Brian Alger

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2. Mental Improvisations on the Theme of Golf

Most of what I planned for in my life never happened. A lot of what happened in my life was unexpected. I ruminated about things that had already happened and things I imagined happening. Underneath all of these exhausting mental variations on the theme of anxiety, was a desire to

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1. An Improvised Life

I remember the first time improvisation found me. I was watching Oscar Peterson perform with his trio at Massey Hall in Toronto. I was familiar with his recordings, but this was the first time I heard him perform live. The feeling of that performance has never left me. That was