The Chef

Monday, April 11, 2005, 10:10pm
Sunny, windy, warm…perfect spring day


The Chef

Not for the uncommitted
It takes planning
Inspired by Julia, Jacques and Michael

What could be an exceptional meal?
Where will all the ingredients be secured?
Will the guests enjoy the effort?

Create the list
Do the shopping
Plan the timeline

Dice the vegetables
Clean as you go
Timing is everything

Rushing to prepare
Prepare for arrivals
Arrivals have cocktails and the wait begins

The smells grow
The time nears
The call goes out to gather at the table

The ohhhhh’s start
The ahhhhh’s continue
Bravo, bravo to the Chef of the evening!

Dessert is history
The last guest leaves
The clean-up is finished

Exhausted, the Chef retires
Drifting off to sleep
But just before departure, asks one more time:

“Was it okay?”

Yes, it was wonderful.

Dreaming sweeps in, the master Chef joins
The perfect kitchen, with the perfect ingredients
And the perfect meal

First Stab

Friday, April 8, 2005, 11:11pm
Hazy & clear, warm sunny day, cool evening

Mysterious

An ancient mystery
Stuck in my head

A brilliant tactician
In his own mind

Never to experience
The leaves, the bushes, the grass, the wind

Yet he understands most things
And how important is his role

More loving than most people
And sincere, which is surprising

Eye to eye he knows
I adore this cat


Money

Love it
Hate it

Need it
Or so I’ve grown to know

Careers’ trick
Passions mislead
Education’s farce
Cash flow is king

A consumption society
It’s tough
To avoid misunderstanding money

"Einstein's Dream"

Went to a concert of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra last Friday. Featuring the world premier of "Einstein's Dream" by my friend Dr. Cindy McTee, it was a wonderful evening. Loved the piece. It mixed electronic music with string orchestra & percussion. The computer music included analog sounds & speaking, but all broken down to sound parts, re-mixed and re-arranged. The interplay was great and many times I could not tell if the sound was the orchestra, the electronic music, or both. I was amazed too by how well the speaker system was set-up to give an ensemble sound with the performers.

Other pieces on the program: Elgar's Cello Concerto with soloist Alisa Weilerstein. WOW! She was incredible. First time I've heard her perform. Last time I heard the piece I played with Lynn Harrell. Final piece was "Also sprach Zarathustra" the Strauss tone poem.

Evening concluded with a reception hosted by Sue & Christopher Bancroft for the composer. So good to see them again! Albeit briefly. They looked happy and healthy and their youngest daughter is such a lovely young lady now.

More on Cindy McTee and "Einstein's Dream," including reviews:
http://www.cindymctee.com/program_notes_folder/program
_einstein_dream.html

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