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Send us a textPlaywrights Lisa Rosenbaum and Ronda Spinak sat in the Playwright's Spotlight to discuss the evolution of their play The Violin Maker from its Sydney, Australia production to its US premiere from its origin from The Violins of Hope through its process up to rehearsals. We delve into the styles of salons, approaching flashbacks and overwriting, respect and valuing while collaborating, getting to the emotion and infusing your writing with heart, stage directions as road maps and using stage directions in dialogue, and the elements of a good director. They offer great insight the playwrights of any level will benefit from. Enjoy!For tickets to The Violin Maker at International City Theatre in Long Beach, CA from April 23rd through May 11th, visit - https://internationalcitytheatre.csstix.com/event-details.php?e=813Lisa Pearl Rosenbaum is a writer and dramaturg at  the LA based theater and arts company The Braid, where she also develops and moderates programs that give voice to diverse and compelling Jewish voices. Stories from the Violins of Hope, her play about Israeli violin maker who restored instruments that survived the Holocaust, drew from her lengthy interviews with Amnon Weinstein himself. She is a proud member of The Dramatists Guild.Ronda Spinak is a writer, producer, and founder and artistic director of The Braid, a 17-year-old global nonprofit theater company. She develops and produces The Braid's signature Salon Theatre Series, curating more than 80 original Jewish-themed programs and adapting many of the pieces performed. She has developed six one-person shows, including Not That Jewish, which played 16 months in Los Angeles, then went to Off Broadway for nearly a year. Other plays include Stories from the Fringe and Oscar Wilde's Wife. She is a graduate of Stanford University, and holds degrees from and MBA from UCLA and a Masters in Writing from USC. She is also on the board of the Alliance for Jewish Theatre and is a member of the Dramatists Guild.To watch the video format of this episode, visit - https://youtu.be/HfmBP1d-M2gLinks to resources mentioned in this episode -The Braid - https://the-braid.orgInternational City Theatre - https://ictlongbeach.orgWebsite and Socials for The Braid -The Braid - https://the-braid.orgYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@TheBraidStoriesFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/thebraidstories/IG - @thebraidstoriesWebsites and socials for James Elden, PMP, and Playwright's Spotlight -Punk Monkey Productions - www.punkmonkeyproductions.comPLAY Noir -www.playnoir.comPLAY Noir Anthology –www.punkmonkeyproductions.com/contact.htmlJames Elden -Twitter - @jameseldensauerIG - @alakardrakeFB - fb.com/jameseldensauerPunk Monkey Productions and PLAY Noir - Twitter - @punkmonkeyprods                  - @playnoirla IG - @punkmonkeyprods       - @playnoir_la FB - fb.com/playnoir        - fb.com/punkmonkeyproductionsPlaywright's Spotlight -Twitter - @wrightlightpod IG - @playwrights_spotlightPlaywriting services through Los Angeles Collegiate Playwrights Festivalwww.losangelescollegiateplaywrightsfestival.com/services.htmlSupport the show

Katherine and Joshua talk bows with bow maker Richard Morency. Special Guest: Richard Morency .

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About the GuestJonathan Pageau is a French Canadian liturgical artist, icon carver, writer, and public speaker. With a YouTube following of 191K, he has become a sought out interpreter of the deep patterns in stories. His podcast entitled The Symbolic World features, in both English and French, Jonathan's interpretations and conversations with other artists, thinkers and culture champions who are interested in restoring a collective respect for and use of these patterns as the very stuff of the cosmos.The Symbolic World Press is Jonathan Pageau's new collaborative publishing venture specializing in skillfully bound and well-crafted books you can hold and read with your family and friends. SWP publications recall some of the most important and ancient stories out of the digital space and onto the printed page in masterfully designed books. The books are inspired by classic tales that are re-told in surprising ways that both compel the modern reader and resonate with the ancient traditions of storytelling.Jonathan's Resources Mentioned Include:God's Dog by Jonathan PageauJonathan Pageau Fairy Tale Serieshttps://www.thesymbolicworld.com/Show NotesI invited Jonathan Pageau back on my show to revisit fairy tales and go deeper than I did with my first interview (Season 3, Episode 14). I also wanted to expand a bit on his presentation for The Great Hearts Conference on how fairy tales reflect "The Music of the Spheres." I also wanted to dive a bit more into how to teach fairy tales to students. Some of the key points we covered include: - Fairy Tales and “ Music of the Spheres” (His original presentation at The Great Hearts Conference is on YouTube)- Patterns forming experiences and behavior - Narration: Retelling stories- Developing an imagination- Relationships, Analogies, & Faith- Celebrate fairy tales with tea time- Attention , Memory, Transmission - Teaching Fairy Tales to High School Students - Noticing symbolism in Fairy Tales and Bible StoriesAuthors and Books Mentioned Jonathan PageauSnow WhiteJ. R. Tolkien essay "On Fairy Stories" (Free in the public domain)Martin Heidegger Charlotte Mason Albert Einstein Brothers Grimm"The Fantastic Imagination" essay by George MacDonald (the last chapter in A Dish of Orts in the public domain)Walking on Water Reflections on Faith and Art by Madeleine L'EngleUntil We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis________________________________________________________Beautiful Teaching online courses:BT online webinars, interactive courses, and book studies registration: https://beautifulteaching.coursestorm.com/________________________________________________________This podcast is produced by Beautiful Teaching, LLC.Support this podcast: ★ Support this podcast ★ _________________________________________________________Credits:Sound Engineer: Andrew HelselLogo Art: Anastasiya CFMusic: Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in B flat major, RV529 : Lana Trotovsek, violin Sreten Krstic, violin with Chamber Orchestra of Slovenian Philharmonic © 2025 Beautiful Teaching LLC. All Rights Reserve

Last week as the stock market tanked, the delicate truce between Israel and Hamas faltered, Russian drones pummeled Ukrainian cities, and another commercial airplane burst into flames Fox News wanted its viewers to take pity on the richest man in the world. On Fox Elon Musk was portrayed as a selfless man dedicated to helping his adopted country pull itself out of a death spiral of debt and bloated government waste. Vicious investors were dumping stock of his precious electric vehicle company Tesla while blue-haired transgender activists set fire to EV charging stations and defenseless Cybertrucks. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit decodingfoxnews.substack.com/subscribe

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Title: Handel's Copiest Track: William Babell's Concerto for Recorder, 2 Violins and Basso continuo in D Major, Op. 3 No. 1: I. Allegro Artist: Musica Alta Ripa & Danya Segal Publisher: 1998 Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm

About the GuestKolby Atchison serves as the head of school at Clapham School, a classical Christian school in Wheaton, Illinois, that implements the educational philosophy of Charlotte Mason. He is a founding director of Educational Renaissance where he speaks, writes, and podcasts on classical Christian education, Charlotte Mason, and modern research. He lives with his wife and three children in Chicagoland. Show NotesIn this episode, Kolby and Adrienne dive into the philosophy of a person and the role of a teacher according to Charlotte Mason. Recently, several neoclassical programs (Memoria Press and Classical Conversations) released videos answering the popular question, "Is Charlotte Mason Classical?" We decided to dive directly into what we believe is the fundamental difference in the tradition of classical ed (which Mason is closely aligned to) and the the progressive classical movement (otherwise known as neoclassical). Resources MentionedNeoclassical Vs. Classical Tradition: a comparison on Beautiful Teaching's website: https://www.beautifulteaching.com/neoclassical-vs-classicalMemoria Press Latin StudyThe Core by Leigh Bortins (founder of Classical Conversations)Charlotte Mason Vol VI & Vol IAristotleThe BibleA Thinking Love: Studies from Charlotte Mason's Home Education by Karen GlassTill We Have Faces by C.S. LewisEducational Renaissance________________________________________________________Beautiful Teaching online courses:BT online webinars, interactive courses, and book studies registration: https://beautifulteaching.coursestorm.com/________________________________________________________This podcast is produced by Beautiful Teaching, LLC.Support this podcast: ★ Support this podcast ★ _________________________________________________________Credits:Sound Engineer: Andrew HelselLogo Art: Anastasiya CFMusic: Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in B flat major, RV529 : Lana Trotovsek, violin Sreten Krstic, violin with Chamber Orchestra of Slovenian Philharmonic © 2025 Beautiful Teaching LLC. All Rights Reserve

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Lots of good stuff happening in the 904 this weekend - starting off with JMN LIVE ON LOCATION at the Florida Theatre tomorrow morning! Friday night, Alton Brown presents his "Last Bite?" cooking, food science, and entertainment variety show. And Saturday, it's WOKV's Brian Kilmeade live on stage for his "History, Liberty, and Laughs!" show. All of these events are part of the Florida Theatre's 98th Season! Over at the Prime Osborn, it's the International Auto Show, featuring all those cars you dream about plus the latest auto industry models to check out and maybe test drive. For you audiophiles, the Holiday Inn in Baymeadows has the Jacksonville Record & CD Festival, where you can find those rare and out-of-print albums you need in your collection. Speaking of audiophiles, if you love good music you can't go wrong at the Center for Performing Arts. In the Moran Theatre, it's "Four Phantoms," featuring the music of Phantom of the Opera and other Broadway hits. And across the way in Jacoby Hall, the Jacksonville Symphony presents "Violins of Hope," a beautiful and emotional experience where instruments displayed and performed with have poignant stories from the Holocaust. All of these events and more are featured in our Weekend Spotlight story. What are you up to this weekend?

   It is that time of year once again when the National Association of Music Merchants comes to Anahiem. Tons of Artists from around the globe all come together in one space tosee what the Industry has in store for us. Some may be there for Violins and Guitars, Others may be there the Synths and DAWs, While still more may even be there for the Screamo. Yeah that's an actual reason on the NAMM Form. As for our Community we unite as DJs to check out all the Brands that we use on a daily basis, and hopefully find some thing new to cut it up on! Being that NAMM is a whos who from every corner of the Earth, the Lost Tone Pros take this oppertunity to throw their yearly Scratch Battle dubbed The NAMM INVITATIONAL. Hand selecting the best scratchers from country's including Canada, Poland, Japan, Morocco, Europe, and of course across the USA the Lost Tone Pros deliver a Battle that you definitly don't want to miss. We had the chance to sit down many of the competitors like Dan One, Straps, Skull, Madd Maxx, Reflekshin, Mr.Vibe, L.Hundo, and More. We also got a chance to talk with good friends like Kodak Visuals, Lady X, and 69 Beats. To cap off the show after his Showcase we had a sit down with 7x World Champion Vekked. As a Bonus we added an interview from last years invitational that we had with DJ EASE and FLIP FLOP. It's truely an honor to be in the presence of so much dope talent at one time, if you ever have to chance to make it to one of LTP's Battles or Sessions you better pull, and always remember to Scratch Responsibly. Be on the look out for the Full Battle Video on Swiftstyles YouTube Channel, and make sure to follow @LostTonePros on all of thier socials. While you are at it give us a follow @Tables_4_Two and you'll know exactly when another event is going down!

