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Good Morning
Jan. 4th, 2017 08:35 am
Poor pussy needs his sleep lol!
Jan. 4th, 2017
Poor pussy needs his sleep lol!
Relaxing Day
Jan. 4th, 2017 05:47 pmIt rained most of the morning and i was going out to do some jobs which i will do tomorrow now,and i will have more time available anyway.
I posted off anther book from my Ebay listings.
This arrived in the post today, so as well as the CD i have the book too
I posted off anther book from my Ebay listings.
This arrived in the post today, so as well as the CD i have the book too
Just Wondering
Jan. 4th, 2017 06:05 pmDo you have a dish that you used to love, but now can't stand?
Did you ever call someone up just to be friendly and end up in a fight?
Do you always think of the perfect comeback the next day?
Did you ever call someone up just to be friendly and end up in a fight?
Do you always think of the perfect comeback the next day?
Philip Dodd "Reverend Guppy's Aquarium:How Jules Leotard, Adolphe Sax, Roy Jacuzzi and Co .." (Arrow Books)
I'm glad that someone has finally gotten around to highlighting those people who have, whether they knew it or not, become part of the lexicon. To be honest, I never gave much thought to whether there was a Mr or Ms Leotard the leotard was named after or whether "leotard" was a name dreamt up by a marketing department. The same for "guppy" (although I can't imagine why a marketing department would ever come up with the name "guppy") or "Mercedes". Dodd has seen the gap in the market and admirably filled it, with "The Reverend Guppy's Aquarium".
Although by a few chapters in one has picked up the general gist of "Dodd's talking about jacuzzis and I'm guessing, by the general thrust of the book, that there was a person called Jacuzzi the spa is named after", Dodd's writing never goes stale and you get caught up in the lives of Ernst Grafenberg (of G-Spot fame), Samuel Maverick, Laszlo Biro and, of course, the Reverend Robert Lechmere Guppy.
I'm glad that someone has finally gotten around to highlighting those people who have, whether they knew it or not, become part of the lexicon. To be honest, I never gave much thought to whether there was a Mr or Ms Leotard the leotard was named after or whether "leotard" was a name dreamt up by a marketing department. The same for "guppy" (although I can't imagine why a marketing department would ever come up with the name "guppy") or "Mercedes". Dodd has seen the gap in the market and admirably filled it, with "The Reverend Guppy's Aquarium".
Although by a few chapters in one has picked up the general gist of "Dodd's talking about jacuzzis and I'm guessing, by the general thrust of the book, that there was a person called Jacuzzi the spa is named after", Dodd's writing never goes stale and you get caught up in the lives of Ernst Grafenberg (of G-Spot fame), Samuel Maverick, Laszlo Biro and, of course, the Reverend Robert Lechmere Guppy.
Wednesday Musical Selection - Mixtures
Jan. 4th, 2017 09:12 pmMusic time - from UK to Russia,to Iceland and Finland.
Peter Maxwell Davies - An Orkney Wedding (With Sunrise) (1984)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Peter Maxwell Davies.
Peter Maxwell Davies is one of Britain’s most prestigious and prolific composers. Appointed as Master of the Queen’s Music between 2004 and 2014, Davies has composed over 300 pieces in all genres; many of them breaking barriers between contemporary classical and vernacular idioms. Most of these belong to stage and symphonic poem categories such as the three presented here. In An Orkney Wedding (with Sunrise), Maxwell Davies describes a traditional Scottish wedding which he attended and lasted until the next morning, witnessing a spectacular sunrise.
( More music here )
Enjoy,
Peter Maxwell Davies - An Orkney Wedding (With Sunrise) (1984)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Peter Maxwell Davies.
Peter Maxwell Davies is one of Britain’s most prestigious and prolific composers. Appointed as Master of the Queen’s Music between 2004 and 2014, Davies has composed over 300 pieces in all genres; many of them breaking barriers between contemporary classical and vernacular idioms. Most of these belong to stage and symphonic poem categories such as the three presented here. In An Orkney Wedding (with Sunrise), Maxwell Davies describes a traditional Scottish wedding which he attended and lasted until the next morning, witnessing a spectacular sunrise.
( More music here )
Enjoy,
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