What Am I Listening to Now?
Today after listening to my podcasts for the week, I whirled through three CDs. It’s been fun traversing the basement and randomly selecting CDs out of the pile. Up today were:
- Trevor Pinnock: English Concert: Handel’s Water Music Suite In F
- Shadowfax: The Dreams of Children
- Henry Mancini: All Time Greatest Hits
Water Music was a purchase in the late 80s/90s to help add to my classical selections. I don’t have much, but thought it would be good to have some of the biggies. I’ve always liked this version. I find it soothing.
Shadowfax is yet another group I learned of from my time at the Mad Batter. This disc was one of the ones I truly enjoyed. It has a new age feel to it. It also has that 80s sound, a precursor to Bonnie Raitt’s Nick of Time (that may be a reference only meaningful to me).
In a bit of serendipity, I pulled out Mancini’s Greatest Hits. I picked this up in the mid-90s for my classroom. Mancini penned the theme to The Pink Panther. We were working on a mystery and I thought it would help set the mood. Well, just Wednesday, one of my students mentioned The Pink Panther. The movie has been re-done, apparently with Beyonce. So, when the disc appeared in my blind grab, it seemed appropriate. Mancini definitely was a sound of movies from my youth. Good stuff!
Also blogged on this date . . .
- Sheesh - 2008
- NJN Wants Out - 2008
- Hunt's Theater - 2008
- A Sincere Thank You - 2008
- Schools Are Suing for More Tax Dollars - 2007
- Stephen, Pack Your Knives and Go - 2006
- It's NJ, That's Why - 2006
- Holly Child Family Center Grand Opening - 2005