About The GuestsKaren Glass is part of the Advisory of AmblesideOnline. She has four children, ages 13 to 27, who have been homeschooled using Charlotte Mason's methods from beginning to end.  Karen has been studying and writing about Charlotte Mason and Classical Education for over twenty years and has written the popular books Consider This: Charlotte Mason and The Classical Tradition,  Know and Tell: The Art of Narration, In Vital Harmony, and her newest book A Thinking Love: Studies from Charlotte Mason's Home Education.Dr. Robert Terry has over twenty years of experience in classical education. He has been a teacher of multiple disciplines, a curriculum designer, and has worked extensively in teacher training and development. He has served as the Curriculum Director and Vice President of Academics at a multi-campus University-model classical Christian school in the Dallas area. While academic head he successfully accomplished two ACCS accreditations. Before discovering classical education, Robert was a CPA. He has also served his school as a Finance Director in the past. Robert holds an MA in Philosophy focusing on the great Christian texts and a Doctorate focused on the work of the Oxford Inklings. He has been married to Elisabeth for twenty-five years and has been active in homeschooling their four grown children.Show NotesOn this episode, my guests discuss the important connections that Mason made from reading Samuel Taylor Coleridge's On Method. We discuss how important this connection is to her philosophy, as well as how it has had an impact on the classical education movement. Some important discussion points include:The poet's influence on MasonThe revitalization of Shakespeare, wonder, and a curiosity framework in educationA deep understanding of ideas and making relational connectionsMethod as it is tied to a pedagogyMason's method of a lesson and how to properly interpret her 20 principlesReason for caution: Why reading Charlotte Mason in part can be misleading ResourcesIf you want to read Coleridge, Karen Glass recommends this version. It is a facsimile of the same version that Mason had in her PNEU library: A Dissertation On The Science Of Method ISBN:  978-1018198736Karen's blog on Coleridge and Mason Connections: https://www.karenglass.net/page/2/?s=coleridgeConnections with Coleridge #1—A nod from Charlotte MasonConnections with Coleridge #2—Introducing Treatise on MethodConnections with Coleridge #3—Law and OrderConnections with Coleridge #3.5—A Speculative DetourConnections with Coleridge #4—Dipping into MethodConnections with Coleridge #5—In Pursuit of MethodConnections with Coleridge #6—Meet the PhilosophersConnections with Coleridge #7—Laws, Ideas, and TruthConnections with Coleridge #8—A short history of the education of mankindConnections with Coleridge #9—In Search of the SoulConnections with Coleridge #10—A Few Final WordsTreatise On Method: ColeridgeThe Rime of the Ancient Mariner: Coleridge Kuala Khan: ColeridgeShakespeareFrancis BaconPlatoC.S. LewisTolkienQuintilion Pascal ____________________Beautiful Teaching (BT) Resources:BT online webinars, interactive courses, and book studies registration: https://beautifulteaching.coursestorm.com/BT Newsletters: https://www.beautifulteaching.com/newsletters________________________________________________________This podcast is produced by Beautiful Teaching, LLC.Support this podcast: ★ Support this podcast ★ _________________________________________________________Credits:Sound Engineer: Andrew HelselLogo Art: Anastasiya CFMusic: Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in B flat major, RV529 : Lana Trotovsek, violin Sreten Krstic, violin with Chamber Orchestra of Slovenian Philharmonic © 2025 Beautiful Teaching LLC. All Rights Reserve

Monday Jan. 27 was a busy day for Canadian politicians pledging to remember the Holocaust, fight antisemitism, and, in some cases, stand by the embattled State of Israel. The historic day—80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz—also provided a convenient ramp for some early campaign pledges as the country heads into a federal election later this year. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made one of his final international visits, to Poland to visit Auschwitz and attend the official commemoration ceremony, where he spoke with two Canadian survivors of that infamous death camp. Back in Canada, his minister of addictions and mental health, Ya'ara Saks, visited the Toronto Holocaust Museum to explain how $3.4 million federal dollars will go toward six organizations to combat Holocaust denial and antisemitism while a million more goes to UNESCO; in Ottawa, his minister of official languages, Rachel Bendayan, revealed the date of the forthcoming second national summit on antisemitism while speaking at Canada's official national Holocaust monument. At the same event, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre attacked the Liberal record on protecting Canadian Jews and standing up for Israel. On this episode of The CJN Daily, you'll hear all these voices and more—including Canadian survivors Howard Chandler and Miriam Ziegler, and U of T law student Pe'er Krut, who had a front row seat in Poland—part of a sweeping glance at what the monumental day sounded like across Canada and beyond. Related links Learn more about the federal funding for Holocaust education and museums in Canada, announced on Jan. 27, in The CJN. Read Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's statement on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's speech. Listen to Calgary's Daniel Pelton's launch of three new compositions of music inspired by “The Tattooist of Auschwitz:, and recorded using the Violins of Hope, once owned by Holocaust survivors, on The CJN's Culturally Jewish podcast. Credits Host and writer: Ellin Bessner (@ebessner) Production team: Zachary Kauffman (producer), Michael Fraiman (executive producer) Music: Dov Beck-Levine Support our show Subscribe to The CJN newsletter Donate to The CJN (+ get a charitable tax receipt) Subscribe to The CJN Daily (Not sure how? Click here)

A number of Canada geese found dead in Adams County are being tested for avian influenza. The state Game Commission is conducting the tests after the birds were discovered near Gettysburg College's Quarry Pond. Now, a popular wildlife area in Lancaster County is urging caution to visitors. In the California Area School District - just south of Pittsburgh - educators are tapping into STEM skills to help students gain better access to art education. They’re using 3D printing violins. Road and bridge construction projects are on the docket this year after a busy 2024 in Pennsylvania. A proposed cyber charter school in Pennsylvania would replace teachers with an AI based learning model. The Philadelphia Eagles are hoping to earn a place in the Super Bowl on Sunday, as Saquon Barkley is named as one of five finalists for The Associated Press 2024 NFL Most Valuable Player award. A Lancaster County native is among the nominees for this year's Academy Awards. Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests Dr. Louis Markos: Houston Christian University: Professor of EnglishRobert H. Ray Chair in HumanitiesScholar-in-ResidenceDr. Patrick Egan: Clapham Christian Classical SchoolAcademic DeanContributor of Educational Renaissance Jason Barney: Coram Deo Academy in Carmel, INSchool PrincipalAuthor of Charlotte Mason: A Liberal Education for All (published by CAP)Contributor of Educational Renaissance Show NotesCommon misunderstandings of Charlotte Mason (especially if you only read her principles)What does Mason say about memory work and how does it compare to Dorothy Sayer's view?Who in the Romantic era is good that Charlotte Mason embraced? What did she reject from the Romantic philosophers?Various quotes from Mason that reflect her alignment to the liberal arts traditionWhat is her view of a child and how does it influence her pedagogy?How and why narration is classical and superior as a classical pedagogyWhat is Paideia? -- Does Mason have a paideia in her philosophy?How the habit training model of Charlotte Mason mirrors/agrees with the classical traditionResources MentionedThe Great BooksJohn Locke, Coleridge, WordsworthCharlotte Mason: A Liberal Education for All by Jason BarneyFor The Children's Sake by Susan Schaeffer MacaulayConsider This: Charlotte Mason and the Classical Tradition by Karen GlassAbolition of Man by CS LewisThe Seven Laws of Teaching by John Milton GregoryAn Essay Towards a Philosophy of Education by Charlotte M. Mason (Centenary Expanded Edition has restored her original essay, "Two Education Ideals" where she compares Rousseau's Emile unfavorably to her favoring John Milton's Of Education)Metalogicon by John of SalisburyInstitutes of Oratory by QuintilianCharlotte Mason's Great Recognition of the Middle Ages through the fresco (vol. 2- Parents and Children by Mason)Charlotte Mason Quotes Louis Markos: "Our schools turn out a good many clever young persons, wanting in nothing but initiative, the power of reflection and the sort of moral imagination that enables you to 'put yourself in his place.'"- (Mason, Vol 6, pg. 25)Jason Barney:  "Almost anything may be made of a child by those who first get him into their hands. We find that we can work definitely towards the formation of character; that the habits of the good life, of the alert intelligence, which we take pains to form in the child, are, somehow, registered in the very substance of his brain; and that the habits of the child are, as it were, so many little hammers beating out by slow degrees the character of the man.  Therefore we set ourselves to form a habit in the same matter-of-fact steady way that we set about teaching the multiplication table; expecting the thing to be done and done with for life. " (The History and Aims of the P.N.E.U. pamphlet)Patrick Egan: "But the Florentine mind of the Middle Ages went further than this: it believed, not only that the seven Liberal Arts were fully under the direct outpouring of the Holy Ghost, but that every fruitful idea, every original conception, whether in Euclid, or grammar, or music, was a direct inspiration from the Holy Spirit, without any thought at all as to whether the person so inspired named himself by the name of God, or recognised whence his inspiration came." (Mason, Vol 2, pg. 271)________________________________________________________This podcast is produced by Beautiful Teaching, LLC.Support this podcast: ★ Support this podcast ★ _________________________________________________________Credits:Sound Engineer: Andrew HelselLogo Art: Anastasiya CFMusic: Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in B flat major, RV529 : Lana Trotovsek, violin Sreten Krstic, violin with Chamber Orchestra of Slovenian Philharmonic © 2025 Beautiful Teaching LLC. All Rights Reserved

GuestsDr. Matthew Post:  Founder and Former Director of the Classical Education Graduate program at The University of Dallas; Served with The National Classical Education Symposium, The Institute for Classical Education, and The National Council for Classical Educators; Currently serves as Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs, Honors College at The University of TulsaDr. Laura Eidt: University of Dallas- Affiliate Assistant Professor of Modern Languages, Humanities Program Director, Director of UD's K-5 Latin Curriculum Latin Through StoriesDr. Robert Terry: Over 25 years at a Classical University Model School teaching and serving as curriculum director and faculty development, Masters in Great Books, Doctorate of Theology (ThD in Inkling Studies)Jonathan Fiore: Formerly homeschooled, Graduate of Hillsdale, Masters in Classical Education from The University of Dallas, Humanities Teacher at Holy Innocent's Catholic SchoolTopics CoveredWhat are the essential criteria for a school to be considered classical?There are 4 touchstones that make up a classical education: Christ-centered, cultivation of wisdom and virtue, appreticeship in the 7 liberal arts, and a focus on the timeless and traditionalCommunity and leadership must have an understanding of the tradition for successAtmosphere is central to the success -- order and harmony (beauty) is really importantAre the following things necessary?- Great Books, Socratic Dialogue, integration of subjects, Charlotte Mason, Trivium & Quadrivium, Latin? Love and freedom are at the heart of classical educationDoes reading the classics or teaching ancient Greek history automatically define your school as "classical"?Are we preparing students to see themselves as part of a community and a country?How ought we assess students if education is rooted in love and liberty?-- What does the research tell us about good and bad ways to assess students?What are some common roadblock in classical education?Memory work should be meaningful rather than rote fact chantsSeminarsFormation of teachers and parents is necessary Resources we Discussed:Paradox of Education in a Republic by Eva BrannJefferson's Natural AristocracyHomer's Iliad and OdysseyWhat is a book or poem that every classical teacher and board member should read?The Liberal Arts Tradition by Clark and JainPlato's GorgiasThe Awakening of Miss Prim by Natalia Sanmartin FenolleraHomer's Iliad (Fagles or Lattimore translation)Abolition of Man by C.S. LewisParadox of Education in a Republic by Eva Brann________________________________________________________This podcast is produced by Beautiful Teaching, LLC.Support this podcast: ★ Support this podcast ★ _________________________________________________________Credits:Sound Engineer: Andrew HelselLogo Art: Anastasiya CFMusic: Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in B flat major, RV529 : Lana Trotovsek, violin Sreten Krstic, violin with Chamber Orchestra of Slovenian Philharmonic © 2024 Beautiful Teaching LLC. All Rights Reserved

