Like A Teapot

This afternoon, on my after-rain lake checkup, I discovered a music festival being held at lake shores!

First I was surprised to see no parking spot on the street which should be relatively empty on weekends. I had to turn into the paid parking lot by the lake which I never used before. It was then when I discovered tons of people around the lake. I looked at the faces closely to see if it was a senior citizens' weekend event. But they were people of all ages.

I asked a woman what was going on and she told me music was to be played on the lake. I immediately thought of a similar event on the Thames in London and mentioned it. She said she had heard about it.

There seemed to be a delay, possibly due to the rain, because for a while nothing was going on and people were patiently waiting. It did not matter to me since I was busy photographing. Besides the event, I was also interested in the colours of the mountains after rain, which was what I came for.

While I was busy with my camera, the music started. It was nice but a bit too short. A small-scale event, nothing like what happened on the Thames. It is a little disappointing, but as a community cultural event, there was nothing to complain about. What happened was twelve trombonists, including Cuban jazz icon Bobby Carcasses and the world music trio Vocomotion, were placed at corners of the lake interpreting R. Murray Schafer's Music for Wilderness Lake. The music was supposed to work in harmony with the environment. An excellent concept!

My friend Daxonmacs says that this song of Rolling Stones, which he aptly calls the most beautiful cry ever, is played frequently at this time of the year in Belgium's shopping centers. I wonder why. Because it is a classic and it is played among other classics? Here, where I live, they cannot wait to play the boring Christmas carols, again and again.

I agree that this is a very beautiful song. I was deeply touched by it the first time I heard it. When it or the Rolling Stones first became popular, I was not around to hear it. The next decades I was in a different part of the world, listening to and busy with very different things.

This song has played a vital role in my life, too; enabling me to soften my heart to forgive someone.

You and Me / From one world / We are family
Travel dream / A thousand miles / Meeting in Beijing
Come together / Put your hand in mine
You and Me / From one world / We are family


我和你，心连心，同住地球村，
为梦想，千里行，相会在北京。
来吧！朋友，伸出你的手，
我和你，心连心，永远一家人。


Liu Huan & Sarah Brightman

oh baby, just one more time to touch you
just one more time to tell you
i'm not so blind
baby, why can't i have you
it's breaking my heart in two
you know what i'm going through

I can't find my freaking glasses again, which I knew were near my bed. I just used them last night to watch the TV show America's Next Top Model. I am playing The Cars Complete Greatest Hits to warm up for another search attempt. It is perfect for finding glasses or remote control. All that tension and frustration, it needs an outlet.