There was a young man named Bessy
He was in a psyche class feelin stressy
He got on the net after starting to fret
When his prof said his project was messy
He thought:
Yes, I’ll be a gal
Have an affair with
A guy named Sal
He’ll hurt me
I’ll moan,
Show the love that
I’ve known,
They’ll help me
Till the end when I fessy
Oh Shit, got a gal, VORT
Who hates me
I say “Great”
She even berates me
Anger 101, I’ll get an “A”
Now a 3.8, I can stay
And mom will pay for
MY FUCKING CAR
There was a young man named Bessy
What a bitch, huh?
You would have to have been here for the last two months. I was so sick of these young fellows that I decided to make believe that I WAS one of them and talked the talk - you know urban slang, and I then wrote a poem to explain the charade…
It’s been a a long month Uni, but I am a Bessy, not a a Bruno
Pureasonist, should I be jealous of this!? …what about those sonnets you wrote to me? I didn’t know you were MARRIED!
Hmmm…I don’t know about you. It’s good to have you back though. I see you know Bessy- she’s a handful right. She’s not a guy, so you’re safe on that one.
She and I recently passed the peace pipe and settled our little quarrel (which I’m sure you know nothing about)- right Bessy!? I will take your advice by the way and I’ve been doing a lot of thinking. I really do need to figure my shit out!
Hey, we are all connected here, girlfriend… and just take your time with your goals and things will work out great! Don’t forget the compliment I gave you about your writing. You’ve got somethin there, ya know.
What are you listening now… Aren’t that Amalie girl girly? I want kick KyleC in the arse! Too bad can’t say these things over there, now feeling good to let out, just so that I’m prepared to have another round with Peter and Sorano - they know shit about Ludwig - I flatter myself with the mission of defending the legend and aesthetic truth.
Right you are Uni… I am a pianist, so that is why I ended up there. Frankly, I am trying to master the Rach right now, which is not an easy trick… How did you get so interested in Beethoven? I am so excited about the upcoming movie, aren’t you? Ed Harris is Beethoven and the photos of him are amazing - he put in brown contacts and has taken piano lessons as well as learning to conduct. Great stuff.
BTW - I thought you were at least 35 - your knowledge is amazing. Plus, you can keep up with Mr. Anal Retentive Peter any day! You can’t be 20. You are an old soul at heart.
I am a young chick - so we are perfect. You, me and vortical
I’m sorry, my “inbox” was really full and I had to delete a bunch of stuff- I don’t remember what you said about writing… sorry- I feel bad
The problem is that I don’t have any clearly defined goals. I know what I want moment to moment, but that’s about it. Too much “living in the now” and instant gratification- I feel a slave to primitive desires and creature comforts.
DO what you love. You love to write or you would not be here. I said that you are very good at it.
So who ever wrote the book on needing clearly defined goals? Live, be spontaneous, creature comfort yourself your entire life under your down comforter in the rain with your lover; be true to yourself. A cliche, but I can’t say it better than that…
Don’t be what you THINK you should be, be who you ARE. Do what you love… It IS right in your backyard.
I wish someone had told me all that. Guess what I was doing at 27? Exactly the same thing you are… I worried, and then I worried some more; I had no direction and I hated my job. So, I hope I don’t sound like a big-know-it-all. But, guess what? Nobody at 95 is wishing they had spent more time planning their defined goals. They would tell you that they wished they had spent more time on their creature comforts. True.
Bessy out.
I am going out of town for five days, so have a good weekend.
Oh, I’m more or less a beginer player by the way. I assume that you play very well (certainly for someone who can play the rachs), so got any advise on technique for me? I hate runing up and down scales, if not for them, I can already play Ludwig’s No.20 in G well. I thinking of learning No.19 in g as the next piece, is it easier than the other?
Well, yes, I have been playing quite a while and teach piano as well as play jazz in a club… If you are a beginner, I really recommend Clementi and Kuhlau, both composers favored by the well-known Suzuki method. They are challenging, but very rewarding to memorize, and they give the same skill technique as scales, but much more fun… I particularly like Sonata No. 2 in C major by Kulau.
I will tell you that jazz and rock and roll give you a run for your money with timing - most classical music isn’t syncopated if you know what I mean…
I play Rach Preludes and of course No. 2 in C minor… the best for serious mood altering. I think that you will find the Beethoven No 20 easier because it is the the key of G (one sharp) as opposed to the No. 19 in B flat major with 2 flats. But it is always fun to experiment with harder stuff. Enjoy. I will recommend pieces and books when I think of more. Don’t ask me about piano or I will be forced to submit lengthy posts that could bore the masses. Enjoy. Do it because you love it.
Thanks Bess, guess what: I just learnt the two bar motive in No.19 Mo.1 this afternoon! I like it and decide to learn on, as you say. I checked out the score, it gets more and more beautiful, I couldn’t waite to play the bit that goes re-do-re ti/so, re-do-re la… you know - Ludwig at his most sublime!
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