Tartan Kilt with Flip Flops

[Mouse]

It's that Greco-Roman look. I shaved my leg hair in the picture to look even more like a Greco-Roman statue. Nothing says defending Western Civilization than dressing up like an ancient Greco-Roman.

Do you think the actual 'ancient Greco-Roman' men would shave their legs? I get that the statues have no hair, but the actual real Greco-Roman men is my question. I have no knowledge, but I can't see the average Greco-Roman shaving his legs.

[Bill]

Heh, regarding shaving leg hair to look more like a statue? For some reason, I have no leg hair below my thighs - so I had never given a thought to shaving my legs. No, I never gave it any thought at all until several years ago when a good friend asked me, "how long have you been shaving your legs?" Never.

[LiuBang]

Do you think the actual 'ancient Greco-Roman' men would shave their legs? I get that the statues have no hair, but the actual real Greco-Roman men is my question. I have no knowledge, but I can't see the average Greco-Roman shaving his legs.

I don't think actual Greco Roman men shaved their legs, but I'm going for the statue look of popular imagination rather than the actual Greco-Roman. Just like how popular conception is Greco Roman statues were always white when they were originally painted.

Heh, regarding shaving leg hair to look more like a statue? For some reason, I have no leg hair below my thighs - so I had never given a thought to shaving my legs. No, I never gave it any thought at all until several years ago when a good friend asked me, "how long have you been shaving your legs?" Never.

I have noticeable calf hair, though quite a few other Chinese guys don't--so even if I shave my calf hair people would just assume I naturally have hardly hair at all. Skirts just also seem so much more elegant than shorts that I prefer shaving my legs while wearing a skirt.

[LiuBang]

Well done Liubang! Do you teach piano, by any chance? Rattling off Chopin's Polonaise in A flat speaks of considerable accomplishment on the instrument.
For a time in my 20s-30s I memorised a plethora of pieces by well-known dead composers, but the amount of hours practice required daily to keep most of them 'on the boil' meant that pragmatically I had to put most of them on the back burner for revisiting when demand dictated and truthfully, consulting the score of a work long since not played is no big deal, a couple of days concentration brings them back flying anyway.

I'm especially fond of Chopin, of course, but at my age I can't thump a polonaise or Fantasy Impromptu out anymore. I just listen to those nowadays.

Tom

I do not teach the piano, and like you, I have also put most of the pieces on the back burner

My favorite Chopin piece is Etude in C Major, "Waterfall" (though I never managed to play the entire thing at full speed). I also learned Horowitz' Carmen Variations and Stars and Stripes Forever. Carmen Variations is of course based off the Gypsy Dance (which has its own virtuosic renditions for violin by Sarasate, Waxman, and Hubay) while Stars and Stripes Forever has a fascinating three-staffed segment with the right hand playing the piccolo, the left hand playing the bass, and the melody bouncing between the thumbs.

[Kirbstone]

Hi Liubang,
I marvel at the wonderful facility that is You-Tube and at your suggestion I have just listened to the Waterfall prelude and also Horowitz's variations on Carmen.
Plenty of right hand in the 'waterfall' and a perfectly glorious harmonic sequence, for sure. The Horowitz is totally out of my league and I have never attempted anything quite so virtuosic. There was a 25 year period in the 60s-70s when Horowitz didn't visit the UK, remaining in the US of A. all that time. Lo and behold, after this quarter-Century he deigned to visit London and performed in some major venue much to his packed audience's delight.

A BBC interviewer sought out the opinion of his performance from a famous music critic of the time. The critic said that it was a real joy to be able to listen to an evening with Horowitz without having to turn him over every 20 minutes!......a reference to the LPs of the day which delivered the only available recordings of his performances.

Have fun

Tom

[GerdG]

A great picture, LiuBang. I like your relaxed style. Thank you for sharing.