Oh! No! No! Le "Oui! Oui!" est tombé! Quelle tragédie!
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
11 December 2012, Day 189
The view from the L late this afternoon. The renaissance-style bell tower of St. Mary of the Lake in Buena Park is modeled after the campanile of St. Prudentia in Rome according to the parish website.
Monday, December 10, 2012
10 December 2012, Day 188, Pt. 2
A remarkable evening at Senn High School, listening to an open rehearsal of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago accompanied by Yo-Yo Ma. They played Dvorak's Cello Concerto in B Minor, then practiced the first movement of Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony with Yo-Yo Ma providing guidance and instruction. Music is an exotic foreign land to me: I love it and am fascinated by it, but i do not speak the language. Tonight felt like getting a passport to that land and being invited into the natives' homes. It was wonderful!
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| Yo-Yo Ma in the pale blue shirt talking to the musicians at the end of rehearsal. |
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| This was a community event and it was great to see lots of children there. This young boy of about 12 had the most wonderful hair. |
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| Senn High School's magnificent auditorium. |
10 December 2012, Day 188, Pt. 1
Front seat in the L this morning. Woo hoo!
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| Southbound from Uptown towards Lakeview |
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| Wrigley Field |
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Saturday, December 8, 2012
8 December 2012, Day 186
I don't know how i've managed not to take a picture of the vertical blade sign outside the Lifeline Theatre until now. I like both the sign and the theatre, which specializes in adaptations of literary works and also runs a series of plays for children.
By the way, i'm feeling very pleased with myself for knowing that this type of sign is called a vertical blade sign. I just learned the term a few days ago when reading about the restoration of the Harper Theatre in Hyde Park and feel compelled to flaunt my new vocabulary.
Friday, December 7, 2012
7 December 2012, Day 185
The gray skies and weathered concrete looked beautiful to me today. Maybe it was because i was sleep-deprived to the point of delirium, or maybe because i was waving goodbye to it for a few glorious weeks.
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