#rambilng

years ago (most of my stories begin with “years ago”) i got to hear johanes mager  play “alone and the moon is still blue” for trombone and ensemble by ramon haubenstock-ramati (spelling?) one of the best pieces i ever heard. wonder if @katzmammal remembers that show? anyway the whole thing written in Graphic Notation-no staff lines ok? the composer was known for his use of color and texture in his graphic scores. they displayed his music in art galleries. a few years later i ran into johanes mager  and asked him about playing that piece and he remembered it very fondly-said it was a lot of fun to play. so at 3″21 in the morning i am likely to be thinking about alone and the moon is still blue. almost 50 years later.

i'm super happy because a) this is public in ny times square, b) this is being broadcast on the conservative channel, and c) no hesitation!! it's 2023 and queer people are on national television :)