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A Day Rich in the Wrong Kind of Incident [message #42825]

Thu, 23 June 2011 20:48

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A Day Rich in the Wrong Kind of Incident

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Thu, 23 June 2011 21:04

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You have a kind and benevolent choir director. Mine would shoot daggers at me (possible literal daggers) if I dared suggest missing the two rehearsals right before a concert. Although I suppose that is partly the difference between a local community group and a college choir where I'm getting credit for singing... The Turtle Dove, however, is stunning. As is Bryn Terfel, though I agree that The Impossible Dream is, well, sort of an impossibly bad song.

Singing sitting down is all sorts of bad for the breath support and lung capacity and so forth - standing may be more tiring but it is also more productive. And less liable to produce sounds like ill-played saxophones or alley cats.

Surely the party won't be that bad?

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Thu, 23 June 2011 22:48

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I too am usually party-phobic. With me it's a matter of not wanting to miss daylight in the garden.

However, technology may be able to rescue us from party going.

I think you have an i-phone? Do you know about the Facetime app?

My Mom recently "attended" a family reunion via Facetime ... had a chance to say "hi" to folks and they all got to see and speak to her ... and she didn't even have to leave her living room.

You just need someone else with a i-phone or a Mac laptop at the party to do it, although of course you do miss the champagne and any chocolate goodies.

It works with an i-phone, the latest i-pods, or any mac with an up to date operating system plus a wireless internet connection. It was very cool talking to the family face to face from my i-Pod while I was in Europe ...

Good luck whether you go or not!

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Thu, 23 June 2011 23:03

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I read the Cherry Orchard years ago and didn't see what was so great about it. Then I saw it a couple of years ago with Kate Burton and it was excellent! There are some plays that can be appreciated by reading, but I think Chekov just has to be seen - the play's really about a time and place and people more than about plot, and that just doesn't feels pointless when it's read.

As to sitting and singing - can you sit in the back (so you won't block anyone's view if you stand) and then stand up when you feel the need? I have back problems and have been known to stand up to lean against the wall during long meetings or during rehearsals. I've never had anyone make a fuss over it.

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Thu, 23 June 2011 23:09

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Okay - so this probably has little to do with your post today, but i have to tell SOMEBODY and you all count right? Had a lesson with my singing teacher this morning, and I stayed for an hour instead of my usual half because she's off overseas for a month, and my goodness - they are clever people!

Because we had more time, she had me warm up for longer, and tried a new exercise on my - sing what she played (about four or five notes) then stick out your tongue on the last note (all the while thinking: down in belly, relaxed jaw, out the top of head and a bunch of other stuff that takes too long) then sing back down the notes again (tongue back in place). I was so busy concentrating as she went up the piano notes, that I didn't notice how high I was singing - and produce a B!! A high B! A NICE sounding high B. I don't think I have ever sung higher than an A. My goodness - I am completely convinced now that I should have learned how to sing properly a long time ago! Incredible! I am all enthused now. Of course singing it in a song is totally different - but the comment she made after was ominous: "I think we can get you higher eventually...."

Now that's been vented - I would totally encourage you to go to the concert - parties come and go - but concerts are fun!

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Thu, 23 June 2011 23:10

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And he sings a lot of crap too. The Impossible Dream. Spare me.

Aw. I quite like the Belgian version, and I'm not afraid to say it. Razz

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Thu, 23 June 2011 23:27

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Maren wrote on Thu, 23 June 2011 23:10

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And he sings a lot of crap too. The Impossible Dream. Spare me.

Aw. I quite like the Belgian version, and I'm not afraid to say it. Razz

Well, Jacques Brel makes anything a little better Smile

(And, the words sound a little more inspiring in French than they do in English!)

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Fri, 24 June 2011 00:01

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...Huh. Bryn Terfel looks very different when he's not dressed up in fake armour and a bad wig.

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Fri, 24 June 2011 00:58

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He looked at me for a moment and said mildly, you could sing in this concert if you wanted to.

I’m giving you permission, he said. Think about it.

Aha!
See, you're welcome there!

AHA!
You can do it!

Hooray!!!!
I'm so glad he said you could (no matter which way you choose). I hope you go for it!

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Fri, 24 June 2011 02:43

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OF COURSE we are coming to your book-signing. I am, anyway. And am looking forward to meeting you again.

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Fri, 24 June 2011 02:55

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And he sings a lot of crap too. The Impossible Dream. Spare me.

I once read a review of Man of La Mancha that said the songs all sounded like they had been badly translated out of Esperanto. Too true. I hope I will not be earwormed by this overblown anthem for the rest of the night. Smile

The Cherry Orchard is a good play--I hope you enjoy it. No fear about Simon Boccanegra!

Because you’re all coming.

Well, *in spirit*, anyway!

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Fri, 24 June 2011 03:21

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Diane in MN wrote on Fri, 24 June 2011 07:55

Because you’re all coming.

Well, *in spirit*, anyway!

