Comments on: Better http://jeremydenk.net/blog/2005/06/22/better/ The glamorous life and thoughts of a concert pianist. Fri, 06 Aug 2010 06:55:43 -0500 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://jeremydenk.net/blog/2005/06/22/better/comment-page-1/#comment-2642 Anonymous Mon, 26 Mar 2007 16:39:25 +0000 http://jeremydenk.net/blog/?p=273#comment-2642 this helped me write a paper. thank you this helped me write a paper. thank you

]]> By: Molly http://jeremydenk.net/blog/2005/06/22/better/comment-page-1/#comment-1555 Molly Tue, 30 Aug 2005 03:57:55 +0000 http://jeremydenk.net/blog/?p=273#comment-1555 I adore these surrealist-collage-meets-the-L-train compositions. Even better than the time when, on the train late at night, surrounded by drunken hipsters and canoodling couples and the obligatory crazy man in the baseball jacket, I saw that the "Poetry in Motion" in my car featured an excerpt from Yeats' "Who Goes With Fergus", and chose to execute an impromptu performance of Yeats as a stereotypical rap star might perform it. I believe the idea was to make it more accessible? The precise paraphrasing escapes me now (I remember it as being much more ingenious than I can reconstruct, but such is the nature of memory, I suppose), but it was along the lines of<br/><br/>"Who will go ride with Fergus in his Escalade?<br/>Like a bullet to the chest, we pierce the deep wood's woven shade"<br/>&c.<br/><br/>The result: several variations upon blank stares, and a sinking feeling that I was about to be thrown onto the third rail by Yeats' spectre. <br/><br/>Next time I will do Leda and the Swan; perhaps that will resonate with the subway crowd a bit better. I adore these surrealist-collage-meets-the-L-train compositions. Even better than the time when, on the train late at night, surrounded by drunken hipsters and canoodling couples and the obligatory crazy man in the baseball jacket, I saw that the “Poetry in Motion” in my car featured an excerpt from Yeats’ “Who Goes With Fergus”, and chose to execute an impromptu performance of Yeats as a stereotypical rap star might perform it. I believe the idea was to make it more accessible? The precise paraphrasing escapes me now (I remember it as being much more ingenious than I can reconstruct, but such is the nature of memory, I suppose), but it was along the lines of

“Who will go ride with Fergus in his Escalade?
Like a bullet to the chest, we pierce the deep wood’s woven shade”
&c.

The result: several variations upon blank stares, and a sinking feeling that I was about to be thrown onto the third rail by Yeats’ spectre.

Next time I will do Leda and the Swan; perhaps that will resonate with the subway crowd a bit better.

]]> By: Anonymous http://jeremydenk.net/blog/2005/06/22/better/comment-page-1/#comment-1473 Anonymous Wed, 29 Jun 2005 14:18:09 +0000 http://jeremydenk.net/blog/?p=273#comment-1473 I miss your posts... I think I'm actually having withdrawal symptoms. I've been re-reading your old ones, but that can only get me through so much. This makes me think, though: is it normal to be addicted to someone's BLOG? I mean, I can relate to a lot of what you're saying since I'm a pianist myself, but still...<br/>Anyway, you must be real busy, what with all your enormous festival rep. But it would be real nice to read a new post soon!<br/>bye I miss your posts… I think I’m actually having withdrawal symptoms. I’ve been re-reading your old ones, but that can only get me through so much. This makes me think, though: is it normal to be addicted to someone’s BLOG? I mean, I can relate to a lot of what you’re saying since I’m a pianist myself, but still…
Anyway, you must be real busy, what with all your enormous festival rep. But it would be real nice to read a new post soon!
bye

]]> By: Lynn S http://jeremydenk.net/blog/2005/06/22/better/comment-page-1/#comment-1471 Lynn S Sun, 26 Jun 2005 15:03:44 +0000 http://jeremydenk.net/blog/?p=273#comment-1471 That is great. It has a point or at least I get a point from it whether it is THE point or not. To me, it says something about all the distractions in our society. How difficult it is to enjoy something beautiful or to just quietly sit and think without something intruding and demanding our attention. <br/><br/>That particular speech is sort of special to me. We had to memorize it in high school and I've always like it. That is great. It has a point or at least I get a point from it whether it is THE point or not. To me, it says something about all the distractions in our society. How difficult it is to enjoy something beautiful or to just quietly sit and think without something intruding and demanding our attention.

That particular speech is sort of special to me. We had to memorize it in high school and I’ve always like it.

]]> By: Margo http://jeremydenk.net/blog/2005/06/22/better/comment-page-1/#comment-1470 Margo Thu, 23 Jun 2005 01:58:55 +0000 http://jeremydenk.net/blog/?p=273#comment-1470 Hey, I think this is great, especially the ending! I think you start to appreciate it more as you read it over a few times. Sort of like with a piece of music -- the more familiarized you get with it the more you like it, (true in most cases anyway). So keep them coming! Hey, I think this is great, especially the ending! I think you start to appreciate it more as you read it over a few times. Sort of like with a piece of music — the more familiarized you get with it the more you like it, (true in most cases anyway). So keep them coming!

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