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[singdaw]

PAGE SIX

[Jane]

'night

[John G.]

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 think Jule Styne talked about the overture extensively in his bio.

[John G.]

Or maybe it was that book of transcripts of conversations about shows. Sondheim, Styne and Laurents talked about Gypsy.

[John G.]

I remember Styne saying something about wanting that trumpet player yo hit a sour note to give it a more burlesque feel. And they never play it that way in the revivals.

[John G.]

If I were home, I could look it up. Those books are within reach there.

[John G.]

I did make it to Little Rock. Still have 500+ miles to go.

[John G.]

TOD:

When I was three, they took me to Mary Poppins. It changed my life.

[Ron Pulliam]

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,

[MichaelG]

TOD - Quite a few, but these stand out

- Discovering rock music I really liked in high school by checking Chicago II out from the city library.
- Discovering jazz at Interlochen through big band concerts. First Stan Kenton, then Duke Ellington, Woody Herman, and Count Basie in later years.
- Discovering Kurt Weill by, of all things, playing the suite from Der Silbersee in my college orchestra.

[MichaelG]

[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,

We had to do "state over party" one year in Massachusetts and vote for William Weld over John Silber. We even crossed over to vote for Weld in the primary.

[George]

Yup. Must be in America.

[George]

Topic of the Day:  for me it was discovering The Manhattan Transfer and musical theater when in choir.

[George]

Friends of mine also introduced me to musicals that I has never heard of, but I mostly discovered and fell in love with Sondheim's scores on my own.

[George]

TMT and ALW were very popular back then, but Sondheim was still a specialty, and not everyone felt the way I eventually did.

[George]

Today, I did some shopping for my sister.

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Not again with the page six.

[bk]

Page six is getting too much attention.

[George]

She and her daughter made some vegan cupcakes for a bake sale to benefit a local animal shelter.

[bk]

Page six has been around far too long this evening.

[bk]

It has overstayed its welcome.

[bk]

In any case, I've just started the notes, so they'll be up in fifteen or twenty minutes.

[George]

Then, my friends Shelly and Margo and I had lunner (too late for lunch but too early for dinner ) at the local Dennys.

[bk]

I should hope we'll be off this damn page by then.

[bk]

Because if we aren't, there will be hell toupee.

[George]

I had the chicken-fried chicken, mac-and-cheese and a side salad.

[George]

The chicken-fried chicken was just a tiny bit overcooked, but it only affected the breading.

[George]

The chicken itself was quite tasty.

[George]

I also ordered a side of extra gravy, which, of course, covers a multitude of cooking sins.

[George]

The service was a bit slow, but they were understaffed, and we weren't in a hurry, so it was all good.