Julius, You so funny, har har ;-) It has been amazing to see this being built right next door. It's like an eighth wonder of the world. There was a great article awhile back about how they are breaking the mold in architecture and have literally been making it up as they go along in the construction process. It took a long time to get all the funds together to break ground. Of course, once it was a go, my rent went up 30% a month, ahem, but I'm very happy to have it in the neighborhood. My first dream of what I wanted to be when I grew up was an architect. Alas, I lacked the math aptitude to pursue it, but it is still a great passion. The Disney will open in Fall 2003 and I hope Joni might play there with her orchestra, maybe with a few new paintings hung around the rafters, too ;-)
Kakki > By the way, if you don't believe architecture can be "about" music, visit architect Frank Gehry's Walt >Disney Concert Hall for the Los Angeles Philharmonic while it's under construction, just a block >away from where Kakki lives in downtown L.A.: > > "From the stainless steel curves of its striking exterior to the state-of-the-art acoustics of the >hardwood-paneled main auditorium, the 3.6-acre complex embodies the unique energy and creative >spirit of the city of Los Angeles and its orchestra." > > It occurs to me that the above illustrates writing about architecture about music. Go figure.
