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  1. An Allegory...

    A short dialogue between an atheist and a truthseeker: truthseeker to atheist: So, you're an atheist - well, thats really amazing. Emily doesn't believe in God either. atheist: Who is Emily? truthseeker: My cat. Cheers! Giovanni
  2. A Little Levity...

    Yes - we humans *DO* cause global warming. Here's the proof you've all been waiting for: http://www.moonbattery.com/archives/GOREZILLA.jpg Cheers! Giovanni :D :grin:
  3. Space Travel...

    If you got the chance to fly to our nearest star *Alpha Centauri* +/- 4.5 lightyears distant would you do it? I would. Of course, a round trip would take 9 years IF you had a spacecraft capable of traveling at the speed of light(300,000 kilometers per second). Now, each lightyear is...
  4. Compositions by Max Reger...

    I have been listening to alot of Reger recently and I really am quite enamoured of most of his creations. His piano concerti, violin concerto, and of course his organ works are real gems in their own right. His Fantasie on *Wachet Auf...* sends me. I subbed for a friend during a Christmas...
  5. Top ten organ works ever written...

    Dear MIMF'ers, Which, in your own mind, are the top ten finest organ compositions ever written, past or present? My list is not in order of preference: J.S. Bach: Passacaglia & Fugue in c-minor Cesar Franck: Grande Piece Symphonique Franz Liszt: Fantaisie & Fugue on *Ad Nos Ad Salutarem Undam*...
  6. A piece of this Universe we call home...

    Hello MIMFers, If you would like to see some of whats out there then open this link: http://cas.sdss.org/dr5/en/tools/scroll/ Cheers, Giovanni :tiphat:
  7. Population Clock

    Dear MIMFers, Now I shall be a little crass ------- For those who wish to see at what rate the world population is growing, do visit World Population Information For those who think that the world is becoming overcrowded, lets hypothesise that a pandemic is left unchecked for a few years...
  8. Aria a la dog...

    And here's Poochini: http://www.joe-ks.com/archives_may2006/PianoDog.jpg Cheers, Giovanni :tiphat:
  9. Big Piano...

    How's about a really BIG piano: http://www.klavins-pianos.com/index_en.htm Cheers, Giovanni :tiphat:
  10. Piano with attached pedal keyboard...

    Hello MIMFers, Here's an interesting instrument: http://www.borgato.it/gallery/original/0500.jpg If my memory serves me, Franz Liszt had a two keyboard piano with attached pedal keyboard and supposedly a third manual keyboard which controlled a harmonium. Cheers, Giovanni :tiphat:
  11. A Child Prodigy's Sometimes Tortured Life...

    Here's something about the seldom controversial life of musical geniuses: http://www.opinionjournal.com/la/?id=110008327 Cheers, Giovanni :tiphat:
  12. Delmotte Organ in Lille...

    Hugues, Is the organ you play on a three manual or two manual? How many speaking stops? Is the action Barker lever, tracker, electropneumatic, electric or what? Giovanni :tiphat:
  13. If the world is invading your private space...

    All is not lost, even if you are having a bad day - remember, if life gives you lemons, make lemonade--- Above all: Never, never ever give up: Giovanni :tiphat:
  14. Carillon player...

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  15. For Those Dog-Day Afternoons...

    Dear MIMFers, I post this maze/labyrinth for those who wish to have a temporary diversion: http://www.astrolog.org/labyrnth/maze/fractal.gif Enjoy, Giovanni
  16. Mozart K608...

    Dear Tom, Do you like the Baerenreiter edition or the C. F. Peters edition or should I consult the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe? Giovanni :-)
  17. Happy Birthday Johann Sebastian Bach...

    To the great musician from Thueringer Wald, whose music touches the heart and soul of man, who bridges the gap between young and old, when whose melodies, harmonies, rhythms and cadences sound, the pedestrian boulevard is captured as if in a time warp, contemplating that which is ineffable yet...
  18. 12-year old boy sings Mozart...

    Just when you think you have heard and seen everything - check this kid out: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=A010d57572286FBC Click on *play all videos*. Giovanni
  19. Cavaille-Coll Organ...

    Hi Tom, I'm glad to hear that your mother is progressing well in her convalescence. Here's a link for a Cavaille-Coll organ for sale: http://www.manufacture-orgues.fr/Frame.htm Click on the stop that says *A Vendre*, then scroll down the page. Blessings and Peace to you sir, Giovanni
  20. For Gareth...

    Here's some interesting music on three staves for piano by Sorabji from his transcendental etudes: http://www.fredrikullen.com/SorabjiPage312.jpg Enjoy, Giovanni
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