For classical music lovers, and in particular, Baroque music lovers, today, July 17th, marks a bloody good day as it is the 300th anniversary of George Frideric Handel’s Water Music Suite. The work premiered on July 17, 1717, in response… Read More ›
The Appian Way or Via Appia Antica in Rome is one of the most famous ancient roads. It was built in 312 B.C. by Appius Claudius Caecus. In it’s entirety it spanned 350 miles(563kms). The Appian Way stretched from the… Read More ›
In yet another apparent screw-up by the gaggle of two-bit politicians and mainstream media hacks who continue to carry on with their Russian hysterics, they overlooked banning one of the stellar pieces of music played on this day to celebrate… Read More ›
Eydie Gorme ~ What Did I Have ~ 1966 (Mercy! – What a voice!) BOUNCIN’ THE BLUES / Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers HD Stan Getz – Corcovado Wynton Marsalis – Big Fat Hen –… Read More ›
“So he is no more than a common mortal! Now, he too will tread under foot all the rights of man, indulge only his ambition; now he will think himself superior to all men, become a tyrant!” ~ Ludwig van… Read More ›
In our many experiments here at the Asylum with various herbs provided in abundance by God/Mother Earth/the Universe or some cabal of jokesters who put us here for their amusement, one of our favorites is the calming herb known as… Read More ›
More days than not when purveying the “news” of the day, we here at the Asylum want to shut down all forms of outside media invasion, throw away our mobile tracking devices, let our hair grow long and drink lots… Read More ›
Some days, the news is so terrible that you just want to will it away entirely. On April 18, 1930, BBC radio did just that. Instead of their evening broadcast, they chose to play piano music. Doesn’t that sound pleasant?… Read More ›
As one celebrates the Holy Day of Easter – struggling through an hour or more of church so one can get to Easter Brunch (just kidding) maybe it’s time to pause and give thanks that as you read this, the… Read More ›
“Prince – what you are, you are by accident of birth; what I am, I am by myself. There have been and still will be a thousand princes; there is only one Beethoven.” ~ Ludwig van Beethoven From an account… Read More ›
