CDs listened to today:

• Gustav Mahler: The Symphonies, disks 9-10
• David Maslanka: Symphony No. 7
• Krzysztof Penderecki: Concerto for Viola and Chamber Orchestra
• The Stone Roses: (eponymous)
• The Annuals: Be He Me
  
• Tom Scott: Bebop United
  

CDs listened to today:

• Alan Hovhaness: Symphony No. 15, Silver Pilgrimage
• Outkast: The Love Below/Speakerboxxx
• Dave Holland: Seeds Of Time
• The Refreshments: Fizzy Fuzzy Big & Buzzy
• The Annuals: Be He Me
  

CDs listened to today:

• Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 3 (conducted by Sir Adrian Boult)
• Billie Holiday: The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Volume 8
• Arthur Blythe: Lenox Avenue Breakdown
• David Diamond: String Quartet No. 3
• John Mayer: Heavier Things
• Rami Levin: Anima/Breath Of Life
• The Annuals: Be He Me
  

CDs listened to today:

• Olivier Messiaen: Saint François d'Assise
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonatas for Violin and Piano, disk 3
• Elastica: The Menace
• Norma Wendelburg: Sinfonietta
  

CDs listened to today:

• Bedrich Smetana: Má Vlast
• Suzanne Vega: Days Of Open Hand
• Charles Tolliver Big Band: With Love
• Richard Wilson: Symphony No. 1
• Grazyna Bacewica: Symphony No. 3
• Björk: Vespertine
• John Abercrombie: November
  

My brother is back to normal now, after a hospitalization and an adjustment of his meds. This weekend, I took him out to treat him for a meal and to buy him a few belated things in honor of his birthday. He loves golf, so I discovered that he had lost his beloved 3-wood. Shopping for a replacement was a nightmare. Golfers are notoriously picky about equipment, of course, but imagine what a mentally-ill golfer is like! We went to three different shops while he fretted that the old-fashioned, small-head woods are no longer available. Finally, I convinced him to accept a clearance club that didn't offend his sensibilities. Ironically, the club is officially from our father who had sent me some money to use on my brother's behalf, so I don't get credit for the gift, despite the hours invested...


CDs listened to today:

• Various Artists: Dance! Cadence!
• Johan de Meij: T-bone Concerto

CDs listened to today:

• Stereolab: Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements
• Tom Scott: Bebop United
• Alfred Schnittke: String Quartet No. 4

CDs listened to today:

• Alan Hovhaness: Symphony No. 2 (Mysterious Mountain)
• The Orb: Orblivion
• Dave Holland: Seeds Of Time
• Gustav Mahler: The Symphonies, disk 8
• Reel Big Fish: Turn The Radio Off
• David Maslanka: Symphony No. 7
• Harry Partch: The Bewitched
  

CDs listened to today:

• Norma Wendelburg: Sinfonietta
• Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 2
• Billie Holiday: The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Volume 6
• Arthur Blythe: Lenox Avenue Breakdown
• Fernand Desprez: Triptyque pour 3 trombones
• Dave Matthews Band: Under The Table And Dreaming
• Rami Levin: Anima/Breath Of Life
  

CDs listened to today:

• Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonatas for Violin and Piano, disk 2
• Elastica (eponymous)
  

CDs listened to today:

• Dana Wilson: Piece Of Mind
• Olivier Messiaen: St. François d'Assise
• Milton Babbitt: Philomel
• Björk: Debut
• John Abercrombie: November
  

CDs listened to today:

• Tom Scott: Bebop United
• Alfred Schnittke: Concerto Grosso No. 5
• Various Artists: Concept In Dance
• Johan de Meij: T-bone Concerto
• Nikos Skalkottas: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
• Various Artists: World Domination
• Charles Tolliver Big Band: With Love
  

CDs listened to today:

• Lou Reed: New York
• David Maslanka: Symphony No. 7
• Arvo Pärt: Tabula Rasa
• Steely Dan: Two Against Nature

CDs listened to today:

• Norman Dello Joio: Meditations On Ecclesiastes
• Material Issue: International Pop Overthrow
• Rami Levin: Anima/Breath Of Life
• Alan Hovhaness: Mountains And Rivers Without End
• Ohio Players: Fire
• Dave Holland: Seeds Of Time
• Gustav Mahler: The Symphonies, disk 7
  

