Yep: Nope Is Done

 It’s not what I would say to a friend who needs a leg up, but . . . surely, some things in life happen for no reason in particular.

Porridger’s Almanack (Breakfast of Ganglions)

Even if you cannot be discreet, at least use your imagination.

— Sidney Greenstreet giving Peter Lorre some advice in The Mask of Dimitrios

Did I plan that the first piece completed in 2026 would be the Opus 206? I neither confirm nor deny this. Earlier I noted that Stravinsky, Miles and Herrmann all skirted the Cape of Good Nope. To these let Zappa’s “Black Napkins” be added. It was one of those pieces which, once I got the lay of the musical landscape, seemed pretty much to write itself, so my Muse at on my shoulder. If I had been tempted to wonder, “Am I perhaps written out?” YouTube proceeded with the demos of the Opp. 205 & 200, which are strong contraindicators. I’m still recovering from whatever nasty bug this might be. I am hopeful of having steam enough tomorrow to proceed with the Janky Juke Joint.