Comments on: There’s only so much you can learn in one place http://lostintransposition.com/2008/04/01/theres-only-so-much-you-can-learn-in-one-place/ The adventures of a British jazz singer in Malaysia. Words and music by Andrea Mann. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:06:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Jacquelynn http://lostintransposition.com/2008/04/01/theres-only-so-much-you-can-learn-in-one-place/#comment-1666 Jacquelynn Wed, 26 May 2010 19:41:26 +0000 http://lostintransposition.com/2008/04/01/theres-only-so-much-you-can-learn-in-one-place/#comment-1666 <i>thanks for the bon voyage wishes, everyone. the more cunning among you may have noticed that I’m commenting exactly when I should be in the air. this is because I am, indeed, an April Fool, and got my flight time wrong. I leave at around midnight, not 6pm - meaning I could have had more than four hours sleep, and more than five minutes in the swimming pool. but at least I got it the right way round, and guessed a flight six hours earlier than my actual one. I once completely misread the departure time of B’s return flight to New York, and thus kept the poor boy in the country for another night. I really should have learned my lesson…</i> +1 thanks for the bon voyage wishes, everyone. the more cunning among you may have noticed that I’m commenting exactly when I should be in the air. this is because I am, indeed, an April Fool, and got my flight time wrong. I leave at around midnight, not 6pm - meaning I could have had more than four hours sleep, and more than five minutes in the swimming pool. but at least I got it the right way round, and guessed a flight six hours earlier than my actual one. I once completely misread the departure time of B’s return flight to New York, and thus kept the poor boy in the country for another night. I really should have learned my lesson…
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]]> By: Carlo Shishido http://lostintransposition.com/2008/04/01/theres-only-so-much-you-can-learn-in-one-place/#comment-1658 Carlo Shishido Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:00:44 +0000 http://lostintransposition.com/2008/04/01/theres-only-so-much-you-can-learn-in-one-place/#comment-1658 I'm having a problem viewing your site in my browser. Could you please check this. My browser is Opera 7 btw. :) I’m having a problem viewing your site in my browser. Could you please check this. My browser is Opera 7 btw. :)

]]> By: Andrea http://lostintransposition.com/2008/04/01/theres-only-so-much-you-can-learn-in-one-place/#comment-1558 Andrea Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:34:59 +0000 http://lostintransposition.com/2008/04/01/theres-only-so-much-you-can-learn-in-one-place/#comment-1558 aww.. thanks, Nathan. hope all is good with you and yours in Sydney. I too had to scroll down veeeery quickly when I was writing this blog from the hotel restaurant/bar/lobby. no such worries with my website. re. your first Coltrane album: I'm not hugely au fait with his work, but I can definitely recommend 'John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman' as an introduction. it's just beautiful work from both men, and very accessible - http://www.amazon.com/John-Coltrane-Johnny-Hartman/dp/B000003N7K/ref=pd_sim_m_img_2 of course, he also played on Miles Davis's 'Kind Of Blue' - and if you don't have that, I recommend you go buy it. immediately. and play it every single day, just like Quincy Jones (apparently). Andrea x aww.. thanks, Nathan. hope all is good with you and yours in Sydney.

I too had to scroll down veeeery quickly when I was writing this blog from the hotel restaurant/bar/lobby. no such worries with my website.

re. your first Coltrane album: I’m not hugely au fait with his work, but I can definitely recommend ‘John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman’ as an introduction. it’s just beautiful work from both men, and very accessible - http://www.amazon.com/John-Coltrane-Johnny-Hartman/dp/B000003N7K/ref=pd_sim_m_img_2

of course, he also played on Miles Davis’s ‘Kind Of Blue’ - and if you don’t have that, I recommend you go buy it. immediately. and play it every single day, just like Quincy Jones (apparently).

Andrea x

]]> By: Nathan http://lostintransposition.com/2008/04/01/theres-only-so-much-you-can-learn-in-one-place/#comment-1557 Nathan Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:00:14 +0000 http://lostintransposition.com/2008/04/01/theres-only-so-much-you-can-learn-in-one-place/#comment-1557 Andrea, its been an absolute pleasure reading your blog from Sydney... a very pleasent distraction from the everyday grind. Congratulations for daring to take that step into the unknown and going solo in a different countries... I did a similar thing (several times actually) and loved every minute of it. Going to miss the daily machinations of the only Jazz diva in Penang I know. You've actually inspired me to go out and buy a Coltrane album... But most of all I'm going to miss hiding the picture of your bum in the header on my laptop in the office... people do give me the funniest looks. Andrea, its been an absolute pleasure reading your blog from Sydney… a very pleasent distraction from the everyday grind. Congratulations for daring to take that step into the unknown and going solo in a different countries… I did a similar thing (several times actually) and loved every minute of it.

Going to miss the daily machinations of the only Jazz diva in Penang I know. You’ve actually inspired me to go out and buy a Coltrane album…

But most of all I’m going to miss hiding the picture of your bum in the header on my laptop in the office… people do give me the funniest looks.

