Mike Ethen
@realmikeethen.bsky.social
Peace on Earth. Ceasefire now!
Golden Rule near-absolutist.
Minneapolis.
Musicology PhD.
Navy veteran…ask me about the time I was involved in the largest maritime cocaine seizure in history.
Golden Rule near-absolutist.
Minneapolis.
Musicology PhD.
Navy veteran…ask me about the time I was involved in the largest maritime cocaine seizure in history.
A semen demon?
That's correct.
That's correct.
December 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
A semen demon?
That's correct.
That's correct.
but will they offer clam pizza?
December 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
but will they offer clam pizza?
gotta pay for that hawaiian compound somehow
December 4, 2025 at 8:41 PM
gotta pay for that hawaiian compound somehow
I'll have to let you know later.
December 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I'll have to let you know later.
Ok, so the Argerich / Barenboim is a fantastic live performance to be sure.
Is it my new favorite record? No.
Does it improve on some of the piece's sleepier moments? No.
But does it (for SOME reason) really capture and accentuate the piece's more frenetic and chaotic qualities? Yes, absolutely!
Is it my new favorite record? No.
Does it improve on some of the piece's sleepier moments? No.
But does it (for SOME reason) really capture and accentuate the piece's more frenetic and chaotic qualities? Yes, absolutely!
December 4, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Ok, so the Argerich / Barenboim is a fantastic live performance to be sure.
Is it my new favorite record? No.
Does it improve on some of the piece's sleepier moments? No.
But does it (for SOME reason) really capture and accentuate the piece's more frenetic and chaotic qualities? Yes, absolutely!
Is it my new favorite record? No.
Does it improve on some of the piece's sleepier moments? No.
But does it (for SOME reason) really capture and accentuate the piece's more frenetic and chaotic qualities? Yes, absolutely!
now, to re-establish your own aptonym, lay a sick insult on the guy...
December 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
now, to re-establish your own aptonym, lay a sick insult on the guy...
that's totally insaney
December 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
that's totally insaney
positive self-talk is the way
December 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
positive self-talk is the way
took a second, but...lol
December 3, 2025 at 8:34 PM
took a second, but...lol
OMG, there's a Argerich / Barenboim version! Will seek that out.
Got introduced to the 2-pno version in a Strav. seminar (maybe it was the Naxos recording we studied?).
Got introduced to the 2-pno version in a Strav. seminar (maybe it was the Naxos recording we studied?).
December 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
OMG, there's a Argerich / Barenboim version! Will seek that out.
Got introduced to the 2-pno version in a Strav. seminar (maybe it was the Naxos recording we studied?).
Got introduced to the 2-pno version in a Strav. seminar (maybe it was the Naxos recording we studied?).
at least paywall that thing
December 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM
at least paywall that thing
Think of the micro-royalties he’s racking up tonight!
December 3, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Think of the micro-royalties he’s racking up tonight!
Impressive breath control
December 3, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Impressive breath control
law school graduate, apparently
December 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
law school graduate, apparently
they always want to have it both ways
December 2, 2025 at 4:40 PM
they always want to have it both ways
this is what good gerrymandering looks like
December 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
this is what good gerrymandering looks like
I remember that step being almost more difficult than writing the whole paper. There's def an art to it, but each conference is going to have different character/word limits so it's hard to generalize a strategy.
December 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I remember that step being almost more difficult than writing the whole paper. There's def an art to it, but each conference is going to have different character/word limits so it's hard to generalize a strategy.