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Kind of an ironic advertisement placed on this video
by Valentina Lisitsa, considering that she usually plays one
of her classic Bösendorfers, and where possible always
plays one on tour. And in fact the piano you see her
playing in the video is a Bösendorfer.
I've seen all sorts of ads on these videos, ranging
from life insurance to the Piano Movers of Texas to
advice on how to deal with advanced prostrate cancer.
I know that these ads help youTube to stay out there
in the cybersphere, which allows Valentina and other
artists to be out there also. And I know too that you can
X out of them when they appear. But somehow having
the ads pop up layered over Valentina's hands as she
plays seems an abomination. Couldn't the ads be placed
elsewhere on the page with just as good effect — like
above or to the side of the video screen? They would
still be very noticeable in those positions.
And in more or less related news, I burned my index
finger on a hot pan the other day as I was taking it
out of the oven. Which as far as me practicing the
violin is of no consequence whatsoever. But of course
I immediately thought of Valentina. So as President
and founding member of the
Keep Sharp Knives Away From
Valentina Society,
I feel it my duty to add taking hot pans and casserole
dishes and such from the oven to the list of things we
should keep Valentina safe from.
🙂
And I might as well throw in one more thing. My bank
card was due to expire in August, so in order not to
wait until the last minute to renew it as I usually
do, I decided to get a jump on it this time and get
a new one now.
I don't know how that photo ended up on the card, I really
don't. But in any case it makes me seem like some sort of a
fanatic.
Which I am not. I swear, I'm not!
:p
😆 😆
@ Darko.:lol:Ah you know I don't know what I'm worried about. I think I've got a good ways to go before I hit the fanatic stage….:pThey also have an Elvis shower curtain. But I don't think I'm quite up for a Valentina shower curtain. I would feel kind of embarrassed.
😆 😆 :ko:OMG, that watch is so… tacky!!! I think this is a word San would use to describe it 😀
😆 Ah but it's a COOL 😎 kind of tacky! You know what gets me are all those really expensive watches that cost tens of thousands of dollars, and have all that chronometer stuff on them. I mean, how many people do you think who wear those watches really use all that stuff?At least the Elvis watch only cost $56 USD. :p
The Danish does look very cool, sort of New Wave really. :yes:The face on my Fossil watch is broken and the battery on my Kenneth Cole need to be replaced and a new band put on. So when I'm out I just get time from my cell phone. Originally posted by gdare:
Par for the course, my friend! 😀
On my way back from Canada, I spent few hours on Frankfurt Airport where I saw the most expensive watch ever. It was some Tag Heuer model, costing about 12000 euros. I would be afraid to have it on my hand while driving in bus, for instance. On a second thought, people who can afford that are probably never using busses to get to work :PThe watch I would really like to have is this Danish Design modelNot that anything of these has to do with Valentina Lisitsa post you made 😀
@ Carlo.That's one expensive piano. I don't know how much Valentina and Alexei paid for the 2 Bosendorfer pianos they own. What she does say in the program notes to the Chopin Etudes is that they found the first one via an internet ad, the piano being in rural England. So they eventually went to listen to it and bought it. The piano dates from 1925. "Amazingly, our Bosendorfer was preserved in the way it left the stage more than half a century before except for some scuffs and bruises. Most important, it had its original hammers, which were still capable of producing that that unmistakably sweet sound so treasured in the old recordings."They had quite a bit of work to do on it. For one thing the original ivory keys were confiscated by customs officials. I don't know what they could have replaced them with. They also had some trouble with the "innards" as she calls it — mainly the felt pads. At that point they decided to keep the old mechanisms. In any case they now have the old B's in their studio in North Carolina. I don't know to what extent they have been refurbished since.Valentina has recorded DVDs on the B's, first the Chopin Etudes and then the Schubert-Liszt Swanengesang and then Black and Pink (now unfortunately out of print). And you can see/hear her use it in many of her newer youTube videos.When I saw her play here in Spokane she had to use a Steinway.
A number of years ago I visited London. I went to Harrods Department Store. In the music department they had a Bösendorfer piano for sale. $275,000 US. The salesman asked me if I would like to play it. I do play the piano but I declined his offer. With my luck I would have played one note and the leg of the piano would have snapped off. I still question what makes any piano that expensive.:yikes:
@ Star.Thanks for the support. 😆 They'd have to be in a wi-fi hot zone for my laptop in my tent. :pYou know after I ordered the card I felt guilty. I should have gotten the card with a picture of Sasha on it — she is my little girl after all. But…a lot of people have pictures of their pets on their cards. So maybe this one time Valentina is okay?I hope you have a great weekend. Easter and all, yeah? I hope you get lots of eggs from the Easter Bunny. 🙂
$250K for a piano.Just gonna leave that alone.You're not yet a fanatic, Edward. When you start camping out in front of her house, we'll worry about you, but until then, carry on.:D:lol::heart:
Originally posted by Stardancer:
Hmmm. Sounds like a euphemism for "getting into trouble".:lol::heart:
It's going to be a very quiet weekend, Edward. I'll go to church Sunday morning, but that's about it. If the weather permits me to do so, I'll probably dig up some thistles in the backyard tomorrow, and maybe in the lot next to me. But no plans for anything else.I hope you have a great Easter weekend with your mom, sis, and Sasha.:heart:
Would be trouble if I'm not careful about how I dig those things up. They have stickers on 'em, like cacti. Painful.But no. Haven't been in any real trouble in a long time.Think I'm due.:lol::heart:
Originally posted by Stardancer:
I think I am too. Let me know and we'll get into trouble together, yeah?:heart: