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cybermathwitch) wrote2006-08-15 07:24 pm
cybermathwitch) wrote2006-08-15 07:24 pm
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This should be interesting...
At the risk of everyone running screaming from my journal, I had to share that PBS, as part of it's pledge drive, is doing a Yanni concert tonight at 8pm CST.
Now, before anyone starts making faces, I'm going to be pro-actively on the offense here.
If you've actually listened to his music* and you don't like it, fine. No problem here, we have different tastes and I'm cool with that.
If you're simply reacting to the *name* because of the running cultural jokes/bashing that's been going on for years - then don't bring it here. It's not to everyone's taste, but it, like ANY OTHER MUSIC deserves at least a chance and the respect of actually being listened to before dismissal or mockage.
Well, now I've vented. And I'm gonna go enjoy the show.
*(instrumental, mostly, and new-age-y to a degree (though just about any modern instrumental music that's not a score for something seems to get stuck with that label now days))
Now, before anyone starts making faces, I'm going to be pro-actively on the offense here.
If you've actually listened to his music* and you don't like it, fine. No problem here, we have different tastes and I'm cool with that.
If you're simply reacting to the *name* because of the running cultural jokes/bashing that's been going on for years - then don't bring it here. It's not to everyone's taste, but it, like ANY OTHER MUSIC deserves at least a chance and the respect of actually being listened to before dismissal or mockage.
Well, now I've vented. And I'm gonna go enjoy the show.
*(instrumental, mostly, and new-age-y to a degree (though just about any modern instrumental music that's not a score for something seems to get stuck with that label now days))
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I've heard he's a really cool guy, actually. I used to play violin, and I remember him somehow coming up in a discussion once...a friend of my teacher's had played in an orchestra backing him at some point. The friend had a death in the family, and Yanni paid not just for the time off, but the travel expenses to get home to the funeral and everything.
Ok, so, like I said...random. But yay for cool people!
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