It will have to be "in spirit" for me as well, unfortunately. Cost of train and hotel is prohibitive, and I also can't get the Friday off work. Sad

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Fri, 24 June 2011 04:38

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Well I'll be coming along to the signing.

I'll buy a copy of the paperback, and then beg for Robin to sign my copy of the hardback as well.

I thought about bringing my entire collection along but decided that would be bad form.

There is no such thing as too many books, only inadequate shelving

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Fri, 24 June 2011 06:40

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helbel wrote on Fri, 24 June 2011 04:38

I thought about bringing my entire collection along but decided that would be bad form.

Because the bookstore might not like it or because Robin might get RSI signing all your copies? Wink

Imagine the cool pic of everyone's copies in one huge collection. Very Happy

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Fri, 24 June 2011 06:58

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Well mainly the bookstore...

But seeing as I have multiple copies so I can keep 1 set at my parents house (very worn) and another set at my house (getting worn out) I did think it might be a bit of a nightmare!

There is no such thing as too many books, only inadequate shelving

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Fri, 24 June 2011 07:07

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CathyR wrote on Fri, 24 June 2011 08:21

Diane in MN wrote on Fri, 24 June 2011 07:55

Because you’re all coming.

Well, *in spirit*, anyway!

It will have to be "in spirit" for me as well, unfortunately. Cost of train and hotel is prohibitive, and I also can't get the Friday off work. Sad

Oh, I'm really sorry to hear that! I was looking forward to meeting up in person. Sad

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Fri, 24 June 2011 08:26

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I've booked the afternoon off to come and hopefully I'll qualify for the 'super off-peak day return' ticket on the train which costs 10p more than the standard single!

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Fri, 24 June 2011 08:57

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Yes, that's the ticket I'll be getting, too.

Look forward to seeing you there (and all being well, we're hoping there will also be....cake! Smile

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Fri, 24 June 2011 09:28

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Go, said my agent. Go.

I think I’m going to a party in London on Monday.

Amazing the effect that some people's powers of persuasion can have on one, isn't it. Smile

Quote:

The Thursday after that I’m going to be in London signing zillions of copies of PEGASUS, right? Because you’re all coming.

Yup, I'll be there. I'm considering getting my Schiaparelli-pink, feathered, sequinned, cat-suit back from the person I loaned it to, just for the occasion... Mwahahaha. Very Happy

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Fri, 24 June 2011 10:40

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In the old days, potential choir members were carefully vetted for the possession of short thighs.

I suspect in the old OLD days it didn't matter -- as indicated by the clothing left behind by famous and non-famous people. I like going to museums, and there's a middling sized one nearby that regularly changes parts of its display. I've yet to see clothing pre-1930's that will fit people larger than 5'3" -- for men. Women were lucky to break 5 feet. Most of the women's clothing in museums is in a size I outgrew by the time I was 13. I'm 5'6". In old, old terms, I'm tall. My 5'11" sister would have been a giantess.

-Victoria

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Fri, 24 June 2011 12:25

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AJLR wrote on Fri, 24 June 2011 14:28

Yup, I'll be there. I'm considering getting my Schiaparelli-pink, feathered, sequinned, cat-suit back from the person I loaned it to, just for the occasion... Mwahahaha. Very Happy

Now *that* would be a blog photo to remember!! Wink

Especially if you were with Robin in her black leather mini .....

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Fri, 24 June 2011 13:12

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I'll wear the leather mini if Ajlr promises to wear the pink catsuit.

Mwa hahahahahahahahaha.

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Fri, 24 June 2011 13:49

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lecuyerv wrote on Fri, 24 June 2011 07:40

I think that you will find the the more recent studies of skeletons does not bear this out. Well nourished people, largely the upper classes, were of nearly modern height. The difference may be partially explained by the fact the artefacts that you see in museums are things that survived and therefore are things that did not get used to destruction.

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Fri, 24 June 2011 13:56

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Robin wrote on Fri, 24 June 2011 18:12

I'll wear the leather mini if Ajlr promises to wear the pink catsuit.

Mwa hahahahahahahahaha.

*raises eyebrows*
And I suppose I ought to dig out the rhinestone-covered clogs with the six-inch killer soles, to go with it?

( Smile

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Fri, 24 June 2011 14:22

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Robin wrote on Fri, 24 June 2011 18:12

I'll wear the leather mini if Ajlr promises to wear the pink catsuit.

Mwa hahahahahahahahaha.

*thinks Robin should wear the mini anyway, even if Ajlr doesn't wear the catsuit* Smile

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Fri, 24 June 2011 14:23

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AJLR wrote on Fri, 24 June 2011 10:56

Robin wrote on Fri, 24 June 2011 18:12

I'll wear the leather mini if Ajlr promises to wear the pink catsuit.

Mwa hahahahahahahahaha.

*raises eyebrows*
And I suppose I ought to dig out the rhinestone-covered clogs with the six-inch killer soles, to go with it?

