Topic: THERE'S ALWAYS TOMORROW (Read 25983 times)

Michael · « **Reply #61 on:** July 20, 2007, 06:46:55 AM »

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAGE 3 DANCE

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #62 on:** July 20, 2007, 06:50:47 AM »

Quote from: singdaw on July 20, 2007, 06:38:01 AM

After all...tomorrow is another day!
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Your prom dress?

der Brucer

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #63 on:** July 20, 2007, 06:59:10 AM »

Happy Birthday, Miss Karen!!

FJL · « **Reply #64 on:** July 20, 2007, 07:01:07 AM »

Happy birthday to Miss Karen!!!

FJL · « **Reply #65 on:** July 20, 2007, 07:01:56 AM »

I just had some breakfast cocoa and cereal with flour in it in Miss Karen's honor.

Jeanne · « **Reply #66 on:** July 20, 2007, 07:05:49 AM »

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Happy Birthday, Miss Karen!!
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May you have a lovely day!

Jeanne · « **Reply #67 on:** July 20, 2007, 07:06:54 AM »

Good Morning, HHW!

Travel vibes for Jose and any others who need them.

Recovery-from-travel vibes to Jason.

Jeanne · « **Reply #68 on:** July 20, 2007, 07:10:09 AM »

Singdaw mentioned Keely Smith. Now there's a name I've haven't heard in ages! I don't have any of her recordings, but I must revisit her work.

Speaking of someone I hadn't thought of recently, Nina Simone is on the soundtrack to GOLDEN DOOR. I was a fan of hers at one time, long ago. When I heard her the other day I was pleasantly surprised. I really enjoyed the two songs of hers in the movie.

Any other H/Ks have feedback on which singers they feel hold up well after not hearing them for years and years?

Jeanne · « **Reply #69 on:** July 20, 2007, 07:11:59 AM »

TOD:

CD: UNSUNG IRVING BERLIN
Guy Haines

DVD: MANCHILD

singdaw · « **Reply #70 on:** July 20, 2007, 07:20:17 AM »

Quote from: DERBRUCER on July 20, 2007, 06:50:47 AM

Your prom dress?

Actually, I didn't spend very much of my prom night IN my dress.

[Not actually true, but it was fun to say it.]

Matt H. · « **Reply #71 on:** July 20, 2007, 07:24:22 AM »

Good morning!

A bit cooler today, but when the high is 90, that's not saying much. Ugh!

Matt H. · « **Reply #72 on:** July 20, 2007, 07:25:03 AM »

Happy Birthday to DR Miss Karen!!!

Matt H. · « **Reply #73 on:** July 20, 2007, 07:26:02 AM »

Some gray clouds have rolled in in the last fifteen minutes, but it's still very warm outside for 10 a.m.

Matt H. · « **Reply #74 on:** July 20, 2007, 07:29:47 AM »

Friday Media Check:

CD - MAME (OCR)

DVD - MOONLIGHTING, Seasons 1&2, Disc 4
DANGEROUS WHEN WET
CAMELOT (Richard Harris stage version)

DVR - FANNY
THANK YOU FOR SMOKING (can't believe I still haven't gotten to this)

Matt H. · « **Reply #75 on:** July 20, 2007, 07:30:26 AM »

Tonight are new episodes of PSYCH and MONK (Snoop Dogg guests on MONK; not a good sign).

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #76 on:** July 20, 2007, 07:50:43 AM »

Quote from: Matt H. on July 20, 2007, 07:30:26 AM

Tonight are new episodes of PSYCH and MONK (Snoop Dogg guests on MONK; not a good sign).

At least they are not doing an all-musical episode! (Yet

)

der Brucer

JMK · « **Reply #77 on:** July 20, 2007, 07:52:21 AM »

Our favorite family fortune cookie story: We had just taken the boys out to get them new school clothes, and then went to a Chinese restaurant. At the end of the meal, we got our fortune cookies. Zach opened his, read it, and then exclaimed in a hilariously loud and absolutely disgusted 6 year-old voice: "Hey, what kind of stupid fortune is this?" His fortune read: You will soon get new clothing.

Bossa Nova: oy, don't get me started on Bossa Nova. TOO LATE!! As any DR who has been in my home environment will attest, I have a literal wall of Brasilian CDs. I am still amazed that BK had no previous Joao Gilberto in his collection, as Joao is one of the seminal forces behind the Bossa Nova. Luiz Bonfa is a little less to my liking, kind of a second-tier Jobim, but his early albums (all available on CD) are nice. BK and others--you should check out the legendary guitarist/composer Baden Powell (yes, named after the founder of the Boy Scouts). Baden Powell mixed Bossa Nova with more indigenous African rhythms and wrote several big hits which made it north, notably Canto de Ossanha, which became Let Go.

