WHEN in the course of human Events, it becomes necessary….
Tired of Winter? Try This Month on Jupiter
byVanderleunonFebruary 25, 2019
Atmospheric features in Jupiter’s northern hemisphere are captured in this view from NASA’s Juno spacecraft. The new perspective shows swirling clouds that surround a circular feature within a jet stream region called “Jet N6.”
This color-enhanced image was taken at 9:20 a.m. PST on Feb. 12, 2019 (12:20 p.m. EST), as the spacecraft performed its 18th close flyby of the gas giant planet. At the time, Juno was about 8,000 miles (13,000 kilometers) from the planet’s cloud tops, above a latitude of approximately 55 degrees north. Dramatic Jupiter | NASA
My son and his now wife used “Jupiter” as the recessional music at their wedding.
Ray Van DuneFebruary 26, 2019, 2:37 PM
Holst gave each planet in “The Planets” a persona that is reflected in its music. Mars was a “Bringer of War” from ancient times, and it sounds militaristic and threatening. Venus is romantic and dreamy, etc. But Jupiter’s persona according to Holst is “Jollity”. I recall hearing Jupiter played at what was claimed to be the original faster tempo scored by Holst, and it was a lively dancing jig, completely unlike the “Chariots of Fire” version we know, although the melody was unchanged. I hated it, but apparently that’s the way he wrote it! Anyone know why it is played so differently now?
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Who Am I? by Carl Sandburg
My head knocks against the stars.
My feet are on the hilltops.
My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of universal life.
Down in the sounding foam of primal things I reach my hands and play with pebbles of destiny.
I have been to hell and back many times.
I know all about heaven, for I have talked with God.
I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible.
I know the passionate seizure of beauty
And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs reading “Keep Off.”
My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive in the universe.
Duty, Beauty, Liberty, Country, Honor, Family, Faith — Plus a few simple easy to follow rules for guys
Men saw the stars at the edge of the sea
They thought great thoughts about liberty
Poets wrote down words that did fit
Writers wrote books
Thinkers thought about it
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
Many’s the road I have walked upon
Many’s the hour between dusk and dawn
Many’s the time
Many’s the mile
I see it all now
Through the eyes of a child
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
And close your eyes
Leave it all for a while
Leave the world
And your worries behind
You will build on whatever is real
And wake up each day
To a new waking dream
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Change, change come over
Change come over
Talkin’ about a change
Change, change
Change come over, now
Change, change, change come over
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
Gerard Van der Leun
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My son and his now wife used “Jupiter” as the recessional music at their wedding.
Holst gave each planet in “The Planets” a persona that is reflected in its music. Mars was a “Bringer of War” from ancient times, and it sounds militaristic and threatening. Venus is romantic and dreamy, etc. But Jupiter’s persona according to Holst is “Jollity”. I recall hearing Jupiter played at what was claimed to be the original faster tempo scored by Holst, and it was a lively dancing jig, completely unlike the “Chariots of Fire” version we know, although the melody was unchanged. I hated it, but apparently that’s the way he wrote it! Anyone know why it is played so differently now?