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"You may be drinking something that gives a burn from top to bottom"
Matt Gemmell in Whisky: Whisky, like any non-clear spirit, is an acquired taste - and I mean acquired in the same way that we acquire wealth, or possessions: it takes work. You have to actually decide... more
5th Anniversary
My wonderful wife got me a great gift for our wedding anniversary.{.intro} I believe under normal circumstance the 5th anniversary is referred to as the wooden one, but I believe it must be the Millen... more
Sven's.blog
I was eyeballing this domain since it was announced and got almost the one that I wanted. more
Things to consider when trying a new Mouthpiece
It's that time of the year when I am trying a couple of mouthpieces for the alto again. I grew a bit tired off my Meyer #8 which I have used now for about 3 years and it was time for a change. The mou... more
Coffee Withdrawal
As you rightly guessed by the title of this blog (note: then 'toomuchlatte'), I really like coffee. Like a lot. I used to drink all day long. Day in, day out. The first one in the morning always was t... more
The Books I Read in 2015
I remember how I realized at the end of last year how few books I have managed to read during that year. In fact I was even a little bit shocked about it. So something had to be done and I challenged... more
A Mobley Loop
"Learn to BeBop on changes like Hank Mobley first. It tells you when to stop." Those were roughly the words one of my all-time heroes Rick Margitza said to me when I had the chance to have a lesson wi... more
The Paperwhite
At the end of last year I wrote a piece about my inability to read as much as I would like to, and I kind of challenged myself to improve on this. Suffice to say, that it is not there where I would li... more
Setting up Atom.io as my Markdown Editor
I recently had to admit to myself that too many options are not good for the way I work. Once I have the chance to fiddle, I will do so and eventually not get much done. This happened when I realized... more
My new favourite Writing Font
I have more than once been writing (not calling it whining for that matter) here about my weird obsession with the Nitti Font used by WriterPro and iA Writer. All attempts of getting used to another f... more
The Red Horn
A concert with trombonist Nils Landgren was planned for many, many years and now it finally happened. How great is that. I heard first about it many years ago and apparently this weekend’s gig with th... more
Before They Disintegrate Pt.2
The other day a few more T-Shirts arrived and they are already among my favourites. So, even before they start to disintegrate eventually, an image for the digital archive: And yes, still not ironed. more
Before They Disintegrate
As a kind of digital preservation, and a reminder to myself which shirts I own. Think of it as a digital wardrobe of sorts. The other day I got a new T-Shirt and this was again a reminder how many of... more
A Looping Exercise
Some of my favourite etudes that I ran into over the years are the Kröpsch Clarinet etudes, especially the first volume. The exercises are short, almost easy to remember and overall effective, challen... more
No Time To Read
I really like to read. Or phrased a little better: I really would like to like to read more. The sad truth is that, even though I buy books regularly, I hardly manage to finish two or three books a ye... more
A Session To Remember
It's rare enough of an occasion that someone like Joe Lovano performs around here, let alone shows up on the Jam Session. So rare, that I almost forgot that I had my camera with me. In fact the whole... more
Twenty-Something Years Later
About twenty years ago I was listening to a Big Band rehearsal for a concert with Sam River's music, the host of the masterclass that I was attending. It turned out that one tenor player was missing a... more
Writing Tools revisited
In the recent past I haven’t writing much about one of my weak spots: text-editors. Mostly this is because I haven’t had much time to actually do sit down and write some things for the blog, and also... more
Rivinnokka
Yes it has been a while since the last update but now it’s more time for a fresh picture. I used the beginning of the vacation for a first (think about that) shooting this year, and returned to a fami... more