{"id":1996,"date":"2009-03-02T01:02:46","date_gmt":"2009-03-02T09:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/?p=1996"},"modified":"2009-03-02T01:02:46","modified_gmt":"2009-03-02T09:02:46","slug":"my-fondest-dream-did-come-true","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2009\/03\/02\/my-fondest-dream-did-come-true\/","title":{"rendered":"my fondest dream did come true!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I wrote in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2009\/02\/28\/my-fondest-dream-come-true\/\">previous post<\/a> that my fondest dream would be to be greeted just offstage with a frosty beer.  Well, after a very long day, with a two-hour drive to play a huge quartet program in Astoria, Oregon at 2 pm, with a quick turnaround to get back to Portland for a 7:30 pm symphony concert, my wish was granted, thanks to violinist Greg Ewer and principal violist Jo\u00c3\u00abl Belgique.  The occasion was even captured for posterity!  Enjoy.<\/p>\n<p><flv href=\"http:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/video\/IMGP5778_320x240.flv\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" autostart=\"false\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And did I mention that the mug was even frosty from the freezer?  Unbelievable!!<\/p>\n<p><flv href=\"http:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/video\/IMGP5782_320x240.flv\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" autostart=\"false\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/imgp5779.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/imgp5779-400x300.jpg?resize=400%2C300\" alt=\"imgp5779\" title=\"imgp5779\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2008\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nMe with my generous benefactor, Greg Ewer &#8211; cheers!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/imgp5780.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/imgp5780-400x300.jpg?resize=400%2C300\" alt=\"imgp5780\" title=\"imgp5780\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2009\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wrote in a previous post that my fondest dream would be to be greeted just offstage with a frosty beer. Well, after a very long day, with a two-hour drive to play a huge quartet program in Astoria, Oregon at 2 pm, with a quick turnaround to get back to Portland for a 7:30 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":303,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[139,42,2,22],"tags":[3668],"class_list":["post-1996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-food-drink","category-fun","category-the-orchestra-world","category-viola","tag-oregon-symphony"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pa8kC-wc","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7528,"url":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2012\/04\/24\/oregon-symphony-broadcast-schedule-announced\/","url_meta":{"origin":1996,"position":0},"title":"oregon symphony broadcast schedule announced","author":"Charles Noble","date":"April 24, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Finally! 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