Blasphemous takes on classic tunes

GeorgeB

I remember the movie and wondered if I was crazy for liking it. But it was a well done movie and I actually felt sorry for Florence when she came to realize she was not the great opera singer she thought she was.

BigDub

@barliman2001 said in Blasphemous takes on classic tunes:

@bigdub for some reason? She had money. Lots of. Even bought - yes, bought! - Carnegie Hall for a concert...

Yes, you could tell she had money. She mentions in the movie that her father would take away all his endowments if she ever gave up her music career, but she said, “of course, that would never happen” or something to that effect.
I think this is a lot like the story of the Emperor’s New Clothes. Non of the peons wanted to point out the obvious!

Dr GO

@bigdub said ...Non of the peons wanted to point out the obvious!

Not to get peon their shoes?

neal085

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neal085

@jolter said in Blasphemous takes on classic tunes:

I bet the mic was never supposed to be hot...

Oh dear. That could make me resign from trumpet playing, and possibly life.

BigDub

@dr-go said in Blasphemous takes on classic tunes:

@bigdub said ...Non of the peons wanted to point out the obvious!

Not to get peon their shoes?

Affirmative.

BigDub

@neal085 said in Blasphemous takes on classic tunes:

@jolter said in Blasphemous takes on classic tunes:

I bet the mic was never supposed to be hot...

Oh dear. That could make me resign from trumpet playing, and possibly life.

Seen it many times. Cracks me up every time. She had other talents, but none as good as her trumpet playing, I suppose.
Her family raved about her playing, so she knew she was special.
She took lessons for two years, with a small group. After that, she was ready for the big time. Ready to do gags, I mean…..gigs.
Where is Douglas, by the way?

barliman2001

@bigdub So disappointing that those stormtroopers never hit anything!

BigDub

@barliman2001 said in Blasphemous takes on classic tunes:

@bigdub So disappointing that those stormtroopers never hit anything!

Another of her talents, I must have overlooked. She can avoid the laser shots.

barliman2001

@bigdub Douglas Village is now part of Cork, Ireland.

BigDub

@barliman2001 said in Blasphemous takes on classic tunes:

@bigdub Douglas Village is now part of Cork, Ireland.

Pretty sure in this case the pageant was for Miss Michigan.
Might be a county or town in Michigan. That’s what I remember from the first time I saw it.

barliman2001

@barliman2001 ... and there are fourteen townships called Douglas in the US. The largest of these is in Cochise County, Arizona, with a population of 17,000...
oh, and there's two Douglases in New Zealand, both with less than 500 inhabitants, and there is one...
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...asteroid of that name. I presume that recording came from there.

barliman2001

@barliman2001 Just found "The City of the Village of Douglas" in Michigan... population 1,200...

BigDub

@barliman2001 said in Blasphemous takes on classic tunes:

@barliman2001 Just found "The City of the Village of Douglas" in Michigan... population 1,200...

And SHE was the winner from Douglas. That would have been a pageant to see, don’t you think?

GeorgeB

@bigdub

You guys are mean. So what if she can't play the trumpet. Besides, I wasn't listening, I was L O O K I N G ! An old fart like me wouldn't mind having a pretty no-talent thing like her on my arm...

barliman2001

@georgeb How do you define "on my arm"?

BigDub

@georgeb said in Blasphemous takes on classic tunes:

@bigdub

You guys are mean. So what if she can't play the trumpet. Besides, I wasn't listening, I was L O O K I N G ! An old fart like me wouldn't mind having a pretty no-talent thing like her on my arm...

I apologize, GeorgeB. That was mean.
She really put her heart into it. And who would have thought to put that kind of choreography into a trumpet solo? Anybody here ever done those kind of moves for a trumpet solo? Anyone? Barliman?
I'm waiting.

GeorgeB

@barliman2001

Ha ha, I asked for that.I'll just let you define it any way you want...

GeorgeB

@bigdub

I hate to admit it , Wayne, but back when I was young and foolish at one of my birthday parties, I played The Sheik Of Araby while shaking my booty, wearing only a pair of jockey shorts. This was after quite a few shots of Jack Daniels.
Honest to God truth. My wife was mortified.

BigDub

@georgeb said in Blasphemous takes on classic tunes:

@bigdub

I hate to admit it , Wayne, but back when I was young and foolish at one of my birthday parties, I played The Sheik Of Araby while shaking my booty, wearing only a pair of jockey shorts. This was after quite a few shots of Jack Daniels.
Honest to God truth. My wife was mortified.

Thanks for putting that indelible image in my head, George. No, really!
Haha.
I once saw a bunch of brass players who decided to play while submerged in a city fountain. Only the bells were above the water.
Could be they used the tubing as a snorkel when whenever they needed to take a breath. Either that or learn to breathe H2 O.