Strangers forced to share a cabin on a cruise ship. By HectorBidon. Listen to the Podcast at Steamy Stories.  The waiting area outside the Long Beach cruise terminal was abuzz with bright new outfits and happy chatter. It was enough to make even the most reserved introvert start to feel a bit of excitement. I was standing with Jack and Ciara, two regulars of the social group. Jack was tall and rugged, something to do with landscaping; Ciara tall and willowy, worked in an office of some sort. They weren't an official couple, as far as I knew, but they seemed to have hooked up for the New Year's Pacific cruise. That was sort of the way the group worked. Thirty somethings, mostly divorced, intent on maintaining the hard playing lifestyle of their twenties, looking for like-minded dating partners to do it with. Jack was explaining the different cruise drink payment plans. I smiled politely and nodded, thinking how different from theirs my life would be when I got to be their age. Denise bustled up in a pretty pastel pantsuit with her clipboard in her hand. She was a travel agent and the mother hen of the group, forty-something and no longer trying so hard to pretend she was any younger. She'd put together this group and made a nice extra income for her troubles. "Hector," she said, ushering me a step aside, "I'm afraid there's been a mix up with your reservation. Somehow your single cabin didn't show up on the final printout." She gave me a concerned look. "They're working on it,,  but we may have to double you up with someone." This came as a bit of a rude surprise. One of the only reasons I'd finally agreed to come on the cruise in the first place had been her assurance that I'd be able to have a single. It wasn't that I was antisocial really, but I had my limits. "You know Mrs. Pendergast, don't you?" Mrs. Pendergast was an older woman, well into her sixties. She wasn't a regular member of the group, but it amused her sometimes to hang with a younger crowd. The group let her tag along to some of their events. I was going to have to share a room with Mrs. Pendergast? "Apparently she got sick and had to cancel at the last minute. So we have an opening. She was sharing a room with, ah;" she double checked her forms; "a Ms. Crenshaw. I don't know her, but I'm sure she's very nice. It's a double room, and you know how it is on a cruise. You don't spend that much time in your room anyway." I didn't even try to return her smile. "They're still working on your single, of course. I just wanted to let you know the fallback plan." Not only losing my single, but having to spend the cruise being polite to an old lady? In Denise's mind, that was what the social group was all about. People were already starting to go into the terminal building when Denise came back, this time with an attractive young woman at her side. I wondered if it was Denise's daughter, there to see us off. "Hector," she said, peering at me over the top of her glasses, "this is Molly Crenshaw. I've been explaining our predicament." The girl gave me a weak smile. She was pretty, with long brown hair swept back, wearing white shorts and a light blue top. She didn't look like she could be a day over twenty-one. Not at all what I had pictured as a travelling companion for Mrs. Pendergast. "It's a double room," Denise was explaining. "I'm sure they'll be able to rig up a partition if need be. But this will be the first cruise for both of you. It will be nice to have a buddy to help you find your way around. I'm sure the two of you will hit it off." Molly was still looking at me rather uncertainly. This apparently wasn't exactly what she had signed up for, either. She looked back at Denise. "Well, if his other room got cancelled,” Denise was delighted. The registration mix-up had been solved in an efficient and social-group-positive way. I couldn't believe she was being so cavalier about putting a guy and a girl who didn't even know each other into the same room together. "They're still working on my single though, right?" "As far as I know. You'll be able to check with the Bursar once we get on board." Denise had more than enough smile for the three of us. They called our area for boarding. "See you on board," she said, bustling off with her clipboard. Going up the gangway onto the ship itself kind of blew me away. You entered onto the mezzanine level of what looked like the fanciest mall I'd ever seen. There was an atrium that rose several stories high with glass elevators gliding up and down and fancy shops and glittering lights on every different level. On the floor below us a fellow in a tuxedo was playing a grand piano. All of this right in the middle of the ship. Molly's eyes were as wide as mine. They'd told us to have lunch while the luggage was being brought on. Molly and I had come aboard with a bunch of other social groupers, but they'd all buzzed off one way or another leaving the two of us by ourselves. We found a little sandwich and salad buffet. "So, your first cruise?" I asked. I was pretty sure I'd be able to get the room situation straightened out, but there was no harm in being polite. She assembled a forkful of salad. "Yes, Mrs. Pendergast is a patient at the clinic where I work. She's pretty chatty, you know. She kept talking about this fantastic cruise she was going on. But she needed a travelling companion to come along and sort of look after her." She shrugged. " Mrs. Pendergast offered to cover the cost, if I'd come with. I don't know, she has a way of getting what she wants." "Is she all right?" I asked. "Denise says she's afraid she might be coming down with something. She's a bit of a hypochondriac. But the tickets are already paid for, and I'm already here, so Denise said I should just come along on the cruise without her." She gave her little shrug again and took a sip of iced tea. "Your first cruise too?" "I'm not really a member of the social group, actually. I went on a nature hike with them one time and ended up on Denise's list. So now she sends me emails every time she has some big event. She was kind of persistent this time. I think they needed to sign up a certain number of people in order to get a discount or something." Molly nodded and stabbed a crouton. "Well, it is a cruise. It should be fun. And it'll be nice not to have to keep tabs on Mrs. Pendergast all the time. There's gambling, you know. When we get far enough out to sea." "You gamble?" "Of course. Poker, black jack. Machines mostly, but sometimes at the tables. I have a system. It's a lot of fun." After lunch I asked my way up to the Bursar's office. Molly came along to make sure that everything worked out. The Bursar looked me up in his computer. Apparently, when Mrs. Pendergast had cancelled, they'd looked to fill the vacancy with someone from our same group. I was the only one in a single, so they moved me in to fill her spot and gave my room to someone else. He double checked, but there weren't any other singles available. He apologized for the inconvenience and gave me my key card. I was flabbergasted. "Well," said Molly, "we might as well go check it out at least." We found our way down to the deck where the cabin was located. The room itself was not much bigger than a walk-in closet. A chair, a little night stand, a mirror on the bathroom door, a bed against the wall. That was it. We looked at each other. "Kind of smaller than I would have thought," I said. "Yeah," she agreed. I corralled a passing steward. "Um, we were supposed to be getting a double room?" I showed him the printout. "Yes, yes," he said in his helpful foreign accent. "Very nice double cabin." "But there's only one bed." I said. "Double bed," he explained. Then he gestured toward the porthole on the wall. "Ocean view!" He smiled, happy to have been of service, and went on about his way. Molly didn't look altogether convinced. I sighed. "Let me go talk to the Bursar again,” But she was sizing things up. Sunshine was streaming in through the porthole. Our two suitcases had been placed in a little niche beside the bathroom door, side by side. "All the other rooms are probably just as small," she said. "On this level anyway. And they seem to have already given your other room away." She looked at me. "Do you snore?" It wasn't a question I was expecting. "I don't think so. No one's ever complained." "Well, Mrs. Pendergast does, apparently. That's the one thing I've been dreading the most." She looked back at the room. "I guess this is just what double rooms are like on cruise ships. Maybe it's not so bad. At least you don't snore. We're kind of on an adventure anyway. Maybe we should just try and make the best of it." She made it sound as if sharing a room with a complete stranger of the opposite sex was no bigger a deal than sharing a table with him at lunch. She sat down on the edge of the bed and picked up the schedule of the day's activities as if the issue had already been decided. "Shuffleboard lessons at three o'clock," she noted. "Bingo at four thirty." I sat down on the chair. So instead of getting a room of my own I was going to have to share this one? Surely there must be some other alternative. What if,  what if I asked Denise to ask Ciara to move in here with Molly and let me bunk with Jack? Ugh! I cringed at the thought. "A magic show tonight in the forward theatre." Molly announced; reading more literature. I looked around. How would it even work? The room was so tiny. There was only the one bed. Molly was studying a map of the ship. "What do you think we should do first?" She'd not only accepted the fact that we'd be rooming together, she was ready to head out and start exploring. "Um,  why don't you just go ahead on your own? I've still got a couple things I need to take care of first." I couldn't tell if she was a bit hurt that I didn't want to join her. But she shrugged it off. "Well, OK. Then I guess we can just meet back up here later." I didn't really have anything I needed to take care of, I just wanted a little time to sort things out. I was pretty bummed that they'd given away my single. And I wasn't sure how I felt about Molly's matter-of-fact-ness. Was she really so used to sharing rooms with random guys? Still, if I did have to share a room with someone, Molly was probably no more objectionable than Jack or Mrs. Pendergast. She was more my age. She was just out of college and I had a few years on her. She seemed pretty easy going. If we'd been thrown together as partners at a workshop breakout session, I wouldn't have objected. But sharing insights at a breakout session wasn't exactly the same as sharing a cabin on a cruise ship. I'd had to share rooms with strangers before, but they'd always been guys. What you did was you put on your blinders, you put up your shields, you went about your business, you let them go about theirs. You tried to be polite. At least that's the way it worked with guys. Did it work that way with girls too? I guess I'd find out. The ship must have cast off soon after we came on board, but so smoothly that we hadn't even noticed. By the time I found my way up on deck we'd already cleared the harbor and were quite a ways out from land. I stood at the railing and watched the waves roll by. I wondered whether I might get seasick, but the deck was as firm and steady as any sidewalk on the mainland. The ship turned out to be a whole little city unto itself. There was a miniature golf course at one end and a climbing wall at the other. The top deck held two full-sized swimming pools, each already surrounded by sun bathers glistening in cocoa butter. The lower decks held lounges and theaters and eateries and nightclubs. There were shops and kiosks on every level; a sports bar, a wine bar, two piano bars, a margarita bar ("Hi, Jack! Hi, Ciara!"); and any number of different ways to get from any one place to any other: by stairs, by elevator, by main passageway, by side passageway. Later in the afternoon I sat down at a little coffee shop toward the stern of the ship and nursed a cup of lapsang souchong. Seagulls were gliding along in our tailwind. I'd been making good progress on a couple algorithms at work, and I went over some of the key steps in my mind. It was nice being out of the cubicle for a change, sitting in the sunshine, daydreaming instead of coding, watching the seagulls hover and veer. My thoughts eventually wandered back to my room situation. I still couldn't understand why Molly was being so agreeable about sharing the cabin. It dawned on me that maybe she didn't think she had any other choice. Maybe she thought that since she was only here as Mrs. Pendergast's guest, she had to do whatever Denise asked. And so maybe she wasn't really all that used to sharing rooms with random guys either. Maybe she was just doing what she thought was expected. A fellow shipmate, a sort-of member of the same social group she was sort of a member of, needed a place to bunk. She had an empty spot. Didn't shipboard etiquette kind of dictate that she offer to share? But then, by the same token, what did shipboard etiquette expect of me? I finished my tea and ambled back toward the front of the ship. A raucous game of volleyball was taking place in one of the pools. Someone called my name. "Are you going back to the room? I forgot my card." It was Molly. She gave her little shrug. She was wearing a bright yellow bikini. It was fairly conservative, the kind she could wear to the gym, but it called your attention to her shapely legs and her slender tummy. We made our way down the labyrinth of passageways toward our lower deck. The people we passed would have naturally assumed that we were together. "I figured out about dinner," she said. "Everybody has an assigned time and an assigned