“If you can’t love yourself, how the hell you gonna love somebody else?” - RuPaul - - - - - - - - - - - “if by a "Liberal" they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people -- their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and their civil liberties -- someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a "Liberal," then I'm proud to say I'm a "Liberal.” - John F. Kennedy - - - - - - - - - - - - “Imagine finding someone you love more than anything in the world, who you would risk your life for but couldn’t marry. And you couldn’t have that special day the way your friends do – you know, wear the ring on your finger and have it mean the same thing as everybody else. Just put yourself in that person’s shoes. It makes me feel sick to my stomach …. When I shared a picture of my tattoo on my Twitter page and said, ‘ALL LOVE is equal,’ a lot of people mocked me – they said, ‘What happened to you? You used to be a Christian girl!’ And I said, ‘Well, if you were a true Christian, you would have your facts straight. Christianity is about love.’ The debate resulted in a lot of threats and hate mail to people who agreed and disagreed with me. At one point I had to say, ‘Dude, everyone lay off.’ Can’t people have friendly debates about sensitive topics without it turning into unnecessary threats?” - Pop star Miley Cyrus on her marriage equality tattoo - - - - - - - - - - -
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Showing posts with label Violin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Violin. Show all posts

Monday, June 17, 2013

Cosplay Piano: The Walking Dead, Batman, Superman, Game of Thrones

If you're a fan of The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, Batman, or Superman - you'll truly enjoy these videos.  Award winning pianist, Sonya Belousova and Director Tom Grey are the geniuses behind these musical arrangements.  While The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones vids are a bit more elaborate, they're all great nonetheless.  The Game of Thrones piece is my favorite.

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Must Watch: Dubstep Violin by Lindsey Stirling

This was unbelievable.  If you're a fan of the string instruments, this will knock you off your feet.  I'm actually listening to it right now as I type this blog.  It truly relaxes you.  I'm going to agree with one of the comments on her YouTube page, and say "they can play this at my funeral, and I'd be back."
OMG, the piano, the sax, the clarinet, all of them are great to listen to, but this video was simply amazing.  Play it and you'll never look at music the same again.  The filming location was just as astounding.

Also if you're interested in finding out where this was filmed, you can check out The ICE CASTLES AT SILVERTHORNE.  They are an unparalleled creation of walkways, illuminated ice formations, tunnels, and arches – made entirely out of ice and designed with the visitor in mind. These massive and dynamic ice structures are nearly 30 feet high, and collectively measure over 10,000 tons.

On a recent blog entry, Oprah.com described the Silverthorne Ice Castles as “magical...twinkling and sense-defying and straight out of fairy tales.” The post went on to say, “of all the gorgeous pictures on the internet of incredible structures made of ice (and to be sure there are many.), I'm most moved by Brent Christensen's Silverthorne Ice Castle, a cavernous, surreal-looking place that looks as if it were constructed by an army of icy elves, or else appeared on its own in an enchanted forest.”
This is definitely another great place added to mine and Ryan's wishlist of places to visit.  A-ma-zing.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Violinist vs. Nokia [video]

I don't know about you, but nothing is more annoying than when you're in a meeting and someone's cell phone goes off.  I know, because mine has gone off a couple of times, and it annoys the crap out of people.  Same thing goes for movie theaters, except you can't tape people's mouths shut.  LOL.  I meant they're cell phones go off in movie theaters as well.

But most importantly, when you're a violinist and performing in front of several hundred people, or maybe a couple of judges, what do you do when a cell phone starts ringing?  Oh, I know!  Mimic the cell phone ring tone during your performance!

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Hope you enjoy my daily posts, and hope to hear from you soon.

- Blade 7184 aka Peter