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Jeremy,
This is a great story. Thanks for sharing it. I'm sure it was because you
played FOR your wife. And even if the reverb in the theatre helped *a
little*, your love for her is what she felt and carried the music.
I'd love to hear other people's stories around this topic.
Herb
At 7/3/02 11:35 AM, you wrote:
>This seems relevant to something which happened earlier this week.
>
>The Parkway is a movie theater in Oakland that plays mostly second-run
>movies. They have couches in addition to the regular movie-type seats,
>and you can order pizza and beer to eat while you watch the movies. For
>the early two showings on Monday nights, they welcome people with babies
>under a year old. Since November, that's us, and we really enjoy being
>able to see a movie together.
>
>Since the event is very popular, we sometimes go early in order to get a
>couch. This past Monday we arrived a full hour before the
>showing--ridiculously early. I carry my shakuhachi everywhere, in a case
>over my shoulder, so that I may practice whenever I find the
>opportunity. The theatre was empty, so I got up on stage and played some
>music for Heather while our son slept in her lap.
>
>She told me that it was by far the best thing she'd ever heard me
>play. (She normally does not enjoy my shakuhachi practice or very much of
>my playing.) My hypothesis is that this is because I was actually playing
>FOR her as opposed to practicing near her. Or it could have just been the
>reverb in the theatre.
>
>-jeremy
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<font size=3>Jeremy,<br>
<br>
This is a great story. Thanks for sharing it. I'm sure it was because you
played FOR your wife. And even if the reverb in the theatre helped *a
little*, your love for her is what she felt and carried the music.<br>
<br>
I'd love to hear other people's stories around this topic.<br>
<br>
Herb<br>
<br>
At 7/3/02 11:35 AM, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite cite>This seems relevant to something which
happened earlier this week.<br>
<br>
The Parkway is a movie theater in Oakland that plays mostly second-run
movies. They have couches in addition to the regular movie-type
seats, and you can order pizza and beer to eat while you watch the
movies. For the early two showings on Monday nights, they welcome
people with babies under a year old. Since November, that's us, and
we really enjoy being able to see a movie together.<br>
<br>
Since the event is very popular, we sometimes go early in order to get a
couch. This past Monday we arrived a full hour before the
showing--ridiculously early. I carry my shakuhachi everywhere, in a
case over my shoulder, so that I may practice whenever I find the
opportunity. The theatre was empty, so I got up on stage and played
some music for Heather while our son slept in her lap.<br>
<br>
She told me that it was by far the best thing she'd ever heard me
play. (She normally does not enjoy my shakuhachi practice or very
much of my playing.) My hypothesis is that this is because I was
actually playing FOR her as opposed to practicing near her. Or it
could have just been the reverb in the theatre.<br>
<br>
-jeremy</font></blockquote></html>
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