( Smile

)

This is entirely unfair. I was sorry to miss the opportunity to go all fanboy over one of my favourite authors in person but the cost of getting there from California made the choice reasonably easy. I don't need this kind of temptation. Besides, what would the rest of us wear to live up to this kind of standard?

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Fri, 24 June 2011 14:59

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Aaron wrote on Fri, 24 June 2011 19:23

Besides, what would the rest of us wear to live up to this kind of standard?

Perhaps we could have a competition whereby everyone sends in photos of what they would have worn to fit in with the evolving dress code at this occasion? Smile

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Fri, 24 June 2011 15:00

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*wishes my goats could transport me to London for the book signing*

I hope those who plan on attending also plan on bringing a camera...

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Fri, 24 June 2011 15:15

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AJLR wrote on Fri, 24 June 2011 11:59

Aaron wrote on Fri, 24 June 2011 19:23

Besides, what would the rest of us wear to live up to this kind of standard?

Perhaps we could have a competition whereby everyone sends in photos of what they would have worn to fit in with the evolving dress code at this occasion? Smile

Thus underscoring the wisdom of the poorly translated folk saying:
Man who provoke moderator end up looking very silly.
. . . or I would if I had ever had any clothes what would fit in with this dress code. Would it be safe to inquire how you came to have such a garment in the first place? A black leather mini (skirt certainly, dress perhaps less so) could be a routine youthful indiscretion but the catsuit, at least as I visualize it, seems to suggest an interesting story.

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Fri, 24 June 2011 16:12

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I love Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead! My infatuation began with the film starring Gary Oldman and Tim Roth, and swiftly thereupon followed buying a copy of the play and then seeing it live, nearly reciting along with the actors. However, I am also a Hamlet nerd, so perhaps this was not wholly surprising. Smile

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Fri, 24 June 2011 16:55

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Aaron wrote on Fri, 24 June 2011 13:49

lecuyerv wrote on Fri, 24 June 2011 07:40

In the old days, potential choir members were carefully vetted for the possession of short thighs.

9snip0 I've yet to see clothing pre-1930's that will fit people larger than 5'3" -- for men. Women were lucky to break 5 feet. Most of the women's clothing in museums is in a size I outgrew by the time I was 13.

True about what gets left over after normal wear and tear. Unfortunately, "my" museum doesn't display skeletons. (bummer). Why, yes, I AM a fan of the TV show "Bones".

However, my family has two photos of two different 4-foot-mumble matrons standing under the outstretched arms of two different 6 foot plus grandchildren with light showing between the two.

The key bit here is "well nourished". Both matrons, (my mother and aunt) were born and had their early childhood during the great depression when food was scarce and men/males were given the larger portions by default. My question is this: Back when Robin's churches were built, how many of the people in the small villages were well nourished?

-Victoria

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Sat, 25 June 2011 01:03

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AJLR wrote on Fri, 24 June 2011 13:59

Aaron wrote on Fri, 24 June 2011 19:23

Besides, what would the rest of us wear to live up to this kind of standard?

Perhaps we could have a competition whereby everyone sends in photos of what they would have worn to fit in with the evolving dress code at this occasion? Smile

Oh my, this would be quite a challenge . . . Smile

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Sat, 25 June 2011 13:54

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Surely we all brought all our copies of Robin's books to the last signing, so she won't have nearly so many to do this time?

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Sat, 25 June 2011 14:41

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Aaron wrote on Fri, 24 June 2011 20:15

Would it be safe to inquire how you came to have such a garment in the first place? A black leather mini (skirt certainly, dress perhaps less so) could be a routine youthful indiscretion but the catsuit, at least as I visualize it, seems to suggest an interesting story.

Well you're quite safe enquiring but I couldn't possibly expose to the glare of the internet the series of personal indiscretions that that particular item of clothing has featured in... Razz

In fact, I'd really do better cutting it up and giving it to Southdowner to make into suits for her bull terriers (two of whom may also be coming to the London signing).

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Sat, 25 June 2011 21:10

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I dunno...I once got a tiger-skin patterned catsuit to wear just for my husband (back when I had a figure, this is.) He preferred me out of it. So there was never a story. Bought catsuit, wore it once, that was it.

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Sat, 25 June 2011 23:26

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EMoon wrote on Sat, 25 June 2011 21:10

Haha, I've found that to be true of all risque-type stuff like lingerie. Why bother? My husband most definitely prefers me out of it...

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Sun, 26 June 2011 08:48

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As does mine! You wonder why the lingerie-makers bother....

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Sun, 26 June 2011 14:40

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I've done the same thing, with the same results. But obviously the lingerie-industry advertising effectively reaches its target market!

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Sun, 26 June 2011 15:31

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Snork. I find this thread very amusing. In my clearly lurid and inappropriate experience, the getting out of it can be highly . . . engaging. Smile

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Sun, 26 June 2011 17:14

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Robin wrote on Sun, 26 June 2011 20:31

Snork. I find this thread very amusing. In my clearly lurid and inappropriate experience, the getting out of it can be highly . . . engaging. Smile

*is deeply shocked by this* Wink

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