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[John G.]

Three!

[ChasSmith]

As I read other people’s responses, I realize I’ve been forgetting a lot of other early exposure to music and recordings. Yessir, a lot.  But I guess it’s okay if I save some for the memoirs and the biopic.

[John G.]

As I read other people’s responses, I realize I’ve been forgetting a lot of other early exposure to music and recordings. Yessir, a lot.  But I guess it’s okay if I save some for the memoirs and the biopic.

Got a release date set?

[elmore3003]

Vacuuming was hell this morning. The vacuum was picking up nothing, so I emptied the bag, which was pretty much empty. WTF?

So, further investigation revealed the opening where the hose fits into the bag was completely clogged. I had to take the filter and bag apart to dig out the clogged cat hair, pencil shavings and other crap causing the clog. It made quite a mess before I was finished, but now the vacuum runs nicely. I see a bath in my very near future

[George]

Very interesting photos of a production of Sunday in the Park with ballet dancers:

https://playbill.com/article/photos-take-a-look-at-graham-phillips-and-talia-suskauer-led-sunday-in-the-park-with-george

There are a couple of videos of the production, too.

[George]

Topic of the Day:  I have no idea when I first became aware of "classical" music.  I was always more interested in vocal music, but it wasn't until I discovered, and fell in love with, musicals that I branched out into classical music in general and developed an appreciation of and a liking for "classical" (both vocal and instrumental) music.

[Jrand74]

And I shall soon be receiving a new credit card to replace one that has been compromised.

Ugh!

[Jrand74]

Nice illustration DR ELMORE!

[Jane]

From DR Singdaw:

I saw something about the London Eye (the "Millenial Wheel") being dismantled and moved to Scotland. Which is apparently untrue.

Thanks for letting us know that is a hoax.

[Jrand74]

The Dream-O-Matic 6000 indicates that your dream could point to a reunion of sorts over past matters......

[Jrand74]

TOD:

Van Cliburn playing Tchaikovsky's Second Piano Concerto in B Flat Minor on the Ed Sullivan Show.

I asked for and was bought the Extended 45 rpm version of the recording....which I still have somewhere.

[Jane]

Today is Tuesday, eh?

That means I have an afternoon appointment at my allergy clinic in North Augusta.  Should be a good visit since I have been feeling much better since startig my Dupixent injections.

I'm glad they are working.

[Jane]

When I was younger, my dad’s family would have an annual reunion. It would always cause total war between Mom and him. One year, she stayed home and the rest of us went. On the way home, we stopped at a drug store, and he found a cut-out record with German writing on it. It was his version of a peace offering. He left the 49-cent price tag on it and proudly presented it to her.

She laughed. An ugly, cruel laugh, as I recall. I was about 7 at the time.

He had bought her Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder, or children’s death songs. We were forced to sit inside on a hot August afternoon and listen to the whole thing. We hated every last second of it, feeling it was our death song too.

And that was the first time I remember classical music coming into our house.

Wow.  What a great story.

[Jane]

I can't remember not having classical music playing at home.  I still have a few of my father's albums that we would listen to together.

[Jane]

And I shall soon be receiving a new credit card to replace one that has been compromised.

Ugh!

Sorry.

[MichaelG]

TOD: My parents had several favorite classical recordings. The ones I remember most are Ravel's Bolero with Paul Paray and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and Van Cliburn playing the Tchaikovsky First.

I can't really remember my first classical purchase like I can for rock and jazz, but as a band kid, the Fennell / Eastman recording of Holst and Vaughan Williams would be a likely candidate.

[John G.]

I have listening to Bela Fleck’s new recording, Rhapsody in Blue. It features three versions of Gershwin’s classic. The first is Rhapsody in Blue(grass), reorchestrated for bluegrass instruments and Fleck on banjo. The second features Fleck on banjo with full orchestra. The third is Rhapsody in Blues, with a real bluesy take.

In between are two short Gershwin pieces.

[John G.]

It may be too much of a novelty, but it’s enjoyable for now.

[John G.]

Here’s the bluegrass version: https://youtu.be/8DHPxRZFWQE?si=qusgTTmtzZDHaS5y

[elmore3003]

I finished Vanity Fair last night. The ending was not Thackeray's, but very satisfying.  Amelia was relieved of some of Thackeray's Victorian view of a passive woman and given a spunkier contemporary acceptance of Becky's proof of of George Osborne's infidelity. Watching the series had me thinking about sagas of women's friendships from Scarlett and Melanie to Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins in Old Acquaintance to Elphaba and Galinda and wondering if Thackeray's novel was the first. I don''t consider Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility part of the same trend.

[bk]

I'm up, I'm up - maybe four hours of sleep.

[bk]

Book has gone to the design team.

[bk]

Illustrations look great.

[bk]

Enjoying everyone's stories.

[bk]

I don't believe we had a single classical record in the house when I was a kid. I think the first classical record that entered our house was the one I bought in junior high school - 8th grade - Ormandy's The Moldau, quickly followed by Adrian Boult conducting Greensleeves and other Brit bucolic music on Westminster.

[bk]

I was thinking about a Gelson's run but I think I'll order in  - maybe two tacos from the good Mexican jernt I like, or maybe a salad.

[Freddie]

Book has gone to the design team.

That's great!  Congratulations.

[Jrand74]

Good book news from MR BK & DR ELMORE

[elmore3003]

I don't believe we had a single classical record in the house when I was a kid. I think the first classical record that entered our house was the one I bought in junior high school - 8th grade - Ormandy's The Moldau, quickly followed by Adrian Boult conducting Greensleeves and other Brit bucolic music on Westminster.

My parents had a console but I don't believe it was ever played. They were so naive that when I was given the soundtrack of  The King & I for my tenth birthday, we all thought t was a 78 rpm record. For Christmas I got a 3-speed phonograph and could finally play it. There was no stopping me after that!

[Jane]

Bruce you might recall my parents had a nice stereo consule to the right of our piano.  I don't think I ever played it when you were over since you were busy playing the piano.  I wish I remembered the song my mother would request you play.