(02-02-2015 11:32 PM)Gravy Owl Wrote:  It's funny to read my post about my girlfriend. (She's now my wife of 4.5 years and mother of my 2 children.)

I remember being a bit surprised at the brief Houston vs. Austin angle of this thread. As far as renowned violinists, Perlman himself has played in Austin since then, as have Joshua Bell, Midori, Cho-Liang Lin, Gil Shaham, Arabella Steinbacher, and Anne Akiko Meyers. There are reasons to leave Austin, but this is not one of them.

In the rock scene I have seen both of the bands I really wanted to see but doubted I could (Sparks and Neutral Milk Hotel).

:)

Congrats, belatedly! :)

I saw Itzhak Perlman and Joshua Bell in Orlando. I was really impressed by Joshua Bell. I had excellent seats--I could see individual hairs on his bow--and his performance was electric. He proved to be very friendly when signing autographs later.