Where is DR slipshod?
Why hasn't he informed all of us that today is Vesuvius Day???
TOD:
Listening to the OBC of Bye Bye Birdie.....so different from the movie.....but I liked the music and all the voices.....Broadway!!! And the pictures on the gatefold LP were fun to look at.
I feel itchy and frizzy and frumpy
Calm on the surface, but really quite lumpy
But alive!
I feel itchy and frizzy and frantic.
Partly didactic and partly pedantic.
But alive!
But not here, and not today. We are expected to top 100 this weekend.
You used to do these parodies quite often, DR Freddie, and I always loved them.
"No."
Me likey.
You used to do these parodies quite often, DR Freddie, and I always loved them.
I'm game.
TOD:
Listening to the OBC of Bye Bye Birdie.....so different from the movie.....but I liked the music and all the voices.....Broadway!!! And the pictures on the gatefold LP were fun to look at.
Speaking of Bye Bye Birdie - I was fascinated by YouTube helping along notice of some prominent musical changes to the show's score for the movie, that seem to have been spurred on by how right Bobby Rydell was for an expansion of the part of Hugo, and then by Ann-Margret having been given the wraparounds of the new title song.
P.S. Strange to notice that the New York Times' critic Brooks Atkinson was very lukewarm (to say the least) about the stage version.
https://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/theater/ByeByeBirdie.pdf
Would a show have survived such a Times review in some parts of theater history?
I feel itchy and frizzy and frumpy
Calm on the surface, but really quite lumpy
But alive!
Winter is coming.
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I feel itchy and frizzy and frumpy
Calm on the surface, but really quite lumpy
But alive!
LOL!
After consulting a rhyming dictionary:
I feel itchy and frizzy and frantic.
Partly didactic and partly pedantic.
But alive!
But not here, and not today. We are expected to top 100 this weekend.
"No."
(http://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7699.0;attach=23196)
Congratulations to DR singdaw on his millstone.
Congratulations to DR singdaw on his millstone.
Ditto!! A little late, but better late than never:
I've been listening to the overture to Gypsy on the OBC recording through my headphones all morning. Jesus H. Christ, is it wonderful! When it breaks intro the strip music, I just want to laugh and applaud with joy.
The horn par in the original score says "HornS" and there are clearly two on the recording; but unlike the trumpets, whose intonation is stunning, the horns have a harder time in spots landing on the same pitch. So, were there two in the pit or was a second added to the recording?
I wish my late friend Red Press were still around. Gypsy was the first Broadway show he played. I suspect most of the piccolo and flute work on the recording is his.
:)
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And this one:
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And this one:
Which is the book that lists the breakdown of the orchestrations for all of the old classic Broadway shows - is it the Steven Suskin book?
This is from a Playbill article. Don't know how accurate it is.
According to a statement by Lyric Stage music director Jay Dias, "When the show opened at the Broadway Theatre in 1959, Jule Styne had orchestrators Sid Ramin and Robert Ginzler use a string section that consisted of violins, cellos, and bass. After the initial Broadway run closed, the orchestration was adjusted to allow for theatres to use a more conventional string section division. For the Lyric Stage production, Jule Styne's estate and Sid Ramin himself have not only given permission for the original Gypsy cello parts to be restored, but an originally written acoustic guitar part, cut before the first rehearsal due to budget and seating capacity of the pit, will finally be heard. Lyric Stage's production will form the basis for the Jule Styne estate's work on the critical edition of the score, and it's quite a thrill that Lyric Stage audiences will soon be part of this major step in the restoration of one of the greatest scores in American musical theatre."
I kept thinking that the vocal score for The Pajama Game got a lot of Babe's songs wrong.
Then I finally realized I was just used to Janis Paige singing flat.
I didn't mean to write a book.
Where is DR slipshod?
Why hasn't he informed all of us that today is Vesuvius Day???
Fie!
https://nationaltoday.com/vesuvius-day/
Why hasn't he informed all of us that today is Vesuvius Day???
Shall we celebrate with Vesuvius cake?
Winter is coming.
"No."
:)
Congratulations to DR singdaw on his millstone.
Ditto!! A little late, but better late than never:
You used to do these parodies quite often, DR Freddie, and I always loved them.
If you mean parodies in general, I'm still writing them regularly. But every political story is changing so quickly that the stories are old before someone with my resources could record and upload and promote them. For example, the series of parody lyrics I did on RFK Jr.'s candidacy now - in retrospect just a few weeks later - look more scary than funny.
You used to do these parodies quite often, DR Freddie, and I always loved them.
If you mean parodies in general, I'm still writing them regularly. But every political story is changing so quickly that the stories are old before someone with my resources could record and upload and promote them. For example, the series of parody lyrics I did on RFK Jr.'s candidacy now - in retrospect just a few weeks later - look more scary than funny.
Scary and shocking. I never imagined a child of Robert Kennedy supporting Trump. There were signs it would happen and I kept hoping he would support Harris.
DR George for long while I could still use OverDrive but there was an expiration date on it. I switched to Libby before that date and could not open up OverDrive after that. I thought it was the same for everyone. Overall I actually prefer Libby and have forgotten the things I missed from OverDrive it has been so long.
One thing that never happened with OverDrive, is my books ALWAYS reopened. Sometimes they don't with Libby.
You used to do these parodies quite often, DR Freddie, and I always loved them.
If you mean parodies in general, I'm still writing them regularly. But every political story is changing so quickly that the stories are old before someone with my resources could record and upload and promote them. For example, the series of parody lyrics I did on RFK Jr.'s candidacy now - in retrospect just a few weeks later - look more scary than funny.
Scary and shocking. I never imagined a child of Robert Kennedy supporting Trump. There were signs it would happen and I kept hoping he would support Harris.
Remembering also that Jill Stein's votes (in the swing states) could mathematically have made the difference for Hillary Clinton in 2016.
The funny stuff that seemed easy to poke musical fun at, like the silliness of RFK Jr. making believe in court that he lived in Katonah, New York using a friend's address, doesn't seem funny from the vantage point of yesterday's development.
DR George for long while I could still use OverDrive but there was an expiration date on it. I switched to Libby before that date and could not open up OverDrive after that. I thought it was the same for everyone. Overall I actually prefer Libby and have forgotten the things I missed from OverDrive it has been so long.
One thing that never happened with OverDrive, is my books ALWAYS reopened. Sometimes they don't with Libby.
Are you talking about an OverDrive app? I've been going to the libraries' OverDrive website through a browser. I don't use an app.
Could this Trumpy Trout be for real?
Trumpy Trout the Talking Presidential Fish Head Commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNk7UZXK3ss
Tonight is closing night for SOMETHING ROTTEN.....and tomorrow we meet to build our set for FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON.
The story would be The Randy Vicar and the Layer Cake.
Jane: Did you listen to the Kinzinger speech? If so, thoughts?
I've been listening to the overture to Gypsy on the OBC recording through my headphones all morning. Jesus H. Christ, is it wonderful! When it breaks intro the strip music, I just want to laugh and applaud with joy.
The horn par in the original score says "HornS" and there are clearly two on the recording; but unlike the trumpets, whose intonation is stunning, the horns have a harder time in spots landing on the same pitch. So, were there two in the pit or was a second added to the recording?
And others.
Jane: Did you listen to the Kinzinger speech? If so, thoughts?
I did thank you and I thought it was one of the best speeches.
[He reminded me of the "olden" days when Republicans stood for values that I could relate to. I have admired quite a few over the decades, but have voted Blue since 1976,
Yup. Must be in America.
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It is written, so it must be true.