Michael wants to party all the time - with Eddie Murphy. Thought it was his ode to trans dating.

Poor people drink beer because they’re depressed. Of course no one tells them that beer makes them depressed. Vague memory of a Vonnegut quote. (a serious beer drinker)

Absolutely Fabulous is one show where she really does the body comedy, check it out!

Haha as a child of musicians - you are so right about the egos. Great writing too. I still think/dream that an anarchist orchestra could work, with appropriate rethinking of the whole musical career climb crap… Someday, maybe, people will play for joy, and just to share that joy with each other and with others. No doucherie needed or encouraged.

I do wonder why just one person though - couldn’t it be more distributed to avoid all the ego bullshit conductors seem to almost inavoidably suffer from?

That probably helps a lot. I hoped to get “in” with the small alternative crowd but the language got in the way, I guess. I do still think they suffer from the same Swiss syndrome of just not being very open to newcomers. And they all go to bed at midnight haha.

Haha why specifically Fribourg? I was there a whiles, it’s cute and livable I suppose, but got dull very fast.

here’s a paper i think about a lot https://academic.oup.com/fpa/article-abstract/13/3/682/3076107?login=false

Riversong - Tonto’s Expanding Head Band (Universal Paperclip)

Oh and The Shining at the time (11 y/o home alone) really messed me up as well.

Birds… 30+ years later I’m still always a bit creeped out by them, especially sea gulls.

dunno how it is where you live but gardening collectives are a great place to meet a lot of different folks (no class distinctions in the garden, i always say), get some rewarding exercise and fresh air, and often free fruits and veggies that taste so much better than store-bought stuff. i also improved my language skills significantly when i joined one in a foreign country! older ladies (the larger demographic i encountered) are always happy and patient to help you practice.