November 20, 2007
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On Polyphonic Spree, Probable Delays and Not Being Coordinated
I took piano lessons when I was 10 (got into it late, what else is new?) and was a rockstar when it came to the one-note plinky songs that passed as melodies . . . but when it came to the Indian song (not PC!), I couldn’t handle it. My left hand got mixed up with what my right hand was supposed to be doing and I played it backwards. I’m left-handed, so having my dominant hand play the theoretically easier part makes things difficult.
OU has a wonderful/terrible (depending on how you look at it – being away from friends is rough and Ohio is a big state) six-week winter break, so one of my goals last year was to learn how to play Christmas Time Is Here on the piano over said break. It was a mess.
This really makes no sense, as I can type fine with two hands and handle complicated rhythms and whatnot and I understand music and chord progressions and how to read it . . . there’s just something about tickling the ivories that my brain can’t process.
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NEXT! I listen to last.fm radio stations at work as I help people take themes off their pages and tell them why they’re not showing up in their blogrings (change your rating to A or B!), and yesterday, I heard this phenomenal song called Section 12 (Hold Me Now) by Polyphonic Spree. It sounds like I’m From Barcelona meets a children’s choir, Rufus Wainwright-esque orchestration and Bjork’s overture to Dancer in The Dark, and I’ve listened to it about 20,006 times over the course of the past 24 hours. I have no idea why I haven’t listened to them until now.
The problem, though, is that it’s so dense and delightfully loud that when I have my headphones on, I’m rocking out so hard that I don’t even know what’s going on around me. Poor Eugy, who sits to my diagonal left, has to stand in front of me and wave her hands to get my attention. Wow.
Last but not least, I will be leaving the New York City metro area tomorrow morning and going home to a heart-shaped state where people make apple pie and love Jim Tressel. In an effort to save $50, I’m overshooting where I need to go and will have a layover in Chicago, so if you hear about huge delays in either LaGuardia or O’Hare, know that I’m probably involved and will be loving every minute of it. If it’s really that bad, I’ll have my laptop and camera and will post pictures of disgruntled travelers, especially if they have funny luggage.
Hope you all have a lovely Thanksgiving!
Comments (12)
Agree, my hands and brain do not work together on the keys of the piano, get this…. I am a medical transcriptionist and type incredibly fast! Play guitar and violin….piano (ha) what a joke……
btw… Charles was an upscale restaurant with curtained off cicular booths with big leather tufted burgandy cushions that served full course meals, and had the best turtle soup around! I know it has closed down and it is a shame, it was very romantic and the food was excellent! Brittany Du Soir I believe closed a number of years ago, noted for its fabulous French cuisine, the menu totally in French and the servers all French, you were in trouble if you didn’t have an interpreter! You might wind up with brains on your plate! to funny … but I did have a wonderful time living in NY! learned sooooo much….. used to carry a hat pin in my coat sleeve (mama’s instructions) to ward off attackers (sounds really stupid doesn’t it!) Probably go to jail today for that.
Ah, the good ‘ole Polyphonic Spree (from Dallas, hooray!)…they are indeed an interesting mixture of all kinds of crazy things (people mostly).
I never really thought about the fact that playing piano would be different for people who are left-handed…it is for guitar, so why wouldn’t it be for piano? Hmm, interesting. I, of course, play neither.
Have a delightful trip home. Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Haha that song is awesome! =)
safe trip!!!
ps man i’m getting a lot of ppl asking me about the blogring thing too. do u see that a lot?
“will post pictures of disgruntled travelers, especially if they have funny luggage”….they are pics I will look forward to!!! I have Ghetto luggage,one step up from up from paper bags,we use to ‘brown bag it’ to go overnight when I was a kid. None of my luggage matches.
Kool…..love to see pics of “real life” Enjoy the holiday specs.
ryc: *le gasp* Uranus!!! I can`t believe I forgot about such filth. Worry not, child, your comfort shall be attained, for the sake of all of you!
Have a safe and fun trip. And if you have to compromise safety to have fun, do it.
i never got the left hand / right hand thing down and I took piano lessons for several years. methinks i got started too late. my brain just isn’t wired that way. i’m more a memory and retention fiend.
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I will friend you on last.fm . I love that site!
being a lefty can suck for musical instruments. at least it does with guitar, that’s for sure.