Along with the plywood teeth?

Morning all.  Hope the day continues with a bit more promise weather-wise than it look at the moment.  We're off to karate class now so catch up with you all later. 

We've been enjoying the music on R3 this morning....except Mack the Knife. :-(
Not a good version at all.

I saw a patient in clinic today who was wearing a jumper, knitted by his sister, which was a rather fetching grey with red stripes around the cuffs, and hem & with a knitted-in picture of Millie's dog avatar, which went right across his huge stomach ! Woof, Woof !

Fab, or wot?  sorry I haven't a photo...patient confidentiality, wouldn't you know.

x  Jan  x

Ho and ho!.  An evening of "kulture" MorticiaaaAAA?  Haa!.  I've never before encountered a lovely comic opera (La Fille du Regiment) turned into a pantomime from the moment the first body appeared on the boards.  No brass in the orchestra but there was a A PIANO!  The gallant regiment of French soldiers consisted of 3 men dressed in cheap costumes.  Their hats, and the hats of the four frightened (haa!) village girls were cut out pieces of what appeared to be thick illustrated cardboard, attached vertically to their foreheads with elastic or tape round the back of their heads.  From the side and back, the effect was ludicrous.  I could, perhaps, have understood it if they had been completely dressed as playing cards.  Some of the actions and movements were pure pantomime.  The sop was o.k. but tended to be somewhat gusty.  The tenor, quite a nice singer, but I expected a clearer, more ringing and less softly throaty voice.  Sergeant Sulpice had a good voice and played his part well.  The lady who played the small speaking part of the Duchesse de Krakenthorp  (oddly a small village in Cumbria) had obviously given no thought to the character at all and her part just fell by the wayside - wasted.  The sops mother appeared about the same age as her daughter.  I just cannot understand why any small company would attempt an opera that has a good deal of chorus work involving soldiers, villagers etc in fair numbers.  The minimum chorus, even for a small company, should be 5 of each voice.   Patrons:- Dennis O'Neill!!!.  Robert Lloyd!!!  Josephine Veasey!!!  Ryland Davies!!!  There was an article in the programme by the Chairman of The Donizetti Society!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Phew!
All in all, quite the worst overall performance of an opera I've ever seen.  Rant over.  Runs for cover with ducks behind sofa.

Ho Morticiaaa.  No, there was no irony.   It was a completely wrong choice and did the cause of opera no good at all.  It was just aaaaarrrrggghhh!  I do make allowances for performers and productions Mort.  I know this opera well and I know what is required and they shouldn't have attempted it.
I'm glad to see you back posting with the "chosen ones" here.  Does this mean you are fully restored now and hymns of thanks can be despatched skywards?   I shall be away for about eight days from Saturday so it will be up to you to keep an eye on things.
Cheers

MabelJ
That is so close in tone and content to my latest opus that I must return to the drawing board forthwith. 

I'm just here 'cos it's Friday and I am in an excellent mood (and I've just found the Patrick Moore plays the Xylophone tune on the same website as the Badger things 3 posts back).

Goodnight all!