the month means free admission to all the museums

in the city

for culture enrichment and appreciation...

 for

everyone...

to enjoy life in an  epicurean tidbit

.I said earlier ...the day could prove 

really very interesting..

Listening to the russian gypsy music, " Two guitars and Dark Eyes"

got it all going...it's the magic of music.

And what do you know, I met Ksenia Bubukina,

a pianist, oboe and recorder player and a R u s s i a n.

While checking out the Ash Can group and American 

Impressionists gallery

I saw her copying a George Bellows

figure painting ....

So I took a few candid shots of her without

disturbing her focus on her work.

Then approached and joined her at the bench

where we had a kindred chat. We hit it 

without an anxiety barrier...

She said it's her dream to be an artist and so she started 

sketching in the museum 2 months ago...

She did a self portrait ...

it's linear work but not too shabby...

She'll join the SFPEBS session for the month...

Today is Thursday.... I'm figuring out to go to

Valencia St and see what's going on in that

part of the jungle...

That will do for now folks!

I'm gonna run and get my fix ... after all it's a sunny day

one never knows when this will last...

I'll be in touch so you be in touch...

jt

T

TUESDAY

Two Guitars and Dark Eyes

two great russian gypsy music

to stimulate a kale salad breakfast

on a clear and sunny day

where one has a clear view of  the ocean

 in the horizon from across the window

is a great way to start the day that promises a lot

to be accomplished.

Yes , first things first then the second chore

is my laundry  and on and on. You

probably do not want to hear the rest of it.

Such is life a little dreary at times

but i'll reward myself with coffee when i go to 

Boulange cafe and get it from a lovely lady such as 

this

... inspirational for a person engaged in

a creative endeavor, don't you? Manet has a painting 

similar to this if you may recall. I sketched her 

quickly from another angle

I'd be doing my Cafe series next on

my "to do list"

There just seems to be no end to the fun

when one is "inspired" as they say.

Today's generation of artists are just

as lucky as the 19th century and the 20th.

Perhaps luckier... right now i'm fascinated with the

101 Strings orchestra youtube playlist streaming

ambient music for me.

Fascination is a word that is very close to artists.

They're like simpletons that can get fascinated by anything.

My sketch of the cafe lady is a fascination of her dainty nape...

didn't get to know her name but i'll 

call her Lady X...

i'll write a little profoundly about this word

in the creative experience sometime...

that's all folks!

I'll be in touch so you be in touch.

jt 

MONDAY

I don't have an idea of how the day

will uncover itself. It was in the 40s last night

and the chill is still around this time though it's sunny

and clear around the bay area. 

This is the quiet and empty scene in the neighborhood.

Obviously they've all gone to work

I just had my french toast,

sardines, tomatoes, onions,  crepes and coffee. I have to run a few

errands including going to the repair shop to trouble shoot

something that's triggering the check engine sign.

It's not exciting that's for sure.

but i'll keep you guys posted. This is SF after all.

There's gotta be something out there that's redeeming.

Sonja is now in the Hawaiian islands by the way.

She's the German tourist who's on her 2nd month

of sightseeing America. She will update us of her

impressions of the art and culture that she'll experience.

that's all for now folks

SUNDAY LOG

Charles Schwab golf championship

T'was not the best weather for golf...

but it will do for the Sunday Championship round 

I managed to watch the final round with the

extra complimentary ticket that was given 

to me by a fellow golfer, Leo. 

I got in late in the day and followed the first group

that I saw which was that of Funk and Allen.

I followed them from the 10th through the 14th. Funk

made a great birdie putt on the 10th and 11th while Allen

made birdies on 10th and 13th.

I left them at the 14th fairway to jump onto 9th

to watch Tom Lehman. But i felt the cold breeze

coming from the ocean and the sun was shying away

from the thick clouds so i walked over to the Beringer kiosk 

by the 9th green to pick up a glass of cab

to warm myself up. SF is really a small town, cause while

taking my first sip of the red wine i heard a familiar voice

yelling at me and true enough it was Lee.

He's a korean golfer whom i had played 21 with 

for many years. 21 is a putting game played

by the Harding regulars to pass the time

and to fine tune their putting skills. I wrote and

self published a short

book on how to play this game. I'd probably do 

a second edition sometime whenever i find the time.

But this was before 

they converted the course into

a PGA competition venue.

Anyway I chatted with Lee for a few minutes then

proceeded to follow Couples and O'Meara till

the long par 4 dogleg left 18th hole where Couples 

saved par and O'Meara made a bogey. 

Couples won the tournament with a six stroke lead.

This was basically a summation of my Sunday

not too shabby i'd say.