I saw my brother today, on the way home from work. Ever since my sister alerted me that he was missing, I've reverted to my old habits from when he was homeless and I worked downtown. Back then, I would keep my eyes peeled for him as I walked around downtown and I would occasionally spot him also wandering around, digging in trash cans and generally wandering around like the mentally-ill homeless person he was. Well, the old habits paid off when I spotted him tonight, just like old times. I called out to him and he didn't answer at first. Once he stopped and talked to me, he seemed very, very paranoid and I'm not sure he recognized me. I don't know how we can help him in that state. If he's not a danger to himself and others, there aren't a lot of options until he's ready to ask for help.

CDs listened to today:

• Milton Babbitt: My Ends Are My Beginnings
• Andrew Bird: Andrew Bird & The Mysterious Production Of Eggs
• John Abercrombie: November
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonatas for Violin and Piano, disk 1
• Norma Wendelburg: Sinfonietta
• johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1
• Billie Holiday: The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Volume V
• Arthur Blythe: Lenox Avenue Breakdown
  

CDs listened to today:

• Various Artists: Via Brazil
• Charles Tolliver Big Band: With Love
• Richard Wernick: Musica Ptolemaica
• Olivier Messiaen: St. François d'Assise

CDs listened to today:

• David Maslanka: Symphony No. 7
• Arvo Pärt: Stabat Mater
• Lisa Stansfield: (eponymous)
• Tom Scott: Bebop United
• Alfred Schnittke: Concerto Grosso No. 4/Symphony No. 5
• Various Artists: Compilation #1
• Johan de Meij: T-bone Concerto
• Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 2

Today is my brother's birthday and he's missing.

He's mentally ill, but lives on his own. We're not sure when he went off missing, but probably sometime in the last few days. We're pretty worried about him, but how do you search for a person who's lived on the streets before and may just be having an episode--or got a wild hair to take a bus somewhere? Or is it worse?

CDs listened to today:

• Claude Debussy: Estampes
• Material: One Down
• Rami Levin: Anima/Breath Of Life
• Sarah Hopkins: Cello Chi
• Offspring: Smash
• Dave Holland: Seeds Of Time
• Gustav Mahler: The Symphonies, disk 6
• Dewey Redman: The Ear Of The Behearer
  

CDs listened to today:

• Norma Wendelburg: Sinfonietta
• Johannes Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem
• Billie Holiday: The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Volume IV
• Arthur Blythe: Lenox Avenue Breakdown
  

CDs listened to today:

• Either/Orchestra: Across the Omniverse, disk 2
  

CDs listened to today:

• Olivier Messiaen: Saint François d'Assise
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonatas for Piano, disk 10
• Either/Orchestra: Across the Omniverse, disk 1
  

CDs listened to today:

• Johan de Meij: T-bone Concerto
• Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15
• Various Artists: V Classic, Vol. 1
• Charles Tolliver Big Band: With Love
• Dan Welcher: Brass Quintet
• Milton Babbitt: Groupwise
• Big Pig: Bonk
• John Abercrombie: November
  

CDs listened to today:

• Redd Kross: Phaseshifter
• David Maslanka: Symphony No. 7
• Andrzej Panufnik: Sinfonia Votiva
• Lisa Stansfield: Affection
• Tom Scott: Bebop United
• Alfred Schnittke: Concerto for Cello No. 2
• Various Artists: Club Africa
  

CDs listened to today:

• Claude Debussy: La Boîte à Joujoux
• Material: Memory Serves
• Rami Levin: Anima/Breath Of Life
• Alfred Hoose: Gestures and Intimations
• The Odds: Bedbugs
• Dave Holland: Seeds Of Time
• Gustav Mahler: The Symphonies, disk 5
  

CDs listened to today:

• John Abercrombie: November
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonatas for Piano, disk 9
• Dressy Bessy: (eponymous)
• Norma Wendelburg: Sinfonietta
• Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D
• Billie Holiday: The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Volume III
• Arthur Blythe: Lenox Avenue Breakdown