In Marking Hell

[chani]

I keep eating chocolate and cookies, and drinking coke...

But as usual, Chopin helps me to go through the papers. I don't know why but for me it's the best music to mark on. I tried Holst's  The Planets earlier but it was less efficient. And when it's Samson François who plays Chopin, Marking Hell tastes a bit like heaven.

He looked like a poet and played piano like a poet, and of course his life ended too soon due to a reckless spendthrift lifestyle and a surfeit of alcohol, tobacco and drugs..

I think I'll go on with The Preludes when the beautiful 4th Ballade is finished.

Comments

[chrissie-linnit.livejournal.com]

Now, if we ignore the tobacco and drugs, you could almost mistake me for Chopin's sister!

And, I insist that if you life a life of, ... chocolate and cookies, and.....coke... that you at least have the decency to whack on a hundred pounds in weight! Shame on you, Chani!

[frenchani.livejournal.com]

Actually I was talking about Samson François! Although Chopin didn't live a healthy life either.

Sorry luv, I burn everything I eat with constant anxiety and bad dreams!

ETA: Or rather....everything I eat I burn with constant anxiety and bad dreams.

Oh I just spotted a Norvegian film (UNO) that is out tomorrow here and that used Tom McRae's music according to the French! I wonder if other ad in foreign countries mention him...

[chrissie-linnit.livejournal.com]

TeenLinnit burned a copy of Tom's album for her b/f... he thinks it's 'retro cool' *huh?* Still, another convert.

Must look up tour dates, I'm actually feeling well enough to dare!

[frenchani.livejournal.com]

Another convert is good. Some day we'll be billions!

Strangest land is kind of "retro cool" indeed.

Next year, a friend of mine will move to London for her job so I might come more often, and since I sired turned her into a Tom fan, we'll definitely go to see him on stage over there.