Music'al Notes

    Music'al NotesIssue 84

    Cultural Differences

    France. When my kids were small, we rented a house…
    Music'al NotesIssue 93

    Muggings

    It was the jostling that alerted me. I looked down…
    Music'al NotesIssue 92

    My First Visit to China

    [This article was first edited by Art Dudley and published…
    Music'al NotesIssue 91

    Budapest

    I was sitting on a bidet in Budapest, thinking of…
    Music'al NotesIssue 89

    Party

    “This is S.I. Newhouse’s personal secretary, I would like to…
    Music'al NotesIssue 90

    The Jewish Cemetery

    The Jewish cemetery in Shettleston, Glasgow is a miserable place.…
    Music'al NotesIssue 88

    Napa

    “Hi Dad. How would you like to be my sous…
    Music'al NotesIssue 87

    Moscow

    “Please list every single foreign trip you have taken.” This…
    Music'al NotesIssue 86

    Esther

    She looked so summery, that I had to talk to…
    Music'al NotesIssue 85

    Crazy Horse

    “C’est mon mari!” yelled Arianne as we rushed into the…
    Music'al NotesIssue 94

    Dating

    Leslie. “I’m breaking up with you. I have never been…
    Music'al NotesIssue 83

    Taxi

    The four of us shuffled into the doctor’s office. An…
    Music'al NotesIssue 82

    New York Stories

    Party. New York in the late seventies was run-down, crime-ridden,…
    Music'al NotesIssue 81

    Laura

    Years ago my daughter, wife, and I took a trip…
    Music'al NotesIssue 79

    Hong Kong

    On my many visits to China, I always make a…
    Music'al NotesIssue 78

    Motherwell

    In the mid-sixties, I managed a furniture store in Motherwell,…
    Music'al NotesIssue 77

    An Interesting Day

    “You should visit the Yakeshi Factory in Foshan,” my friend…
    Music'al NotesIssue 73

    Heart

    I am awake. Not a slow-opening-of-my-eyes awake. More a slap-in-the-face…
    Music'al NotesIssue 76

    Citizenship

    “Oh, you speak English? Thank God. You’re the first one…
    Music'al NotesIssue 75

    Berlin Stories

    KaDeWe  “How can you stand to be here after all…
    Music'al NotesIssue 110

    Binghamton

    My first impression of America was Binghamton, New York. With…
    Music'al NotesIssue 134

    Hey Jude

    Music can bring you back to a certain time and…
    Music'al NotesIssue 129

    School Days

    Fat Malcolm. Malcolm was fat. This was a rarity in…
    Music'al NotesIssue 124

    Arran, a Whisky Tale

    The ad ran something like this. “Invest in a new…
    Music'al NotesIssue 123

    Whisky

    The man with the whisky bottle kept filling my glass.…
    Music'al NotesIssue 122

    Dude Ranch

    “Great recovery Roy,” yelled the wrangler as I tightly pulled…
    Music'al NotesIssue 121

    Copenhagen

    Hi Dad, we just managed to get a booking for…
    Music'al NotesIssue 119

    Israel

    Our friend Allan was the Sherriff of Galilee. At least…
    Music'al NotesIssue 116

    Four Weddings and a Funeral

    The bride and groom walked down the aisle to the…
    Music'al NotesIssue 113

    Smuggling

    I come from a family of smugglers. “Have you anything…
    Music'al NotesIssue 74

    Trade Shows

    Politics. “Roy, I need you to be on your best…
    Music'al NotesIssue 105

    Key West

    “Go immediately to the emergency room. I can’t help you…
    Music'al NotesIssue 104

    Cop Tales

    First Phone Call: “Let me speak to Mary.” “I’m sorry,…
    Music'al NotesIssue 102

    Zaida

    The headline in the local Jewish newspaper read, “Orthodox Man…
    Music'al NotesIssue 100

    Erna

    As some readers may have noticed, the tales I write…
    Music'al NotesIssue 99

    Artek

    I looked down at the bowl of pasta covered with…
    Music'al NotesIssue 98

    Puerto Rico

    “Why are we here?” I asked my host Harry. “Wait,…
    Music'al NotesIssue 96

    Top Chef

    “Dad, can you lend me $2000? I’m good for it.”…
    Music'al NotesIssue 95

    Cuba

    The colorful buildings in the narrow streets of Old Havana…
    Music'al NotesIssue 46