]]> By: Andrea http://lostintransposition.com/2008/04/01/theres-only-so-much-you-can-learn-in-one-place/#comment-1554 Andrea Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:18:43 +0000 http://lostintransposition.com/2008/04/01/theres-only-so-much-you-can-learn-in-one-place/#comment-1554 thanks guys. I will miss writing it! I forgot to say in my final post: I will go back to keeping a blog (of sorts) over at www.andreamann.com. I won't be posting daily as here - probably weekly - and unfortunately you can't leave comments, but if you want to know what I'm up to, etc., go check there from time to time. and if/when I come back to do another stint in Asia - which seems very likely - I'll just pick this blog up again. With a big '2' written across the 'Lost In Transposition' heading. quite possibly on top of my arse. xx thanks guys. I will miss writing it!

I forgot to say in my final post: I will go back to keeping a blog (of sorts) over at http://www.andreamann.com. I won’t be posting daily as here - probably weekly - and unfortunately you can’t leave comments, but if you want to know what I’m up to, etc., go check there from time to time.

and if/when I come back to do another stint in Asia - which seems very likely - I’ll just pick this blog up again. With a big ‘2′ written across the ‘Lost In Transposition’ heading. quite possibly on top of my arse.

xx

]]> By: Mat http://lostintransposition.com/2008/04/01/theres-only-so-much-you-can-learn-in-one-place/#comment-1541 Mat Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:08:17 +0000 http://lostintransposition.com/2008/04/01/theres-only-so-much-you-can-learn-in-one-place/#comment-1541 Yo Andrea, you did it! (to paraphrase Rocky) Look forward to seeing you for a cocktail or two back in London. Perhaps we can disguise it on a working day in Dennis. See you soon... Mat Yo Andrea, you did it! (to paraphrase Rocky)

Look forward to seeing you for a cocktail or two back in London. Perhaps we can disguise it on a working day in Dennis.

See you soon…

Mat

]]> By: Sarah http://lostintransposition.com/2008/04/01/theres-only-so-much-you-can-learn-in-one-place/#comment-1539 Sarah Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:57:01 +0000 http://lostintransposition.com/2008/04/01/theres-only-so-much-you-can-learn-in-one-place/#comment-1539 Looking forward to seeing you, my friend. Thank you for the blog. I'll miss it. And how proud of you I've been. Inspiring all the way through. And of course you met Bill Murray in the lift. The planets must be in alignment. See you soon! xxx Looking forward to seeing you, my friend. Thank you for the blog. I’ll miss it. And how proud of you I’ve been. Inspiring all the way through. And of course you met Bill Murray in the lift. The planets must be in alignment. See you soon! xxx

]]> By: Andrea http://lostintransposition.com/2008/04/01/theres-only-so-much-you-can-learn-in-one-place/#comment-1534 Andrea Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:37:13 +0000 http://lostintransposition.com/2008/04/01/theres-only-so-much-you-can-learn-in-one-place/#comment-1534 yes, while I shout "Don't you know who I am?! I'm a singer/writer/blogger, dammit!!" at the airline stewards. yes, while I shout “Don’t you know who I am?! I’m a singer/writer/blogger, dammit!!” at the airline stewards.

]]> By: Rachel Johnson http://lostintransposition.com/2008/04/01/theres-only-so-much-you-can-learn-in-one-place/#comment-1533 Rachel Johnson Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:27:29 +0000 http://lostintransposition.com/2008/04/01/theres-only-so-much-you-can-learn-in-one-place/#comment-1533 And there I was, returning to ask, "Aren't you supposed to be on a plane?" and imagining you sitting there getting emails through the handset phone in the seat or by urgent courier from the pilot. Or something. x And there I was, returning to ask, “Aren’t you supposed to be on a plane?” and imagining you sitting there getting emails through the handset phone in the seat or by urgent courier from the pilot. Or something. x

]]> By: Andrea http://lostintransposition.com/2008/04/01/theres-only-so-much-you-can-learn-in-one-place/#comment-1531 Andrea Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:21:51 +0000 http://lostintransposition.com/2008/04/01/theres-only-so-much-you-can-learn-in-one-place/#comment-1531 thanks for the bon voyage wishes, everyone. the more cunning among you may have noticed that I'm commenting exactly when I should be in the air. this is because I am, indeed, an April Fool, and got my flight time wrong. I leave at around midnight, not 6pm - meaning I could have had more than four hours sleep, and more than five minutes in the swimming pool. but at least I got it the right way round, and guessed a flight six hours earlier than my actual one. I once completely misread the departure time of B's return flight to New York, and thus kept the poor boy in the country for another night. ;-) I really should have learned my lesson... and just because I wrote that the above post was my last one: a final comment (as opposed to another final post). thank you everyone for reading my blog, and for all the care and love you've shown me through through your comments and emails. I'm looking forward to coming home mainly because I know I'm coming home to you :-). thanks for the bon voyage wishes, everyone. the more cunning among you may have noticed that I’m commenting exactly when I should be in the air. this is because I am, indeed, an April Fool, and got my flight time wrong. I leave at around midnight, not 6pm - meaning I could have had more than four hours sleep, and more than five minutes in the swimming pool. but at least I got it the right way round, and guessed a flight six hours earlier than my actual one. I once completely misread the departure time of B’s return flight to New York, and thus kept the poor boy in the country for another night. ;-) I really should have learned my lesson…

and just because I wrote that the above post was my last one: a final comment (as opposed to another final post). thank you everyone for reading my blog, and for all the care and love you’ve shown me through through your comments and emails. I’m looking forward to coming home mainly because I know I’m coming home to you :-).

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