TOP STORY: Tenor Lended, Baritone Looks On
This friggin' mad six weeks is finally over. I still have to figure out a way to get my Korea Power Point to work on the archaic computers the school owns. If it works, I pass the six weeks and go to state, if not, a poop on my eco teacher's doorstep. Speaking of which, Jeff "Paul" Harris and I are going to be doin' a little performance of our off-Broadway smash "The Business Lunch" by David Rambo. Needless to say, it's some funny-ass shizzle. Provided I pass, we're goin' all the way with this. However, that is not the real news, the real news is of more mammoth proportions: Lend Me A Tennor just had its third show tonight. Impressed, you should be. Despite the fact that no one could hear anything (Fiori!) tonight, we've had three damn good shows. IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT, SEE IT. It's quite funny and is guaranteed to make you say "Mother-what?" (Just kidding, Corinne). One more note, I just got a courdoroy jacket today ($40, on sale for $25, thank you J.C. Penny's). I'm one step closer to covering my entire body in the fabric of gods. Aren't you excited, I sure am.Album Review: "The Legendary Segovia" by Maestro Andre Segovia
I bet you guys didn't know I like classical music, I bet you guys didn't know I play classical, well, I do. I got this CD a few days ago and I totally dig it. 23 tracks including a 15-minute suite. All real nice stuff with Segovia's signature quiet trebble and thunderous bass taking center stage. For those of you who don't know, Segovia is (was) largely responsible for elevating the status of the guitar in classical music circles. Segovia's a beautiful stylist. Compared to lame, non-playing motherfuckers like John Williams, Segovia's got style. While he doesn't play flamenco, you can feel his Andalusian heritage in every piece he plays. The remaster is an awesome job. Most of these are prewar or early postwar cuts, but they sound new. I have never heard anyone do this good of a job (I just want to know why EMI doesn't put as much effort into their blues remasters). It's a welcome change from his live albums (Where the antiquity of the cuts make them sound like sheer mush). It's going to be in my top rotation, however, I can't give it 5 penguins. Simply because the record doesn't flow. What can I say, I'm a sucker for record continuity. They arranged the songs by composers, a big mistake since they place the ubiquitous Partita No.3, next to the bass-heavy arpeggios of Prelud in C minor (Both Bach), and then lapse into some Sor balladeering. One of the best parts about his live albums is that the continuity of songs take you away and make you feel like you're hearing one massive song, not a bunch of little ones. Also, one Sor, that's not cool. When someone releases a well-compiled collection of his best Sor work, I'll give it 6 penguins, until then 4. Nevertheless, buy this friggin' album. SCORE:
of 5 penguins.
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Feat of Strength #7
The Feat of Strength competition is a test to see how ballin' my Thespian brothers are. Each week's winner (The first to mail me the correct/best answer) will recieve a nominal prize. This week's prize is: A Winnie the Pooh CD-Rom Sampler This week's feat is: The answer is "Turtles shouldn't operate machinerey after eating cake." What's the question? (You have until next 0600 Thursday GMT (Or midnight Wednesday, here) to mail me the answer.Until Next Week... Have fun and give it up to the Dutch.
