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Turning 6lbs of brass and 600 parts into a tenor saxophone at the Yamaha factory.

Paul Griffiths reviews two new books about Bach. I'll probably read both, but it's <I>his</I> writing I find delightful.

You've undoubtedly read Steve Jobs' <A HREF="http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughtsonmusic/">"Thoughts on Music"</A> by now, but what does it mean? I've been sorting through interpretations and responses (such as the <A HREF="http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/02/06/norway.responds.to.jobs/"><I>Mac…; interview</A> with Torgeir Waterhouse of the Norwegian Consumer Council), but I think Thomas Hawk at <I>Seeking Alpha</I> comes closest to deciphering it correctly.

If molecular interactions are electrical, doesn't it follow that dynamic electromagnetic field interactions are caused by electromagnetic resonance rather than through random collisions?

When people ask me if I miss it, I'm quick to make a face. My left eye might scrunch up tight, while the right shoots out like a feathered arrow, raising its brow like an exclamation mark. My nose and lips tighten, become wrinkled. Everything about this face expresses some sort of pain, maybe even disgust. Like I've been slapped, like I've just downed a mouthful of sour milk. Do I miss it? Are you out of your mind? What is there to miss: Late nights?; Heavy gear?; Bad crowds?; No crowd?

Any explanation that includes YouTube clips of the Marx Brothers <I>and</I> Maria Callas is jake by me.

The end times must be nigh: Sony, the company that wouldn't even admit MP3 existed, now makes an iPod docking station.