@nerys

And, as for “who gives a shit”? I do

Indeed. Whether a degree, undergraduate or post-graduate, post-doc, doctorate or PhD these are all necessary to expertise. Also, just for what I call “knowledge for knowledge sake.”

That leads to great dialogue, conversation, inspiring thought processes and personal goals

Puro.

@geoffers

Ah! Yes, I mean the band: Yes. 🙂 Wakeman played the mellotron along with scores (pun not intended) of other instruments and thus David Bowie approached him for Space Oddity.

Aaaand the mellotron (I know a lot of people despise this as much as peanut and jelly sandwiches) was utilised by King Crimson. It really is a very ‘close’ thing…[Read more]

@msrbahar

honestly, I don’t know what I did to upset you so virulently. I pointed out areas where I felt you had unfairly claimed Akinola had “no talent: and was “horrible!”

He had not completed all the orchestration, himself -others had assisted. I also found comments regarding “Jodi’s lack of talent” to be a trifle unnecessary and was…[Read more]

@bluesqueakpip

And the great Zubin Mehta said, “I don’t think women should be in orchestras.”

🙁

The Big 5 in the States hire carefully as you say.

@msrbahar

often political correctness is a term in the pejorative used to denigrate courtesy.

Puro

“when you break an egg and scramble it you are doing cosmology.”

@juniperfish @pedant @anduril (Halloo! if you are a new member: welcome -yes, indeed it was around the red and blue tie/ balloon that I found this site with its super-clever bonkerising)

Red Shift:  and the Doctor’s, “let’s get a shift on!”

Is it all related?

@geoffers. I…[Read more]

@lisa

nice try but arrogance and no facts….stop bugging me with your nonsense….stronger coping skills with disagreements. That’s quite a bit of rough,  Lisa….So:

I know this be Pub, but are you drunk already?   🙂

I think you’re right, maybe Brexit is not the best discussion point with people who are invested in it & have children or n…[Read more]

@whisht @cathannabel That sounds terrific -Steel Pulse. And perfect for ‘Rosa.’

Bela Fleck loved that New Grass Revival. In fact Steel Pulse reminds me a bit of Victor Wooten.

And Prokofiev…The Love of Three Oranges  discussed by a new member on ‘Rosa’ Thread. We’ve got the oranges in Graham, Yaz and the Doctor…There was a reference in…[Read more]

@pedant @kevinwho @lisa @missrori and @mudlark

Yes, I felt that as Krasko had admitted, with great amusement to killing 2000 people, and referred to African Americans as “mongrels,” I felt there was no real need to ‘explore’ this particular gentleman’s character further.

Within the dialogue we had all we needed. He lacked remorse; he wanted only…[Read more]

@pedant

No I haven’t & I desperately want to. Right now, I can see a movie theatre across the way. It’s one huge thing with 13 cinemas and probably smells of popcorn but I would brave even that. Except it was released in May, I think.

Is it directed by Favreau of Marvel Inc? Because Alan Silvestri works with ‘Marvel Doods’ a lot of the time. I’m…[Read more]

aw cheers you kind people! It was all thanks to @mudlark and @pedant. I didn’t actually mention the Copland the 1st time around. A major lack of detail there….Big nod to “mudders.”

@msrbahar  “who gives a shit” Yes! But that’s no way to be, really, because to be misinformed is to be held at someone else’s mercy.

I’m very sorry for your loss,…[Read more]

@mudlark

Yes indeed. Copland’s work of 1942 was adapted in many ways by….Emerson, Lake and Palmer who were introduced to Stray Dogs (W.G Snuffy Walden) and for which Greg Lake of ELP contributed songs (it’s all very close).  This was also what our friend @msrbahar  noticed when referencing Williams who’s famous for Harry Potter,  Jaws, Close En…[Read more]

@msrbahar @pedant

the “lame John Williams horn rip off” was  interesting wasn’t it?

It was W.G Snuffy Walden, not Williams. Snuff worked with band ELP under the Manticore label. Their album (and name) was Stray Dog with 3 songs by Greg Lake. Snuffy’s horn is sometimes a trumpet, with a Harmon mute and straight mute. Composers DO ferret out…[Read more]

@swordwhale

the trumpocalypse….

I love that term: I hope you don’t mind if I use that term to my mates? I will assuredly give you credit because they are Doctor Who-ers AND pretty interested in the American situation at the moment. If I stole your term, they’d know it and I’d get clocked!

I really like the spoon you had in the bowl? That’s very c…[Read more]

@pedant I do however, charge for my editorial services.

Everything I do, I do because of you….there’s a song like that…..Not quite the right words.

Flippin heck, Mr P, where do you find your patience? In fact, you are patient.

Somehow the world’s flipped over-night. We’re in Upside- down World.  Exactly, Parks’ ‘plan’ wasn’t planned. The…[Read more]

remember how Puro would get pissed off?

This is happening to me now.  Every few posts there’s a person saying “Britain was never segregated” or “even though Alabama back then was easily the most racist place in America,  not everyone felt that way.”

1. Don’t forget Mississippi @texasferrets  (Texas? Mmm)

2. Most people DID feel that way in th…[Read more]

@misterf55 @dogboythecat

I’m circling you. Thinking better of it. Then not. I am well educated like a lot of people. I spent many months investigating speeches by people stronger, smarter, braver than me (some like 14 year old Emmett Till): MLK; Medgar Evers; Rosa Parks; Laura Nelson; Ida B. Wells-Barnett; Fannie Lou Hamer (“actresses,” some). As…[Read more]

Oh and this one too. Dylan’s lyrics are awesome here, imho. T16

This isn’t exactly right as it’s Birmingham. A lot don’t like Phil Ochs either. I do. He and Dylan split pretty nastily due to Ochs’ wish Dylan would stay with protest lyrics. Just in case people didn’t know, is all.

T16

“We don’t serve negroes”

Good, because I don’t eat them. I lost it!

Did 69 pages on Emmett Till in an assignment. Grade school. Harder than university. Teacher didn’t know the name. Fortunately she knew Rosa Parks.

Emmett was 14 when lynched. Mister Willie Lynch (lynching) in The Making of a Slave.  Big respect for Chris Chibnall handling a…[Read more]