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Lara and Louise's list of great names These are all names of real people they have come across over the years. Lara's parents A loving tribute to the two who made it all possible Joey Corpus Lara's teacher and mentor from 1985 to the continuous present Lara's near-death experience The scary look in Lara's own words at her horrifying ordeal that landed her in the hospital in critical condition. The buried Guad A look at the extraordinary history of Lara's Guadagnini - loaned to her by an anonymous donor - which brings to mind The Red Violin. With many detailed photos. Airlines In order of Lara's preference Why not to take KLM A hilarious account of one of Lara's transatlantic flights Three tips for concertgoers Or how to sneak in when nobody's lookin' Ketchup in Scarborough "So I played this recital last night in a little town on the Hudson..." An interview that pissed me off An interview with the Toronto Globe and Mail that got Lara steaming. Lara's view on scales and technical exercises An informative and insightful look at early training and what young students should look for. Lara's top 10 travel tips In the first 7 months of 2000, Lara travelled to Europe 7 times, once to Central America, and once to China, as well as numerous trips within the US and Canada. So, take it from the expert. Just another day in the life of a touring violinist - Not! Take a sneak peek at what surprises can lurk around the corner when you least expect them - a true story. Lara responds Hear arguments pro and con Lara's controversial album covers. Lara speaks about pure intonation In response to a music critic.

Lara and Louise's list of great names Louise Owen is a violinist of Broadway fame (Onstage in "the Dead" with Christopher Walken as seen on Tony Awards June 2000, and "The Producers"); chef extraordinaire; and posessed of an extraordinary memory for dates which is infallible. Lara and her friend Louise are quite obsessed with names - of people, places, and other things, like dragons and stuff. These are all names of real people which they have come across over the years.....Unless otherwise specified, they are just normal nice folks who are known to them or their friends. Temostocles Lopez (film director) Yolanda Squatpump (she is somewhere in the credits of The Usual Suspects) Irving Wankoff Belden Bumcrot Myrtle Seahamlet Marietta Clinkscales (Duke Ellington's first piano teacher) Cuthbert Girdlestone (Mozart scholar) Boggy Bramblet Clevie Youngblood Gina Colata Dong Dong Dong (Piano teacher) Fawn Wiener Roxandra Antonitis Edna Kleinsasser Cleora Channels Ellis Finger Emma Ziggenbein (Louise's great grandmother) Donalda Isabel Frayne (Lara's maternal grandma - I guess they wanted a boy) Homer James Jigme Gere (Richard's son - we particularly like the Jigme bit) Beulah Cox Karen Kokkendorfer Barbara Dooda Delbert Zimmerli (Louise's cousin) And: Gweek (a town in Cornwall, England where the inhabitants are presumably called Gwecians) Bathsheba Crocker (who works for the Center for Strategic and International Studies) And, someone I met last summer, a guy who is half Dutch, and half Lebanese born in Canada named Tyl Odysseus Van Toorn. This list was inspiration to many fans who submitted their own funny names by e-mail. A selection: Sir Basil Smallpiece (deceased former head of Cunard Lines) - by Dick & Jacquie Archer Lump Lumpkin - by Lewis M. Unger Lory Story, Dillan Pickle, John Stoner - by Chris Andrew Courtesy of Marc André Hamelin: Oliphant Chuckerbutty (a composer who wrote songs) Buford Pusser (an actor) Marian Plumstead-Branchflower by Melanie Dyball