This Weeks Poll... ?!?

[shostakovich]

There are some nifty ideas in this list. I remember something like "Music History Minute", a one minute bio. I'd like to see something like that return, followed by some short piece by the composer.
Shos

"My" bio would make a good start (he sez modestly).

Some of us might even supply information, so you guys don't have to do the work. In fact, Hal9000's thread would be a great source.

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[hal 9000]

Originally posted by shostakovich:
...I remember something like "Music History Minute", a one minute bio. I'd like to see something like that return, followed by some short piece by the composer.
Shos

"My" bio would make a good start (he sez modestly).

Some of us might even supply information, so you guys don't have to do the work. In fact, Hal9000's thread would be a great source.

:D Thanks Shos! I am obviously in agreement with the history segment idea. Though I'm not so sure my thread would be a great source. I would think of it more as a reminder... a daily post-it note on the fridge if you will. I'm sure there are details I miss that the BR staff wouldn't, especially NM. I have heard some pretty cool bio info come from her that I would have never found.

[OperaTenor]

Perhaps a segment featuring the latest news concerning Charlotte Church. We could call it:

Church Chat

.....oh.....wait.....that's sorta already been done......

[treebeau]

Originally posted by OperaTenor:
Perhaps a segment featuring the latest news concerning Charlotte Church. We could call it:

[b]Church Chat

.....oh.....wait.....that's sorta already been done......

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SANTA ??? !!!!

Regards,
Tim B.

[barfle]

Originally posted by OperaTenor:
Perhaps a segment featuring the latest news concerning Charlotte Church. We could call it[,] especially for Barfle(and Donna), we could have an hour of virtuoso soprano singing, calling it:

[b]The Revenge Hour

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No problem with sopranos in general, but it only takes me about five seconds to go back to my collection of MP3s on my hard drive when that comes on.

There seem to be a few pieces that drive people nuts. I know Bones can't stand "Happy Together" by the Turtles because of one silly line, I change the station when I hear "Signs" or "Revenge." My wife hates "Cathy's Clown."

I'm not about to try to dictate any one else's tastes in music, but every once in a while, a piece comes along that simply makes someone cringe.

[piqaboo]

Originally posted by The Great Carouser:
I still like The Chopin Hour myself.

Start each segment with a little philosophy, eh?

[piqaboo]

Shock and Dismay!

The poll fails to offer the option of the world famous san diego..... oh wait. Its the Zoo thats world famous, not the <non-existent> Opera House.

'scuse me. Slinking right along...... nothing to see here.......

[barfle]

I thought Toledo's zoo was the most famous.

Actually, I've only been to ONE of those houses listed (Sydney) for a performance. When I was in Italy, my travel agent booked me a hotel room somewhere in Switzerland when we were staying in Milan, so I didn't get to attend a performance at La Scala (although I did tour the museum), and La Fenice wasn't much more than a pile of rubble. We did stay at the La Fenice Hotel next door.

Of all the houses I've heard performances in, though, my personal acoustical favorite is the Terrace Theater in Long Beach, CA, with the orchestra in the pit. It's not an opera house as such, but I really, really, really like the sound there.

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[lioness]

Bach, Bach... there's never enough Bach!!!

i think you should swap out the 1:00 waltz for 'Vivaldi's Vault'.

i absolutely adore the Music History Minute idea as well. learning something new everyday should be a requirement. a large % of the population stops acquiring/retaining new information in their 20's. pitiful... just pitiful.

how about a daily/weekly segment something from the local musicians in the area? live performances are always a treat.

[OperaTenor]

Yeah, maybe we can hear H.R.H. saw away on that double bass of hers!

[OperaTenor]

Originally posted by barfle:
I thought Toledo's zoo was the most famous.

No, it's Toledo's swiss cheese that's most famous.

[treebeau]

With a real saw?

Regards,
Tim B.

[barfle]

Originally posted by OperaTenor:

Originally posted by barfle:
[b] I thought Toledo's zoo was the most famous.

No, it's Toledo's swiss cheese that's most famous.

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Window box
<Ed. - Check old George Carlin records if you don't get it>

[Shapley]

By the way, Lioness, welcome to the B.ComBB!

V/R
Shapley

[OperaTenor]

Originally posted by barfle:

Originally posted by OperaTenor:
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Originally posted by barfle:
[b] I thought Toledo's zoo was the most famous.

No, it's Toledo's swiss cheese that's most famous.

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Window box
<Ed. - Check old George Carlin records if you don't get it> [/b]

Don't have any - you'll have to give it to me.


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Holy Toledo!



Tim, I think that might get you in almost as much dutch as "Nicky".

[mmichaelson]

LOL. You guys are both in fine form today!!!!

OT, did you and Piq have a lovely Christmas this year or what????

[barfle]

Toledo Window Box is the name of a George Carlin album. It comes from a routine involving how people identify the places their marijuana was grown, and gives examples (most of which have faded from my memory - you figure out why) like "Acupulco Gold" and "Jamaican Ganji." Eventually he got down to the lower grades, where he mentioned "Toledo Window Box."

Famous people who were born in Toledo:
Danny Thomas
Jamie Farr
barfle (although I don't remember living there)

This sure got hijacked today, didn't it? I start bragging about a couple of great halls I've been in, and end up with buckeye pot.

[OperaTenor]

Originally posted by Saxy Buff:
OT, did you and Piq have a lovely Christmas this year or what????

We most certainly did, thanks in part to you. How about you?

[mmichaelson]

I did as well. . .spent the week before Christmas in Nassau with the spousal unit celebrating three years of wedded bliss. We had a nice time. Christmas was hectic, as usual, but nice.

I am glad ya'll had a wonderful holiday!