Comments for Dream of Dobbs then add sugar http://dobbsfranks.com Examining the aging process of a musician Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:25:17 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Validate your Irrelevancy by Norman Perryman http://dobbsfranks.com#comment-186 Norman Perryman Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:25:17 +0000 http://dobbsfranks.wordpress.com/?page_id=3#comment-186 Dear Dobbs Franks, I was directed to your blog by the talented young pianist Ashley Hribar, with whom I hope to perform soon. I was very touched by your references to aging and how we come to terms with it. In Asia older artists are revered as "a living treasure", so we shouldn't get discouraged by the Western hype with youth. I am 76 and more active than ever. Even though Ashley is as young as my own son there a sense of absolute equality. Younger people are inspiring and energizing, but I am also encouraged by great older musicians like Kurt Masur, Bernard Haitink, Ravi Shankar and many jazz giants. I have painted or performed with many of these people. I paint music, creating live kinetic images that are projected as part of a concert. I've just been booked by the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra (which is encouraging at my age :). Check out my website for images, to explain this unusual art-form. (www.normanperryman.com). Thank you again for sharing so many good thoughts. I hope to keep in touch. Norman Dear Dobbs Franks,
I was directed to your blog by the talented young pianist Ashley Hribar, with whom I hope to perform soon. I was very touched by your references to aging and how we come to terms with it. In Asia older artists are revered as “a living treasure”, so we shouldn’t get discouraged by the Western hype with youth. I am 76 and more active than ever. Even though Ashley is as young as my own son there a sense of absolute equality. Younger people are inspiring and energizing, but I am also encouraged by great older musicians like Kurt Masur, Bernard Haitink, Ravi Shankar and many jazz giants.

I have painted or performed with many of these people. I paint music, creating live kinetic images that are projected as part of a concert. I’ve just been booked by the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra (which is encouraging at my age :) .
Check out my website for images, to explain this unusual art-form. (www.normanperryman.com).

Thank you again for sharing so many good thoughts. I hope to keep in touch.
Norman

]]> Comment on Reacting To Life’s Toughest Challenge by dobbsfranks http://dobbsfranks.com/validate-your-irrelevancy/reacting-to-lifes-toughest-challenge/#comment-177 dobbsfranks Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:56:56 +0000 http://dobbsfranks.com/?page_id=24#comment-177 Karl Thanks for reading my blog. I am most grateful. Glad you found it was worth it. It was tough writing, but I felt I had to do it. Hope to catch up soon. As ever Dobbs Karl

Thanks for reading my blog. I am most grateful. Glad you found it was worth it. It was tough writing, but I felt I had to do it.

Hope to catch up soon.

As ever

Dobbs

]]> Comment on Reacting To Life’s Toughest Challenge by Karl Powell http://dobbsfranks.com/validate-your-irrelevancy/reacting-to-lifes-toughest-challenge/#comment-176 Karl Powell Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:17:40 +0000 http://dobbsfranks.com/?page_id=24#comment-176 Dobbs, I've spent most of morning here reading your blogs (am at work currently and should be cleaning or something...) but I just wanted to let you know how poignant, moving and soulful your entries are. This is what life is for: an experience of bliss, joy whilst moving through its depths of light and shadows. You should be immensely proud of your ability to lay your soul bare for others to read and share, and to do so in such a personal and relating way. Thank you for writing with such an honest heart, Karl Dobbs,

I’ve spent most of morning here reading your blogs (am at work currently and should be cleaning or something…) but I just wanted to let you know how poignant, moving and soulful your entries are. This is what life is for: an experience of bliss, joy whilst moving through its depths of light and shadows. You should be immensely proud of your ability to lay your soul bare for others to read and share, and to do so in such a personal and relating way.

Thank you for writing with such an honest heart,

Karl

]]> Comment on Validate your Irrelevancy by dobbsfranks http://dobbsfranks.com#comment-126 dobbsfranks Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:06:21 +0000 http://dobbsfranks.wordpress.com/?page_id=3#comment-126 Alan Thanks for reading my blog. I will keep leaping and hope to find you on the other side one day soon. Dobbs Alan
Thanks for reading my blog. I will keep leaping and hope to find you on the other side one day soon.
Dobbs

]]> Comment on Validate your Irrelevancy by Alan O"Meara http://dobbsfranks.com#comment-125 Alan O"Meara Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:35:22 +0000 http://dobbsfranks.wordpress.com/?page_id=3#comment-125 Well Dobbs, I finally did it. I read your web site! Now we are even, well at least until the next red we can share, whenever that will be. I know many people I call friends, in their 70's and some even in their 90's and I can tell you that not one of them makes me feel old. I was always brought up to respect my elders and now I am one myself (almost) so I have to respect me also. I havwe tried to instill in my children a healthy self respect because with that comes self confidence to face all the many problems life throws at us each day. In respect to you kind sir. I also know of one Japanese gentleman who obviously respects your ability without regard to age? Keep on raising thet bar Dobbs and keep on leaping over it! Well Dobbs, I finally did it. I read your web site! Now we are even, well at least until the next red we can share, whenever that will be.

