Comments on: More Than A Hint Of The Old Days http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/09/more-than-a-hint-of-the-old-days/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:37:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jazz and Women - Asymptotia http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/09/more-than-a-hint-of-the-old-days/#comment-40465 Jazz and Women - Asymptotia Sun, 22 Apr 2007 17:24:49 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/09/more-than-a-hint-of-the-old-days/#comment-40465 [...] Passing near the Catalina Bar and Grill last night (on my way to the Cat and Fiddle) put me in mind of the Roy Hargrove concert there of a couple of weeks ago (see also here), which in turn put me in mind of a conversation I had a week later during which something slightly disturbing occurred to me. Let me explain. (A clickable picture of Roy Hargrove in action at the concert is below) [...] [...] Passing near the Catalina Bar and Grill last night (on my way to the Cat and Fiddle) put me in mind of the Roy Hargrove concert there of a couple of weeks ago (see also here), which in turn put me in mind of a conversation I had a week later during which something slightly disturbing occurred to me. Let me explain. (A clickable picture of Roy Hargrove in action at the concert is below) [...]

]]> By: Saturday Scenes - Asymptotia http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/09/more-than-a-hint-of-the-old-days/#comment-39065 Saturday Scenes - Asymptotia Sun, 15 Apr 2007 07:04:15 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/09/more-than-a-hint-of-the-old-days/#comment-39065 [...] From there is was on to Hollywood to the Catalina Bar and Grill to see the trumpeter Roy Hargrove. If this is familiar, it is because I went last September to see him play here, and described it to you back then. On the way, on foot from parking near the Arclight, I passed the Sacred Heart church (conveniently almost opposite the Cat and Fiddle) which actually had its doors open and the lights on. I remark upon this since it is the first time I’ve ever seen this. Why at 9:45pm would they be open and on? Ah… the night before Easter. Looked in for a while to see what it was like inside, and I was also curious as to how full it was on this night. Not hugely, but a good amount of people it has to be said, considering (I am taking into account that it is a large church, and this is the middle of Hollywood). It brought back memories of my youth, and so I stood there for a while (since I was early for my destination) to see what I could see. [...] [...] From there is was on to Hollywood to the Catalina Bar and Grill to see the trumpeter Roy Hargrove. If this is familiar, it is because I went last September to see him play here, and described it to you back then. On the way, on foot from parking near the Arclight, I passed the Sacred Heart church (conveniently almost opposite the Cat and Fiddle) which actually had its doors open and the lights on. I remark upon this since it is the first time I’ve ever seen this. Why at 9:45pm would they be open and on? Ah… the night before Easter. Looked in for a while to see what it was like inside, and I was also curious as to how full it was on this night. Not hugely, but a good amount of people it has to be said, considering (I am taking into account that it is a large church, and this is the middle of Hollywood). It brought back memories of my youth, and so I stood there for a while (since I was early for my destination) to see what I could see. [...]

]]> By: Clifford http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/09/more-than-a-hint-of-the-old-days/#comment-964 Clifford Sun, 10 Sep 2006 21:11:16 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/09/more-than-a-hint-of-the-old-days/#comment-964 Hi, No I did not. I was taking your suggestion seriously and seeing if we could implement something fun to run with the idea. I actually thought it was quite interesting. Oh well. -cvj Hi, No I did not. I was taking your suggestion seriously and seeing if we could implement something fun to run with the idea. I actually thought it was quite interesting. Oh well.

-cvj

]]> By: pedant http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/09/more-than-a-hint-of-the-old-days/#comment-960 pedant Sun, 10 Sep 2006 20:05:57 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/09/more-than-a-hint-of-the-old-days/#comment-960 None of us heard the applause that first greeted The Marriage of Figaro or Klactoveesedstene. Mozart, Parker and the rest live outside any immediate assessment of their works' worth. The parlour game was not suggested as a quantitative exercise, but as a potentially amusing diversion/joke. Perhaps you thought that someone was taking the piss. Sigh. None of us heard the applause that first greeted The Marriage of Figaro or Klactoveesedstene. Mozart, Parker and the rest live outside any immediate assessment of their works’ worth. The parlour game was not suggested as a quantitative exercise, but as a potentially amusing diversion/joke. Perhaps you thought that someone was taking the piss. Sigh.

]]> By: Clifford http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/09/more-than-a-hint-of-the-old-days/#comment-959 Clifford Sun, 10 Sep 2006 16:47:31 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/09/more-than-a-hint-of-the-old-days/#comment-959 Uh.... dude.... so this parlour game would involve reading each paper and trying to figure out from what they said whether the citation shows the "right" level of appreciation? Hmmmm.... Quite a game. -cvj Uh…. dude…. so this parlour game would involve reading each paper and trying to figure out from what they said whether the citation shows the “right” level of appreciation? Hmmmm…. Quite a game.

-cvj

]]> By: pedant http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/09/more-than-a-hint-of-the-old-days/#comment-958 pedant Sun, 10 Sep 2006 16:42:50 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/09/more-than-a-hint-of-the-old-days/#comment-958 citations, dude. citations, dude.

]]> By: Clifford http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/09/more-than-a-hint-of-the-old-days/#comment-957 Clifford Sun, 10 Sep 2006 16:21:39 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/09/more-than-a-hint-of-the-old-days/#comment-957 Nice idea, but what is the equivalent of the applause or other noise that we can use to measure appreciation? -cvj Nice idea, but what is the equivalent of the applause or other noise that we can use to measure appreciation?

-cvj

]]> By: pedant http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/09/more-than-a-hint-of-the-old-days/#comment-952 pedant Sun, 10 Sep 2006 14:56:51 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/09/more-than-a-hint-of-the-old-days/#comment-952 It sounds like you had a splendid night Clifford; live music at any level is always a blast. The description of the audience that 'clearly knew and understood jazz, not just applauding the apparently “difficult bits” (as audiences so often do), but with several showing their appreciation of a well chosen phrase, or a humourous or evocative musical reference of some sort, within a larger musical line' gave me pause for thought. How does the hep-th audience measure up against this criterion; does it have an appreciation of anything other than superlative chops? Maybe we can learn something from the musos here. Perhaps a parlour game could be put together; matching scientists with jazz and other heroes, in terms of style and content. Newton and Mozart; Motl and Metallica. Whatever. It sounds like you had a splendid night Clifford; live music at any level is always a blast. The description of the audience that ‘clearly knew and understood jazz, not just applauding the apparently “difficult bits” (as audiences so often do), but with several showing their appreciation of a well chosen phrase, or a humourous or evocative musical reference of some sort, within a larger musical line’ gave me pause for thought. How does the hep-th audience measure up against this criterion; does it have an appreciation of anything other than superlative chops? Maybe we can learn something from the musos here. Perhaps a parlour game could be put together; matching scientists with jazz and other heroes, in terms of style and content. Newton and Mozart; Motl and Metallica. Whatever.

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