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This picture was taken by my son while we were rehearsing today:
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J. A. said:
I'm playing the flute.
I started learning this instrument when I was 35, I think, as part of a project, and joined the marching band two years later.
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I started on drums, then switched to saxophone and since then picked up flute, wind synthesizer, guitar, bass, and keyboards. It's what I do for a living.

Last year, while having coffee at an outdoor cafe in Prague, Czech Republic a few marching bands paraded up and down the street. I have no idea what the occasion was, as I don't speak enough Czech and the people at the cafe didn't speak enough English to get the message across (though we had fun trying), but I snapped these pictures.


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BobbyBoomer said:
I saw this on Flipbook and it said it was free for non-commercial uses. I really l liked the picture - it's Venezia Italia shot with a very wide angle lens.
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Hi Bob - that pic brings back some memories - I graduated from medical school in May 1971 and had been married to Susan nearly a year - her parents asked what we wanted for a 'graduation present' - well, I had studied some art history as an undergrad and had never been to Europe, so I suggested (w/o really expecting) a trip to Italy - well, we did a 3-week adventure that started in Rome, then to Naples & Capri, up to Florence, train to Venice, and ending up in Lake Como - flew back home from Milan.

In Venice, we stayed at the Gritti Hotel which has likely been renovated several times over? Great location on the Grand Canal - did all of the usual stuff there - then rented a car to go to Como - kind of scary for me driving the mountain roads around Como and into Switzerland - we both loved the experience and the FOOD! We did our second trip in 1996 to Milan (day trip to Asti) & Bologna (w/ a day trip to Ravenna - fabulous!). Dave :)
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giradman said:
Hi Bob - that pic brings back some memories - I graduated from medical school in May 1971 and had been married to Susan nearly a year - her parents asked what we wanted for a 'graduation present' - well, I had studied some art history as an undergrad and had never been to Europe, so I suggested (w/o really expecting) a trip to Italy - well, we did a 3-week adventure that started in Rome, then to Naples & Capri, up to Florence, train to Venice, and ending up in Lake Como - flew back home from Milan.

In Venice, we stayed at the Gritti Hotel which has likely been renovated several times over? Great location on the Grand Canal - did all of the usual stuff there - then rented a car to go to Como - kind of scary for me driving the mountain roads around Como and into Switzerland - we both loved the experience and the FOOD! We did our second trip in 1996 to Milan (day trip to Asti) & Bologna (w/ a day trip to Ravenna - fabulous!). Dave :)
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G'day Dave. Those Italian place names brought back memories. We explored the Tuscany area by car, being based just near a town called Castelnuovo di Garfagnana (actually just outside in an inexpensive but charming small rented villa in a small village called Isola Santa) with day trips to Pisa, Lucca, Florence etc. Venice was a bit too far for a daily excursion so we drove to a small place just outside of Venice (and I just can't remember its name now, but I do remember constantly clanging church bellso_O) We stayed there two days using short train trips into Venice. We thoroughly enjoyed that city, probably one of the most memorable cities in Europe.
Just a quick question.... Did you visit the small island of Murano at the end of the Grand Canal known for its glass blowing artworks? We had a delightful boat cruise with a visit that included demonstrations of glass blowing and the chance to buy a good range of Murano glass souvenirs.
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The OB said:
G'day Dave. Those Italian place names brought back memories. We explored the Tuscany area by car, .........Did you visit the small island of Murano at the end of the Grand Canal known for its glass blowing artworks? We had a delightful boat cruise with a visit that included demonstrations of glass blowing and the chance to buy a good range of Murano glass souvenirs.
Andrew
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Hi Andrew - yes we went to Murano and bought a set of 6 wine glasses in Venice (assume from the island but cannot remember - several of the glasses were damaged and we donated the rest to a church auction). About 10 years ago there was a traveling exhibit of Murano glass (below a partial description from HERE) - after leaving Detroit, the collection came to the Uptown Mint Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina in 2005 - we did an overnight; a remarkable eclectic assortment of glass works done over nearly a century. Below a couple of images from the collection found on the web - assume we saw most of those pieces? Dave :)


Drawn exclusively from the collection of Nancy Olnick and Giorgio Spanu and curated by Venetian-born glass scholar and historian Marino Barovier, the North American tour of the exhibition offers a comprehensive look at works from 1914 to 2002 by the most highly regarded artists and designers from the Murano workshops. Pieces from the early-to mid-1900s by artists including Carlo Scarpa, Thomas Stearns, Paolo Venini and Vittorio Zecchin will be on view along with contemporary works by such artists as Cristiano Bianchin, Laura Diaz de Santillana, Lino Tagliapietra and Giorgio Vigna. This juxtaposition will provide an understanding of the evolution of the art of glassmaking in Murano.
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