by Kurt Knecht | Jan 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
I constructed a long theological argument in an attempt to justify some selfish behavior. After patiently listening to me for 10 minutes, he simply stared and said, “You know, the Lord Jesus wouldn’t put up with all your bull shit.” Unaccustomed to such plain speech...
by Kurt Knecht | Jan 11, 2012 | Carter Albrecht, kurt knecht, Uncategorized
(N.B. This is not so much of a story about an actual gig as it is an example of the colorful characters you get to meet when you live the life of a wandering musician. In this case, the specific character is Carter Albrecht who was tragically killed in Dallas. You can...
by Kurt Knecht | Jan 7, 2012 | Ficino, kurt knecht, Uncategorized
I have been re-reading some of Marsilio Ficino’s commentary on Plato’s Symposium. Ficino was writing in 1475 at the beginning of the Italian Renaissance. He is basically continuing the Platonic thought in the tradition of Plotinus. Beauty and Love are very...
by Kurt Knecht | Jan 5, 2012 | kurt knecht, Manly Men's Chorus, Mannenkoorts, Uncategorized
This performance was sent to me by Mannenkoorts, a gay men’s chorus in Holland, a few years ago. It is still one of my favorite performances. I love hearing it sung with the Dutch consonants.
by Kurt Knecht | Jan 4, 2012 | gigging stories, jason mendelsohn, kurt knecht, Uncategorized
One of the unspoken rules of gigging is helping your fellow musicians when they receive unwanted advances from listeners. If someone comes up to the stage with a song request, there are ready made phrases to thwart them. Normally, you say something like, “The next...
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