In a few days, one of the more remarkable symphony concerts will take place in Manheim, Germany. Along with the Orchestra of Baden-Baden and Freiburg and the SWR Vocal Ensemble of Stuttgart eighty automobiles will contribute their signature sounds to an original musical score created by a musician who has taken his imagination on a wild ride. I wrote about the September 10th concert, for The New York Times. And what I found while researching this story is that the exceedingly talented composer Marios Joannou Elia who was commissioned to write the score to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the invention of the automobile is… Read More…

Everything I preach about enjoying the journey as well as the destination should not be undone when I tell you that on a recent trip to Frankfurt, I flew Lufthansa business class. Yes indeed, that’s a significantly different experience than flying coach. “Sure,” you’re saying, “who doesn’t enjoy the journey when you’re traveling premium class?”  But that’s not what I’m going to write about here, not now and probably never. There are plenty of other travel websites that cover that experience, In fact, I did write a story about this for The New York Times a few weeks ago, which you can read here. Suffice… Read More…