I regularly use an on-line tool that tracks visitors to this blog. Among other things, the site tells me who visited the site using a Google search, and what words they were searching for. Usually it’s pretty boring stuff. Earlier this morning, someone from Queensland, Australia visited my blog using search results from Google.com.au. His … More Freaky Visitors
It hadn’t occurred to me until a few days ago that this is the first time in the past six years that I haven’t been on tour with the orchestra in November. Usually around this time of year I’m far from home, living out of a suitcase and praying that flights leave on time. I … More Where’s the Tour?
It begins with a picture, posted by a stranger on Flickr… I want to know more about him, this soldier who shared my last name. Who was he, where is his grave, what happened? The online search is slow at first. Lots of dead ends, searches that result in information on other Dearlove casualties, but … More Digging Through the Past
One of my favourite diversions these days is a blog written by Michael Hovnanian, a double bassist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. CSOBassBlog is a fascinating glimpse into the life of a professional musician in one of the world’s great orchestras. Michael’s frankness is both revealing and surprising. He makes no bones about some performance … More CSO Bass Blog
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