Reader Marc sent in a fun weblog written by a violist in the Minnesota Orchestra. Sam Bergman chronicled his orchestra’s European tour in February. Interesting details of life on the concert stage emerge, such as what happens when the principal cellist breaks a string, coping with the acoustics of unfamiliar halls (one of which he likens to “performing on the inside of a giant SuperBall”). Then there are the necessary details of life on the road, finding time to sightsee between commitments, washing socks and undies with Woolite in the hotel sink. Add in the rituals of plane travel and the logistics of transporting a full orchestra and instruments through Europe.