One of the problems with sharing cool music from TV commercials is that I don't watch too much TV, so I probably don't see many of the great commercials that use classical music or classic jazz music. But occasionally I do get lucky enough to see a great commercial to write about. Here's one for you from a company called Esri. The music is a very modern sample of the Dave Brubeck classic tune Blue Rondo a la Turk from his groundbreaking album Take Five from 1959. I don't know anything about Esri....but its a cool commercial.
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Just a thought now about professional football. In my opinion, the game has become way too quarterback centric. The hopes and fortunes of teams rest squarely on the QB position. The rules of the game have evolved over the years to protect the QB, but they still seem to get hurt at a high rate. A very good team can become a mediocre team with the loss of this key position. Here in Kansas City, our amazing young QB, Patrick Mahomes, was injured a few weeks ago, and our prospects for continued success dropped significantly while he was out. We would be happy if our back-up could win even one game. Every team faces this same possibility. Baseball is my favorite sport, and things are much different. In baseball, a team can lose their best player, and actually get better. Take a look at the Washington Nationals, who just won the World Series. Last year, they said good-bye to arguably the best player in the game, Bryce Harper. Harper signed a huge contract in free agency and went to the Phillies. With Harper, the Nationals never made the World Series. In fact, they had a series of very disappointing post-season failures. But after letting Harper walk, they won the World Series. Another good example would be the St. Louis Cardinals. A year after Albert Pujols left for the Los Angeles Angels, the Cardinals made it to the 2013 World Series...they got better without him. Football is described as the ultimate team sport...but in fact, it isn't. One guy...the QB...has far too much influence on a team's success. So the back-up QB position is all the more crucial for a team. You hope you never have to see him play, but chances are he will, so he'd better be a good one.
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Another random thought...not classical music related at all. The rule of law does not protect women from sexual assault. Many of the recently publicized cases such as Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court hearings, showed this. The rule of law is the bedrock of our democracy. Evidence, and due process are essential. But in most cases, men are cagey enough to operate in ways that leave no trace...there will not be any evidence. It will be a "he said vs. she said" case. And dudes like Kavanaugh will go free. I'm not saying he was guilty. I'm just saying that our laws and practices make it almost impossible for women who have been assaulted to win these types of cases. The rule of law is the best thing we have, but it is far from perfect.
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I heard this on Sirius XM Radio tonight, on the Spa Channel 68. Spa plays mostly ambient music, which I listen to a lot of. I had not heard of this group, nor the song Mike Mills. I instantly liked it. It has a very "Bach" type of sound. Enjoy.
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