pianogonzology

Monday, January 28, 2019

License . . .

. . . not driver; not poetic

(from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_licensing)

". . . the right, granted by the copyright holder or his/her agent, for the broadcast, recreation, or performance of a copyrighted work. Types of licensing contracts can include: 1) a flat fee for a defined period of usage, or 2) royalty payments determined by the number of copies of the work sold or the total revenues acquired as a result of its distribution. In addition to a basic fee, most music licensing agreements require additional payments to the copyright owner when the work in which it is included (movie, play) is financially successful above a certain threshold. . ."

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Un-Tie-Teld
©2005 Raymond M. Jozwiak
from Critic's Choice

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Sunday, January 27, 2019

Ideal . . .

. . . and principled ?. . .

. . . you tell me honestly . . .

(from Thomas Jefferson; The Art of Power by Jon Meacham)
". . . He had defined an ideal in the declaration (of Independence), using words to transform principle into policy, and he and lived with the reality of managing both a war and a fledgling government. A politician's task was to bring reality and policy into the greatest possible. accord with the ideal and the principled. . ."

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Saturday, January 26, 2019

A Tower . . .

. . . of (principled, logical, ethical and intellectual) jello. . .

(https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/rudy-giuliani-says-he-s-afraid-his-epitaph-will-say-n961166?cid=sm_npd_ms_fb_ma)
". . . Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's personal attorney, said in an interview with The New Yorker that he is "afraid" his gravestone will say he "lied for Trump.". . . Giuliani was asked by the magazine on Sunday if he ever worried that "saying things for Trump, not always being truthful about it" would be his legacy. . ."Absolutely," he responded. "I am afraid it will be on my gravestone. 'Rudy Giuliani: He lied for Trump. Somehow, I don't think that will be it. But, if it is, so what do I care? I’ll be dead.". . ."

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Friday, January 25, 2019

Distortion . . .

(from https://ontheaside.com/uncategorized/a-brief-history-of-guitar-distortion/)
". . . One of the most famous examples – and arguably the first international hit song that used heavy distortion – was “You Really Got Me” by The Kinks (1962), for which guitarist Dave Davies slashed holes in his speaker cones with a razor. . .The funny thing about distortion is that it shouldn’t, by any normal standards, actually sound good. Until this point, sound engineers had spent decades trying to avoid distortion and produce perfectly clear, unaltered waves on record. But they didn’t consider that distorted signals, when used properly, can actually create beautiful overtones and a warm sound that helps to fill a sonic space and adds to the expressiveness of an instrument. Tubes make especially nice tones from overdriven signals because they keep rounded waves and crests, unlike solid state distortion, which cuts off the signal and flattens it. This is why the vast majority of guitarists still use tube amps today, and why a distortion on a solid-state amp or a pedal by itself can easily sound thin and cold. . ."

Drama
©2017 Raymond M. Jozwiak

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Thursday, January 24, 2019

Eerily. . .

. . . similar . . .

(from Thomas Jefferson; The Art of Power by Jon Meacham)
". . . authorities were now reaching ever more deeply into the lives and fortunes of Americans-Americans who watched such assertions of power warily, fearful that despotism was at hand. . ."

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Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Recently . . .

'I may have a knee done this afternoon,'
on the needlework being done
Piano's somewhat out of tune
But soon the football game audio
will monopolize the room

We're all now just fine
Though the car may need some work
Are well lucky, fortunate, blessed or what?
The variety of birds is gone then reappears

Sun's shining now
But tonight's cold will be a landmark
The wind's already kicking up
But together in this warm place
Good friends

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Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Dramatics . . .

Caught in the the crosshairs
Of my poison-dart, marauding rifle
But then what can a body do?
‘You’re not the man you used to be’
You say with certain relish
But then again you’re here with me
And though you surely cannot hide
You’ll try to run for certain
And I will follow where you go
As we perpetuate the dance
We’ve done through all the ages
Ours is much more than just a show

Bought my ticket
Took time off for
The drama of life
Front row orchestra
Tux, tails just for
The drama of life

Some choose their circumstances
With a dearth of careful thinking
Some can’t make any choice at all
But all the options must be weighed
Outcomes evaluated
And for some flavor add some salt

Take an intermission
Look at what you’re missing

It’s not a natural
Or a simple kind of undertaking
Half-heartedness won’t make it so
To rise above self-serving vanities
Makes all the difference
Sometimes that’s all you need to know

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