{"id":13258,"date":"2014-03-11T01:01:07","date_gmt":"2014-03-11T08:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/?p=13258"},"modified":"2014-03-11T01:01:07","modified_gmt":"2014-03-11T08:01:07","slug":"thanks-for-stopping-by-and-come-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2014\/03\/11\/thanks-for-stopping-by-and-come-again\/","title":{"rendered":"thanks for stopping by – and come again!"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I wrote my post about Hilary Hahn<\/a>, inspired by her playing both in rehearsals and on the first of three nights of a classical subscription concert, I hardly expected the post to get as much attention as it did. Part of it might be due to a catchy headline, but I’m not entirely sure of that! As of 12:50 a.m. PDT, the post has gotten close to 5,800 visits, which shattered the previous record holder by over 2,000 visits! As you can see, this is not a commercially motivated blog, it’s a labor of love, and my own version of professional therapy. I write about things that interest me, occur to me, and inspire me.\u00a0So, thanks to all of you who took the time to visit, and I hope you come back.<\/p>\n

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When I wrote my post about Hilary Hahn, inspired by her playing both in rehearsals and on the first of three nights of a classical subscription concert, I hardly expected the post to get as much attention as it did. 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