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January 30, 2014

The Autograph Scam

Update June 2017 (really?): I’m just going to ruin the punchline for you here: this post ends with the conclusion that random unspecific autograph requests are not a scam. I keep getting angry messages from autograph collectors telling me off for calling them scammers. (Also a lot of you seem to be angry at me for… Continue reading

Classical Music, Music, Stories, Things I Think Are Funny

autograph, scams, spam, weird

November 21, 2013

Adventures in Craigslist, or How I Accidentally Got Recruited for Escorting

I spent most of my childhood watching little TV outside of PBS offerings and NOVA specials, and while I don’t like to use the word “sheltered” to describe myself, I was so detached from what my friends were watching that I might as well have lived in another world. I didn’t know what Pokemons were… Continue reading

Stories

craigslist, sketchy, stories

September 3, 2013

Steinway Hall

Well guys, I’m feeling kind of dead tired. I spent a week in New York, and then a week in LA, and now I have to get back into my non-traveling routine. I did have time to put together a post about one of the highlights of my New York trip—a visit to Steinway Hall… Continue reading

Classical Music, Music, Piano, Stories, Travel