Michael Hovnanian’s Beethoven 9 story

Blogger (and Contrabass Conversations guest) Michael Hovnanian wrote a great gig story on his CSO Bass Blog about an incident that happened about 10 years ago during a Chicago Symphony Orchestra performance. And I think that this thing only happened in second-tier...

The world’s worst cat video

I love posting about the kitties, although I try to keep it to a minimum. There have only been 26 posts about cats out of nearly 1200 posts, so I don’t think this is too bad a ratio.Anyway, this video definitely falls into the “so bad it’s...

Strollin’ Down the River

Bass blog contributor Jean-Yves Bénichou sent me this great photo and accompanying story: Some claim that commuting around London is getting to be really difficult and expensive. Not so for my colossal friend John Bakewell! As former Principle Bass of the London’s...

Basses, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Part 1 – Cabs

This story also has an audio and video version!___________I hate driving. I am also a bass player. This is a problem. As I watch my violinist, flutist, and clarinetist colleagues getting off of the train outside of a gig while I circle frantically for a parking spot...

Strangest blog I have ever seen

While poking around online looking for biographical information about Michael Hovnanian for our Contrabass Conversations interview, I stumbled upon one of the most bizarre blogs I have ever seen. The title of the blog is:Michael Hovnanian’s Fingerings are...