Pianist David Fritz Mr Music - newsletters

Since 15 January 2009 Singing Ivories is a weekly publication.
For your convenience all issues are stored online.
Please click on the following link to read any issue online:
http://www.mr-music.co.za/newsletters.htm

 

Singing Ivories Newsletter is sent only to my private e-mail list.
I value your privacy and NEVER share your info.

 

Please pass this newsletter to anyone whom you think
may enjoy it.
 
To subscribe to this *f*r*e*e* newsletter, please click on this link:
http://www.mr-music.co.za/joinsilist.php
 
To unsubscribe from this mailing list, just click on the link at
the bottom of this newsletter.

 

1.  Overture.

 

"It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat
back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things."
- Elinor Smith

 

"You can't live a perfect day without doing something
for someone who will never be able to repay you."
- John Wooden

 

"No one has ever become poor by giving."
- Anne Frank

 

...

 

Hi, and a hearty welcome to issue 131, the first one for November.

 

Apologies, but due to a hectic schedule and unplanned activities I didn't get
a newsletter out last week.

 

This week there are two gifts: the outstanding recipe from last
week and this week's MP3!

 

A further change in activities is that next week will be my last week
of broadcasting "New Age and Ambient" and "Rock'em", for the foreseeable future, at least.

 

Please tune in next week: it will be your last chance to listen to my broadcasts.

 

DIARY FOR THE WEEK

 

Thursday  03 November  - 21H00-22H00 - Internet, Kwaggaradio.com
  Broadcast, Rock'em: Rock music show

 

Saturday  05 November  - 20H30-24H00 - Barrels, Alberton
  6-piece Rock Band, Stoned Castle, live performance

 

Sunday    06 November  - 12H00-15H00 - Sir Thomas Restaurant, Cullinan
  Piano performance

 

Monday    07 November  - 21H00-22H00 - Internet, Kwaggaradio.com
  Broadcast, New Age and Ambient music show

 

Thursday  10 November  - 21H00-22H00 - Internet, Kwaggaradio.com
  Broadcast, Rock'em: Rock music show

 

SIR THOMAS RESTAURANT

 

Isn't it time to visit me at Sir Thomas?

 

For the best lunch experience come and enjoy Sunday lunch
at Sir Thomas, and while you're there, come and say
hi and enjoy a cup of coffee with me.

 

For enquiries and bookings, please call the restaurant on:
087-805-9528 or (012) 734-1225/1778,
or e-mail:
reservations@sirthomas.co.za

 

Sir Thomas: casual dining at its best
http://www.sirthomas.co.za

 

SUGGESTIONS

 

At the end of every month I look at the suggestions sent in via
my suggestions page, the link below, and e-mail, during that month and
choose the one I think was the best.

 

In the first issue of the next month I then announce the winner.

 

October's winner: unfortunately no entries, so no winner!

 

Do you have any suggestions or contributions for this newsletter, my
websites or upcoming albums?

 

Great! Now just click on the link below to submit it,
or reply to this e-mail or send a new e-mail with your suggestion.
Remember that there's a monthly prize for the best suggestion:
http://www.mr-music.co.za/suggestions.htm

 

FACEBOOK

 

Check out my photos and be sure to leave your comments, and while
you're on Facebook, why not add me as a friend? Here's the link:
http://www.facebook.com/David.Mr.Music

 

RADIO SHOWS

 

Remember: this week is my last broadcasts.

 

Why don't you tune in to my radio shows which are broadcast Monday and Thursday
evening between 9 and 10 pm on Kwagga Radio on the internet.

 

Monday evening I present a program of new age and
ambient music: cool, smooth and relaxing.

 

Thursday evening I present a program of Rock music:
oh, soo energizing!