table. Ours is in about an hour. We can go together if you want." After a couple of wrong turns we finally found our corridor and our little room. It hadn't gotten any bigger in the time we'd been away. But there was a fresh bath towel sitting on the bed, folded into a sort of soft-origami swan. "Look how cute," Molly said. "The housekeepers must have been in." She put her things on the nightstand and fiddled in her suitcase for some clothes. "I'm just going to take a quick shower first." She went into the bathroom, taking the swan along with her. I sat on the foot of the bed and took a look at the schedule. The walls were thin enough that I could hear the water splashing. She came out wrapped in the towel. "It's too cramped to get dressed in there," she said, trying to sound matter-of-fact. She looked around the room, a bit awkwardly. So this was one of the guys-and-girls-sharing-a-cabin rules that I wasn't really familiar with. What was I supposed to do while she got dressed? Step into the bathroom to give her some privacy? Or just ignore her, the way I would if I was sharing the room with a guy? She wasn't completely sure how to play it either. She turned to face the mirror, but that only put her sideways to me. So she turned all the way around, facing the outer door. She tried to give the impression that changing clothes in front of a cabin mate wasn't that big a deal. So I tried to follow her lead. I didn't stare, and she had her back to me, but it was hard not to notice what she was doing. She started by putting on her bra, but as she was pulling it up, her towel slipped, revealing the two round, pretty cheeks of her bottom. She quickly pulled the towel back into place, and I quickly forced my eyes back to the schedule. So it was only with my peripheral vision that I was able to see her stepping into her panties and skirt and buttoning up her blouse. Finally she sat on the chair to fasten her sandals. Our eyes met again. She sighed, then admitted. "I work in a clinic. I often have to help clients get over themselves, when they have to disrobe for an exam, in front of someone they don't know. I think I have better empathy, now. Oh, Dinner is supposed to be smart casual." she remarked. I took that to mean that my polo shirt didn't quite cut it. I'd brought a couple button-down shirts, and so I went over and got one from my suitcase. She nodded approvingly and turned to the mirror, fiddling with her hair. I took off my polo shirt and put on the button one. The dining room was immense, with big round tables like in a reception hall. Molly and I were assigned to a table with some of the other people from our group. I let Molly sit next to Ciara. There was nobody on my other side, which was fine with me. Molly and Ciara found some girl stuff to talk about. The general conversation at the table seemed to be about motorcycles. Denise stopped by to see how everyone was doing. Molly had the chicken and I had the fish. We resisted the hard liquor, but we both had a glass of wine with our meal. Valentin, our engaging Bulgarian waiter, brought us the chit. We had both just assumed that wine was included in the meal, but he explained that it would be added to our room bill. "Will they charge it to Mrs. Pendergast?" Molly whispered, afraid they might. "We'll figure it out," I whispered back, signing for both of us. The magic show didn't start until eight o'clock, so after dinner Molly suggested we just wander around. She showed me the little art gallery she'd discovered on deck six where it met the central atrium. Photographs of interesting doorways on old, rustic buildings. Just past the art gallery was a little gift shop. We went in, and Molly looked at the jewelry counter. She asked the lady to bring out a necklace that caught her eye. I leafed through the post cards, but I didn't really have anyone to send one to. We still had forty-five minutes until the show, so I took Molly up to the miniature golf course. We didn't bother keeping score. I made a couple lucky shots. Then, on the next-to-the-last hole, Molly's shot went wild and bounced onto the next green over. It ricocheted off a bumper and coasted down, curving gently, right into the cup. A perfect hole in one into the wrong hole! "Whoa!" I said. "Remind me never to play you for money." She raised her putter and blew on the end as if it were a smoking rifle barrel. "You should see me at pinball." The magic show was a lot of fun. The magician wore a black hat and cape and his pretty assistant wore a slinky black dress. They did all the traditional tricks with rings and scarves and giant cards. Then, for the grand finale, the magician announced that he was going to make his assistant disappear right before our very eyes. He had her stand at the front of the stage with her arms up and out to the crowd. He waved his wand and, Presto!, she didn't disappear, but her dress did! It was just gone! She kept standing there for a second with her breasts completely exposed and nothing covering her at all except a tiny G-string thong. Finally she realized what had happened. She shrieked, covered herself with her hands, and ran offstage, letting us see that her backside was just as shapely as her front. The magician was shocked that his trick had backfired. Shocked! But the audience was applauding wildly, and so he turned and bowed. And as he swept off his hat, what should fall out but the assistant's little black dress. He picked it up and gave us a sly grin. The assistant came out to take her bow, wrapped in a white ship's towel just like the one Molly had been wearing. When she saw what the magician had in his hand, she snatched it back from him with a nasty glare. The crowd ate it up. Molly was laughing as much as I was. After the show we went back up on deck and strolled a while in the cool night air. The ship was plowing along through moonlit waves, stars twinkling in the sky. Toward the stern, lively dance music was thumping up from the nightclubs below. We found our way down to check it out. We spotted Jack and Ciara in the hip-hop club amidst the flashing strobe lights and pulsing lasers. Jack raised his glass and Ciara called something we didn't quite catch. Further on was the salsa club, throbbing with its own level of intensity. Then came the golden oldies club, somewhat more subdued. And finally a relatively quiet lounge where we sat down and shared a bottle of sparkling water. "It's pretty amazing, isn't it?" Molly said. "I never thought there would be so many different things going on. A whole resort on a single ship! And they can just hoist up the anchor and sail us away to wherever they want to take us." I had to agree. "And the way it's so completely self-contained. I mean, what could we possibly want that they aren't already completely stocked up on? The whole rest of the world could just go ahead and blow itself up and we wouldn't even notice." It had been a pleasant evening. And Denise had been right: it had been fun to have a buddy to share it with. But now we were heading back to our little room, and we had to turn our attention to the more mundane aspects of cabin sharing. Molly went to the bathroom first, and then I did, and then neither of us was quite sure how to proceed. It was becoming pretty clear that she wasn't any more familiar with cabin sharing than I was. Both of us kept looking at the bed. It was up against the outer wall, and almost as long as the cabin was wide. It was going to be awkward getting to the side against the wall without disturbing the other person. Presumably the cabin-sharing etiquette book would have had something to say. I decided that one of us should at least try to pretend that they knew what they were doing. "Would you mind if I took the side with the ocean view?" That seemed like the most gentlemanly arrangement. She didn't argue, and in fact I think she was relieved to have the issue resolved. She opened her suitcase and brought out a pair of frilly, sky-blue pajamas. She looked around again and then turned her back like she had before. I sat down at the foot of the bed. I hadn't even thought to bring any pajamas myself. Well, there wasn't much I could do about it now. I took off my shoes and socks and tried not to pay any undue attention to what she was doing. She stepped into her pajama bottoms and pulled them up under her skirt before taking it off. Then she pulled off her blouse and put on her pajama top so quickly that I caught only the briefest glimpse of her bra strap. Then she reached in under the top, unhooked her bra, and fished it out. Meanwhile, I'd taken off my shirt and pants. I figured I could slip under the covers without her seeing me in my underwear. But then I realized that she'd had a perfect view in the bathroom-door mirror all along. She didn't let on, though. That seemed to be the universal rule of awkward cabin sharing, for girls as well as for guys. Just go about your business and let your cabin mate go about theirs. I crawled up onto the far side of the bed, trying not to notice if she was paying any attention. She turned off the light and got in on her side. I'd had to share beds with other guys before on occasion. What you do is turn your back, keep yourself perfectly still, and imagine that there is an invisible force field that insulates your half of the bed from the entire rest of the universe. I quickly discovered, however, that this technique is not that effective when the person lying beside you is a pretty girl in frilly pajamas. I got such a hard-on that I was sure she could sense it, even though we had our backs turned. So I thought about my algorithms. I rehearsed an upcoming seminar presentation of their salient features. And then I rehearsed it again. And then I rehearsed it again. Sunlight was shining in through the porthole again when I woke up the next morning. Molly was still asleep, but I needed to pee. I edged out of bed, trying my best not to disturb her. I went to the bathroom, then quietly got dressed and slipped out of the room. There were only a few people up on deck at this hour. We'd sailed during the night and were now anchored at the entrance to the harbor at Catalina Island. It was a beautiful morning, the water a rich cerulean blue, the harbor dotted with rows of pretty boats. I came back down and found a dining room that served breakfast. I had a bite and brought back coffee and a roll for Molly. She was up, but still in her pajamas. I told her about the island and tried to show her through the porthole. The way the ship was facing, though, we were only able to see the rugged hills of the island and not the harbor itself. By mid-morning she had talked me into going in to shore with her. It was like being transported back in time to the sunny southern California you see in old-time newsreels: palm trees, cute bungalows, handsome, sun-tanned people sitting at outdoor cafes or lounging under colorful beach umbrellas. We walked all the way along the beachfront to the palatial ballroom at the end, admiring its lovely art-deco mosaics of naked mermaids cavorting amidst swirling kelp forests and playful schools of fish. The huge round floor of the ballroom itself was dark and empty on this weekday morning, but photos along the walls showed elegantly dressed couples waltzing at the annual New Year's Eve ball. Molly was enchanted. "Let's come back for it, want to?" "I'm afraid my ballroom dancing is a little rusty." "Well, you'll have to brush up then." We strolled back along the main boulevard amidst tourists and tradesmen and shopping housewives. We looked in the windows of the boutiques and souvenir shops and had lunch at one of the sidewalk cafes. Molly filled me in on all the latest gossip about the interns and nurses at her clinic. I told her a bit about my algorithms. I may have gotten a little carried away, actually, but she did her best to follow along. Our map showed a botanical garden a couple miles out of town. Molly was game, so after lunch we rented a tourist cart and headed off to look for it. I drove and Molly navigated, and after a few wrong turns we found ourselves bumping along into the dusty interior of the island. It was a warm, sunny afternoon, and we had the place pretty much to ourselves. It had never even occurred to me that there were botanical gardens devoted almost entirely to cactus. I'd certainly never imagined there were so many different varieties: towering suaros like in the cowboy movies; rough organ pipes that shimmered like coral formations on the floor of some strange alien sea; fuzzy white phalluses that tried to lure you into thinking they were cuddly enough to pet; plump barrel cactus with swirling patterns of pristine spikes as geometrically perfect as Faberge eggs. Molly discovered a sprawling specimen that must have taken up a half a city block. It was covered with prickly green Mickey Mouse ears, and on the whole rugged plant there was one lone ear that held a single tiny delicate yellow flower. "That's what I want for my corsage," she said. "When we come back for New Year's Eve." We eventually bumped our way back into town and dropped off the cart. The tender back to the ship was pretty full, and Molly and I had to press up shoulder-to-shoulder on the bench. She closed her eyes in the afternoon sunshine. "A perfect day," she murmured. "And tonight's the gala dinner. And gambling!" "Gala dinner?" She opened one eye just enough to give me a look. "You were supposed to bring a sport coat. It was in the brochure." When we got back to the room we found our towel on the nightstand, folded into the shape of a jungle cat, ready to pounce. I had brought my sports coat, but it was pretty creased from being crammed in my suitcase. Molly hung it in the bathroom