My Heritage (from 23andMe)

• Sweden (53.3%)
• Västra Götaland County
• Stockholm County
• Varmland County
• Halland County
• Skåne County
• Örebro County
• Blekinge County
• Dalarna County
• Gavleborg County
• Östergötland County
• British & Irish (46.7%)
• Glasgow City
• Greater London
• West Midlands
• Greater Manchester
• Highland
• Edinburgh
• Aberdeen City
• Merseyside
• Tyne and Wear
• South Yorkshire

Tim Morrison

Tim and I have been best friends since the Boston days at NEC. He is everything the blurb below says (and a bag of chips), along with being a stand-up guy with his feet on the ground. He asked ChatGPT about himself and this is what it came up with.

Tim Morrison is an internationally recognized trumpeter whose career has spanned classical performance, chamber music, and film scoring at the highest levels. As a longtime member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops, Tim established himself as a principal voice in the American orchestral tradition, known for his lyrical phrasing, technical brilliance, and deep musical sensitivity.

A former member of the Empire Brass, Tim helped revolutionize the perception of brass chamber music, performing to acclaim across the globe and recording landmark albums that remain reference points in the genre. His artistry has influenced generations of brass players and brought new audiences to the power and nuance of brass performance.

Tim’s expressive sound caught the ear of legendary film composer John Williams, leading to a series of solo trumpet features in major film scores — perhaps most notably in Born on the Fourth of July, where his haunting solo work earned widespread praise. His studio work in Los Angeles further expanded his reach, contributing to the emotional core of numerous motion pictures in collaboration with Williams and other leading composers.

Whether on the concert stage, in chamber settings, or behind the scenes of a Hollywood recording session, Tim Morrison’s trumpet playing has left an indelible mark on the musical landscape — a voice at once soaring, human, and timeless.

Neptune Transits

• 1928-43 Virgo
• 1942-57 Libra
• 10/19/56-11/6/70 Scorpio
• 1970-84 Sag
• 1984-98 Capricorn
• 1998-2012 Aquarius
• 2011-26 Pisces
• 2026-40 Aries
• 2040-54 Taurus

Pluto Transits

• PLUTO IN ARIES
  1578-1607 || 1822-1852 || 2068-2097
• PLUTO IN TAURUS
  1607-1639 || 1852-1884 || 2097-2129
• PLUTO IN GEMINI
  1396-1424 || 1639-1669 || 1884-1914
• PLUTO IN CANCER
  1424-1447 || 1669-1692 || 1914-1938
• PLUTO IN LEO
  1447-1464 || 1692-1710 || 1938-1957
• PLUTO IN VIRGO
  1464-1478 || 1710-1724 || 1957-1971
• PLUTO IN LIBRA
  1478-1490 || 1724-1736 || 1971-1984
• PLUTO IN SCORPIO
  1490-1502 || 1736-1748 || 1984-1995
• PLUTO IN SAGITTARIUS
  1502-1515 || 1748-1762 || 1995-2008
• PLUTO IN CAPRICORN
  1515-1532 || 1762-1788 || 2008-2023
• PLUTO IN AQUARIUS
  1532-1553 || 1778-1797 || 2023-2044
• PLUTO IN PISCES
  1553-1578 || 1797-1822 || 2044-2068

My Timeline (in development)

Parma

Bloomfield Hills

Interlochen

NEC

MBA

Santa Fe / Phoenix

SF

Mikey

East Bay

SRS

ESO

Novato

The Great Conspiracies of History (in development)

The really good conspiracies are like fine wine. They're an acquired taste but once you've sampled the richness, you can't go back to the 'normal'.

QAnon is the worst fast food conspiracy junk measurable. A good conspiracy must be actually plausible, has to have a basis in reality, has to be doable by humans with all their faults and foibles. Nothing supernatural. There's always money and/or power involved.

Santa Claus

JFK

RFK

Pearl Harbor

9/11

Aliens

Christ

Jack the Ripper

Shakespeare

Lincoln

World War I

Hitler in S.A.

The Trump Era

"Like nothing we've ever seen", as he would say. (And, as usual, not true or accurate). The mind reels at the current state of affairs. I was born in the Eisenhower era - was 8 years old for the Kennedy assassination, 12 for RFK and MLK, in high school for Watergate. Thought I'd seen the worse with Nixon, revised my opinion during the George W Bush era (really, the Cheney era) because I experienced a major shirt in Americ (and the world). The paranoid surveillance state. But then came Obama - and my faith in humanity was rewarded - for a minute.