 

Please e-mail your comments, questions or requests to me at:
david@kwaggaradio.com

 

To listen via streaming on the internet click here:
http://kwaggaradio.com

 

To listen via the Winamp program on your pc click here:
http://85.25.184.155:8090/listen.pls

 

BLOG

 

Read articles on my blog by clicking on the link below.
Don't forget to click on the Facebook "Like" button to let
your Facebook buddies know what you've read and liked:
http://www.mr-music.co.za/blog

 

PHOTOS

 

You can view all 129 of my photos, right from the photos page on my site.

 

Remember to visit this link often as I
add photos regularly.

 

To view, just click on this link:
http://www.mr-music.co.za/photos.htm

 

TO PONDER

 

"Let me to-night look back across the span
'Twixt dawn and dark, and to my conscience say -
Because of some good act to beast or man -
"The world is better that I lived to-day."

 

Please feel free to share your thoughts and comments on the
statement above with me.

 

Simply reply to this e-mail, or send a new e-mail to:
david@mr-music.co.za

 

MAIN ARTICLE

 

In today's main article, I share a few useful household tips.

 

Scroll down to section 3 below to read it.

 

GIFT

 

Remember that you don't pay for any gift, so why
not grab and enjoy the gifts on offer?

 

This being the first issue for this month it's time for another
0-cost music piece, provided for download in the popular MP3 format.

 

AND: because I didn't send out a newsletter last week there's
also the recipe-of-the-month from last week to download!

 

Scroll down to section 2 below for more information
and download instructions.

 

Remember all gifts stay available for you permanently, so
feel free to visit the "gifts" section at any time to see what you may have
missed, and to grab them.

 

Ready? Grab a cup of your favourite beverage now and spend
20 relaxing minutes with me!

 

2.  "Prelude".

 

Today I brought "Prelude", by Jon Schmidt, to usher us into this
section of the newsletter.

 

Click on the following link to listen to an excerpt from
the piece:
http://www.mr-music.co.za/sample-0376.mp3

 

I hope you like it.

 

If you do, please click on the link below to learn more about
Jon and his music and/or to purchase:
http://jonschmidt.com

 

BRAND-NEW!

 

Jon Schmidt and Steven Sharp Nelson just arranged a cover of "Rolling in the Deep"
by Adele, for cello and piano

 

Here's the link to the video on YouTube to watch. Click, look,
listen and enjoy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUjWJSnGVB0

 

You can purchase the MP3 from Jon's site at:
http://jonschmidt.com

 

- MUSIC FACT OF THE WEEK

 

The well-known guitar piece, Memories of the Alhambra, "Recuerdos de la Alhambra",
was composed by Francisco Tarrega.

 

- MUSIC FOR FUNCTIONS

 

By now you know that you can contact me to provide any kind of
music, for any type of function.

 

Although I specialize in performing as pianist, I
also appear in other groups, e.g. as keyboardist for
Sounds Exciting and Stoned Castle.

 

Near or far, for 2 or 200, at dusk or dawn:
I will come and add my magic touch to turn your event into
something memorable.
 
Not to mention the publicity you'll get via my site and newsletter!

 

You know the drill by now: just e-mail me with details,
I will respond with a written quote and then we'll take things from there.
E-mail me at:
david@mr-music.co.za

 

- YOUR GIFTS

 

- MP3-of-the-month

 

With every first issue of the month I give you
a unique and special piece of music.

 

Unique, because you cannot buy it or download it
anywhere else!

 

Special, because these are pieces I have composed or will compose,
play and record myself, and which I will only make available to
you, at no cost.

 

A couple of weeks ago I was talking to one of my friends, Madelene,
about songs written for ladies and she mentioned that no-one has
written a song for "Madelene".

 

Seeing as it was her birthday recently I decided to write a song for her.

 

So here is your download of "For Madelene".

 

To download it and/or any of the other MP3s-of-the-month,
click on this link:
http://www.mr-music.co.za/mp3month.htm

 

- E-book-of-the-month

 

Every second Thursday of the month you can look forward
to receiving another e-book at 0-cost.