when she went in to take her shower. Then when she was done I took my own, making sure to give her plenty of time to get dressed. I cracked the door to see if the coast was clear. She was making her final adjustments in the mirror and stepped aside to let me out. She was wearing a lilac gown with a sequined top and a long swishy skirt. "I got it on sale," she shrugged. But I could tell from the way she kept looking at herself in the mirror that she was pretty pleased with it. Now I was the one who had to get dressed in front of her. I just went at it cabin-buddy style, turning my back and pulling things up under my towel like she had done. When I fetched my sports coat from the bathroom, the creases were a little less noticeable. We made our way up to the dining room. It was nice, actually, being a little dressed up. I found myself walking a little taller, standing a little straighter. Molly took my arm as we made our way to the table, and everyone paused to look. Molly and Ciara chatted about shopping on the island. It turned out that Jack knew something about cacti from his landscaping work and was interested to hear about the botanical garden. The appetizers were oysters on the half shell. It was my first time eating them, and Molly showed me what to do. By the time that dinner was over, the ship had gotten far enough out to sea that the casino was open. Molly walked right in as if she knew what she was doing. She got ten dollars' worth of quarters, and I pitched in another ten, trying my best to match her air of confident sophistication. She went to one of the poker machines, and I drew up a stool beside her. "So what's this system of yours? Or is it a secret?" "I only play until I run out of quarters. That way I never lose more than I'm willing to spend." I didn't think that that was what people meant by a "system," but I didn't say anything. I watched her play a few hands. The machine would deal out five cards. She would select which ones she wanted to keep, and the machine would replace the others. "I usually just bet a quarter. But if we're going to pool our money, we can bet two at a time, OK?" I finally figured out how it worked. If we got anything less than a pair of jacks, the machine would keep our money. If we got jacks or better, it would give us our money back. If we got an even better hand, like two pairs or three of a kind, it would pay out according to a table posted on the screen. All the way up to a hundred bucks for a royal flush. We lost our first few quarters, but then we got three aces, and the machine clunked us six shiny new quarters back out. Molly would study each hand carefully before making her selection. She pretty much chose the same cards that I would have chosen, except she was a little over-optimistic about our chances of getting a straight or a flush. On one hand the machine dealt us the jack and king of diamonds, along with a pair of eights. She eagerly selected to keep the jack and the king. "No, no," I told her. "Keep the eights." "But we have a chance for a royal flush." "But the odds are better for getting another eight." She gave me her look of patient exasperation. "Because look,” I tried to say. But she wasn't particularly interested in my analysis. "OK, Mr. Algorithm." She changed the selection. The machine dealt us a queen, a three, and a six and beeped the forlorn tone that meant "better luck next time." Molly flashed me her told-you-so eyebrows. "Well, we wouldn't have gotten the royal flush either." "Not if we didn't even try!" There was one moment of genuine excitement when we got a full house, sixes and queens. The machine clanged like crazy and quarters came pouring out. But eventually every one of them got re-deposited, never to be seen again. It wasn't really gambling so much as just playing a video game. An enjoyable one, though. There was the dress-up aspect, the battle of wits, the allure of the hundred-dollar jackpot. Molly certainly enjoyed playing, and I enjoyed watching her. I noticed that it was almost time for the show. "Juggling?" Molly wasn't so sure. She rattled our cup. "We still have a few quarters left." "Yes, juggling! I'll have you know that I minored in juggling in college. Come on. It'll be fun." The show was in the forward theatre again, right next to the casino. The Flying Garbanzo Brothers! Hup Hup! Four strapping guys with streaming hair and Frank Zappa mustaches, dressed in colorful gypsy blouses and billowing pantaloons. They juggled everything from tennis balls to bowling pins to pineapples to power tools. One of the brothers, Yakov, had a rakish, devil-may-care attitude and was always grinning at the ladies in the audience. In one of the acts, as balls were whizzing back and forth across the stage, he started making eyes at a blonde in the front row. He began paying less and less attention to his juggling, occasionally letting a ball fly past him, which one of the other brothers would then have to lurch out of formation to keep in play. Finally he just gave up on the juggling altogether and sat down on the edge of the stage, chatting the lady up. The other brothers were flailing frantically to keep all the balls in the air. They began to retire them, one by one, but somehow the very last ball went out of control and arched way up high toward the front of the stage. Yakov casually reached his hand out to the side and caught it without even looking. "Ladies and gentlemen!" announced Ripov, the black brother with dreads, "For our grand finale, a feat of blistering dexterity so flagrantly dangerous that it has never before been attempted within the enclosed confines of a luxury liner!" The brothers proceeded to arrange a panoply of torches and hoops and bales of combustible material all around the stage. Yakov came out sporting a mischievous grin and lugging a big red can, labeled 'gasoline.' Just as he was about to douse the first bale, the stagehand stormed in, a short oriental fellow in a white lab coat and thick black glasses, squawking in a barely intelligible accent and waving the ubiquitous ship safety placard, the one with the picture of the lifesaver on it. Yakov's grin collapsed into a sneer, but he put down the can. "Still never attempted," he muttered under his breath. The brothers juggled the torches anyway, unlit but unwieldy, back and forth through the hoops and over the bales. Suddenly red and orange crepe-paper streamers unfurled and rose up, flickering like flames and giving the impression, at least, of a roaring inferno. All in all, it was enough to get your blood pumping. When the show was over there was a bit of a traffic jam getting out of the theater. I grabbed Molly's hand and dragged her toward a less crowded side exit. Hup hup! We found ourselves in a stateroom passageway, and I kept dragging her along at a rapid pace. "Where are we going?" she asked. "C'mon," I replied. The fact is, I didn't really know. At the end of the passage was a short stairway up to a bulkhead door. We went through and found ourselves outside on a little deck by the lifeboats. The sun had set, but you could still see the frothy wave caps. At the end of the deck was another stairway, and at the top was the entrance to the miniature golf. I still didn't know exactly what I was looking for, but it wasn't miniature golf. There was another way to go, though, even further forward, right along the edge of the bow. Molly was panting from our frantic pace, but she was keeping up. We'd reached the very front of the ship. The image of Leonardo DeCaprio holding Kate Winslet on the bow of the Titanic flashed into my mind. That's what I wanted! Moonlight! Sea spray! Violins! But the forward view was all walled off. The only thing you could see, if you turned around, was the bridge, looming up above us, ominously dark except for the eerie glow from the radar screens. There was a stairway leading up to it, but the sign said "Authorized personnel only." "Kind of not what I was expecting," I said. "Oh, well," she said. She pulled us across to the other side where another deckway led back aft. The wall there was not so high, and we stood for a while, watching the foamy caps and the unbounded emptiness. We had engine noises instead of violins and a stinging wind instead of an enchanted spray. "Do you think they'd even bother to tell us?" she wondered. "Tell us?" "If the world blew itself up." But the wind was just too fierce. We retreated back to the more sheltered parts of the ship. This time Jack and Ciara were in the Salsa Club. They waved us in. "What are you having?" Jack yelled over the music, heading for the bar. Ciara and Molly had to half shout to hear each other. Jack came back with something tall and fruity for Molly and something short and amber colored for me. The music was catchy and persistent. Jack held out his hand and led Molly onto the dance floor. They made a handsome couple: Jack rugged and manly, Molly fresh and pretty. I felt a twinge of jealousy. Molly knew a lot of steps, and she was clearly enjoying herself. I gave Ciara an awkward smile and we walked out to join them. It turned out that Ciara was quite a dancer too. She would lose herself in the music, letting her willowy body become an instrument of its expression. I felt kind of bad that she was stuck having me as her partner, but the dance floor was crowded and she didn't seem to mind. When the song ended, she smiled and put her hand on my arm as she caught her breath. She was attractive, with long, honey-blonde hair and a captivating smile. A bit older than me, but not that much. I tried to picture the two of us going out after we got back home. By the third song it was no longer really clear any more who was dancing with whom. Ciara and Molly were dancing next to each other and laughing together at something one of them had said. Then Ciara turned her attention to Jack, and he gave her a few of the moves that her dancing so richly deserved. They made a striking couple too, in a different way than Jack and Molly. They seemed more appropriate for each other, somehow, a better fit. And there was a genuine cozy affection between them that I could imagine outlasting the cruise. Meanwhile, Molly was dancing beside me now, her freshness and joyful enthusiasm now beamed my way. That seemed more appropriate too. Molly and I finally called it a night. It had been a long, eventful day: mermaids, cacti, sea spray, dancing. We made our way down the corridor to the little room that was beginning to feel more and more like home. I took off my coat. Molly's hair was a bit mussed, but she looked happy, as if her day had been as full and eventful as mine had been. I brought my arms up to give her a little hug. I figured that the rules of cabin etiquette wouldn't begrudge us one little hug. But she stepped into it, and before I knew it we were kissing, a kiss that continued as we shuffled our way toward the bed. We sat down. I put my hand on her shoulder and ran it over her sequined back. She touched my face and let her tongue brush my lips. I stroked her side and whispily brushed her breast. She drew in her breath, then reached behind herself and undid her clasp. Her bodice slipped down like a sequined snake skin, revealing the more luminous, more tender skin beneath. Her breasts were perfect, pale and shy, each one frankly punctuated by a bashful, yearning nipple. I couldn't help but lean in and encircle one of them with my lips, tasting it gently with my own tongue. She held me softly there. The rules of cabin etiquette, it seemed, had been suspended by mutual consent. She lifted herself just enough to slip her gown off the rest of the way. She draped it over the chair and gave me the bashful version of her shrug. We had to get ready for bed after all. I undressed too, placing my clothes on top of hers. She lay down, wearing only her panties. I took off everything and lay down beside her. We glided our hands over each other's arms, over each other's sides, over each other's hips. My penis was sticking out like a sore thumb, but I just let it. I caressed her firm bottom and hitched her closer so that our thighs touched, so that her nipples grazed my chest. I slipped my hand down inside her panties to be even closer to the smooth, cool touch of her skin. Always before, one part of my brain would already have been working out the logistics of getting us back where we would need to go when we were finished. But tonight those concerns were blissfully absent. We were both already right where we needed to be, right in the very bed where we would be spending the night. But there was one concern I couldn't put aside. "I'm afraid I didn't think to bring any protection. Do you think the gift shop might still be open?" "It's okay," she murmured. "I'm protected." We kissed again. She reached down and slipped off her last remaining piece of clothing. So now we both were naked, lying together in each other's arms, in the very bed where we were going to spend the night. It wasn't that I didn't know what to do next, it was just that I was a little bashful to be the one to initiate it. And, truth be told, I was more than happy just to be doing what we were doing, lying together so intimately, so completely within each other's personal space, so fully accepting, so fully accepted. If that was going to be enough for her, it was certainly plenty enough for me. But I didn't object when she knelt up, and straddled my thighs, and took my rigid penis in her hand, and glided her moist vagina down upon it. Neither of us said a word. Partly it was shyness, but partly it was just because there was no need to muddle up with words what our entwined bodies were already saying so well without them. To be continued. By HectorBidon for Literotica.

