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[George]

PAGE THREE DANCE!!

[ChasSmith]

Back from a few errands and the library sale where there was ALMOST nothing to write home about.  I nearly could have walked out of this one empty handed, when, from the otherwise drab music table I was letting my fingers do the walking through one box, and...



It's one of the rare vocal scores, of which I found DR Elmore the ultimate copy a couple of years ago -- his is the cloth bound edition, in excellent shape, and even had an interesting first owner.  This is the paper bound, and except for having obviously been loved (the spine has the telltale "roll"), it's completely unmarked and in solid condition.

Three bucks.  Cash on the barrelhead.

[George]

T.O.D.

Maybe I'll watch GONE WITH THE WIND as a protest.

 

I think I'll watch Disney's "Song of the South"!  For some reason, that seems to be held in even worse regard than GWtW.

[George]

DR George, I'm happy the show went well.

Thanks, Larry!

[George]

Great to hear George's opening night news!

Thanks, Fred!

[George]

Speaking of Florida (and we were, sort of) here's my last parody video before Labor Day

[Warning:  just-for-fun good-natured Presidential humor in the linked video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIlQVIXZaxI&feature=youtu.be

Very funny!

[George]

Oh, no - RIP Susan Vreeland

 

Oh, no!  My library has several of her titles, and in several formats.

[George]

Back from a few errands and the library sale where there was ALMOST nothing to write home about.  I nearly could have walked out of this one empty handed, when, from the otherwise drab music table I was letting my fingers do the walking through one box, and...



It's one of the rare vocal scores, of which I found DR Elmore the ultimate copy a couple of years ago -- his is the cloth bound edition, in excellent shape, and even had an interesting first owner.  This is the paper bound, and except for having obviously been loved (the spine has the telltale "roll"), it's completely unmarked and in solid condition.

Three bucks.  Cash on the barrelhead.

Nice score on the score, ChasSmith!

[John G.]

Back from a few errands and the library sale where there was ALMOST nothing to write home about.  I nearly could have walked out of this one empty handed, when, from the otherwise drab music table I was letting my fingers do the walking through one box, and...



It's one of the rare vocal scores, of which I found DR Elmore the ultimate copy a couple of years ago -- his is the cloth bound edition, in excellent shape, and even had an interesting first owner.  This is the paper bound, and except for having obviously been loved (the spine has the telltale "roll"), it's completely unmarked and in solid condition.

Three bucks.  Cash on the barrelhead.

Love that score.

[FJL]

Speaking of Florida (and we were, sort of) here's my last parody video before Labor Day

[Warning:  just-for-fun good-natured Presidential humor in the linked video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIlQVIXZaxI&feature=youtu.be

Very funny!

Thanks, George!      (And I love the laughing emoticon!  It really made me laugh)

[George]

I have a question for anyone...in a couple of weeks, the entire library system is going to get together for our annual All Staff Training Day and the receptionist here in my building is putting together the 5-year recognition video for the day.  He wants (was asked) to put music with the slide show of the pictures of everyone who is celebrating their 5-year increment anniversaries and wanted suggestions for songs.  He could only think of "Celebration" by Kool & the Gang, but I said that I'd look for other suggestions that also might be appropriate.  I haven't found anything. Does anyone else have any ideas?  He needs them by later today (I don't know what time, but not too late), so if you have any ideas, please let me know!  Thanks!

[George]

Speaking of Florida (and we were, sort of) here's my last parody video before Labor Day

[Warning:  just-for-fun good-natured Presidential humor in the linked video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIlQVIXZaxI&feature=youtu.be

Very funny!

Thanks, George!      (And I love the laughing emoticon!  It really made me laugh)

Great!  I think I accidentally came across that emoticon.  It's a colon ":" and two close-parentheses "))".  It's not one of the emoticons built into this board, but it works.

[FJL]

George - how about the "Happy Anniversary" song from The Flintstones?

[FJL]

Or the chorus of "Stomp" by the Brothars Johnson?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPBDMihPRJA

[FJL]

And for happy events of all sorts, there's Pharrell Williams' "Happy"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOWDb2TBYDg

[ChasSmith]

Two other items from the sale today: 

Porgy and Bess conducted by Simon Rattle, with Willard White, Cynthia Haymon and Damon Evans.  I'd never listened to this one, and my general impression has been that Rattle is a pretty capable conductor of twentieth century opera, so what the heck.  CD box set, four bucks.

Warner Bros. stereo LP, "International Film Festival", Werner Muller and his Orchestra.  I don't think I'd ever come across this one, ever, and get a load of what's on the front cover:  http://tinyurl.com/y9nb94qt   For two bucks, I hope this copy is as pristine as it looks under my desk lamp.

[ChasSmith]

BK surely must have had that one back in the day.  I wonder how the arrangements are.  I should just go downstairs and put it on the cleaner and see what I've got.  But in the words of Lily von Shtupp:  i'm tired.

[George]

Thanks for suggestions, Fred!

Keep 'em coming!

[John G.]

George:

I Will Survive?

[ChasSmith]

Record is in fine condition, but I dunno about the recording.  I don't know these scores well enough to judge the arrangements, but the orchestra (the strings in particular) has that "lounge" vibe going on, and when I browse other Werner Muller albums, I can sort of see why.  Lots of mood music, Phase 4, and the like.

[Jrand73]

Nice finds DR CHAS SMITH!

[Laura]

Good afternoon.

[Laura]

That was great, FJL.

[George]

George:

I Will Survive?

I don't think that that's exactly the message that they're trying to convey.

[FJL]

That was great, FJL.

Thanks so much, Laura!

[FJL]

George:

I Will Survive?

I don't think that that's exactly the message that they're trying to convey.

If he might use just the choruses of songs rather than the full songs, the chorus of "Party in the USA"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGyjg3I7aK8     (starting at around 0:45 and then an extended chorus at the end)

could work also.

[George]

George:

I Will Survive?

I don't think that that's exactly the message that they're trying to convey.

If he might use just the choruses of songs rather than the full songs, the chorus of "Party in the USA"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGyjg3I7aK8     (starting at around 0:45 and then an extended chorus at the end)

could work also.

That could've worked, but he needed the song this afternoon and our work computers don't have programs to edit sound files.  He settled on "Celebration," the first song that he thought of.  In the anniversary video that will be played, there are title cards that say "Celebrating 25 Years!", then "Celebrating 20 Years!", etc., so "Celebration" works the best. 

Thanks for all the suggestions, though!

[George]

And on that note (C-natural for "Celebration"), I'm off to the theater!  Tonight after the show, a local astronomy club will be at the theater with telescopes for the audience to actually see the stars that are referenced in the play, and were what the real Henrietta used for her discovery!

Be back later!

[Jrand73]

Watching the U.S. Open Tennis games tonight.....one of my favorite sports to watch.....

[vixmom]

What a day