Category: John Williams: Greatest Hits 1969-1999
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, August 5, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First
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in Adults-Only Games, Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Music, Amazon Prime Video, Blu-ray Collection, Boston Pops Orchestra, Computer and Video Games, Creative Writing, John Williams (Composer), John Williams in Vienna, John Williams Live in Vienna (2020 Album), John Williams: Greatest Hits 1969-1999, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Leap of Faith, Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, MicroProse Software, Movies, Music, Personal Thoughts, Pops in Love: John Williams & the Boston Pops, Regiments (2022), Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Summer in FloridaLate Morning, Saturday, August 5, 2023, Lithia, Florida “The month of August had turned into a griddle where the days just lay there and sizzled.” ― Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees Another hot Saturday, another day in hellishly hot Florida. It’s late morning here in the Tampa Bay area, and even though…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, July 4, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the Fifth (Independence Day Edition)
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in 4K UHD Blu-rays, Adults-Only Games, Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Billy Joel: Live at Yankee Stadium, June 22 & 23, 1990, Blu-ray Collection, Cold War-Turns-Hot Games, Cold Waters, Creative Writing, Groundhog Day (1993), John Williams (Composer), John Williams: Greatest Hits 1969-1999, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Leap of Faith, M1 Tank Platoon (1989 PC Game), Movies, Music Reviews, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: CodaIt’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. Even though noon is – as I begin this post, anyway – less than two hours away, it’s already 87°F/31°C under mostly sunny conditions, and it’s going to be hotter still. Today’s forecast calls for mostly sunny skies and a high of 96°F/35°C.…
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On Writing & Storytelling: A Writer’s SITREP for a Busy Tuesday in June
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Blogging, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Creative Writing, John Williams (Composer), John Williams: Greatest Hits 1969-1999, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Music Reviews, Personal Thoughts, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Summer in Florida“The universe is made of stories, not of atoms.” ― Muriel Rukeyser It’s late afternoon in Lithia, Florida, on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Outside, it is a scorcher of an early summer day in the Tampa Bay area; as I start this, my second post for today, the temperature is 92°F/33°C, although with mostly sunny…
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Music Album Review: ‘John Williams: Greatest Hits 1969-1999)’
Album Title: John Williams: Greatest Hits 1969-1999 Genre: Classical, Stage & Screen/Commemorative Events Style: Modern, Neo-Romantic, Film Score Date of Original Release: November 2, 1999 Music Label: Sony Classical On November 2, 1999, Sony Classical released John Williams: Greatest Hits 1969-1999, a two-CD compilation album featuring 28 themes and commemorative marches composed by legendary composer/conductor…