For as placid as Monday night at work was, Tuesday proved to be Hell on Wheels. Not only did we get the largest grocery delivery I have seen since I have been there along with a fairly large commissary delivery, but every crack head, ho, pimp, miscreant or anyone with a nearly terminal case of stupid within 10 miles of the store all arrived at the same time as the deliveries. It was total chaos until about 2 AM when we finally managed to get some of the crap cleared out and make real progress towards getting things done. The lone bright spot in the night was the fact that both girls showed up before 6AM so Shan and I both got off on time. By the time the girls got there, we had the store in its usual pristine state due to a gargantuan effort on both Shan's and my part. I am certainly glad that I have the next two days off so that I can recover from it all. Another thing that I am glad of is that I will miss the 7-Eleven Birthday Free Slurpee Madness that will ensue beginning today a 11 AM and running to 7 PM. This is an annual event, but the folks in the neighborhood hear 'Free Slurpee' and their eyes glaze over and descend on the store like a flight of 7 year locust bent on destroying everything in sight. The 'Free Slurpee' is a 7.11 oz sample cup to be allotted one per person. These folks around here think that they can grab an extra large and amble on out the store without paying. Yeah, right, in your fucking dreams, ass hole. The resultant chaos will make last night seem like a walk in the park. So needless to say, you could not pay me to be anywhere near any 7-Eleven in the country today.
Now that I have my morning stress relieving rant out of my system, lets move on to some pleasantness, shall we? I have more Piano for you today with the Sonata 17 in D Major (D 850) by Franz Schubert in a wonderful performance by Russian Pianist Emil Gilels. Gilels was a Soviet era child prodigy making his debut in 1929 at the age of 12 and he studied under Carl Mikuli who was the student, assistant, and editor to Chopin. His American debut was put off by the Second World War, however after the war he formed a Chamber Music trio with his brother in law, Leonid Kogan, and the legendary Cellist Mstislav Rostropovich. Gilels finally debuted in America in 1955 in a concert performance of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto Number 1 with Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra. In 1958, as Chairman of the Jury at the inaugural Tchaikovsky International Music Competition, Giles was privileged to award First Prize to young Van Cliburn of Fort Worth. Today's performance is a live recording from the height of his career in 1960.
After the video I have assembled a rather naughty but sinfully delightful group of photographs featuring a great many luscious Lickable Lads. The further down the page you scroll the naughtier it gets. That should put the 'hump' in your Hump Day and get you headed for the weekend. Thanks for the visit, see you again tomorrow! Until next time as always, Enjoy!
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