tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326339.post115831183300342846..comments2023-10-21T07:14:37.880-07:00Comments on Jazz: The Music of Unemployment: Why Erik Satie is better than Lynyrd SkynyrdAndrew Durkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11471871547839907538noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326339.post-1158841527137142542006-09-21T05:25:00.000-07:002006-09-21T05:25:00.000-07:00Nice. Parade is actually another one of the works ...Nice. <I>Parade</I> is actually another one of the works I have mentally earmarked for the IJG-cover-album-that-will-probably-never-be.<BR/><BR/>And I'm definitely not worthy to be keeping company with the Velvet Gentleman, on your MySpace page or anywhere else... but of course I'm honored.Andrew Durkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11471871547839907538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326339.post-1158556943625158642006-09-17T22:22:00.000-07:002006-09-17T22:22:00.000-07:00What Satie might say to Lynyrd Skynyrd..."Sir, dea...What Satie might say to Lynyrd Skynyrd...<BR/><BR/>"Sir, dear friend. You are not only an arse, but an arse without music."<BR/><BR/>(from a postcard ES sent to a critic who wrote a bad review of <I>Parade</I>)Kris Tinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01605676500619480309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326339.post-1158556641758215032006-09-17T22:17:00.000-07:002006-09-17T22:17:00.000-07:00Another shared interest! One of my favorite pastim...Another shared interest! One of my favorite pastimes lately is playing through the Gnossiennes at the piano. Vexations is a great example of how Satie, on a whim it seems, could encapsulate so much of twentieth century experimentalism with just one gesture. Between Satie and Ives there's nearly all you need to know about modern music.<BR/><BR/>PS, you're now hanging out with ES on my MySpace top friends list. I thought you guys had similar beards.Kris Tinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01605676500619480309noreply@blogger.com