Ludwig Von Beethoven

Weather in NJ warm 80 ° F and humid today. Humidity is for the birds but good on the complexion, they say. Whoever they are.
Outside my window the peepers in my yard are LOUD for such tiny little buys.
> However, Saturday 9 is good for you and will probably also clear up your complexion and help you lose weight, you fatty you.... so here we go.

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Complete Symphonies (2019)

Ludwig Von Beethoven

This week we're classing up the joint with a well-received box-set by the Danish Chamber Orchestra. You can listen to the orchestra here. ( i used   YouTube since I don't want to go to Spotify)

1) Beethoven is one of classical music's best known composers. Do you often listen to classical music?

Yes, I do. Very often.

2) Though a musical genius, Beethoven never learned to multiply or divide. When faced with a simple arithmetic problem, do you do it in your head? Or do you rely on the calculator in your phone or on your computer?

 I do it in my head or use paper. Using a calculator is a sure way to destroy your mind and your IQ will be lowered.

3) Beethoven bathed often, which was considered "quirky" for a man of his time. (Understandable, since you had the heat the water, haul it to the tub, and then empty the tub bucket by bucket when you were done.) Do you bathe in the morning or in the evening?

Night as I don't like to go to bed and dirty the sheets, etc. I wash hair in daytime, so I shower then too. However, if you ever must use the old method.. do it this way... Lather up outside the tub.. Stand in a tub and rinse with fresh water. Don't sit in a bathtub and then have to rinse with dirty water. In summer, use cool water, you won't melt I promise you.

4) Adam Fischer conducts the Danish Chamber Orchestra for this 5-disc set. He began his musical career young, when he sang in the children's choir of Budapest's National Opera House. Have you ever sung in a choir or chorus?

Yes, choirs, choruses and A Capella groups both.

5) Mr. Fischer was awarded the Gold Medal of Arts from the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Tell us about a prize or award you have received. (Yes, that ribbon you earned for penmanship in second grade counts.)

I've won medals for track, riding.

6) The Danish Chamber Orchestra is beloved in Denmark. When, in 2014, the Danish Broadcasting Company announced it would no longer fund the Orchestra, citizens began a crowdfunding campaign and raised more than $1,000,000 to keep the music playing. Have you ever contributed to a crowdfunding platform, like GoFundMe, Kickstarter or FundRazr?

No.

7) The Orchestra's "home" is the Royal Danish Conservatory of Music in Copenhagen. Where were you when you last heard music played live?

The Metropolitan Opera house in New York City.


8) In 2019, when this boxed set was released, China became the first nation to land a spacecraft on the far side of the moon. Are you fascinated by stories about space?

No. Not interested in junk science or propaganda.

9) Random question: Tell us about your week. These are extraordinary times, and it might feel good to share.

   Nothing new here for me not going anywhere. 
Humanity has gone through much worse without so much whining. Its truly sad to hear it all.
 There was a stone age, iron age, bronze age, and now we are in the Snowflake age. I opted out of it.