Still resonating with me after a few readings, Max. The Maestro episode of "Seinfeld" comes to consciousness as well, largely because one witnesses both the driver and passenger (Bob Cobb and Elaine Benes) conducting opera (Verdi perhaps) while driving in a sports car in NYC.
Barry
On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:24:41 +1000, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>Conducting Sibelius while driving,
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>If the north road rolls ahead to mountains,
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>the sky above full of light, though storms
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>both hands may be needed to propel
>music and vehicle forward into
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>turbulence and out to majestic
>closure. Nearer home, conduct Mozart,
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>tapping on the steering-wheel, flicking
>commands to all the traffic lights.
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>Max Richards
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