 

To download any of the e-books-of-the-month,
click on this link:
http://www.mr-music.co.za/bookmonth.htm

 

- Ring-tone-of-the-month

 

On the third Thursday of every month I give you a ring tone: something
smooth/cool/romantic/sophisticated, so that you never have to cringe,
no matter when or where your phone rings.

 

To download any of the ring-tones-of-the-month,
click on this link:
http://www.mr-music.co.za/ringtonemonth.htm

 

- Recipe-of-the-month

 

With the fourth issue of every month you will
be receiving a recipe. Not just any recipe, but one that I and/or my
helper, Cecilia, invented and concocted successfully.

 

A couple of weeks ago I felt like raisin bread, but I didn't want
the same old shop-bought bread with 10 raisins in.

 

So we baked a better raisin loaf and here is the recipe for
"Gourmet Raisin Loaf".

 

To download it and/or any of the other recipes-of-the-month,
click on this link:
http://www.mr-music.co.za/recipemonth.htm

 

3.  Intermission.

 

Useful Tips

 

DID YOU KNOW?

 

Take your bananas apart when you get home from the store.
If you leave them connected at the stem, they ripen faster.

 

Store your opened chunks of cheese in tin foil.
It will stay fresh much longer and not mold!

 

Peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better
for eating.

 

Peppers with 4 bumps on the bottom are firmer and better
for cooking.

 

Add a teaspoon of water when frying ground beef. It will
help pull the grease away from the meat while cooking.

 

To really make scrambled eggs or omelettes rich add a couple
of spoonfuls of sour cream, cream cheese, or heavy cream;
then beat them.

 

Add garlic immediately to a recipe if you want a light taste
of garlic and at the end of the recipe if your want a
stronger taste of garlic.

 

Reheating Pizza: heat leftover pizza in a non-stick skillet on top of the
stove; set heat to med-low and heat till warm.
This keeps the crust crispy. No soggy
micro pizza. I saw this on the food channel and it really works.

 

Easy Devilled Eggs: put cooked egg yolks in a zip lock bag. Seal; mash till
they are all broken up Add remainder of ingredients, reseal, keep mashing it up
mixing thoroughly, cut the tip of the baggy; squeeze mixture into egg. Just throw
the bag away when done - easy clean up.

 

Reheating refrigerated bread: to warm biscuits, pancakes, or muffins that were
refrigerated, place them in a microwave next to a cup of water. The increased moisture
will keep the food moist and help it reheat faster.

 

Newspaper weeds away: start putting torn newspaper in your plants, work the
nutrients in your soil. Wet newspapers, put layers around the plants, overlapping
as you go; cover with mulch and forget about weeds. Weeds will get through some
gardening plastic; they will not get through wet newspapers.

 

Broken Glass: use a wet cotton ball or Q-tip to pick up the small shards
of glass you can't see easily.

 

Flexible vacuum: to get something out of a heat register or under the
fridge add an empty paper towel roll or empty gift wrap roll to your vacuum.
It can be bent or flattened to get in narrow openings.

 

Reducing Static Cling: pin a small safety pin to the seam of your slip and you
will not have a clingy skirt or dress. Same thing works with slacks that cling when
wearing panty hose. Place pin in seam of slacks and ... Ta DA! ... Static is gone.

 

Measuring Cups: before you pour sticky substances into a measuring cup,
fill with hot water. Dump out the hot water, but don't dry cup. Next, add your
ingredient (peanut butter, honey, etc.) and watch how easily it comes right out.

 

Foggy Windshield? Hate foggy windshields? Buy a chalkboard eraser and keep
it in the glove box of your car When the windows fog, rub with the eraser!
Works better than a cloth!

 

Reopening envelope: if you seal an envelope and then realize you forgot to
include something inside, just place your sealed envelope in the freezer for an hour
or two. Voila! It unseals easily.

