tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267597063062817567.post3161422480490966050..comments2023-12-24T00:14:00.742-06:00Comments on Cup O' Joel: Philly Bucket List: The Philly OrchestraUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267597063062817567.post-12790046098276164732016-04-12T08:28:53.822-05:002016-04-12T08:28:53.822-05:00Ed, thanks for your kind comments. JEd, thanks for your kind comments. JJoelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14753052418658482508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267597063062817567.post-68391654019050827012016-04-12T06:11:38.986-05:002016-04-12T06:11:38.986-05:00Joel,
Great appreciation for what you've done...Joel,<br /><br />Great appreciation for what you've done here, for the recollection (and its wonderful precision), and for always turning it back to the Orchestra itself.<br /><br />It's been nearly a 40-year run for me, dating back to Amphitheater Rush Tickets ($2) at the Academy, then flowing through the possibly-sit-anywhere glory of the arrangement at Verizon Hall.<br /><br />From the first exposure forward, willing to suffer a little for the art, particularly this one, as it seems your family was, too. <br /><br />Can appreciate the sense of a formative foundation in exposing your young child and, who knows?, it might take. It didn't with mine, but then again the image of her moving her dinosaurs over that back rail of that back row in the Academy is compense enough for the efforts. And in a review of my own path, which was littered with Grateful Dead shows all over the country, even in places like Kansas, the impetus to come back to classical music popped out in the most unexpected ways, with unpredictable timings. But when it took - and powered by this particular ensemble - boy, I was all in. <br /><br />It's a great organization, a great orchestra, and an even better art form. And one of this town's particular wonders is that it's so accessible, making this maybe one of the best classical music towns in the country. <br /><br />Here's hoping your new surroundings allow for more such discoveries. Thank you for the effort here. <br /><br />~ Ed Dougherty Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15228596333052749861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267597063062817567.post-26773249700727929362016-04-09T11:44:34.588-05:002016-04-09T11:44:34.588-05:00Don't, just don't leave Philadelphia. You ...Don't, just don't leave Philadelphia. You will regret it more than you could ever imagine. Trust me, I know -- I would bar-be-cue my dear old grandmama to be able to move back...Balancementhttp://www.tchaikovskiana.comnoreply@blogger.com