In this episode, we look back and pick our favorite classical and jazz recordings from 2024.   The Adult Music Podcast is featured in: Feedspot's 100 Best Jazz Podcasts   Episode 195 Deezer Playlist   Fair use disclaimer: Music sample clips are for commentary and educational purposes. We recommend that listeners listen to the complete recordings, all of which are available on streaming services in the links provided. We also suggest that if you enjoy the music, you consider purchasing the CDs or high-quality downloads to support the artists.   Russ' Classical Picks   Episode 159: “The Devil's Bones” (4/8/2024) “Dani Howard: Orchestral Works” (Rubicon) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Michael Seal, Peter Moore https://open.spotify.com/album/5Jx84IiJpqnFdj1ZlClwmh https://music.apple.com/us/album/dani-howard-orchestral-works/1728301274 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0CTKVSTHF   Episode 161: “Musical Mixology” (4/22/2024) “Gaspar Cassadó; Federico Mompou: Complete Solo Guitar Works” (Naxos) Eugenio Della Chiara https://open.spotify.com/album/5a28UTpRc60t5X3iPOGi8H https://music.apple.com/us/album/cassadó-mompou-complete-guitar-works/1728711114 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0CT1XPXXR   Episode 173: “Land of a Thousand Albums” (7/15/2024) “Christopher Rouse: Concertos” (Albany) Eric Berlin, Katherine Needleman, Peter Kolkay, Albany Symphony Orchestra / David Allen Miller https://open.spotify.com/album/6O6mm7o93tgZIjKINSWjPR https://music.apple.com/us/album/heimdalls-trumpet-i-i/1751834007?i=1751834022 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0D6WS3NVH   Episode 176: “Loads of Modes” (8/5/2024) “Queen of Hearts” (Hyperion) The Gesualdo Six, Owain Park https://open.spotify.com/album/0zpFfOMwcP4oPJLrj20jd2 https://music.apple.com/us/album/queen-of-hearts-laments-and-songs-of-regret/1745277244 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0D3LLBDRN   Episode 180: “Schubert, Shakespeare, and Swing” (9/10/2024) “Arpeggione - A Forgotten Instrument” (Prospero Classical) Martin Zeller, Giorgio Paronuzzi, Victor Castillo Luna https://open.spotify.com/album/0qkMC3Y4anQkpdpLpKvmEt https://music.apple.com/us/album/arpeggione-a-forgotten-instrument/1751759056 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0D6WNNRWY   Episode 184: “Something Somewhere Out There” (10/7/2024) “Wranitzky: Orchestral Works, Vol. 7” (Naxos) Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice / Marek Štilec https://open.spotify.com/album/5DJcPumcwbIMMn1fphKAnL https://music.apple.com/us/album/wranitzky-orchestral-works-vol-7/1766638898 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0D7XFFGY2   “Virtuosi” (La Dolce Volta) Romain Leleu, Thomas Leleu https://open.spotify.com/album/2AdW5VP11MY9EGqf5vPrOo https://music.apple.com/us/album/virtuosi/1759908568   Episode 187: “Keiser's Kind of Kenny” (with guest host Jason Keiser) (11/4/2024) “My American Story: North” (Deutsche Grammophon) Daniil Trifonov https://open.spotify.com/album/3FZi8RccOUV0Y7oIH1a6Wm https://music.apple.com/gb/album/my-american-story-north/1759583559 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0DB9DQWZP   Episode 188: “Eurojazz & Violins” (11/11/2024) “Souvenirs” (BIS) Johan Dalene, Peter Friis Johansson https://open.spotify.com/album/7ILMJAoc4BUpDCf0CbjElZ https://music.apple.com/us/album/souvenirs/1763918842 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0DDQ4TKHX   Episode 191: “Keyboard Multiverse” (12/2/2024) “Music of the Angels: Cello Concertos, Sonatas & Quintets by Boccherini” (Hyperion) Steven Isserlis, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment https://open.spotify.com/album/6V1CsavbL4yFwL8r7WTIDQ https://music.apple.com/us/album/boccherini-cello-concertos-sonatas-quintets/1766333659 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0DFZNR1QD   Mike's Classical Picks   Episode 148 “Splashes of Spain” (1/15/2024) “Michael Jarrell: Orchestral Works” (BIS) Ilya Gringolts, Florent Jodelet, Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire / Pascal Rophé https://open.spotify.com/album/7Axq7YY3bAFMKWIDRn1pqZ https://music.apple.com/us/album/michael-jarrell-orchestral-works/1716328272 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0CT21VHYK   Episode 149 “Silk Road Trip” 1/22/2024 “Shadows of My Ancestors” (Alpha) Behzod Abduraimov https://open.spotify.com/album/5Ei35G8GkLNxtLW0HRfzMC https://music.apple.com/us/album/shadows-of-my-ancestors/1716705715 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0CNDD1168   Episode 155 “Golden Hours” (3/4/2024) “The Golden Hour” (Alpha) Lucile Boulanger, Simon Pierre, Olivier Fortin https://open.spotify.com/album/3XCD6VvPu1CzDqd3qDOSgC https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-golden-hour/1722087146 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0CQPFXZBW   Episode 158 “The Tyranny of Drums” (4/1/2024) “CPE Bach Symphonies from Berlin to Hamburg” (Harmonia Mundi) Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin https://open.spotify.com/album/1PofiRrN4LdOrbdAM6w4kE https://music.apple.com/us/album/c-p-e-bach-symphonies-from-berlin-to-hamburg/1716721177 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0CND9H76H   Episode 166 “Subtle Vibes, Subtle Vibrations” (5/27/2024) “Silvestrov Symphony for Violin and Orchestra ‘Widmung,' Postludium for Piano and Orchestra” (Naxos) Janusz Wawrowski, Jurgis Karnavicius, Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra / Christopher Lyndon-Gee https://open.spotify.com/album/3qZougQVlHgPGxOe8iKyLx https://music.apple.com/us/album/valentin-silvestrov-widmung-postludium-for-piano-orchestra/1740669457 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0CX9DMJWT   Episode 168 “Mediterranean Odyssey” (6/10/2024) “Flute Concertos by Ibert, Jolivet & Rodrigo” (Resonus Classics) Sami Junnonen, Helsinki Chamber Orchestra  /James S. Kahane https://open.spotify.com/album/6Ajt303Jsdah7mphc7KJCZ https://music.apple.com/us/album/ibert-jolivet-rodrigo-flute-concertos/1741419146 https://music.amazon.co.jp/albums/B0D1RFND6X   Episode 170 “Muses, Moods, and an Oud” (6/24/2024) “The Muses Restor'd” (Channel Classics) Rachel Podger, Brecon Baroque https://open.spotify.com/album/7pTuWApnYcQGAyCbwlX6rV https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-muses-restord/1736919506 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0CYHYW65L   Episode 181 “Stereo Awakenings” (9/16/2024) “Magnus Lindberg Viola Concerto, Absence, Serenade” (Ondine) Lawrence Power, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Nicholas Collon https://open.spotify.com/album/2gFdzTz6vkFwa8um3FUjWH https://music.apple.com/us/album/magnus-lindberg-viola-concerto-absence-serenades/1757030114 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0D8JS51GB   Episode 185 “Old Friends and Fresh Faces” (10/14/2024) “Scarlatti A Man of Genius” (Arcana) Francesco Corti https://open.spotify.com/album/1vTLiPhGobRylpaAuadZmz https://music.apple.com/us/album/domenico-scarlatti-a-man-of-genius/1757354709 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0D9C3ZJR8   Episode 193 “Organ Spirit” (12/16/2024) “A Monk's Life” (Hyperion) The Brabant Ensemble / Stephen Rice https://open.spotify.com/album/5CZZLXPMBYvoTL3hcPTVnm https://music.apple.com/us/album/a-monks-life/1766355722 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0DFZVBC2P   Mike's Jazz Picks   Episode 162 “Keiserology” (with guest host Jason Keiser) (4/29/2024) “Hittin' It” (Cellar Live) Mike Clement https://open.spotify.com/album/5fEkMcP3lhN2R7OWr9p5wz https://music.apple.com/us/album/hittin-it/1724083312 https://mikeclement.bandcamp.com/album/hittin-it   Episode 167 “Basement Brass” (6/3/2024) “The Latin Side of McCoy Tyner” (Savant) Conrad Herwig https://open.spotify.com/album/7iLVm9Zn8ByjzidvVk0JXL https://music.apple.com/it/album/the-latin-side-of-mccoy-tyner/1739179608 https://music.amazon.co.jp/albums/B0CZPR3X8P   Episode 170 “Muses, Moods and an Oud” (6/24/2024) “Soul Jazz” (Smoke Sessions) Something Else! with Vincent Herring https://open.spotify.com/album/7f31M1gNOiQcfHlnGS231G https://music.apple.com/us/album/soul-jazz-feat-vincent-herring/1740827070 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0D1GXF6YP   Episode 178 “Trumpet Divertimento” (8/26/2024) “Super Blonde” (SteepleChase) Kirk Knuffke https://open.spotify.com/album/61NgJ2mhRrXHIOTa7pAx4A https://music.apple.com/us/album/super-blonde/1757147947 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0D9WRQN4F   Episode 185 “Old Friends & Fresh Faces” (10/14/2024) “Take It Like It Is” (Fresh Sound New Talent) Olivier Robin https://open.spotify.com/album/3D6dyIcJC9ej63IesvFLfH https://music.apple.com/us/album/take-it-like-it-is-feat-josiah-woods-alex-terrier-albert/1765514386 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0DFMJVXGJ   Episode 186 “Masquerades and Milestones” (10/21/2024) “Portrait” (Verve) Samara Joy https://open.spotify.com/album/7sH4icMotSET9zBcbR5Gz4 https://music.apple.com/us/album/portrait/1761436800 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0DCF53W27   Episode 187: “Keiser's Kind of Kenny” (with guest host Jason Keiser) (11/4/2024) “Kind of Kenny” (OA2) Jason Keiser https://open.spotify.com/album/6xtBt9LVskunZZcGg7taOm https://music.apple.com/us/album/kind-of-kenny/1767884105 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0DGRK7Q4P   Episode 188: “Eurojazz & Violins” (11/11/2024) “What a Day” (Stunt Records) Snorre Kirk https://open.spotify.com/album/6z7Lvc4KUPOhOAcpb6vBRv https://music.apple.com/us/album/what-a-day-feat-anders-fjeldsted-joe-webb-giacomo-smith/1769022821 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0DH93YRVP   “I've Been Waiting for You” (Gleam Records) Giuseppe Venezia https://open.spotify.com/album/1047k2ja2r82NSPka2NXj1 https://music.apple.com/us/album/ive-been-waiting-for-you/1757884970 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0D9MLPNT4   Episode 191: “Keyboard Multiverse” (12/2/2024) “Cookin' in the Couve” (Cellar Music) Ben Patterson https://open.spotify.com/album/4UGLeoR6vG9Z70LRaSzgxH https://music.apple.com/us/album/cookin-in-the-couve/1763914129 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0DDQXNM8N   Russ' Jazz Picks   Episode 150: “Music a la Modal” (1/29/2024) “Fellowship” (Imani Records) David Gibson https://open.spotify.com/album/2hIrIvWTBb16JWMbG5PSAd https://music.apple.com/us/album/fellowship/1723516812 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0CR6TXY7F   Episode 153: “Savante-Garde” (2/19/2024) “To The Surface” (Rhythm ‘N' Flow Records) Lawrence Fields https://open.spotify.com/album/6V6ize3i50A084GZA7UZy8 https://music.apple.com/us/album/to-the-surface/1718266078 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0CNXW3HG5   Episode 163: “Theater of Music” (5/6/2024) “Deep in the Soil” (Origin) Jordan VanHemert https://open.spotify.com/album/1FFu6vbaw8WRXWFeRY9mDT https://music.apple.com/us/album/deep-in-the-soil-feat-helen-sung/1734519607 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0CX7KS7F3   Episode 169: “Boss Baritones and Prepared Pianists” (6/17/2024) “WAW!” (Hobby Horse Records) Carl Winther, Richard Andersson, Jeff ‘Tain' Watts https://open.spotify.com/album/4M0UBYn1X069Qpe5xMiPMU https://music.apple.com/us/album/waw/1738653010 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0CV7TKJMS   Episode 170 “Muses, Moods and an Oud” (6/24/2024) “Tributes” (Criss Cross Jazz) Antonio Farao https://open.spotify.com/album/0f4F3TjWgHzXDUaqGoy1Dj https://music.apple.com/us/album/tributes-feat-john-patitucci-jeff-ballard/1752150506 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0D2LQJPH9   Episode 171: “Popular Precedents” (7/1/2024) “Influences” (Origin) Jared Hall https://open.spotify.com/album/1s1gbD6QpC8PhdZya4y7Wo https://music.apple.com/us/album/influences/1742404273 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0D2B32K49   Episode 175 “Summer Joys” (7/29/2024) “I Owe It All to You” (Posi-Tone) Luther Allison https://open.spotify.com/artist/6K8QOMTGa8UqH6iylaR0g2 https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-owe-it-all-to-you/1746404869 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0D5K6QST7   Episode 178 “Trumpet Divertimento” (8/26/2024) “Mambo Jazz Party” (Circle 9 Records) Jonathan Powell https://open.spotify.com/album/3QjkpqoSOObbnMmmQRAnt3 https://music.apple.com/us/album/mambo-jazz-party/1760692440 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0DBSYQG5S   Episode 179: “Fandango Fantasy” (9/2/2024) “Heading Home” (Origin) Eric Jacobson https://open.spotify.com/album/4jkyZWLl4WtoFxlHp6SINt https://music.apple.com/us/album/heading-home/1755040801 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0D8K1MPB4   “Good Company” (Posi-Tone) Art Hirahara https://open.spotify.com/album/3etnWTbkHb6n1UheLAgPNv https://music.apple.com/us/album/good-company/1755647728 https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0D94XP2WD      

