Friday Fives

1. What is your favorite noise to hear?

That single isolated note from an oboe followed by the rich tapestry of an orchestra tuning itself to it. Gets me every time..........

2. If you could live in any era of time, what would you choose and why?

18th century Vienna: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven. Enough said. Of course I'd need my Life Longevity pills so I could witness the flowering of all three, so to that end, I'd need to live in the future first.

3. You just found $50 while cleaning your house. Where do you decide to spend it?

I'd use it to buy our Thanksgiving turkey.

4. What magazines to you subscribe to/read on a normal basis?

I don't currently subscribe to any magazines. I get all my juicy gossip and fashion advice on the interweb.

5. If you could witness any event in history, but not change anything about it, what would you choose and why?

That's a tough one. I think I would've liked to see the premier of Beethoven's 9th symphony. It is said that the composer had to be turned towards the audience to hear its thundering applause. A tragic and ironic moment to be sure, but I think that seeing his face upon realizing the outpouring of love for his grandest symphony may have moved me to tears.