    Art 2

    As he lay down in bed, my father noticed a…
    Music'al NotesIssue 55

    Macy’s

    “What did you say to Mr. Segal?” My boss grabbed…
    Music'al NotesIssue 54

    Dickens

    “You’re going to see that wee, fat conceited bastard?” said…
    Music'al NotesIssue 53

    Fort Peck

    “You won’t find a hotel room anywhere for the next…
    Music'al NotesIssue 52

    Rikers

    “Roy, would you do me a favor? Can you visit…
    Music'al NotesIssue 51

    The Deal (or: How Adolf Hitler Bought Me a Jaguar)

    Reading the deed in the Grundbuch (land registry) in East…
    Music'al NotesIssue 50

    Jazz

    “God bless you honey, God bless you”, said Alberta Hunter…
    Music'al NotesIssue 49

    Eating

    “If you touch me again,” I yelled, “I will kill…
    Music'al NotesIssue 48

    Oppportunities

    “It was the Armani coat that sealed the deal,” said…
    Music'al NotesIssue 47

    Gatecrashing

    “Would you like to see the car?” Leland and I…
    Music'al NotesIssue 56

    Mykonos

    “Aren’t you Morag and Elspeth from Arbroath?” The flight to…
    Music'al NotesIssue 45

    Summer Holiday

    “We’ve come to report a car accident”said Ivor. The policeman…
    Music'al NotesIssue 44

    Wilmore!

    “Where is Roy Hall? Roy Hall? Stand up.” My heart…
    Music'al NotesIssue 43

    Cairo

    “Is Israel a good country?” asked the captain. I was…
    Music'al NotesIssue 42

    Justice

    “I don’t know why I am telling you this. “…
    Music'al NotesIssue 41

    Art

    “Hello, this is Robert Rauschenberg’s personal secretary. Mr. Rauschenberg wants…
    Music'al NotesIssue 40

    Sadie

    “Hello Sadie, when are you leaving?” said my father, the…
    Music'al NotesIssue 39

    Dog Day

    “Give this to the taxi driver when you leave the…
    Music'al NotesIssue 38

    A Factory Visit

    The first two shots of  slivovitz—plum brandy— went down easily,…
    Music'al NotesIssue 64

    Concerts

    Unsurprisingly, music has played a central role in my life.…
    Music'al NotesIssue 73

    Food, Wine, and Advice

    One. When I moved to Manhattan in the mid-seventies things…
    Music'al NotesIssue 72

    Discipline

    As a kid growing up in Glasgow, Scotland in the…
    Music'al NotesIssue 71

    Masumi

    “Would you like to have dinner with me tonight?” “Yes,”…
    Music'al NotesIssue 69

    Education

    “It’s your move Roy. The bet is two shillings and…
    Music'al NotesIssue 70

    Suicide

    As I age, I become aware of my mortality. My…
    Music'al NotesIssue 68

    Cairns

    As a child growing up in Glasgow, Scotland, I was,…
    Music'al NotesIssue 67

    Love Stories

    Would you like to go somewhere beautiful?” I asked. “More…
    Music'al NotesIssue 66

    Surprise

    I had been friendly with Roslyn for quite a few…
    Music'al NotesIssue 65

    Sinai

    The muezzin woke us up with the Adhan (The Muslim call…
    Music'al NotesIssue 37

    The Wong Way

    “Dear Roy, Thank you for email. Our guy would like…
    Music'al NotesIssue 63

    Hotel Tales

    St James Club. I had come to LA on a…
    Music'al NotesIssue 62

    Escape

    “Line up against that wall” said the Captain to my…
    Music'al NotesIssue 61

    Belmont Park

    She was a head taller than everyone else, and moved…
    Music'al NotesIssue 120

    The Munich HIGH END Show

    The Munich HIGH END show or springtime for (you know…
    Music'al NotesIssue 60

    Cancer

    “What’s that black circle?” I asked the technician while looking…
    Music'al NotesIssue 59

    Jerusalem

    The pilgrim, after saying some prayers, prostrated himself on the…
    Music'al NotesIssue 58

    Vikingbåde

    “I wish this boat would stop rocking so much,” I…
    Music'al NotesIssue 57

    The Engagement

    “Goodbye” I said with a smile as I stepped over…
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