Well, dear readers, I have slept a bit too late and therefore will have to hurry through today’s notes apace, oh, yes, I shall have to hurry through today’s notes apace. However, for those who were errant and truant there is plenty of interesting reading to be had from the weekend notes and posts – it was wild and wooly and also wooly and wild around these parts over the weekend, with many impassioned posts on many a subject, so do check it all out.
I have, of late, been going through my old Column A’s, doing research for the third Benjamin Kritzer book (as I did for the first two) and I’ve decided to occasionally reprint some of the things I find amusing. For example, here’s one now. I, at one time, did a whole series of song parodies about my visits to the gym, all set to show scores. Here’s one that I called A Gym Line. And it goes something like this (to the opening of A Chorus Line):
God, I need a workout,
I need a workout
My muscles sag, I’m undefined!
God, I need a workout,
I need a workout,
At least an hour-and-a-half!
Look at all the flab there
At all the flab there
I don’t look good in bathing suits
I need some work done on my glutes
My tummy needs a little…
I need to exercise
Please God, to exercise,
And not eat meat, just fruits!
It continued (to the tune of At the Ballet):
But
Everything is beautiful
On the treadmill.
Set your speed
And you can go for miles…
Yes, everything is beautiful
On the treadmill…
Hey…
And ended with (to the tune of What I Did for Love):
Kiss your fat goodbye
For you are buff and toned now
Feel those buns, they’re hard as steel…
And my calves are strong
What I did for fat
What I did for fat…
Gone, all my fat is gone,
As I’m jogging on
That’s what I’ll remember…
You have abs so hard
To show off and admire
You can wear your Speedos now
Won’t forget
Can’t regret
What I did for fat
What I did for fat
What I did for fat!
Well, I hadn’t seen that in quite some time. I also did one called The Gym and I, and also one to Into the Gym. Perhaps I’ll print those later this week. But for now, why don’t we all click on the Unseemly Button below whilst sipping on our various and sundried morning beverages (or afternoon beverages for those in different time zones).
Oh, my goodness, it’s gotten quite late, and I must move these here notes along and get them posted. This is quite unseemly in my opinion (IMO, in Internet lingo). This simply will not do, nor will it do. I have a busy little day ahead and besides we have our Unseemly Live Chat tonight at six o’clock p.m. Pacific Mean Time, which I hope many of you can attend, as it promises to be lively and sparkling. Of course, “it” is always promising to be lively and sparkling, but that’s just how “it” is. Also, I’m sure Donald has a brand spanking new radio show up as well.
Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must catch up on things, do errands, have phone meetings and whatnot. Today’s topic of discussion: Continuing on what we began on Saturday, i.e. favorite film composer scores – today let’s do the man who is most likely going to be taking home an Oscar this year, Mr. Elmer Bernstein. So, what are your five favorite Elmer scores (and do list more if you can’t limit it)? I’ll start: To Kill a Mockingbird, The World of Henry Orient, The Magnificent Seven, Some Came Running and Summer and Smoke (and The Grifters, Sweet S mell of Success, The Gypsy Moths and on and on and on). Your turn. And I’ll see you all at tonight’s chat.