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@TheRocketsWire the children are our future.

In Game 6, the #Rockets will use the same starting five for a fourth straight game, per Ime Udoka. All 24 years old or younger. Amen Thompson, Reed Sheppard, Tari Eason, Jabari Smith Jr., and Alperen Sengun

@LoveInner @ClassicalCritic the Mahler 3 story is particularly petty, on both sides.

@LoveInner @ClassicalCritic i have some issues with that article. much of what he decribes is, or was, pretty basic when the record industry (not just classical) was at its height, and dependent on star soloists and conductors to drive sales and revenue.

#NowSpinning James Levine’s Vienna Philharmonic recording of Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé. For some reason the existence of this performance evaded detection until recently. The orchestral colours are certainly vivid.

@LoveInner @ClassicalCritic i was fortunate to work with him several times. He was a wonderfully empathetic conductor, always present with soloists and orchestra, singing along. i'm aware (everyone was) of some of his personal peccadillos, but it never affected his work in the theater, ime at least.

@ClassicalCritic Artistically, yes. And he was so famous, how could they ignore him. But the attitude of the guy does appear to have sucked somewhat. I love the Brahms and definitely his Mozart. But that's music they would generally choose to play well whoever they record for.

@ClassicalCritic @LoveInner do you prefer his VPO Brahms cycle to the one in Chicago?

@LoveInner He helmed one of the best-selling recordings in the history of DG: Carmen Fantasy w/A.S.Mutter (amzn.to/4t2DFT7) Ma Vlast (amzn.to/422kP3o) Aforementioned Brahms (amzn.to/4w37iWT) Tchaikovsky (amzn.to/4mYCfHE) etc.

@EchoesofWarYT it's a great book. i did not notice a particular slant, but it has been some time since i read it. but i generally agree it's the best single volume on the war that i have come across. If you want more depth there's Shelby Foote and Bruce Catton and their various trilogies.

Is this worth buying? I’ve always held off as I assume there’s no way it can competently cover such a long range of time & events that it does

@meathead works fine with Brave.

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@netchord @jarvis_best Thank you

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@netchord @jarvis_best God Bless if you can

@jarvis_best feel free to DM

@netchord I’ll ask

@AdamJWexler no reason not to play them 48 minutes.

#Rockets HC Ime Udoka said the pain from bone bruise is the main Issue that has him out. The game 4 starters: Sengun Smith Jr Thompson Sheppard Eason

@VodkaPundit My “daily” is Rittenhouse, but typically for cocktails, not usually neat.

@netchord Sazerac. New to me, quite good.

Current mood: Rye doesn’t get the respect it deserves.

@RedNinetyFour Splitter, assuming Portland doesn't want him any longer.

Not sure if this is what he wants to do with his life, or if there’s still hard feelings after Tilman called his contract the worst he’d ever seen, but I’d want to give Chris Paul a look as head coach of this franchise. Top 5 greatest basketball minds to ever walk the planet.

@ChancFangirl Its wonderful. I prefer the 4act version, which is dramatically tauter, imo. and then the opera opens and closes with Charles V.

Currently watching Don Carlo, and man, it really does not matter which of the 50 billion versions an opera company decides to stage, if this well performed, it’s really hard to come up with a better opera.

@BaldingsWorld I have a bottle of the Kaniche rum. Good stuff.

Sunday tasting chill time. AMA