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61. T.S. Eliot on the Edge
....The endless cycle of idea and action, Endless invention, endless experiment, Brings knowledge of motion, but not of stillness;...

Robert
Oct 16, 20211 min read
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60. Showdown in Edge City
To me, living on the edge means embracing an environment of constant change at the speed of light. But the faster everything changes,...

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Sep 26, 20212 min read
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59. Research and Development....
So relax. Okay? (I'm talking to myself) My 2021 notebook is only a vehicle for discovering and developing new ideas. It doesn't have...

Robert
Sep 5, 20212 min read
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58. Every Which Way
I have succeeded in writing a scene by scene synopsis of a new play called Edgy as I proposed to do in my last blog. As I also mentioned...

Robert
Aug 14, 20212 min read
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56. Album Release Announcement!!
Dear Readers, I'd like to share with you the exciting release of my brand new album of eight songs, The Presence of That Absence. All the...

Robert
Apr 5, 20211 min read
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55. Achievement vs. Success
Still Life with Four Sunflowers - Vincent Van Gogh I'm very excited about releasing a new album soon! But recently, like so many others...

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Mar 26, 20212 min read
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54. Great News!!
3/12/21 The first blossom of Spring! A little tattered like the rest of us, but worth a thousand words.....

Robert
Mar 12, 20211 min read
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53. .....Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts
During the last few weeks I've had the opportunity to reconnect with an old friend from my NY days and work with him on a few songs. The...

Robert
Feb 26, 20212 min read
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52. Chick Corea's Final Return To Forever
I didn't originally intend to write about Chick Corea today, but this morning when I heard he had moved on to whatever comes after we...

Robert
Feb 12, 20212 min read
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51. Short Attention Span Theater
10, 9, 8, 7.... The countdown is underway. Samsung recently conducted a study on the average length of the human attention span and...

Robert
Jan 29, 20212 min read
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50. Into the Great Googly Moogly
As we start 2021 it's a good time to reflect that we humans are messy, always have been, and always will be. It's one of the things that...

Robert
Jan 3, 20211 min read
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49. The Final Absence - Number 8: Humanity
I recently viewed an incredibly informative documentary called The Social Dilemma which was about the need for humane technology. I...

Robert
Dec 13, 20202 min read
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48. Absence Number 7: Authenticity
Creating curated images of ourselves on social media has become something of a national pastime. In the absence of feeling valued for...

Robert
Nov 27, 20202 min read
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47. Absence Number 6: Touch
I used the term "virtuous reality" in the title of a previous post as an obvious play on the more commonly used term "virtual reality." ...

Robert
Nov 13, 20202 min read
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46. Interlude: On Again, Off Again
(Or How I Learned to Avoid Zoom Fatigue) In these difficult times for the arts and education, I have been known to raise a few eyebrows...

Robert
Oct 24, 20202 min read
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45. Absence Number 5: Freedom
The fifth song on The Presence of That Absence is called Dancing on Water. It is a song of liberation. I think the best way to express...

Robert
Oct 2, 20201 min read
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44. Absence Number 4: Less Is More
"War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength." This quote from George Orwell's great and prophetic book 1984 embodies the...

Robert
Sep 14, 20202 min read
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43. Absence Number 3: Virtuous Reality
Does anyone remember album liner notes? In the not too distant past, before streaming when albums were king and you could hold an album...

Robert
Aug 29, 20202 min read
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42. Absence Number 2: Your Face
The second song on The Presence of That Absence called I Can't See Your Face has nothing to do with the face masks most of us are wearing...

Robert
Aug 6, 20202 min read
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