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Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in“ Father of the Bride”, “First Wives Club” and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive) (People) The actress' legendary career included films like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather'D...

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[From Dwight:

I have a weakness toward interesting articles about mathematics, since I have both bachelors and masters degrees in Math. When Ravenstone went gigging out-of-town, I took my math books along to make sure I stayed connected to the academic side of my life.

This article combines math with the music side of my psyche in a very interesting way. Hope you find it interesting too]

"...Baroque German composer Johann Sebastian Bach produced music that is so scrupulously structured that it’s often compared to math. Although few among us are emotionally affected by mathematics, Bach’s works—and music in general—moves us. It’s more than sound; it’s a message. And now, thanks to tools from information theory, researchers are starting to understand how Bach’s music gets that message across..."

Secret Mathematical Patterns Revealed in Bach's Music Physicists found that the music of Johann Sebastian Bach contains mathematical patterns that help convey information

Our friend/roadie/photographer, Jimmy Ellison, on bass with his band The Side Effects.

Photo from Dexter Adams, captioned “The Side Effects with the Effectettes”

“That is the true season of love, when we believe that we alone can love, that no one could ever have loved so before us, and that no one will love in the same way after us.”

-- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, on the 274th anniversary of his birth

"I try to find songs that every man would like to say and every woman would like to hear."

-- Kenny Rogers

“A gentleman is someone who knows how to play the banjo and doesn't.”

-- Mark Twain

Willie Nelson remembers his first poem:

"What are you lookin' at me for?
I ain't got nothin' to say.
If you don't like the looks of me,
Look the other way."

-- Willie Nelson, age 5

"A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open."

-- Frank Zappa

"I'm going to do this anyway. I'm going to make these songs, and think about interesting things, so why not let other people hear them? Levon Helm said one time while he was in The Band, 'Maybe this is going to fall by the wayside, but I'll probably always have a bite to eat somewhere, and a couch somewhere to sleep on.' Thank God it hasn't got to that yet, but I'm bracing for it."

-- Tim O'Brien