Day 356: Final Day—Paris to home, 10 francs
07/23/08 03:50 PM Filed in: France | sightseeing
Day 356 — Final Day—Paris to home, 10 francs
23-Jul-1972 (Sun.)
It’s my
final day in Europe. 356 days of an incredible
European adventure that is coming to an end. An
adventure I can never again replicate. I’m still
depressed by not being with Anjali today, and today’s
post gives an uncharacteristic negative feeling. I’m
usually a bit more chipper and positive. Don’t worry,
I’ll be ok. I think.
At the end of my day in Paris, I had 10 French francs left. That’s about $2 US. Do I make it home?
Yes. I’m home. Good old, home, sweet home. Hi mom. Hi Mike, Steve, Frank, and Dennis.
Plenty of photos today. See my family. See ALL the pictures of me from 1971.
It was an amazing year.
THE END
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23-Jul-1972 (Sun.)
At the end of my day in Paris, I had 10 French francs left. That’s about $2 US. Do I make it home?
Yes. I’m home. Good old, home, sweet home. Hi mom. Hi Mike, Steve, Frank, and Dennis.
Plenty of photos today. See my family. See ALL the pictures of me from 1971.
It was an amazing year.
THE END
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Day 352: East Berlin
07/19/08 07:17 AM Filed in: Germany
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Day 352 — East Berlin
19-Jul-1972 (Wed.)
I’m a
tourist today. I proceed through Checkpoint Charlie
in the American Sector of West Berlin and head off to
East Berlin. It’s modern and built up. I spend an
exciting day in communist East Berlin, including
visiting some fascinating museums. There are tons of
photos today.
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19-Jul-1972 (Wed.)
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Day 268: German students
04/26/08 08:13 PM Filed in: Vienna
Day 268 — German students
26-April-1972 (Mittwoch–Wed.)
A Bernstein tape and some drinking at night.
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26-April-1972 (Mittwoch–Wed.)
A Bernstein tape and some drinking at night.
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Day 246: Lost Glass, found—Thank you, Vienna
04/04/08 07:10 AM Filed in: Vienna
Day 246 — Lost Glass, found—Thank you, Vienna
04-April-1972 (Dienstag–Tue.)
Broken Glass, found. No, that’s not a code word to launch nuclear weapons, it’s news from the Institute of Composition and Electroacoustic Media at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. They have found my 36-year-old tapes and will digitize them and send them to me. It’s a miracle.
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04-April-1972 (Dienstag–Tue.)
Broken Glass, found. No, that’s not a code word to launch nuclear weapons, it’s news from the Institute of Composition and Electroacoustic Media at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. They have found my 36-year-old tapes and will digitize them and send them to me. It’s a miracle.
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Day 210: I’m playing Bruckner; Brothers
02/28/08 07:43 AM Filed in: Vienna
Day 210 — I’m playing Bruckner; Brothers
28-February-1972 (Montag–Mon.)
Not only
it is a good day but I am going to play Wagner tuba
in Bruckner’s Symphony
No. 8. Yes.
Check out some Bruckner links and a YouTube video. I
talk about brothers Steve and Frank.
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28-February-1972 (Montag–Mon.)
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Day 208: Teaching with sound
02/26/08 09:51 PM Filed in: Vienna
Day 208 — Teaching with sound
26-February-1972 (Samstag–Sat.)
Music is
sound. Sound is music. Later in life, as a teacher, I
teach musical concepts and creativity through
sound—musique concrète and electronic music. Add the
ability to make student films—the young students
loved it all.
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26-February-1972 (Samstag–Sat.)
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Day 207: Sound as music
02/25/08 08:30 AM Filed in: Vienna
Day 207 — Sound as music
25-February-1972 (Freitag–Fri.)
Prof.
Kaufmann helps me to move towards the completion of
my educational electronic music book project with
both music and score. I am doing an extensive amount
of work in the electronic lab on this music. I talk a
bit about sound as music.
I may have discovered a long lost Viennese friend, Mike, on the Internet.
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25-February-1972 (Freitag–Fri.)
I may have discovered a long lost Viennese friend, Mike, on the Internet.
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Day 177: Meeting Rotary; First Haircut
01/26/08 06:20 PM Filed in: Vienna
Day 177 — Meeting Rotary; First Haircut
26-January-1972 (Mittwoch–Wed.)
I finally get to meet other Rotary students and learn that there are many students here. For the occasion, I get my first haircut in six months. No more hippie-John.
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26-January-1972 (Mittwoch–Wed.)
I finally get to meet other Rotary students and learn that there are many students here. For the occasion, I get my first haircut in six months. No more hippie-John.
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Day 156: Great skiing; world conversations
01/05/08 08:30 PM Filed in: Austria
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Day 156 — Great skiing; world conversations
05-January-1972 (Mittwock—Wed.)
Today is
an amazing day of skiing that brings me down the
backside of the mountain and many miles away from St.
Anton. How amazing is that?
At dinner, I come face-to-face with the emotion behind the conflict in Northern Ireland between the Irish Catholics and the British. At the same dinner table. A true-life learning experience.
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05-January-1972 (Mittwock—Wed.)
At dinner, I come face-to-face with the emotion behind the conflict in Northern Ireland between the Irish Catholics and the British. At the same dinner table. A true-life learning experience.
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Day 153: St. Anton, Skiing Day 1
01/02/08 06:40 PM Filed in: Austria
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Day 153 — St. Anton, Skiing Day 1
02-January-1972 (Sun.)
My first
day of skiing at the wonderful resort of St. Anton,
an international skiing mecca for the rich and famous
(and a poor American student studying in Vienna). I
take ski lessons again and spend the day skiing all
over St. Anton. Nice.
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02-January-1972 (Sun.)
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Day 006: Achille from Italy
08/08/07 09:16 PM Filed in: Vienna
Day 6 — A new roommate, Achille
08-August-1971 (Sun.)
Today
is a day of rest, and of meeting many people. First
and foremost, I have a new roommate, Achille, who is
from Milan, Italy. Together, we meet friendly people
over lunch and dinner from South Africa and France,
and attend Mass at St. Stephan’s Cathedral.
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08-August-1971 (Sun.)
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