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@dr-go
They have rabbits on the African plains?

@georgeb said in Artist on BOARD:

@bigdub

That was kind of you to do that, Wayne. When you lose a pet it is like losing a member of the family. Your portrait will ensure this furry little member of the family will be remembered forever.
And the work you did is excellent as usual.
George

Thank you, George. It was not a chore by any means, though. The neighbors are like family to us, and there’s not much I wouldn’t do for them and vice versa. I truly have never had a dog that wasn’t my own love me as much as he did, and the next door neighbors would agree with that. There were times I was over there that the owners would call him two and three times to come inside. He would pretty much ignore them. Then I would say, come on inside now, Leo, and he would bound up the steps right inside like a shot!
That family couldn’t even mention my name without Leo throwing a fit that he couldn’t come and see me! That’s the truth.

I painted this for my neighbors who just had to say goodbye to him a few weeks ago…maybe a month. Time is a funny thing, isn’t it?![alt text](

According to my neighbors, I was Leo's best friend outside the family.
According to me, I agree

@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.

@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.

@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?

@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 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.

@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?

@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.

@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!

@newell-post said in Blasphemous takes on classic tunes:

@bigdub The real Florence Foster Jenkins was so bad that they had to make the movie version a little less bad than real life to make the movie tolerable.

Yeah. I guess so. I agree. I loved the movie, though.
It was almost as though everyone was humoring her, for some reason.

@kehaulani
Why, oh why, did I continue listening till the end?
But yet, I did.
There was a movie some years back where Meryl Streep played her.
It was NOT a smash hit, but of course Meryl Streep was very convincing.
I thought it was hilarious. And very good. I tried to share the trailer from YouTube but it didn’t seem to work this time.
The movie is called Florence Foster Jenkins if you want to search for it.
Meryl is not a singer, but she still sounds a little too good for the real woman! LOL

Two friends were looking at a satellite image of Crater Lake National Park. One of them said a meteor made the lake.
The other one said, looking closer at the image, whew! That was close!
It barely missed the Headquarters and visitor center!

@barliman2001 said in A little humour:

I can only laud Dutch hospitals... they have discarded the Central Kitchen idea and have installed a working kitchen, manned 24/7, for every ward... when I was down in a small-town hospital last year with severe septicaemia, the nurses on my ward found out that it was my birthday that day, so they persuaded the ward chef to prepare a special dinner for me... roast chicken fillets with a nice rich gravy, roast potatoes and vegetable skewers, with a crisp salad... and as a dessert, all the staff - eight people! - escorted an enormous ice cream creation with fresh fruit, and sang Happy Birthday for me... they really made me feel at home there. Thank you.
By comparison, the English hospital I fled from the week before served cold porridge for every breakfast, followed fifteen minutes later by cold tea and, another fifteen minutes later, some cold burnt toast...

At least there was some kind of a theme.
Incidentally, by the way, I am extremely easy to please when it comes to food, and I rarely complain. Somehow I still recognize great food as well.. makes no sense, right?

The patient in the hospital listened in as his roommate was asked by the crotchety nurse what he wanted for breakfast.
I'd like a glass of orange juice, and could you please just empty a used specimen cup and pour the orange juice in there? I want a little essence of that mixed in.
Then, also, could I have two fried eggs, leave them in the pan about 3 seconds per side, 4 at the most. And use crisco, not butter, or even motor oil would be fine. And two slices of bacon, rare, maybe even raw, if you can. Also, a cup of coffee, from a week ago would be great. I think that is all.
The crotchety nurse practically spits, “we can’t possibly make such a meal for one of our patients! Are you crazy?”

Not at all, nurse. That’s exactly what was served to me yesterday.

@ssmith1226
I don’t even think I have the words to describe how much joy that gave me to hear that. Great job all around.
I also wanted to comment that David Mason embarrassingly admitted he hadn’t even heard of the Beatles before doing that recording!
I have the music in one of my solo books and the book includes some background information about the artists who originally did the music.

I got to play an Alpenhorn ( I thought they were called Alphorns, but maybe that is true also ).
A man from Westfield , NJ who had a little music school had one. I also was very fortunate to have the use of his little place to have an art show there. He gave me a demonstration out in the street. It’s not a great indoor instrument……the buildings supplied some great acoustics. He let me blow a little on it. He jokingly claimed it devoured trumpet players. He was right, it took some kind of chops to keep going on it.
He was a fantastic player and did the “Ricola” commercial Alphorn part.

@dr-go
Clearly

A new one I did just because I felt inspired.