Phew! That took some stretching and goading, but we got there in the end. I assume everyone is happy for Caliban to take the W...
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Triffic ta, Calibs!Originally posted by Caliban View PostFoolishly trying to do some work, leaving the AA page open...
Pleasant weekend, Monsieur l'Amateur?
- Gypsy was fabblus as they say down South 
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Indeed, in fact, Caliban can take over whatever he wants, he will meet no resistance! Gosh!!Originally posted by rubbernecker View Post
Love Him!!
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Puzzled as to why Vernon Handley is 'affectionately dead'? (Or did it happen in friendly fire?)Originally posted by Caliban View PostVernon Duke né Vladimir Dukelsky
Vernon Midgley, former entomologist turned tenor
Vernon Handley.
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I think he was Tod Handley, Tod being German for dead. Oh, do not say the only good German is a dead German ...? But Vernon was always known as Tod, short for Toddler I think due to his funny way of walking which carried on late in life. That is my theory.Originally posted by Don Petter View PostComment
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VH was affectionately known as 'Tod' viz. Dead. It was a shorthand conflation, and I didn't mean it in bad taste, given that he is sadly deceased. OK?Originally posted by Don Petter View Post
And please, let's have no mention of Verklarung Hickox, eitherComment
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Originally posted by Anna View PostIndeed, in fact, Caliban can take over whatever he wants, he will meet no resistance! Gosh!!
Love Him!!
A Divertissement, Arias and Barcarolles... Higglety Pigglety Pop!
What's the W?"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Originally posted by rubbernecker View Post
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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I'm thinking of the obvious: Ibert, Bernstein and Knussen. Anything to do with weddings?Comment
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I shall be in transit for 45 mins or so now... I'll review your further submissions presently."...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Ah, good ol' Caliban. The original Yorkshire white van man.Originally posted by Caliban View PostComment
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I reckon the W is Tom Waits, it makes sense, I think. Think about it.Originally posted by rubbernecker View PostComment
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I'm not sure the gritty songster has ever been so much as a blip on Caliban's generally untroubled musical radar, but I'd love you to prove me wrong!Originally posted by Anna View PostComment
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And, Tom Waits:
A cloud lets go of the moon
Her ribbons are all out of tune
She is skating on the ice
In a glass in the hands of a man
That she kissed on a train
And the children are all gone into town
To get candy and we are alone in the house here
And your eyes fall down on me
And I belong only to you
The water is filling my shoes
In the wine of my heart there's a stone
In a well made of bone
That you bring to the pond
And I'm here in your pocket
Curled up in a dollar
And lots more Tom Waits, I claim my £5 !!!!Comment
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