30Q#29

[BigJon@Work]

Get Piq away from the Postwhore thread!

You're flagged, Lady!

[piqaboo]

Flags make luverly scarves, they do. Thanks!

[shostakovich]

It's PAXMAHIHOB in Cyrillic, with the "I" looking like a backward "N".

What looks like "P" is "R" (CCCP was SSSR to us).
What looks like "H" is "N".
The throat-clearing "X" is transliterated more commonly "CH" or more traditionally "KH".
The "B" is the Cyrillic equivalent of "V", and as a final consonant pronounced "F", or "FF" for emphasis.

Thus the variety of spellings we see.
Shos

[piqaboo]

my first thought on seeing that was "wow! Pac Man hob!",
but then I realized his name is actually PeaceMan Hob.

Shos, you might want to down a beer to soothe that scratchy throat.

(seriously, cool post, duuude).

[bignaf]

like the PECTOPAHT's all over Moscow.

[piqaboo]

Are those kinda like Tan's expats, but made of gellee?

[bignaf]

riiiiight... I like this guy's eyebrow movement...

[piqaboo]

One of my fav's

[bignaf]

yeah that one's my favorite.

[piqaboo]

Im not worthy....

[dai bread]

[quote="Catmando"]

I've only hear one or two excerpts of his music, but he is one composer I wish to explore the works of eventually.

In that case, I thoroughly recommend the disc I've mentioned. After a bit of exposure to Rachy, you might like to try PC 3. It's quite something, but I wouldn't suggest it for a novice in Rachmaninoff's music.

[bignaf]

listen to the Pagannini variations and symphonic dances. ignore the rest, actively.

[piqaboo]

The little I've heard has been at RBC Scholarship contests, played by highschool seniors. Interesting music.

[Catmando]

I guess you're too new to know I was dubbed "The Page Whore". (and on *ig's thread too).

Tonight, I challenge you to a page-whoring duel !

Where were you last night Serenity? I wanted a duel !

[Serenity]

I guess you're too new to know I was dubbed "The Page Whore". (and on *ig's thread too).

Tonight, I challenge you to a page-whoring duel !

Where were you last night Serenity? I wanted a duel !

Last night there was a storm coming through the area and I had to power off all the computers and other appliances.

Tonight? Sorry, but the Patriots are playing tonight! Maybe tomorrow night; it will give you time to come up with a plan to beat me.

[Catmando]

Tonight wouldn't work for me as well. Well, later in the evening it might.

I'm babysitting for a few hours tonight.

Patriots

Go Packers!! (that's the closest thing to what a packer does, ?)

Chris, I need a cheesehead emoticon pronto!

[bignaf]

Yeah Patriots Packers

[shostakovich]

listen to the Pagannini variations and symphonic dances. ignore the rest, actively.

Au contraire. Paganini Variations and Symphonic Dances are first rate, as are Concerti 2 & 3, Symphonies 1 & 2. The brooding Isle of the Dead is worth a try. I love it because it's based on a painting of the same name. Rachmaninov did a remarkable job of capturing the mood. The Preludes in C# Minor and G Minor are great. His Suite #1 for 2 pianos has a "Russian Easter" ending. It sounds a bit like "minimalism", but it's good (and brief). There must be more, but these come to mind immediately as not-to-be-missed.
Shos

[bignaf]

it's not exactly au contraire.. since you're not saying listed to all of Rach and ignore Pag variations and sym. dances...

[piqaboo]

boys, boys, boys....