Happy Birthday 2 Me!

Today as you may have surmised from the title is my Birthday number 63.  We started the celebration a little early last night and partied pretty hardy until about 2:30.  As a consequence, I slept in a little this morning.  I intend to do pretty much just as I please all day.  I do have to work a short shift this afternoon, but that is merely a speed bump on the day and will not stop the celebration for long if at all.  Several of my customers have promised birthday surprises of one sort or another, so I think work will be a fun time today anyway.  For my Birthday dinner I am marinating some chicken breasts in a Mesquite sauce for the grilling tonight to be served with some of my half-mashed potatoes and corn on the cob.  The party should continue from there to the wee hours once again, woo hoo!

Since it is my Birthday, I wanted to 'Cello out' with two of my favorite composers.  Therefore your Musical Moment for today features the Complete Cello Concerti by Antonio Vivaldi with a performance by the Toronto Chamber Orchestra and Cello Soloist Ofra Harnoy.  The play list includes: 

Concerto for Cello, RV 405 in D minor
Concerto for Cello, RV 401 in C minor 10:23
Concerto for Cello, RV 423 in B-flat 22:34
Concerto for Cello, RV 399 in C 32:45
Concerto for Cello and Bassoon, RV 409 in E minor 41:18
Concerto Movement for Cello, RV 538 in D minor 50:15
Concerto for Cello, RV 403 in D 53:51
Concerto for Cello, RV 424 in B minor 1:02:23 my favourite ;)
Concerto for Cello, RV 422 in A minor 1:12:32
Concerto for Cello, RV 402 in C minor 1:23:54
Concerto for Cello, RV 412 in F 1:34:20
Concerto for Cello, RV 414 in G 1:43:18
Concerto for Cello, RV406 in D minor 1:56:58
Concerto for Cello, RV 411 in F 2:07:16
Concerto for Cello, RV 404 in D 2:13:47
Concerto for Cello, RV 420 in A Minor 2:21:29
Concerto for Cello, RV 407 in D Minor 2:34:31
Concerto for Cello, RV 417 in G Minor 2:44:38
Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra, RV 544 in F 2:55:07
Concerto for Cello, RV 418 in A-Minor 3:06:21
Concerto for Cello, RV 408 in E-Flat 3:17:46
Concerto for Cello, RV 416 in G Minor 3:28:58
Concerto for Cello, RV 419 in A Minor 3:38:44
Concerto for Cello, RV 413 in G 3:48:03
Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra, RV 547 in B-Flat 3:59:09 

Over on my tumblr you may hear the Complete Cello Sonatas of Luigi Boccherini as performed by Luigi Pexeddu on Cello and Federico Bracalente on Basso Continuo.

Following the play list is a set of seriously sexy samples of Random Hotness to brighten your day and mine.  You may also find some inspiration in the Hottie of the Day! over on my tumblr.   So let the party begin!!  Thanks for sharing a part of your day with me, see you again tomorrow.  Until next time as always, Enjoy!

 

Best of the Web This Week

Hello, I hope you're having a wonderful weekend, welcome to this week's review of the Best of the Web This Week.  This has been an outstanding week for gathering photographs of which I grabbed 952.  The photos are so impressive that I have chosen 102 of them for today's review.  From the stark reality of black and white to stunning color, from the simple or whimsical to the evocative and the erotic, this collection has a little bit of everything.  Young, a little older, butch and fem, men of color and some plain ole white boys (if any of these could be considered 'plain').  With so many to review, I have a Saturday Soundtrack which combines two of my favorite things in classical music to accompany your scroll down the page.  From this two CD set from the Toronto Chamber Orchestra, your Soundtrack is comprised of every piece of music written for the Cello by Antonio Lucio Vivaldi.  The soloist on the CD is Ofra Harnoy who studied under both Jacqueline Du Pre and Mstislav Rostropovich.  With a run time of just over 4 hours, this Soundtrack makes for a lot of Mellow Cello to ease you way through a weekend morning (or afternoon or evening, whenever you are listening).  Here's the play list:

Concerto for Cello, RV 405 in D minor
Concerto for Cello, RV 401 in C minor 10:23
Concerto for Cello, RV 423 in B-flat 22:34
Concerto for Cello, RV 399 in C 32:45
Concerto for Cello and Bassoon, RV 409 in E minor 41:18
Concerto Movement for Cello, RV 538 in D minor 50:15
Concerto for Cello, RV 403 in D 53:51
Concerto for Cello, RV 424 in B minor 1:02:23 my favourite :)
Concerto for Cello, RV 422 in A minor 1:12:32
Concerto for Cello, RV 402 in C minor 1:23:54
Concerto for Cello, RV 412 in F 1:34:20
Concerto for Cello, RV 414 in G 1:43:18
Concerto for Cello, RV406 in D minor 1:56:58
Concerto for Cello, RV 411 in F 2:07:16
Concerto for Cello, RV 404 in D 2:13:47
Concerto for Cello, RV 420 in A Minor 2:21:29
Concerto for Cello, RV 407 in D Minor 2:34:31
Concerto for Cello, RV 417 in G Minor 2:44:38
Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra, RV 544 in F 2:55:07
Concerto for Cello, RV 418 in A-Minor 3:06:21
Concerto for Cello, RV 408 in E-Flat 3:17:46
Concerto for Cello, RV 416 in G Minor 3:28:58
Concerto for Cello, RV 419 in A Minor 3:38:44
Concerto for Cello, RV 413 in G 3:48:03
Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra, RV 547 in B-Flat 3:59:09

This gives you plenty of time for a leisurely scroll down the page to cruise and peruse all the works of male art on display.  Thanks for choosing to spend part of your weekend here at Nichevo, see you again on Monday.  Until next time as always, Enjoy!