Let's start the second year of musicandradiomusings.blogspot.com with a memory that sums up part of the reason I write about music and/or radio each day:
In high school, each student on the newspaper staff chose four teachers to interview after each issue had been distributed. Students were asked to find out which articles the teachers liked most and least and ask for story ideas. My impression of my high school German teacher went up a notch when he responded to the newspaper staffer's question, "Which article did you like best in the most recent issue?" Casting a knowing glance in my direction, he said, "You know, I liked that article about those talented students who made it into the youth symphony." The staffer wrote Mr. D.'s answer down dutifully, missing the teacher's point that there was no such article, while there had been plenty of ink devoted to student athletes. It was good to know that there was at least one teacher outside of the music department who adhered to the "Cactus" Charlie Menees school of priorities. (See my previous post, "Speaking of eardrum-shattering...")
