Tampa Taxi Shots

The newspaper the next day There will be a total eclipse of the sun on Monday which will be visible by most of North America. In Tampa, the totality will be about 91% which ain't bad. This eclipse has sentimental value for me for I once witnessed and filmed a total solar eclipse when I was 13 years old in Newport News Virginia on March 7, 1970. I remember it well. What I clearly remember was being able to see the stars in the middle of the day, with the planet Venus being prominent in the "night sky." I remember it well as I was recording it with a rather sophisticated piece of equipment I had made myself. Face it. I got a better shot than the local TV stations did. I had rigged a photography device using a used cereal box and a smoked pane of glass. In the box was a 8mm film camera which I shot incrementally and it worked perfectly. I was able to record the totality of the eclipse and the events leading up to it. 1970 Eclipse - The black dot goes right over N...

Delirium CD cover My collection of New Age music continues with Delirium introducing the west to Persian Gothic music. I am envious if you are hearing this for the first time.

I am convinced that the best music being written today is by classical composers. In the case of Einaudi, his music is being used in motion pictures to invoke deep emotion. His melodic command of the piano has been described as minimalist and New Age. What does this have to do with cab driving. A lot. I often use heroic music in the morning to inspire me. Success is as emotional as its intellectual you listening to this for the first time, I am envious. posted from Bloggeroid