36 Years Ago

36 Years Ago, Vienna 1971—A Student Journal

Day 251: Mike and the Vienna Boys’ Choir; Idea book

Day 251 —Mike and the Vienna Boys’ Choir; Idea book
09-April-1972 (Sonntag–Sun.)

Today is a long post. I talk about my friend Mike and his work with the Vienna Boys’ Choir. About creativity, ideas, and writing down your thoughts in those old school marble notebooks or a journal.
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Day 220: Too little, too much

Day 220 — Too little, too much
09-March-1972 (Donnerstag–Thur.)

I pose to you, the reader, these questions:

• Which is better—too little, or too much?
• Is it better to produce five top-ten hits or 200 here’s-the-idea pieces of music?

Then, I spend a lot of time talking about this stuff.
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Day 219: Thinking of films

Day 219 — Thinking of films
08-March-1972 (Mittwoch–Wed.)

Steven Spielberg, move over. Today, my journal tips me as to why I am suddenly in a film mode.
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Day 088: Beyond routines—start a new project

Day 88 — Beyond routines—start a new project
29-October-1971 (Fri.)


The daily routine of 1971 is settling in. I present some thoughts on how to spice up your daily routine by starting new projects—perhaps something that you’ve always wanted to do. Write a novel. Write a song. Sing. Blog. Podcast. The list goes on. Do it.

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Day 021: Busy, busy. Why am I writing this blog?

Day 21 — Busy, busy. Why am I writing this blog?
23-August-1971 (Mon.)


• “I’m busy, dude.” For myself, it’s busy in both 1971 and 2007 and in between.
• I revisit the reasons as to why I am writing this blog…

Mostly, to

• Encourage the "young" and the "graduated."
• Encourage the “middies” and “oldsters.”
• Be creative.
• Never give up.
• Follow those dreams.

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