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The Play’s the Thing

July 11, 2021July 17, 2021 / Martin Goldberg / 4 Comments

A couple of weeks ago I ventured out for the first time in over a year to enjoy some live entertainment. With New York slowly opening up after more than thirteen months of house arrest, I was fortunate enough to have a friend's new one act drama to go see. Returning readers will recognize Robert … Continue reading The Play’s the Thing

Jennie Litvak: Blown Away

November 27, 2019November 18, 2020 / Martin Goldberg

Back in July I came across an obituary in The Economist that resonated for me, and has continued to drift in and out of my mind in the ensuing months. Part of that, I'm sure, is a function of the way in which I enjoy the magazine. I have a 110-mile round trip commute and … Continue reading Jennie Litvak: Blown Away

Hold Everything

February 14, 2019February 14, 2019 / Martin Goldberg / 4 Comments

Saskia Larsen had a very busy December 31st. Her professional services were in such demand that she needed to move three clients to New Year's Day. As a purveyor of personal intimacy her time is in high demand. At eighty dollars per hour you might think she is selling herself cheap, but that is the … Continue reading Hold Everything

Brooklyn Music Factory: Playing By Heart

November 8, 2018November 29, 2018 / Martin Goldberg / 6 Comments

If you are a regular on this blog site then you've read about my two oldest friends, Neil and Danny, before (Now That I Think About It). As we've aged, our day to day existences have pulled us apart geographically, and so we end up talking about each other's lives more than actually taking part … Continue reading Brooklyn Music Factory: Playing By Heart

Nothing In, Nothing Out

May 29, 2018June 22, 2018 / Martin Goldberg / Leave a comment

I am, by trade, a pediatric echocardiographer. Practicing for more than twenty years now, I have come into contact with tens of thousands of kids. No small percentage of them have been either college age or college bound high schoolers. During their examination I try and put them at ease by discussing, amongst other things, … Continue reading Nothing In, Nothing Out

The Song and…

May 11, 2018January 20, 2019 / Martin Goldberg / 2 Comments

Driving home today I caught about half of "The Long and Winding Road" on the radio, and experienced the wave of vague melancholy that I'm prone to when listening to the song. Part of that is the movement of the melody between tonic (E Flat major) and it's relative minor (C). The lyrics also play … Continue reading The Song and…

The First Time, Again

January 14, 2018December 7, 2018 / Martin Goldberg / 4 Comments

The other day at work my friend Eric and I were discussing musical moments that had a significant effect on us. The magic of a first hearing was the conversational staple. A pleasant few minutes, and then back to work. Later in the day I realized that I had (inadvertently) lied to him. About pretty … Continue reading The First Time, Again

Moved

November 26, 2017April 1, 2019 / Martin Goldberg / 1 Comment

Starting from the premise that art is, at its most fundamental level, about communication, it follows that the artistic endeavors that leave the biggest imprint on us are the ones that really speak to some part of us that might otherwise be lost in the minutiae of our day to day existence. When I think … Continue reading Moved

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