36 Years Ago

36 Years Ago, Vienna 1971—A Student Journal

Day 274: Avant-garde

Day 274 — Avant-garde
02-May-1972 (Dienstag–Tue.)

A day of backup work in the studio and an avant-garde film in the evening.
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Day 269: RPO, Tchaikovsky 4, Pirates of the Caribbean

Day 269 — RPO, Tchaikovsky 4, Pirates of the Caribbean
27-April-1972 (Donnerstag–Thur.)

Michael Tilson Thomas Tchaikovsky 4
A good day for everything—horn, piano, electronic music, and a concert. Tchaikovsky 4 is on the menu today and a bit of Pirates of the Caribbean. Arrgh! My last day of German journal writing. Yay!
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Day 264: If you have a bad day, wait, the next day may be better

Day 264 — If you have a bad day, wait, the next day may be better
22-April-1972 (Samstag–Sat.)

Yesterday was bad, today is great. Once again, the Ying and Yang of life is upon us. Why can’t I stabilize my life? Because life throws you curve balls. Keep you eye on the ball. A good day, though with results. I write a letter home.
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Day 263: Work to do, no time

Day 263 — Work to do, no time
21-April-1972 (Freitag–Fri.)

A basically normal day—with plenty of frustration, and some relief via Buster Keaton films.
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Day 255: Ein wunderbar Tage

Day 255 — Ein wunderbar Tage
13-April-1972 (Donnerstag–Thur.)

Berger and Gabler
An incredibly full day—horn lesson, piano practice, electronic music composition and lecture, Leonard Bernstein rehearsing the Vienna Philharmonic, another Bach Heiler concert, and watching Buster Keaton silent films. I’m still writing in German. The big news—Leonard Bernstein is in town conducting the Vienna Philharmonic in a Mahler series. This is big. Photos from the 1972 Mahler Symphony No. 5, concert video, today.

Was this a full day or what? An incredible day.
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Day 254: Schreiben Deutsch, zweimal

Day 254 — Schreiben Deutsch, zweimal
12-April-1972 (Mittwoch–Wed.)

I’m writing in German again. Damn. Actually, it was probably good for me at the time, though no one would read it and perhaps correct me. I attend a silent film festival dedicated to Buster Keaton. I remember these being very funny.
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Day 230: Parks, Prater, Films, and Fairs

Day 230 — Parks, Prater, Films, and Fairs
19-March-1972 (Sonntag–Sun.)

People in the park
Not only is today a beautiful spring day in Vienna, but I head off to Prater to see Vienna’s International Fair and some smelly cows. Unfortunately, the film festival at night includes a film that shows the slaughter of those cows. Another example of the Ying and Yang of life.

I show a TON of pictures today of Vienna’s beautiful parks and sights.
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Day 229: Group improv

Day 229 — Group improv
18-March-1972 (Samstag–Sat.)

Kaufmann montage
An excellent day of group vocal improvisation in Prof. Kaufmann’s electronic music class. I talk a bit about group improvisations.
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Day 219: Thinking of films

Day 219 — Thinking of films
08-March-1972 (Mittwoch–Wed.)

Steven Spielberg, move over. Today, my journal tips me as to why I am suddenly in a film mode.
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Day 218: Lofty musings today—Hermann Hesse

Day 218 — Lofty musings today—Hermann Hesse
07- March-1972 (Dienstag–Tue.)

Today is heavy with abstract concepts and thoughts. I want to make an abstract film about the human body and talk about influences. It’s Hermann Hesse’s fault.

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