Post 2300
- 8 years and 193 days since I started this blog -
Daily Comment
Musicians listen to music differently, they say. I say, everybody listens to music differently.
In my experience, there is also a difference in the way I listen to live music and recorded music. My experience includes recording, and I know the difference between making a music recording and performing before a live audience.
The goals of the two are different, and that difference means a lot to me both in my playing and in my listening.
When you make a record/cd/streaming content, you are recording something for repeated replay. A live performance is a unique, one-time, non-repeatable event (sorry for the redundancy, but the emphasis is important).
Some bands do that by including a lot of improvisation in their live performances.
The best bands rework their recordings for live performance, to add drama and clarity to heighten the audience experience.
These days, I eschew big-name concerts in big venues. I like the intimacy of small clubs and bars. I like to go out and support my musician friends. I like to support the places that present live music.
Getting that close to the music enables me to be analytical (the musician in me) and non-critical at the same time. To hear the music's separate parts and their sum at the same time. To have context (this is also my social life, and where I spend most of my time when I'm not home) and ambiance and the deeper experience that goes along with it.
I enjoy all types of live music, solo performances, small groups and large. I have a slight preference for groups, because I appreciate ensemble work, as that is what I'm into as a player.
I enjoy live music much more than recordings these days. I no longer listen to music at home except as part of learning repertoire for my bands. I don't listen to music all the time in the car, either (sometimes I like to drive in quiet).
I am unaware of other people who approach music just like that, but that doesn't matter. It is the way I enjoy live music and I enjoy live music very much.
I'm grateful for the mobility, financial situation, and social network that enables me to enjoy music this way.
Food and Diet
In my experience, there is also a difference in the way I listen to live music and recorded music. My experience includes recording, and I know the difference between making a music recording and performing before a live audience.
The goals of the two are different, and that difference means a lot to me both in my playing and in my listening.
When you make a record/cd/streaming content, you are recording something for repeated replay. A live performance is a unique, one-time, non-repeatable event (sorry for the redundancy, but the emphasis is important).
Some bands do that by including a lot of improvisation in their live performances.
The best bands rework their recordings for live performance, to add drama and clarity to heighten the audience experience.
These days, I eschew big-name concerts in big venues. I like the intimacy of small clubs and bars. I like to go out and support my musician friends. I like to support the places that present live music.
Getting that close to the music enables me to be analytical (the musician in me) and non-critical at the same time. To hear the music's separate parts and their sum at the same time. To have context (this is also my social life, and where I spend most of my time when I'm not home) and ambiance and the deeper experience that goes along with it.
I enjoy all types of live music, solo performances, small groups and large. I have a slight preference for groups, because I appreciate ensemble work, as that is what I'm into as a player.
I enjoy live music much more than recordings these days. I no longer listen to music at home except as part of learning repertoire for my bands. I don't listen to music all the time in the car, either (sometimes I like to drive in quiet).
I am unaware of other people who approach music just like that, but that doesn't matter. It is the way I enjoy live music and I enjoy live music very much.
I'm grateful for the mobility, financial situation, and social network that enables me to enjoy music this way.
Today's Weight: 202.0 lbs.
Previous Weight (7/10/19): 200.3 lbs.
Net Loss/Gain: + 1.7 lbs.
Diet Comment
Food Log
Breakfast
3:30 pm: Blue-green protein smoothie with almonds, kefir, large organic egg, chia gel, kale, spinach, blueberries, whey powder (24g protein), coconut oil, hemp seeds, hemp protein (7g protein), raw organic cacao powder, moringa leaf powder, fo ti (mushroom powder), cinnamon, turmeric and stevia-inulin blend.
Lunch
8:30pm, at CoreLife Eatery:
Dinner
12:45am: Cottage cheese and two Quest bars.
Liquid Intake
3:30 pm: Blue-green protein smoothie with almonds, kefir, large organic egg, chia gel, kale, spinach, blueberries, whey powder (24g protein), coconut oil, hemp seeds, hemp protein (7g protein), raw organic cacao powder, moringa leaf powder, fo ti (mushroom powder), cinnamon, turmeric and stevia-inulin blend.
Lunch
8:30pm, at CoreLife Eatery:
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| Chicken Cobb salad (shredded kale and spinach, grilled chicken, avocado, bacon, hard-cooked egg and blue cheese dressing). Not shown: 2 scoops of Gannon's ice cream (chocolate peanut butter and espresso chocolate chip). |
12:45am: Cottage cheese and two Quest bars.
Liquid Intake
Espressos: 1; Coffee: 20 oz.; Water: 64+ oz.; a shot of Jameson Irish whiskey, and a bottle of Stella Artois beer.
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