HEY NUTS!

[STEWART]

Happy New Year everybody! I hope you all had a Sexy Saturnalia.

Many thanks for all of your notes to Melisa. Many of the typos and mistakes were caught by her the first time around – but then appeared in the text anyway. For the next edition she’ll stand over the typesetters with a flattened tuba.

Meanwhile it’s heaven here in obscurity. I’m writing little pieces for percussion ensemble, kind of a Mkrokosmos for drums. They will, I hope, be coming soon to a conservatory near you. The studio has also been clanging with Gamelan bells for a mission that you all know about but which isn’t yet formally announced. It’s going to be waaay cool!

I hope you all have a great year. And a good next decade too!

Best,

Stewart

P.S. Am I the only person who likes showers?

[Horacio]

Have a good year!
I agree shower is a renovating place.
Time is passing by,man.I almost forgot Police.
Very much intuition for doing your new musicals pieces.
I hope enjoy them pretty soon.
Have a nice day!

[ltwoman]

Back at you, Maestro!

I just got the audio edition of Strange Things Happen yesterday so I'm doing alot of driving around today ( no time for more than one shower...)
As to your shower(s): everybody's got to take some s--t about something and yours is showers! It could be worse...

LTWoman

[njperry]

New percussive ensemble work. That is exciting and hope to be able hear them when premiered.

On a shower-esque topic, my son (who showed about a week after La Jolla) can't shower but isn't too fond of baths right now.

[Susan]

Hey Stewart! Happy New Year! Nice to hear from you.

Don't get me wrong--I don't know anyone who doesn't love a good shower.
But you have some professional editors in your midst here. You should see what I just did to someone's 3,000 word article after I told him I wanted 1,800 words.

I am glad to hear the edits we've posted were caught before. You just might want someone at the printer looking at the pages as they come off press. The printer will love that (NOT).

So, you got that tuba back then?

[Shangeris]

Hi Maestro! Happy new year and decade to you too!!

I hope I'll get to hear those Gamelan bells too and I hope you could may publish Strange Things Happen in other countries.. and of course you're not the only one who like showers!

Continue to rock with your tuba Stewey

P.S. I guess that "Sexy Saturnalia" are the new year festivities

[Kiki]

Happy New Year, Stewart!!

Enjoy it!

~Kiki~

[Sarabande]

Happy New Year to you, too, Stewart!
I look forward to all your new projects in the coming year, even those including reports on showering habits.

[policefan]

Thank you, Stewart.

My Saturnalia was pretty sexy all right, with lots of chocolate and happy faces.
Looking forward to all the waaay cool stuff.
Happy New Year/Decade!


I think showers are very relaxing.

[Tamadude]

Happy Everything Mr. C!

Thanks for popping in, we Nutters get all giddy when you post!

All the best to you and your family.

[samburusunset]

Yo Head Nut, er, Stewart!!

Happy New Year!!!!

Sexy Saturnalia. Hmmmm....not so much. I was able to slip in a nice little vacay, though.
Hope you're having a lovely holiday with the family.

Glad to hear you're having a productive time composing. Can't wait to hear the results.
We've got a a little music conservatory here if you're looking for a venue <coughPeabodycough> ;-D

Pop in once in a while and let us know how things are going. You know we love to hear from you.

Have a great new year! And, it you talk to Andy tell him happy birthday from all of us


Amy

[Howstupidmrbates]

Happy New Year Stewart! And to everybody!

May 2010 be a helluva lot better than '09!

[luddite lady]

Happy New Year to you and yours, Stewart. Thanks for popping in.

In my opinion, long hot showers are one of the greatest joys of modern civilization. They're a superb place to get some serious thinking done.

I remember seeing an old interview (5 years old or so) on the Internet. It was with some young, obscure interviewer and was quite in-depth. He asked Stewart a question about where he gets his greatest ideas and inspiration. Without missing a beat, Stewart answered, "In the shower." The guy looked at Stewart like he was nuts. But I understood what he meant immediately. Stewart then went into a long explanation about how he's able to clear his head and think things out while in the shower. The guy never really looked too convinced. If I have a chance, I'll try to google up the interview for y'all.

ETA: I found it! Actually, the interview comes courtesy of our own lovely TOWOS who posted it in the link section about a year and a half ago. The interview isn't too old; it's from the Sundance days. And my memory didn't serve me too well. Instead of trying to explain his shower answer, Stewart changes his answer to the bike path, which the guy more readily believes. The shower question is fairly early on in the interview.

http://www.independentfilm.com/videogal ... /video.swf

[AnaliaFer]

Happy new year Stewart! And thank you for all the happines!!!!
Cheers!!!!!!!!!!

[TheEqualizer]

Happy New Years, STEWART!

Loved the book.

Love showers.