Tag Archives: Lincoln Center

A short shaggy song tale

Posted on December 3, 2022 by Naomi

Thursday night I went to hear the New York Philharmonic. The orchestra’s place of business, now called David Geffen Hall (want your name on a building? One hundred million dollars will do the trick), was ripped up and renovated during … Continue reading →

Posted in COVID-19, Mysteries of Life, The Facts of Life | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on A short shaggy song tale

The eternal mystery which carries me through the days

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Naomi

The New York Times’s obit for pianist Radu Lupu, sent me back to adolescence and a  conversation with my mother. She had been considering what careers might suit her oldest child. (Sorry, Mom, for putting this into parentheses, but years … Continue reading →

Posted in COVID-19, Mysteries of Life, The Facts of Life | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on The eternal mystery which carries me through the days

Mysteries of life: Twice I have been famous

Posted on January 20, 2022 by Naomi

As I mentioned, I’ve been sort of famous a couple of times. I wish it had been three times because then I could write “thrice,” but I’m stuck with twice. I’ve retreated from the edge of fame a number of … Continue reading →

Posted in Mysteries of Life, The Facts of Life | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on Mysteries of life: Twice I have been famous