I know many people I call friends, in their 70’s and some even in their 90’s and I can tell you that not one of them makes me feel old.
I was always brought up to respect my elders and now I am one myself (almost) so I have to respect me also. I havwe tried to instill in my children a healthy self respect because with that comes self confidence to face all the many problems life throws at us each day.
In respect to you kind sir. I also know of one Japanese gentleman who obviously respects your ability without regard to age?

Keep on raising thet bar Dobbs and keep on leaping over it!

]]> Comment on Validate your Irrelevancy by dobbsfranks http://dobbsfranks.com#comment-68 dobbsfranks Mon, 07 Sep 2009 07:26:10 +0000 http://dobbsfranks.wordpress.com/?page_id=3#comment-68 Dr Hoag By all means send me your friend's email or give him mine (dobbsfr@bigpond.com) and we will chat. Thanks for reading my blog. Dobbs Franks Dr Hoag
By all means send me your friend’s email or give him mine (dobbsfr@bigpond.com) and we will chat.
Thanks for reading my blog.
Dobbs Franks

]]> Comment on Validate your Irrelevancy by dobbsfranks http://dobbsfranks.com#comment-67 dobbsfranks Mon, 07 Sep 2009 07:24:20 +0000 http://dobbsfranks.wordpress.com/?page_id=3#comment-67 Jean Thanks for reading my blog. It is great that you are still around. That is really the best thing that happened during Eureka auditions. As ever Dobbs Jean
Thanks for reading my blog. It is great that you are still around. That is really the best thing that happened during Eureka auditions.
As ever
Dobbs

]]> Comment on Validate your Irrelevancy by Jean Burke http://dobbsfranks.com#comment-66 Jean Burke Mon, 07 Sep 2009 06:12:45 +0000 http://dobbsfranks.wordpress.com/?page_id=3#comment-66 Dear Maestro I love your blog. I have reached the wonderful age of 66 years thanks to you. I am forever grateful for your quick thinking in getting me to the hospital, in Sydney, when we were working on the 'Eureka' auditions. Dear Maestro
I love your blog. I have reached the wonderful age of 66 years thanks to you. I am forever grateful for your quick thinking in getting me to the hospital, in Sydney, when we were working on the ‘Eureka’ auditions.

]]> Comment on Validate your Irrelevancy by Dr Bruce Hoag http://dobbsfranks.com#comment-65 Dr Bruce Hoag Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:16:59 +0000 http://dobbsfranks.wordpress.com/?page_id=3#comment-65 A friend of mine teaches theory, I think, at one of the music conservatories here in Italy. But, his passion is conducting. He would like to conduct more than anything else, but has been unable to "break" into it so as to do it full time. The main drawback I see is that he doesn't have a Masters or a PhD in music. This is because so few of these opportunities exist here. It's an entirely different system. What advice can you give him? I'd be happy to give you his email address if you'd like to contact him. A friend of mine teaches theory, I think, at one of the music conservatories here in Italy. But, his passion is conducting. He would like to conduct more than anything else, but has been unable to “break” into it so as to do it full time. The main drawback I see is that he doesn’t have a Masters or a PhD in music. This is because so few of these opportunities exist here. It’s an entirely different system.

What advice can you give him? I’d be happy to give you his email address if you’d like to contact him.

]]> Comment on Validate your Irrelevancy by dobbsfranks http://dobbsfranks.com#comment-64 dobbsfranks Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:20:28 +0000 http://dobbsfranks.wordpress.com/?page_id=3#comment-64 Tom Thanks so much for reading my blog and commenting. It is great to hear from you. Yes I am enjoying life and hope to run into you again one day soon. As ever Dobbs Tom
Thanks so much for reading my blog and commenting. It is great to hear from you. Yes I am enjoying life and hope to run into you again one day soon.
As ever

Dobbs

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