May 19, 2006
Friday cat hogging
…listen
…info about the musicClick on the blue music icon above to hear some of my collaboration with Delhi’s master 32-string veena player Thakur Chakrapani Singh, on my recent track, “Chakra Suite.”
Mine! He’s mine!
Ah, if cats could talk.
(good thing they can’t or my reputation would be in serious peril).
Well, maybe they can’t talk, but this pair sure knows how to sleep. In fact, they’ve perfected the many subtle variations on the same sleep theme, never seeming to tire of any. I could make a non-sexual Kama Sutra of kitty sleeping positions from all the photos I’ve got.
I am about to learn from these household masters, Smudge and Moses, and hit the sack after a long night in the studio.
It’s 6:44 am. G’nite!
Dave Sartor said,
May 19, 2006 @ 11:38 am
Great cats! Is Smudge the white cat with an invisible (in this photo) tuft of black fur, or the black cat? The rationale for the name Moses is not readily apparent, but I’m sure there’s a story there. Perhaps a flute and bassoon duet will be inspired by this picture.
Dave
Alex Shapiro said,
May 19, 2006 @ 2:52 pm
Smudge is the white cat, whose name originated from a now-absent grey blotch he had on the top of his head as a kitten. Still, anything he rubs against becomes an amusing part of his color scheme, so the name stuck. As for Moses, the origin of his name is two-fold, and in fact obliquely related to a flute and a bassoon. Stunningly psychic of you, David! In 1999 I was living in the mountains of Malibu, and this fellow showed up on my doorstep, torn ears and all, not wanting to leave. Lots of coyotes here, and his blackness probably helped him survive even that long. He was very relieved to become my housecat, and I joked that just like Moses of the bible, this guy just happened to show up at the most welcoming house in the neighborhood.
And the musical connection? At that same time, I was working on a commission from an Episcopal church, providing instrumental music for their Evensong service, in modular movements that would be performed in between choir hymns and readings. And the bible reading for that service just happened to be about Moses and the burning bush.
And the instrumentation of my Evensong Suite just happens to be flute, clarinet, bassoon and piano!
Cheers,
Alex