> Anyway, to change the subject, here's a question for Steve, about > something he wrote in his weblog: > > "Listening to music while reading is like putting ketchup on steak." > > What does that *mean*? I'm a vegetarian, so I don't really understand > how ketchup affects steak. > > To the left, I do sometimes listen to music while reading, and I find > that sometimes what I'm reading is so interesting that I start > ignoring the music, and sometimes the music is so compelling that I no > longer give the text my full attention. Some people have spoken of a > particular piece of music being a good "soundtrack" for a particular > written work, but I have not yet found such an example that works for > me. I was thinking of starting a 'track' on this very subject. Now usually I agree with Steve, but, I have a particular example to contradict his statement. I was reading "the Doomfarers of Coramond' and the 'Starfollowers of Coramond' both by Brian Daley and listening to 'Quiet Life' by Japan. This particular piece of music set the mood so perfectly for the books that to this day I can't think of one without thinking of the other. The feelings of loss and melancholy in the books were accentuated by the music. Does anyone else have any examples? Ian Forgive me if this has already started. I received over 1000 emails on this list in the past week and I haven't read them all yet.