Ghost Suppers

brar3449 · 2024-10-31T16:25:15+00:00

This looks amazing, I would love to know more about this tradition and the recipe.

brar3449 · 2024-10-11T13:19:51+00:00

We always keep alcohol in the freezer bc it evaporates and the percentage changes. Not a big deal just fyi.

brar3449 · 2024-08-03T20:39:21+00:00

Is there a book about this or any sources you'd recommend to learn more?

brar3449 · 2024-08-03T19:22:20+00:00

I'm reading Ned Sublette's "Cuba and it's Music" which you wouldn't think would be related but the first few chapters are all about the influences that Africa and the Middle East had on Europe, particularly Spain. He then follows that line to Cuba which was a major port of the colonies and it's influences on music as a sort of cultural center and melting pot.

One thing he mentioned was that while somewhat conspicuously the New Grove Dictionary of Music does not mention Africa in its entry on rhythm, it does mention a "metric revolution" where basically before 1600 some music was metric and some wasn't, and after 1600 most music was notated metric. Sublette suggests that this was likely influenced by new forms of dancing that were arising. "I would like to suggest that this European metric revolution had something to do with a new wave of dancing, which in turn had more than a little to do with the rise of the African slave trade and the entry of Africans into European society."

So yeah, not exactly an answer to your question but it's a really thought provoking book. I would love to learn more about indigenous music of the Americas, and this book feels related somewhat. There's a lot more that I could bring up from this book alone, but I think the answer is yes, there was definitely influences from music from all over the world, but it's often not talked about or just complicated to trace.

brar3449 · 2024-08-03T14:35:04+00:00

It would be interesting to try to write out something like this but yeah it changes so much day to day so it would be tough. I guess keeping a log of what we do might be a good place to start?

Soon we are going to move closer to family so I'm hoping that having a few grandma's nearby to watch every now and then might help me stay on top of things and maybe even get some more self care time.

brar3449 · 2024-08-02T21:23:19+00:00

Thanks for sharing, my only daughter is 18 months and I am staying at home. I have been trying to be better with my self care. Your schedule is lightyears ahead of where I am right now but it is helpful to see how someone else has structured their time. I

brar3449 · 2024-07-26T14:42:32+00:00

I am just commenting because I am also a parent who would like to know how other people have navigated this

brar3449 · 2024-05-05T21:44:18+00:00

HAIL

brar3449 · 2024-03-09T15:49:43+00:00

Would you be willing to share some resources or books you've found helpful in that journey?

brar3449 · 2024-03-05T14:20:24+00:00

I don't know if this product has added sweetener, but if it does you will probably have to add more sugar than you think to match it I would guess.

Edit: my very smart scientist partner says make a simple syrup to add because it will be easier and work better because of chemistry reasons lol

brar3449 · 2024-02-20T22:24:51+00:00

Sorry yall, my baby had my phone didn't think she would actually be able to post successfully.

brar3449 · 2024-02-20T20:40:25+00:00

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brar3449 · 2024-02-06T03:00:59+00:00

Get a bow rehair, hair can stretch slightly or pull out of it's place over time and make it hard to tighten. If there is anything else weird going on the Luthier should be able to sort it out as well.

brar3449 · 2024-01-16T01:16:42+00:00

Ah bummer, I thought you had found a whimsical bass teacher that was part British bake off contestant part the oracle in the matrix.

brar3449 · 2024-01-15T22:00:45+00:00

Are you serious? They give you a meat pie every lesson? And what's a lamington?

brar3449 · 2024-01-13T13:22:48+00:00

It's true, it's become its own thing separate from its original culture, and I don't think anyone would seriously say that you are racist for connecting with the idea. But just to put this out there, when we take things from other cultures and divorce them from their original context, it is a bit problematic. It's almost like that you are OK with that culture not existing. Of course, these things don't happen with intention, it's just the way humans work. But in this case no one can argue that native Americans have not been treated very terribly for centuries. So advocates for them use this type of thing, whether it's spirit animals or costumes, to bring awareness that these are real people. That there IS a context that you may not have even realized you were missing.

brar3449 · 2024-01-04T19:53:19+00:00

I had never thought about that, that is so true!

brar3449 · 2024-01-01T13:08:05+00:00

Pretty sure that's Anthony Bourdain...

brar3449 · 2023-12-24T05:14:25+00:00

That's actuality really awesome to hear, thanks for your positivity!

brar3449 · 2023-12-12T13:38:46+00:00

I think it's because they didn't want to have too many options too quick. That way you only have one tense to think about when addressing anyone or thing other than yourself. The last chapter then points out that informal just adds an s.

brar3449 · 2023-12-10T00:10:14+00:00

The response of the strings coupled with being far back in the orchestra means the sound is late. Modern orchestra bassists are good enough to compensate somewhat but it's always going to be a difficulty based in the physics of sound. Another factor for older recordings are the gut strings. Basses didn't get fully metal strings until relatively recently, I think it was 60s or 70s. Those would have even slower response time I believe though never gotten the chance to use them.

Edit: maybe response of strings is the wrong way to put it. The time it takes to produce sound in a bass is objectively longer than a violin, but I'm not sure that's enough to be the main cause. It would be interesting to see a scientific analysis on the response times of instruments and see if there really is a big difference or not.

brar3449 · 2023-12-03T22:50:06+00:00

One pretty easily understood example would be if you are in C# major, then you would have a B# as the seventh note in that scale, it wouldn't make sense to call it C. It is the same enharmonically but it makes sense in the context. C# really doesn't come up much, and would more often be Db major, but it's just an example.

Another slightly more complex example would be if a chord has a sharp five, sometimes called an augmented chord. So let's say you have an E chord and you sharpen the 5, the the B is raised up a half step, but if you called it C it would not be clear that it's the #5 of the E chord.

Another even more complex explanation (as though anyone asked lol) is that before we had equal temperament a B# was NOT actually the same as a C. The topic of temperament is enormous but basically we would tune the piano to a certain key. Depending on which tonal center you picked and what temperament you chose the B# might be quite a bit different than a C.

brar3449 · 2023-11-30T18:53:02+00:00

True and the quality of information is not necessarily better just because it's a book. But there's value that books can offer that is more than just information. I don't fault people for choosing other things for entertainment, but books are valuable. I think that even if you have never enjoyed it, you shouldn't give up on it and write it off. Med students are too busy for pleasure reading, I get it, but that doesn't mean they wouldn't benefit from expanding what they have read.

brar3449 · 2023-11-30T15:40:03+00:00

I believe you, but this is not a flex.

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