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About Gandalfe

Just an itinerant saxophonist trying to find life between the changes. I have retired from the Corps of Engineers and Microsoft. I am an admin on the Woodwind Forum, run the Pacifica Big Band (formerly the Microsoft Jumpin' Jive Orchestra) and participate in other ensembles. Mostly enjoy time with family and friends.

You know you are living in 2007 when…

Posted on May 3, 2007 by Gandalfe

1. You accidentally enter your PIN on the microwave. 2. You haven’t played solitaire with real cards in years. 3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three. 4. You e-mail the person who … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor | 5 Comments

Thank you for calling. Can you please hold?

Posted on May 1, 2007 by Gandalfe

We still get telemarketers calling us late at night. Usually I look at the caller ID and then decide not to answer the phone. Most of my friends and family have their names pop up, but not everyone. So sometimes … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology | 2 Comments

What is beauty?

Posted on April 28, 2007 by Gandalfe

 Many of you know the famous Dove soap campaign. If you’ve not seen it, the film is kinda, well actually, majorly disturbing on a couple of levels. YouTube has excellent parody of the Dove Campaign that is closer to true life. … Continue reading →

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Wikipedia – Totem of Human Knowledge?

Posted on April 26, 2007 by Gandalfe

As most of you know I love Wikipedia, even sponsor it. But I found Nick Carr‘s observation as interesting as it is eloquent: Whatever happens between Wikipedia and Citizendium, here’s what Wales and Sanger cannot be forgiven for: They have … Continue reading →

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Third rock from the Sun

Posted on April 24, 2007 by Gandalfe

Yahoo – This Dec.1965 photo released by NASA shows waves of clouds along the east flanks of the Andes Mountains casting off an orange glow by the low angle of the sun in the West as photographed during the Gemini … Continue reading →

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Those Crazy South American Sax Manufacturers :o)

Posted on April 23, 2007 by Gandalfe

Leo, a friend of mine from the SOTW site is located in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He has tried a number of Brazilian and other South American saxophones and mouthpieces. The contra and bass saxes pictured are the compact height models which … Continue reading →

Posted in Saxophone | 2 Comments

Susannah McCorkle – In a Samba Mood

Posted on April 22, 2007 by Gandalfe

Whenever I think of the Latin torch singer, a samba honey, I think of Susannah McCorkle. A friend of mine, also a musician, recommended the song, The Waters of March to me. If I can get my Spaces site to … Continue reading →

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10 Things You Don’t Know About Women – Part 26

Posted on April 22, 2007 by Gandalfe

By Julia Louis-Dreyfus 1. We know what you’re doing when you put your hand in your pocket. 2. We think it’s okay if you get fat and go bald. Please do us the same courtesy. 3. When we say we … Continue reading →

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Off to practice now…

Posted on April 19, 2007 by Gandalfe

After a long day of work I am so ready to go play my sax and clarinet. Suzy and I are bringing in six instruments between the two of us because Arwen needs to borrow a tenor sax while hers is … Continue reading →

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Kurt Vonnegut 1923 – 2007

Posted on April 12, 2007 by Gandalfe

"NEW YORK — In books such as "Slaughterhouse-Five ," "Cat’s Cradle," and "Hocus Pocus," Kurt Vonnegut mixed the bitter and funny with a touch of the profound. Vonnegut, regarded by many critics as a key influence in shaping 20th-century American … Continue reading →

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