Well I made it to my weekend and just in time as I am pretty worn out by a more stressful work week than usual. Thankfully I have 3 days now to recover before we begin the whole cycle over again. Now let's see what we have going on today. The DNC kicked off last night with the keynote speech by First Lady Michelle Obama who told more truth in the first five minutes of her address than in the whole of the RNC last week. As is her style, she was gracious, intelligent and charismatic while taking apart the whole Romney/Ryan plan of action without once calling them by name or calling them names either one. I sure would hate to have to face both her and the President on the other side of a debate table. I think Mr Romney will be over matched when he does face off against Mr Obama in the upcoming debates leading up to the election. Another nice thing to see was the LGBT presence and the recognition of that presence throughout the evening. The DNC definitely paints a starkly different picture of what America is and can be as compared to the liars festival that we witnessed last week. All the more reason to stand with the President (if you are not already) and continue progressing as a nation with an ever more equal place at the table for everyone.
Leaving the political spectrum for the sports world, the Dallas Cowboys are in New York to face off with the Giants to kick off the NFL regular season in a nationwide prime time broadcast on NBC. I so want the Cowboys to kick a little Giant ass, but I will take a win even if it is only by a point. We will let you know how it goes on the morrow.
Now for your entertainment I have something I think you will like with music from the first American Composer to gain fame for his large scale orchestral music at a time when most American Composers were having trouble finding someone to publish their work. The video I have today features Zubin Mehta conducting the New York Philharmonic Orchestra in their interpretation of Symphony Number 2 in A, Opus 34-1, arguably the most notable work by John Knowles Paine written in 1879 and first published in 1880 with a premiere performance in Boston that same year which was very well received. The Symphony, subtitled 'In Spring' was favorably compared by Historian Louis Elson to Robert Schumann's Symphony in B Flat carrying the same subtitle. Then as it is Hump Day I have quite the collection of hard bodied hunks on display after the video in this edition of Lickable Lads sure to gain your visual appreciation to help you get over that Hump and headed for another weekend. Thanks for the visit, see you again tomorrow. Until next time as always, Enjoy!
Leaving the political spectrum for the sports world, the Dallas Cowboys are in New York to face off with the Giants to kick off the NFL regular season in a nationwide prime time broadcast on NBC. I so want the Cowboys to kick a little Giant ass, but I will take a win even if it is only by a point. We will let you know how it goes on the morrow.
Now for your entertainment I have something I think you will like with music from the first American Composer to gain fame for his large scale orchestral music at a time when most American Composers were having trouble finding someone to publish their work. The video I have today features Zubin Mehta conducting the New York Philharmonic Orchestra in their interpretation of Symphony Number 2 in A, Opus 34-1, arguably the most notable work by John Knowles Paine written in 1879 and first published in 1880 with a premiere performance in Boston that same year which was very well received. The Symphony, subtitled 'In Spring' was favorably compared by Historian Louis Elson to Robert Schumann's Symphony in B Flat carrying the same subtitle. Then as it is Hump Day I have quite the collection of hard bodied hunks on display after the video in this edition of Lickable Lads sure to gain your visual appreciation to help you get over that Hump and headed for another weekend. Thanks for the visit, see you again tomorrow. Until next time as always, Enjoy!
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