Episode: 1305 Setting concert pitch -- the elusive 440 A.  Today, we set the pitch of a concert A.

Omo meets the Violin Chronicles! Special Guest: Linda Lespets .

About our GuestKiernan Fiore has worked as a teacher, administrator, trainer, and curriculum developer since 2011. Kiernan was classically home educated using a Charlotte Mason methodology, and her own educational experience is the inspiration for her work. She holds a BA in English from Hillsdale College and an MA in Shakespeare Studies from King's College London and is certified in 4-8th Grade ELAR and Social Studies in Texas. After six years of working with the Founders Classical network of charter schools in Texas, she now serves as Dean of Curriculum at Holy Innocents School in Long Beach, CA. She also serves as a consultant on special projects and curriculum alignment with Beautiful Teaching, LLC. She has been married to Jonathan, also a classical educator, for six years and is the mother of three children. Show NotesThis discussion drills down into to how to help children grow by offering them a living curriculum. The work of teaching is the cultivation of the whole child. As classical educators, we need to think deeply about our curriculum and pedagogy. New teachers often wrestle with what this looks like in the classroom. An understanding of curriculum and its incarnational role will greatly influence the development of the whole child.  Habit training is unpacked as an intellectual virtue at the heart of the entire foundation of a classical education.Discussion Points:How can we best help children grow?What is curriculum?-- Is it the books you are reading or is it the standards, benchmarks, and roadmaps that drive the instruction in the classroom?How does our definition influence our classroom instruction?As Christian Classical educators, is there another way to view curriculum that is centered on an incarnational model?What are some challenges with having check lists? Are there helpful checklists?Why is habit training so important and in what areas do we need to focus on?How can our habit training influence our standards and grading rubrics?Resources we Discussed:Andrew Zwerneman podcast interview has all the resources that will help you with grading: https://classicaleducationpodcast.transistor.fm/episodes/leading-assessing-seminars-with-andrew-zwerneman-from-cana-academyClassical Education Rubric Checklist: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VYej2Qw2GrEItZI_wZjAy0hf7OS3oYpz/view?usp=drive_linkCatholic (virtue-based) Standards:https://cardinalnewmansociety.org/educator-resources/resources/academics/catholic-curriculum-standards/#standards-and-resources________________________________________________________This podcast is produced by Beautiful Teaching, LLC.Support this podcast: ★ Support this podcast ★ _________________________________________________________Credits:Sound Engineer: Andrew HelselLogo Art: Anastasiya CFMusic: Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in B flat major, RV529 : Lana Trotovsek, violin Sreten Krstic, violin with Chamber Orchestra of Slovenian Philharmonic © 2024 Beautiful Teaching LLC. All Rights Reserved

Holidays are here and Dregs of Craigs is ready to serve a heap of ads on your plate! We discuss unexpected anime girl mascots, cat piss (but not cat piss), the chode-y-est guitar, light and dark tantra, and just who makes triangles?! Find out more at https://dregs-of-craigs.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/dregs-of-craigs/230c57e0-75c5-4d7d-876e-d054d6ff3235 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week's friend is Brandon Godman! We recorded this in November at Brandon's San Francisco shop, The Fiddle Mercantile. Tunes in this episode: * Ragtime Annie (0:58) * Dance Around Molly (15:55) * Sally Goodin (33:09) * Godman's Bottoms (Brandon Godman original) (58:50) * I Heard the Morgan Bell (Brandon Godman original) (1:06:22) * Hell Broke Loose in Georgia (1:08:28) * Bonus Track: Great Buck in the Night Sky (Brandon Godman original) Visit The Fiddle Mercantile website (https://thefiddlemercantile.com/) Visit The Violin Shop website (https://www.theviolinshop.com/) Sign up for Cameron's Ear Training for Old Time workshop series (https://www.camerondewhitt.com/store) Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/getupinthecool) Send Tax Deductible Donations to Get Up in the Cool through Fracture Atlas (https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/get-up-in-the-cool) Sign up at Pitchfork Banjo for my clawhammer instructional series! (https://www.pitchforkbanjo.com/) Schedule a banjo lesson with Cameron (https://www.camerondewhitt.com/banjolessons) Visit Tall Poppy String Band's website (https://www.tallpoppystringband.com/) and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/tallpoppystringband/)

Katherine and Brandon talk with Bow Maker Darrell Hanks about his process for creating a bow tailored to the players needs. Special Guest: Darrell Hanks .

I interview Anne Corlett about her latest book The Theatre of Glass and Shadows and I review:The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable,The Lantern of Lost Memories by Sanaka HiiragiThe Woman on the Ledge by Ruth Mancini. Anne recommends:Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks. High Vaultage by Chris & Jen SugdenThe Trouble with Mrs. Montgomery Hearst by Katie Lumsden Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/533022350711635/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quick_book_reviewsThreads: @quick_book_reviewsTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@quickbookreviewsTwitter: https://x.com/quickbookrevie3 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#RingRust with my #NXThalloweenHavoc & #BoundForGlory pay-per-reviews... & I again relive a cery specific era of Rawk & Wrestling, in this week's #3WayDanceOff! #TagMeIn  ~ ~ ~ I'd like to hear from you! Please drop me a line @ ring-rust@hotmail.com {Subject Line: Ring Rust} & let me know what you like {or dislike} about my show! I'm always on the lookout for constructive criticism {if you want playlists again, start giving me feedback, people!}  ~ ~ ~ Check out my #Unboxing videos, all that snazzy anti-social media & support all my shows http://markjabroni.mysite.com/ ~ ~ ~ RECORDED LIVE @ CHMR-FM Studios in Sunny St. John's NL! Learn more @ https://www.chmr.ca/ If you want to contribute to Betty Cisneros' Stage 4 Cancer treatment, please donate @ https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-betty-battle-her-cancer-away & if you wanted to contribute to the surgeries of wrestling veteran Lufisto, you can check out her store @ http://www.lufisto.com/store-1/ Anybody interested in helpign raise funds to get the late "Viking king" Vince Austin home to us in Newfoundland, can donate @ https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-of-vince-austin SHOW NOTES... 0:04:29 Pay-Per-Review: Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's Bound For Glory 1 0:06:28 Musicular Interlude 1 0:17:17 Pay-Per-Review: Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's Bound For Glory 2 0:21:03 Musicular Interlude 2 0:28:08 Pay-Per-Review: Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's Bound For Glory 3 0:31:21 Musicular Interlude 3 0:41:51 Pay-Per-Review: Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's Bound For Glory 4 0:44:29 Musicular Interlude 4 0:51:24 Assuming the Intermissionary Position  0:55:45 This Week's Macho Fact 1:04:48 Pay-Per-Review: Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's Bound For Glory 5 1:07:08 Musicular Interlude 5 1:17:15 This Week's 3-Way Dance-Off: This Bannnnnd's Fannnnnns Arrrrrre Innnnnnn Love! 1:34:21 Pay-Per-Review: Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's Bound For Glory 6 1:38:37 Musicular Interlude 6 1:44:30 Pay-Per-Review: NXT's Halloween Havoc 1 1:46:47 Musicular Interlude 7 1:53:16 Pay-Per-Review: NXT's Halloween Havoc 2 1:56:09 Musicular Interlude 8

About our GuestChris earned a BA in Philosophy from Gettysburg College and an MAT in Elementary Education from Towson University.  He has been a classroom educator and administrator for 29 years, having served in public, independent, and classical schools.  His is an author, speaker, and consultant in classical education, as well as an online and in-person teacher, coach, and tutor.Along with his professional pedigree, he is a lifelong practitioner of several of the common arts profiled in his book, Common Arts Education.  For more than thirty years, Chris has sought out training for and advanced his skills in armament, agriculture, material-working arts, ancestral skills, preparedness, and more.  He is a practicing musician, amateur radio operator, and avid outdoorsman, all of which serve to inform and shape his ongoing development of, and in, the arts. Chris founded Always Learning Education in order to serve teachers, schools, homeschool families, and others who are interested in learning and propagating the common arts.   He lives on a small homesteaded farm in central Virginia with his wife and three homeschooled sons.https://alwayslearningeducation.net/Show NotesIn this episode, Chris Hall shares a few of his favorite poems and discusses poetry for science lessons! This episode will inspire you in the delightfulness of integrating poetry and stories into science lessons.Poems on this EpisodeWhen I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer By Walt WhitmanThe Peace of Wild Things By Wendell BerryShakespeare's Sonnet 37_______________________________________Remembering Season 1, Episode 3 Chris Hall joined our podcast to discuss the common arts https://share.transistor.fm/s/a08b71cbThat podcast episode can be heard here. We discussed the following: What are the common arts? How do they relate to a classical education? How do we bring up the whole human being, thriving in wonders of life and right ordered relationships? How to balance and bolster both common arts and liberal arts in education. _______________________________________________________SCL FALL RETREAT, 2024Chris and I were both invited to lead the teacher track sessions at Society for Classical Learning's 2024 fall conference in Dallas the last weekend in October. We are collaborating and are creating not only some wonderful sessions on the theory of classical education but also practical sessions where you will leave feeling equipped.  You will discover the transcendentals (truth, goodness, and beauty)— through theory and hands-on practicum sessions. This conference is not only for classroom teachers but also for home educators.  Tickets are on sale at the Society for Classical Learning website be sure to look for their link to the fall retreat so you can read more about this conference, our sessions, and register online.https://www.societyforclassicallearning.org/fall-retreat-24/ ________________________________________________________This podcast is produced by Beautiful Teaching, LLC.Support this podcast: ★ Support this podcast ★ _________________________________________________________Credits:Sound Engineer: Andrew HelselLogo Art: Anastasiya CFMusic: Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in B flat major, RV529 : Lana Trotovsek, violin Sreten Krstic, violin with Chamber Orchestra of Slovenian Philharmonic © 2024 Beautiful Teaching LLC. All Rights Reserved

Brandon and Jerry talk with Bruce Babbitt about studying instruments and bows of the Music Region of Germany, publishing books, and being a "pollinator" of violins. Special Guest: Bruce Babbitt .

Why are these 300-year-old instruments still coveted by violinists today? And how do working musicians get their hands on multimillion-dollar antiques? Zachary Crockett is not fiddling around. SOURCES:Frank Almond, professional violinist.Ziv Arazi, co-owner of Rare Violins of New York.Bruno Price, co-owner of Rare Violins of New York. RESOURCES:"When It Comes to String Instruments, Stradivariuses Are Still Pitch Perfect," by Ted Scheinman (Smithsonian Magazine, 2022)."Study Confirms Superior Sound of Stradivari Is Due to How Wood Was Treated," by Jennifer Ouellette (Ars Technica, 2021)."The Case of the Stolen Stradivarius," (FBI News, 2015)."A High-Strung Market," by E. H. B. (The Economist, 2013)."Violins For Music — And Investment Returns," by Michael S. Fischer (Financial Advisor, 2013)."Stradivarius Fetches Record $16 Million in Charity Sale," (Reuters, 2011). EXTRA:A Violin's Life, album series by Frank Almond (2013).

Dr. Keith Jackson, Dean of the WVU College of Creative Arts and Media, details the Violins of Hope exhibit that opens on Tuesday. Brad McElhinny breaks down what to expect in the special legislative session. 

Katherine Kidwell and editor Joshua Litton go over community submitted responses of what got listeners into the trade, and what keeps them there.

