Just as I was about to spend Sunday preparing for the broadcast of my next show on Alan's Italy, I was informed by my engineer that work would begin tomorrow (Monday, July 20) to relocate the equipment from the makeshift studio we had been using since the renovation of the regular venue back to our new studio. The show would have been # 114: Oasis in Castello, Venice - Hotel Sant'Antonin, focusing on the wonderful hotel in which we stayed during the most recent trip. We would have included photos of the area in which the hotel was located, closeup shots of the hotel, inside and out, and featuring the interview we did with the owner's daughter and hotel manager, Elena.
If past performance is any determining factor in this type of situation, then we can be pretty sure we will be out of action for at least three months, bringing us to at least late October at the earliest. Things could be different this time around, but I am not optimistic. I feel badly since I was getting ready, not only the hotel show, but many others related to the last trip and several others. I feel especially badly to disappoint Elena and her father who treated us with great kindness. I will prepare a show immediately with the expectation of returning to live broadcasts as soon as possible; however, fans of Alan's Italy will have to go with the previous 113 broadcasts for now.
Thank you for past interest in my projects.
Sunday, July 19, 2015
Friday, July 10, 2015
The Most Amazing Sculpture Museum in Florence, The Bargello
For the second show in a row I attempted to analyze art. This time it was the amazing Bargello, National Museum of Sculpture in Florence. I have been to this museum about 8 - 10 times, and with a bit of research of my favorite pieces was able to do a pretty good job. The preparation was quite challenging considering I am working 4 days a week, full days, a lot of travel into NYC and very little time to do anything but my job at the college. I squeezed in a few moments here and there with the expectation that I would be able to create a show. It is important that things move along, since in not so distant a future, I am certain the makeshift studio in the trailer will close and the broadcasting equipment moved back into the new studio. Who knows how long the studio will close, but if last time is a guide, it could be several months. Meanwhile since I have promised several people in Italy shows, I do not want to disappoint them for too long a period. I now have all the photos and videos from our last trip and the show on the Hotel Sant'Antonin leads the list for future broadcasts. First, of course, I wanted to finish up the Bargello show which has been on the drawing board for probably two years. I kept seeing "Bargello" on my list of albums, and never gave it a second thought until recently when I was starting to run out of shows. Then I started to put together something serious, and wow, it came out good. Ellen engineered as perfect a broadcast as she ever did with no glitches at all.
The only down part (ho hum) was my reference to the number of sculptures by Michelangelo which still remains in Rome. First I said two, then corrected myself with four and when I got home realized it was really five forgetting the Risen Christ in the Church of Santa Maria Sopra Minvera near the Pantheon. Probably nobody will notice that, but once again perfection eludes me. I also began the show by discussing one of my previous errors when I referred to the Adoration by Botticelli in the room of his name at the Uffizi with the theme of three centuries of Medici, instead of saying three generations. I almost did it again during the correction phase of tonight's show. Nonetheless, I was pleased, so do not get me wrong and assume I was dissatisfied, although it bewilders me how I can never do a perfect show, but I could teach a perfect mathematics lesson which is probably just as hard. In a 4 1/2 hr lecture, I could go straight through without any problems, but perfection in a 50 minute show doesn't happen that often..
Now the stage is set for me to work hard and produce the hotel show for the wonderful family using the outstanding interview I did with the manager and daughter of the owner, Elena. She is excited about it and I am eager to do a good job. So off I go to start creating the new albums for the new season. Please tune in.
The only down part (ho hum) was my reference to the number of sculptures by Michelangelo which still remains in Rome. First I said two, then corrected myself with four and when I got home realized it was really five forgetting the Risen Christ in the Church of Santa Maria Sopra Minvera near the Pantheon. Probably nobody will notice that, but once again perfection eludes me. I also began the show by discussing one of my previous errors when I referred to the Adoration by Botticelli in the room of his name at the Uffizi with the theme of three centuries of Medici, instead of saying three generations. I almost did it again during the correction phase of tonight's show. Nonetheless, I was pleased, so do not get me wrong and assume I was dissatisfied, although it bewilders me how I can never do a perfect show, but I could teach a perfect mathematics lesson which is probably just as hard. In a 4 1/2 hr lecture, I could go straight through without any problems, but perfection in a 50 minute show doesn't happen that often..
Now the stage is set for me to work hard and produce the hotel show for the wonderful family using the outstanding interview I did with the manager and daughter of the owner, Elena. She is excited about it and I am eager to do a good job. So off I go to start creating the new albums for the new season. Please tune in.
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