Cheers to Itzhak Perlman!
The first violinist I came to appreciate and admire for his breathtaking skills and incomparable personal expression, Itahak Perlman celebrates his 67th birthday today. To celebrate…
Happy Independence Day America!
Throw the Dice and Play Nice would like to wish all of its American readers a happy, healthy and safe Independence Day! Happy 236th birthday to…
Seriously Stumped by the ‘Punks’ with No Soul
March 14th….to mathematics fans out there, today marks the numerical pun that is “Pi Day.” I personally never memorized more than a handful of decimal places of…
You Can’t Ring the Bell of Humility Loudly.
“The lady doth protest too much methinks.” – Shakespeare, from Hamlet, Act III, Scene II This quote often pops up in modern day conversation, usually modified, implying a sense…
Mozart K. 256 …Beats per minute??
The child prodigy, the master of manuscript, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, is being remembered worldwide today, for his 256th year. Such a lasting impression one man’s genius…
Quiet, Dirty Jeans or Loud, Clean Phones?
…or “Comments on Concert Etiquette Part 2.” Attention: At this time, please silence all cell phones and mobile devices. Thank you. As I often do when…
Put the “Fun” Back in Funding
Happy 2012 readers! Now that we’ve all settled into the first week of our new year, I thought, why not start things off with a post…
Does This CAT Scan Make Me Look Vintage? (and sound like it too?)
For as long as there has ever been a popular item to give away or sell to the masses, there have been honest competitors and shameless…
Thanks London Phil, for Giving Games a Go
It being the day before Thanksgiving, that American holiday which emphasizes the singularly simple, but profoundly powerful theme of appreciation and gratitude, I thought it might…
An Album for Every Occasion
Now that “Throw the Dice” has reached its first birthday, I was contemplating what today’s post should be for. Should I do a play off of…