Keyboard maestro and prog rock musician Rick Wakeman and concert violinist Fenella Humphreys are today's studio guests with Anna Phoebe and Jeffrey Boakye. In the penultimate episode of the current series, they take us from a Bach favourite via an Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong classic before hopping on a train to Moldova for some lively Eurovision action.Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna PhoebeThe five tracks in this week's playlist:1st movement of Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor by Bach A Futuristic Auntyquarian by Gryphon Your Woman by White Town Summertime by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong Trenulețul (Eurovision 2022) by Zdob și ZdubOther music in this episode:Would You...? by Touch and Go Bapaalaay by Esukolaal Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor by Anne-Sophie Mutter Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor by Yehudi Menuhin My Woman by Lew Stone and the Monseigneur Band Love Again by Dua Lipa

About our GuestAndrew J. Zwerneman serves as Cana Academy's President and as one of their MasterTeachers. For 40 years, he has taught and consulted in secondary schools that emphasize classic humanities. For 19 years he headed schools—2 at the public charter school, Tempe Preparatory Academy in Tempe, Arizona, 17 at Trinity School at Meadow View in Falls Church, Virginia. He is the founder and owner of The Academy Project, LLC, which wrote the original curricula and trained faculties for Thomas MacLaren School in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Trinity Academy in Portland, Oregon. Education: B.A., A.B.D., University of Notre Dame; M.A., St. John's University. He is the author of History Forgotten and Remembered (2020) and The Life We Have Together: A Case for Humane Studies, A Vision for Renewal (2022).https://www.canaacademy.org/Show NotesLeading seminars is one of Andrew's areas of expertise. Adrienne invited him back on the show to discuss the principles of leading great seminars and how to give grades that matter.Discussion Points:Referring to Zwerneman's "10 for 10: How to Grade Seminar Participation" the following are discussed:Why seminars are an important pedagogy for classical schoolThe  principles for guiding good seminars Distinguishing between the higher habits of mind and the skilled habits of work What are some good reasons for grading seminars and how to grade themResources from Cana Academy10 for 10: How to Grade Seminar Participationhttps://www.history250.org/8 Tips for Leading a Great Seminar Discussion8 Tips On Coaching a Reluctant Discussanthttps://www.canaacademy.org/free-resources : scroll down to Seminar Leadership Videoshttps://www.canaacademy.org/shopExample of Free Sample: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57e9653aebbd1a90d5cf34c6/t/5dfbd171db0c927d0316e45e/1576784250891/IliadGuideFreePreview+Secured.pdf________________________________________________________This podcast is produced by Beautiful Teaching, LLC.Support this podcast: ★ Support this podcast ★ _________________________________________________________Credits:Sound Engineer: Andrew HelselLogo Art: Anastasiya CFMusic: Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in B flat major, RV529 : Lana Trotovsek, violin Sreten Krstic, violin with Chamber Orchestra of Slovenian Philharmonic © 2024 Beautiful Teaching LLC. All Rights Reserved

Rozie and Brandon talk to Philip Kass about his involvment with the VSA over the years. Also covered is the 50th anniversary of the VSA, and the upcoming convention. Special Guest: Philip J. Kass .

Errollyn Wallen is one of the world's most performed living composers. Her work, which includes 22 operas, orchestral, chamber and vocal works, was played at the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games in 2012 and at Queen Elizabeth II's Golden and Diamond Jubilees. She was the first black woman to have a piece featured in the BBC Proms and the first woman to receive an Ivor Novello award for Classical Music for her body of work.Errollyn was born in Belize in Central America and was brought up in North London. The passion for music came early to her - as a baby she sang in her cot - and later she enjoyed free music lessons at her local primary school. She fell in love with the piano at five and went on to have formal lessons four years later.She studied music and dance at Goldsmith's, University of London and took a Master's in composition at King's College London. After working as a session musician, Errollyn formed her own band Ensemble X whose motto is “we don't break down barriers in music…we don't see any”. In 1990 she composed a tribute to Nelson Mandela to mark his release from prison. In 2020 she was awarded a CBE for services to music in The Queen's New Year's Honours. Errollyn lives and works in a lighthouse at Strathy Point in the north of Scotland.DISC ONE: Beethoven, Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92, 4th Movement: Allegro Con Brio. Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven and performed by André Previn (piano) with the London Symphony Orchestra DISC TWO: Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered - Ella Fitzgerald DISC THREE: L'Oiseau de Feu (The Firebird) (1910 Ballet Score) ('Fairy-tale Ballet In Two Tableaux For Orchestra') Introduction. Composed by Igor Stravinsky and performed by Bergen Philharmonic, conducted by Andrew Litton DISC FOUR: I Am Sitting In a Room - Alvin Lucier DISC FIVE: Bach, Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor BWV 1043 (II movement) Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach and performed by Isaac Stern and Itzhak Perlman (violin) with the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Zubin Mehta DISC SIX: Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) - Stevie Wonder DISC SEVEN: What's Up Doc? - Errollyn Wallen DISC EIGHT: Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act III, Scene 7: Mister Swallow! Mister Swallow! (Mrs Sedley) Composed by Benjamin Britten and performed by Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Catherine Wyn-Rogers and Susan Bickley (Mezzo-soprano), Neal Davies (bass-baritone), Barnaby Rea (bass) and conducted by Edward Gardner BOOK CHOICE: A collection of Bach sheet music LUXURY ITEM: Wigmore Hall CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Bach, Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor BWV 1043 (II movement) Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach and performed by Isaac Stern and Itzhak Perlman (violin) with the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Zubin Mehta Presenter Lauren Laverne Producer Paula McGinley

About The GuestAnna-Marie Carter is an enthusiastic classical education convert. After years of disillusionment under the philosophy of progressive education, she had about given up teaching altogether. Her hope in education was saved by a call to teach music at Founders Classical Academy of Mesquite where she made lifelong friends and fell in love with the craft. She continues this love by sharing her joy for the fine arts with her students in and out of the classroom. Anna-Marie teaches alongside her gracious husband Daniel at Founders Classical in Tyler where they are raising their sweet children Amelia, Remington, and Clara Mae.Show Notes & HighlightsAdrienne introduces you to Anne-Marie Carter in a completely joyful interview about creatively connecting History of the world and History of America through the arts. Anne-Marie Carter falls in love with teaching after moving from a scripted school to  Founder's Classical School in Tyler, Texas. They discuss some of the following: Why and How to make an artful Book of the Centuries.Presenting a feast of ideas, to love many things and care about many things.The art and music teacher collaborates with the classroom teachers. Creativity and how to grade the student's work.What materials are neededYOUTUBE LINK: https://youtu.be/6lbOdS6Hq8YThe second half of this interview is all visual. To view the examples and hear how to make a book of centuries, visit our YouTube Channel. youtube@classicaleducationpodcast_________________________Books MentionedCharlotte Mason quote about history: (Vol. 6, 178), Mason's section on the teaching history begins on page 169 in vol. 6) Consider This: Charlotte Mason and The Classical Tradition by Karen GlassBooks by Charlotte MasonAbolition of Man by C S LewisThe Living Page by Laurie BestvaterThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExuperyLes Miserables by Victor Hugo ________________________________________________________This podcast is produced by Beautiful Teaching, LLC.Support this podcast: ★ Support this podcast ★ _________________________________________________________Credits:Sound Engineer: Andrew HelselLogo Art: Anastasiya CFMusic: Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in B flat major, RV529 : Lana Trotovsek, violin Sreten Krstic, violin with Chamber Orchestra of Slovenian Philharmonic © 2024 Beautiful Teaching LLC. All Rights Reserved

In which researchers squabble for centuries about the secret ingredient that made one Cremonese craftsman the greatest musical instrument-maker of all time, and John seasons guitars under a bus. Certificate #36611.

Rozie and Liz talk with Jerry Lynn and Jerry Pasewicz about what it takes to put on a workshop. Special Guests: Jerry Lynn and Jerry Pasewicz.

Chill Trill Bill aka Bill Kottcamp returns to the charts! Topics include: Living The Sketch, Hand Licking, Cat Walking, Tense Tennis, Eurovision Wars.Subscribe at www.whochartedpod.com to support the show, and gain access to Two Charted, the weekly Howard/Brett deep-dive bonus show, and the entire Who Charted and Preem Streem archives ad-free! Now includes the Who Charted Holiday Bundle.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Colin's top takes of the week! He explains why the on-air chemistry of Inside The NBA is so good and so rare that NBC needs to be extremely careful to ensure the crew stays together (2:00) Then he's joined by Jason Timpf, host of “Hoops Tonight” to debate whether Anthony Edwards could become the next “face of the league” (6:30) make their projections for Caitlin Clark in the WNBA (16:30) and address what offseason moves the Phoenix Suns need to make after getting swept in the first round (25:00). Then, Colin is joined by Nick Wright, host of “First Things First” on FS1! They address the backlash to Colin's  “backwards hat” take from J.J. Reddick and LeBron James (31:00). They talk about the history of the take, why it's become a running bit, and why it shouldn't be taken too seriously.  Colin argues that the Bengals are one more Joe Burrow injury away from needing to draft an early round quarterback (37:30) and Nick explains why he won't be playing any violins for Kirk Cousins (40:00) They give their reactions to the Roast of Tom Brady (46:00 and Nick shares a story of the time when he participated in a roast… and it backfired spectacularly (53:00) Finally, they push back on Austin Rivers' comment that 30 NBA players could play in the NFL and they list the much shorter list of players that actually could make the jump to football (55:00). Don't forget to check back for part two of the conversation with Nick! (Timestamps may vary based on advertisements.) Follow Colin and The Volume on Twitter for the latest content and updates! #Volume #HerdSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colin's top takes of the week! He explains why the on-air chemistry of Inside The NBA is so good and so rare that NBC needs to be extremely careful to ensure the crew stays together (2:00) Then he's joined by Jason Timpf, host of “Hoops Tonight” to debate whether Anthony Edwards could become the next “face of the league” (6:30) make their projections for Caitlin Clark in the WNBA (16:30) and address what offseason moves the Phoenix Suns need to make after getting swept in the first round (25:00). Then, Colin is joined by Nick Wright, host of “First Things First” on FS1! They address the backlash to Colin's  “backwards hat” take from J.J. Reddick and LeBron James (31:00). They talk about the history of the take, why it's become a running bit, and why it shouldn't be taken too seriously.  Colin argues that the Bengals are one more Joe Burrow injury away from needing to draft an early round quarterback (37:30) and Nick explains why he won't be playing any violins for Kirk Cousins (40:00) They give their reactions to the Roast of Tom Brady (46:00 and Nick shares a story of the time when he participated in a roast… and it backfired spectacularly (53:00) Finally, they push back on Austin Rivers' comment that 30 NBA players could play in the NFL and they list the much shorter list of players that actually could make the jump to football (55:00). Don't forget to check back for part two of the conversation with Nick! (Timestamps may vary based on advertisements.) Follow Colin and The Volume on Twitter for the latest content and updates! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colin is joined by Nick Wright, host of “First Things First” on FS1 for part 2! They begin with the Bengals, and why they are one more Joe Burrow injury away from needing to draft an early round quarterback as an insurance policy (3:00). They explain why the Falcons weren't crazy to draft Michael Penix and why Kirk Cousins isn't good enough to complain about the move (7:00) They debate whether the Giselle jokes from The Roast of Tom Brady crossed a line and why the roast made them both uncomfortable (9:00) Nick shares a story of the time when he participated in a roast… and it backfired spectacularly (14:30) Finally, they push back on Austin Rivers' comment that 30 NBA players could play in the NFL (21:30) and they list the much shorter list of players that actually could make the jump to football (25:00) (Timestamps may vary based on advertisements.) Follow Colin and The Volume on Twitter for the latest content and updates! #Volume #Herd See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colin is joined by Nick Wright, host of “First Things First” on FS1 for part 2! They begin with the Bengals, and why they are one more Joe Burrow injury away from needing to draft an early round quarterback as an insurance policy (3:00). They explain why the Falcons weren't crazy to draft Michael Penix and why Kirk Cousins isn't good enough to complain about the move (7:00) They debate whether the Giselle jokes from The Roast of Tom Brady crossed a line and why the roast made them both uncomfortable (9:00) Nick shares a story of the time when he participated in a roast… and it backfired spectacularly (14:30) Finally, they push back on Austin Rivers' comment that 30 NBA players could play in the NFL (21:30) and they list the much shorter list of players that actually could make the jump to football (25:00) (Timestamps may vary based on advertisements.) Follow Colin and The Volume on Twitter for the latest content and updates! #Volume #Herd See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.