The Tonc Feinig Hammond Trio

Tonc Feinig, a Genius on the Keyboards, added two 

world class musicians to his artistry on the Hammond Organ.

Daniel Noesig astonished the listeners with simply wonderful 

runs on the trumpet, and Klemens Marktl kept an unerring,

driving rhythm on the drums. He mixed great musicianship

with a good dose of rhythmic humor.

A simply wonderful musical experience for a packed crowd.

Daniel Noesig, relaxed and nonchalant

just stood in front of his mike

and pure silver notes tumbled from his horn.

Klemens Marktl used gentle brush work and 

sometimes wildly driving sticks

to make his drums produce now lyrical, 

now aggressive back up for his two

super talented front men.

The many faces of Tonc Feinig

Tonc Feinig, a super talent on the keyboard,

gave a concert in Suetschach, Austria.

He played mostly his own compositions. 

Melodies with Energy, wonderful Tonality,

and Imagination.

Tonc gave us an evening of unadulterated listening pleasure.

How Hot Is It ???

It  is 38 to 40 C
and too hot to go outside to the swimming pool.
I'm staying indoors, where the thick walls ( 2 to 3 feet ) make the house comfortable.
Hand me a Gin and Tonic, would you?
Bertstravels

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Through Amazon I ordered the DVD of  "Breakfast at Tiffany's"...
A delightful little movie, starring Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen Martin Balsam and Mickey Rooney. The Music was partially written by Henry Mancini and played by his Orchestra.
One of the remarkable things, which you would never see in any movie  made today, was the fact that everybody and I mean EVERYBODY with the single exception of Mickey Rooney smoked up a storm.
As soon as a new scene came onto the screen, everyone immediately produced a cigarette and lit up...
In a party scene the smoke hung thickly in the room.
On a hunch I looked up the bios of everybody connected with this production. And what did I find?
You're right !! Everybody, with the exception of the non-smoking Mickey Rooney, is dead.
Smoked themselves to death during the production of this show. Or, could it be possible that they all passed on because they got quite old and would have died even had they never smoked a fag in their lives?
Well, Mickey Rooney is still alive. He is 91 years old and still lives in California.
I haven't smoked in some 25 years and I'm still alive, not yet 91 but at 80 I'm getting there.

Bertstravels.

So, you think you got work around the house ?

On the ground floor, on one side of the house
there was a Dentist... She moved out and now we
are changing this area  into an apartment for visitors.

Ceiling supports have to be re-positioned,
floors covered with wooden tiles.
a bathroom installed, a kitchen built and furnished

Besides the iron monger, we imploy a carpenter,
a drywall man, a plumber, and an electrician....
we keep the town of Bleiburg busy...
Next we shall hire a
"butcher, a baker, and a candlestick maker."

So, when you come to visit us, you won't have to sleep on the street.

Our "Palmenhaus" gets a new roof...

This building is actually a tool shed.
But since during the winter months we also store our
Yucca trees and the one "Palm tree" in this shed
we grandiously refer to it as our
"Palmenhaus"

 

The Royal family of Austria, The Habsburgs, had a large building
on the grounds of "Schoenbrunn", their summer residence,
in which they stored hundreds of Palm trees
during the cold Winter months.
This building, therefore, was called the "Palmenhaus",
the house for the palm trees.
If the Habsburgs can do that, so can we.

The new roof is in place and the shed is ready to receive
our 4 yucca plants and our one scrawny palm tree.

What a Life...

It's 30 degrees... the sky is blue... the swimming pool invites with 25 degrees of crystal clear water...
I'm first lying in the sun.. then, when it gets too warm, I move into the shade... I read a wonderful book...
Then I jump into the water to cool off, only to return to my deck chair.. to lie in the sun... then I move into the shade... i read some more of my book... then I lie in the sun.. then I jump into the pool...

Do you now understand what a difficult life I lead??? Constantly having to move from the sun into the shade.. then jump into the water again, only upon coming out from the pool to find a Gin and Tonic which Christin has prepared....

I'm dreaming about Etoscha Pan in Namibia... that's my next goal...

I'll get over it, I'm sure...
Bertstravels.