by Kurt Knecht | Mar 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
I’m heading off to Florida for my grandfather’s funeral. What an incredible man he was! Here are some pictures of him teaching small engine repair to Liberians. There are also some of him standing in front of the plane that he put together out...
by Kurt Knecht | Mar 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
So, lots of people are talking about the Bible mini-series on the history channel. I only watch Netflix, but if I did have TV, I wouldn’t watch it anyway. I assiduously avoid these types of shows because I think they are damaging to my spiritual...
by Kurt Knecht | Feb 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
I had a brief conversation with Fr. Jerry Thompson about didacticism in art. The problem is always a thorny one, and I have written about it before in the context of Aristotle. (You can read that here.) Since I’m once again traveling through a Tillich...
by Kurt Knecht | Feb 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
I was thinking of the thorny bit of Poulenc I had just sight read for an auditioning DMA student when I got on the bus. At the main depot downtown, a couple entered and sat across from me. I don’t think that they were homeless, but they could pass...
by Kurt Knecht | Feb 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
The head from Avi’s new chart. Pretty hip stuff from a 17 year old. Many thanks to Bob Krueger’s masterful leadership of these young musicians.
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