Monday, March 06, 2006
The Classical Society hosts a lecture by Professor Jesse Long of Lubbock Christian University this Wednesday. I Googled his name to provide some background information on the flier, which led to a couple of LCU's university newspaper articles about his excavations at Khirbet Iskander, where he has directed students since 1993. The last link, however, led me to an apparent German porn narrative. In my e-mail to Dr. Lavigne (who prints the fliers for me), I mentioned the site and assured him I had not included any information therein, as I had concluded its "Dr. Jesse Long" character was not related to our Dr. Jesse Long.
Yesterday evening I attended William Balch's carillon recital, along with Rebekah Lilly, Katie Mainwaring, Kyle Miller, and Jared Straub (all Katy High School alumni). Last semester William informed me he had lost seventeen pounds mounting the tower steps every day, and watching him play the instrument itself, I reflected even that must be physically taxing. He probably sweats bricks with the sunlight filtering umimpeded through the permanently opened windows.
I was much impressed hearing William play. He took improvisational requests, playing at my behest "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" and a Gershwin tune. I had difficulty thinking of melodies suited for bells, but William adapted my suggestions quite well nevertheless.
[Lauree Frances Keith concluded this diatribe at 9:22 AM]