Nobody seems able to make a Stradivarius today. They’re non-replicable. Do they make a different sound? Blind studies have suggested expert musicians can’t tell Strads from other well-made violins. But they are well-preserved. All sorts of people have tried to figure out what makes Strad[...]
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November 21st, 2020 - 4:42 pm § in Misc.
How to play a Stradivarius (video)
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August 3rd, 2015 - 12:20 pm § in Misc.
Bolivar Poofs
Venezuelan currency enters free fall mode 1 hr ago – Venezuela’s currency is entering free fall mode. Having tumbled beyond the 500 per dollar mark in the black market at the start of the month, and then the 600 mark just eight days later, the bolivar is now within sight of crashing thro[...]
April 2nd, 2015 - 7:30 am § in The Ave Scene
No tipping at Ivar’s
Last night my wife and I ate at IVAR’s to celebrate their new tipping policy. Ivar’s is going the whole way … raising workers to a real wage … $15/hr .. and doing away with tipping Management is serious about paying workers a fair wage. Prices on the menus will rise by 20%. T[...]
April 1st, 2015 - 10:25 am § in The Ave Scene
Who was Ivar?
I hope everybody is aware that Ivar’s restaurant is named after Ivar the Boneless, the legendary Viking raider and for a while king of Northumbria. After being defeated by the Saxons, he moved to Seattle, and started a restaurant specializing in boneless salmon filets. John Gallant, U[...]
March 30th, 2015 - 10:24 am § in The Ave Scene
BREAKING NEWS: Ivar’s to raise restaurant workers’ wages to $15 right away
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December 3rd, 2022 - 5:11 pm § in Law and Courts, Politics
Would you blame the cops if they beat the crap out of her?
I sure hope a video of this one surfaces. I want to watch it. Shannon Epstein, 25, is a niece of former New Jersey governor Chris Christie. She’s also a rotten person. Shortly after boarding a Spirit Airlines flight in New Orleans bound for New Jersey, she spotted a Latino family, approached t[...]
November 24th, 2020 - 7:19 pm § in Misc.
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major (video)
Janine Jansen (b. 1978) is a Dutch violinist. “As of September 2016, Jansen is in possession for 10 years of the 1707 Antonio Stradivari ‘Rivaz, Baron Gutmann’, which is owned by the Norwegian national bank’s subsidiary: Dextra Musica.” — Wikipedia. I like this video beca[...]
June 11th, 2020 - 4:48 am § in Environment, The Ave Scene
Rare Gull Sighted In Seattle
Rare breed of flightless gull discovered at Ivar’s Fish Bar Seattle, WA–A rare breed of flightless seagull, Laridae Obesus, weighing up to 40 lbs, was recently discovered downtown Seattle languishing on the waterfront.[...]