But I digress. If you love Jobim and those of his ilk, check out (in no particular order):

Edu Lobo
Marcos Valle
Ivan Lins
Milton Nascimento
Jorge Ben (later Jorge Benjor)
Gilberto Gil
Oscar Castro-Neves

If you're a fan of Astrud (personally I rate her far down the list of great Brasilian chanteuses), check out (again in no particular order):

Elis Regina
Gal Costa
Elizete Cardoso (Jobim was her arranger in the 50s and her early album Cancao do Amor Demais--with Joao Gilberto, BTW--is considered one of the seminal early Bossa Nova albums, though it doesn't sound particularly Bossa to our modern ears)
Gracinha Leporace (Mrs. Sergio Mendes, and one of the most sadly underrated singers of her generation)
Wanda Sa (also transliterated as Wanda da Sah)

BK, don't know if you're aware, but Jobim's early (like mid to late 50s) recordings of his own orchestral pieces (orchestrated by him) are now out on CD, on a release called Sinfonia de Rio. Good companion listening to your Symphonic Jobim.

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #78 on:** July 20, 2007, 07:52:46 AM »

Quote from: Matt H. on July 20, 2007, 07:30:26 AM

Tonight are new episodes of PSYCH and MONK (Snoop Dogg guests on MONK; not a good sign).

PSYCH is just plain silly!
Silly is fun.
We need more silly!

der Brucer

Matt H. · « **Reply #79 on:** July 20, 2007, 07:57:48 AM »

Quote from: DERBRUCER on July 20, 2007, 07:52:46 AM

PSYCH is just plain silly!
Silly is fun.
We need more silly!

Last week's show seemed sillier to me than the first season's episodes, but I may have just been away from the show too long. It was still highly enjoyable. Looking forward to tonight's episode.

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #80 on:** July 20, 2007, 08:03:01 AM »

Quote from: Matt H. on July 20, 2007, 07:57:48 AM

Last week's show seemed sillier to me than the first season's episodes, but I may have just been away from the show too long. It was still highly enjoyable. Looking forward to tonight's episode.

I think you're right - it is sillier - but tightly crafted.

der Brucer

Matt H. · « **Reply #81 on:** July 20, 2007, 08:08:45 AM »

I'm heading down now to clean up a bit before I do my Friday errands.

WBBL.

MusicGuy · « **Reply #82 on:** July 20, 2007, 08:09:15 AM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on July 20, 2007, 04:16:57 AM

OH!

DR JMK - or others - I keep meaning to ask... Is there a proper term/name/label for that accompaniment pattern... you know, the one goes "da da da, da da-da da-da..." That one?

It's the basis for the "Brasil", as well as a slew of other tunes. -The fifth rises a half step, then another one, then back down to the fifth.. -"Buenos Aires" from Evita uses/steals the same accompaniment pattern.

Dear DR Jose Jo jo ....... I actually think of the 2 parts of your question as 2 different things. The rhythm pattern is to me just a basic samba rhythm (or at least one of the variations of a samba), and the "rising and lowering" fifth is a device that shows up in lots of other stuff also. I have often "stolen" that pattern for an accompaniment...... and as far as being used by show composers, think of "That Mister Man Of Mine," and even the added song "Maybe This Time" by the lovely Mr. Kander.

MusicGuy · « **Reply #83 on:** July 20, 2007, 08:12:26 AM »

Oh, and to quote the quixotic pixie.......

"I'm up, I"m up......"

A large good morning to all assembled and present. Dear DR Laura was right..... we had a very big desert storm move through last night, and it was rich with dust and thunder and lightning and rain..... I thought it was pretty damned glorious!

MusicGuy · « **Reply #84 on:** July 20, 2007, 08:19:59 AM »

And I thought I would post a picture here of the lovely old house that we've lived in for the past ten years. We have sold "the ranch" and it was the escrow that closed yesterday. I have found a smaller "patio home" that should close escrow today or Monday, and Kerry is taking a little time to look around and decide what he wants to buy.

Even though I will miss my fruit trees and the very friendly neighborhood here, it is a very good and positive move forward for both of us. I like to think that the Universe knows better than I what is the best direction and outcome for me.

singdaw · « **Reply #85 on:** July 20, 2007, 08:25:42 AM »

Quote from: MusicGuy on July 20, 2007, 08:12:26 AM

...we had a very big desert storm move through last night...

I don't know about that, but...hit me with a dessert storm...please!

Best wishes to you and yours in your new home, DR MusicGuy!

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #86 on:** July 20, 2007, 08:25:45 AM »

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singdaw · « **Reply #87 on:** July 20, 2007, 08:27:24 AM »

DR Ron Pulliam apparently survived this morning's jolt from Mother Nature.

I am glad.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #88 on:** July 20, 2007, 08:29:25 AM »

4.2

All shook up!

Rudely awakened and tossed.

Nothing fell.

Nothing broke.

Woke me up and scrambled my brains.

Had to pee.

Went right back to sleep!

Another day in Californ-eye-a!

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #89 on:** July 20, 2007, 08:29:54 AM »

Happy Birthday, "Miss" Karen!

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