Originally posted by rubbernecker
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That's the one I thought Caliban would get...-
Mea culpa, I didn't know that was the name of his album - and yes, a spot of googling could have helped. That's the one I thought Caliban would get..."...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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Oh Good! I have felt awfully dim lately, I even thought the language not dead but petrified would lead to Ossified!Originally posted by rubbernecker View PostAnna
It most certainly would! 
Then I realised Bach didn't write anything about bones. Actually, Peter Schickele is, in my opinion, totally brilliant.
However, I am hosting a Basque evening (please, no jokes about underwear) so kitchen calls and someone can finish it off. Btw, re Colin Fishwick, have managed this week to keep up to speed. What a silly storyline it is! Incidentally, I have only just got Caliban's joke about Chesney and Tchaikovsky! Very droll.Comment
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Yes, he just subtly drops them in.Originally posted by Anna View Post
I do wish someone would finish this puzzle off as I will be offline in about 20 mins. A bit of wikipedia on the obvious contender should do it!Comment
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Sorry, I'm afraid I now have to leave you to your own devices. Which reminds me, must get some new batteries for mine...Comment
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Just take the double AAs from the remote ..... Oh, I dunno, it's all Greek to me.Originally posted by rubbernecker View PostComment
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I did wonder whether the petrified was a reference to the forest on Lesvos (petrified, but not dead, wood).
I've just finished watching a DVD of 'A Taste of Honey'. I wonder if the Corrie scriptwriters had Murrray Melvin, who played the part of Rita Tushingham's gay friend/housemate/carer, in mind when they came up with Anthony Cotton/Sean Tully?
I'm happy to await rubbernecker's decision regarding 'P', as I shall be 'Wallender-bound' (in both senses of the word) shortly.Comment
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I'm not quite sure which answer we're still supposed to be looking for, if any.
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Nor me Ofca, would it be Stravinsky?Originally posted by Ofcachap View PostI'm not quite sure which answer we're still supposed to be looking for, if any.
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I had Stravinsky 'in the frame' from the off - but didn't (and still don't) know to which part (if any) of the question he might be the answer. Perhaps rubbernecker will explain all when he next logs on.Comment
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Originally posted by Anna View Post
I wasn't aware of making a joke about it! Just re-read my post, I was just intending to describe the scene I'd just watched... Do explain my joke to me!!!
"...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 have a 'P' ready should it be needed, and should I be entitled to set it (if it's nor or I'm not, it'll keep)
Mais, pour l'instant, attendons-nous le jugement de Monsieur Le Badaud (aka Herr Gaffer-Gummihals).Comment
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Oh thanks for reminding me about Peter Schickele, AnnaOriginally posted by Anna View PostOh Good! I have felt awfully dim lately, I even thought the language not dead but petrified would lead to Ossified! Then I realised Bach didn't write anything about bones. Actually, Peter Schickele is, in my opinion, totally brilliant.
However, I am hosting a Basque evening (please, no jokes about underwear) so kitchen calls and someone can finish it off. Btw, re Colin Fishwick, have managed this week to keep up to speed. What a silly storyline it is! Incidentally, I have only just got Caliban's joke about Chesney and Tchaikovsky! Very droll.
When I worked in a classical record shop in the City, we would occasionally put on one of his records 'unannounced', like the performance of Beethoven symphony no 5 with sports commentator 'DaDaDa- Daaaaa' 'oh they're off!'. Browsing customers would look around, give a puzzled smile, go back to their browser only to re-emerge secons later, giggling at the silliness emerging from the speakers.
My favourite was PDQ Bach's Schleptet which is musically funny too
Just checked on youtube - mostly live stuff, which doesn't come across as funny as it does on disc
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Erm ....... You didn't make a joke, I just read your posting totally wrong!Originally posted by Caliban View Post I wasn't aware of making a joke about it! Just re-read my post, I was just intending to describe the scene I'd just watched... Do explain my joke to me!!! And thought you were being witty
Ofca, I think the Stravinsky refers to a quotation of his perhaps? However, the P certainly is yours.Comment
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OK - if you're sure - here we go:
Breaking news:
- Prince marries foreigner to clear debts
- Elvis Presley enters US charts for the first time
- QEH opens on the South Bank
One composition each, please, dating from the years in which these events happened. Two of the three are non-vocal. All three feature the same 'P'.Comment
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