Alphabet associations - I

[mercia]

I'm going to arrogantly assume I'm right with Oedipus and set a P

P

a pianist, a Californian viticulturist, the subject of a music hall song, his heart is buried in a Pennsylvanian sculpture and Elgar used a theme from one of his works, charitably

all one man

[antongould]

No arrogance at all - spot on as always.
No Fenwicks after all the Gould ladies went elsewhere and I was left to dig the garden!
I, foolishly thought of Otley, for the O and a thesp. from there played Liszt to Hughie's Frederic!
A few jobs from the list Lady G has left then time for a P. Thankfully not a Chopin Liszt!

[mercia]

you sound like you're in slavery AG. do you ever get time off for good behaviour?

[antongould]

Once in 1972

[mercia]

Once in 1972

[mercia]

Otley, for the O and a thesp. from there played Liszt to Hughie's Frederic

I'd always thought of JS as a posh southerner somehow

[mercia]

Partch and Mazda light bulbs

The Mazda Marimba - old Harry sounds a great eccentric

[antongould]

I'm going to arrogantly assume I'm right with Oedipus and set a P

P

a pianist, a Californian viticulturist, the subject of a music hall song, his heart is buried in a Pennsylvanian sculpture and Elgar used a theme from one of his works, charitably

all one man

You wouldn't be leading us up the pole here would you?

[mercia]

up the pole

a-ha! could well be

[antongould]

Not being able to spell him I shall go and get Lady G's newspaper and by the time I have ironed it someone may hopefully have formed a Q!

[antongould]

Amazing life and IMHO pretty amazing mercia teaser! Jan Ignacy Paderewski - do you want to tell these little bits of his story or should I?
As Caliban said, or was it his drinking chum? No wiser but much better informed!

[mercia]

do you want to tell these little bits of his story

it's probably my duty, but I'm feeling rather lazy, so here's the link to where I cribbed it all from

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paderewski

don't feel there's a hurry for Q, R or whatever
I don't think anyone's playing

[amateur51]

Amazing life and IMHO pretty amazing mercia teaser! Jan Ignacy Paderewski - do you want to tell these little bits of his story or should I?
As Caliban said, or was it his drinking chum? No wiser but much better informed!

Was it not His Eminence Lord Justice Cocklecarrot?

[amateur51]

I don't think anyone's playing

How very dare you? I'm struggling away here as usual - silence does not denote non-participation

[antongould]

I'll do it now then wander off into the drizzle.

Q
Ancient Mariner
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
And the Charting of Half Man Half Biscuit

Only one musical - not classical but it is b****y Q!!!!