 

Conditioner: use your hair conditioner to shave your legs. It's cheaper
than shaving cream and leaves your legs really smooth. It's also a great way to
use up the conditioner you bought but didn't like when you tried it in your hair.

 

Goodbye Fruit Flies: to get rid of pesky fruit flies, take a small glass, fill
it 1/2 with Apple Cider vinegar and add 2 drops of dish washing liquid; mix well.
You will find those flies drawn to the cup and gone forever!

 

Get Rid of Ants: put small piles of cornmeal where you see ants. They eat
it, take it 'home,' can't digest it so it kills them. It may take a week or so,
especially if it rains, but it works and you don't have the worry about pets or small
children being harmed!

 

For comments or queries, e-mail me at:
david@mr-music.co.za

 

4.  "Edelweiss".

 

Today I brought "Edelweiss", played by Trevor Nasser, to lead us
into this section of the newsletter in which I remind you of
things to diarize and do.

 

Click on the link below to listen to an excerpt from the piece:
http://www.mr-music.co.za/sample-0377.mp3

 

Thank you to all of you who are doing some and/or
all of the things suggested. May you have lots of fun doing them.
 
Make this another memorable week by diarizing and
doing as suggested below:

 

- DATES TO DIARIZE

 

- 05 November - 10h00-12h00, Allen Park Morning Tea, Kempton Park
  "PLAASKOMBUISTEE", R50 per person,
  for info and bookings Marie Ras - 083-258-4529 or 011-972-4220
- 14 November - 17h30 - UJ Sundowner Concert, Johannesburg
  Samson diamond (violin) and Sonia van Zyl (piano)

 

- THINGS TO DO THIS WEEK
 
- Eat dark chocolate
- Attend a concert
- Pay for someone's newspaper at the street vendor
- Arrange an evening of playing Trivial Pursuit with friends/family:
  have only food/snacks/drinks that start with the letter T
- Please forward this newsletter to someone, encouraging him/her
  to sign up for it at
http://www.mr-music.co.za

 

5.  Encore

 

An inspirational speaker said:
“The Best years of my life were spent in the arms of a woman, who wasn’t my wife.”

 

The audience was in shock and silence.

 

He added:
“She was my mother”

 

A big round of applause and laughter followed!

 

A very daring husband tried to crack this at home.
After dinner, he said loudly to his wife in the kitchen:
“The Best years of my life were spent in the arms of a woman, who wasn’t my wife”

 

Standing for a moment, he tried to recall the second line of that speaker.
By the time he gained his senses, he was on a hospital bed, recovering from burns
of boiling water!

 

Moral:

 

Don’t Copy, if u can’t Paste!

 

...

 

Today I'll take my leave with the beautiful "Just The Way You Are", sung by
Billy Joel.

 

Click on this link to listen to an excerpt from the song:
http://www.mr-music.co.za/sample-0378.mp3

 

"Don't go changing to try and please me;
you never let me down before;
and don't imagine you're too familiar;
and I don't see you anymore;
I would not leave you in times of trouble;
we never could have come this far;
I took the good times, I'll take the bad times;
I'll take you just the way you are.

 

Don't go trying some new fashion;
don't change the colour of your hair;
you always have my unspoken passion;
although I might not seem to care;
I don't want clever conversation;
I never want to work that hard;
I just want someone that I can talk to;
I want you just the way you are.

 

Chorus
I need to know that you will always be;
the same old someone that I knew;
what will it take 'till you believe in me;
the way that I believe in you.

 

I said I love you, and that's forever;
and this I promise from the heart;
I could not love you any better;
I love you just the way you are.

 

Instrumental interlude

 

I don't want clever conversation;
I never want to work that hard;
I just want someone that I can talk to;
I want you just the way you are."

 

Love and the best music

 

David
Mr Music
Music with impact...
(C) 072-265-3963
(F) 086-588-2632
 
to unsubscribe from this mailing list, click on the link below:
http://www.mr-music.co.za/unsubscribeform.htm