String Fanatic Gifts

The Ball of Superstring...an unlikely Parable.

Impressing dad.

No Elgar!

"Always with the String Theory."

'Yo-you Ma will now raise our spirits and assuage our pain.'

"There HAS to be a giant ball at the end of all this string."

'Well Mimi, what's it going to be...medicine or the cello?'

Occupational Hazards.

'George said he was coming here to unwind.'

Violin Player

Cello Concert

'The latest market research shows that men's neckware width is the most accurate indicator of market fluctuations.'

Cello player with pencil instead of bow

"Sorry, dude. . . but you just don't fit into our group!"

Luthier

'...and notice how they like playing with string.'

"I pulled a few strings to get you this job, Simmons. Don't spend your day playing with them."

The dream works when the team works!

"Harold, not only was it perfect, It was perfectissimo!!"

Working On Silly String Theory.

Violin Rehearsal

"The estranged string trio."

A bow eating 'Rosin Bran'

'Exhibit A: the oxygen tube that came loose the night she died. You were there that night. You wanted to play then, too.'

A powerful tennis serve loosens the strings of a tennis racquet.

The violin lesson

Two people play the guitar and harmonica.

That's my son

Midway through the show, a seamless switch, from air guitar this Celtic air fiddle.

The Edward Witten String-Theory Quarter

Spinning violinist

Cellist wearing face mask.

'Do you smell something burning?'

'Welcome aboard - this ball of string will lead you to your desk.'

String Quartet Vending Machine