Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Going out with a song...
On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 10:31 PM, raunchydog [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And Apocalypse Now..Ride Of The Valkyries here: http://tinyurl.com/3zwoul Thanks for that, Raunchy. Lifted my spirits on a Saturday morning. I just love the smell of napalm in the morning. It smells like. It smells like. Breakfast is burning! Oh no.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Going out with a song...
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog wrote: Then compare it to What's Opera, Doc? http://tinyurl.com/3fj6c2 Thanks for this. I've been wanting to watch this classic for a while, but never thought to look online. Now to find the scene from Breaking Away when Daniel Stern's character admits that he finds Bugs Bunny to be attractive when Bugs dresses up like a woman...
[FairfieldLife] Re: Going out with a song...
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Check out the German composer Wagner's famous opera Ride of the Valkyries here: http://tinyurl.com/5t5367 And Apocalypse Now..Ride Of The Valkyries here: http://tinyurl.com/3zwoul (I have to say I really resent that this utterly magnificent piece of music will forever be associated in most people's minds with the obscene destruction of Vietnamese villages and villagers.) Recordings are great, but the effect live with a Wagner orchestra is mind-bogglingly intense. When those bass trumpets and contrabass trombones and cymbals come in full force with the main theme about halfway through, the molecules of your very bones vibrate. Here's a video of a concert performance, not just of the orchestral music but of the opening of the act, with the Valkyries singing Ho-jo-to-ho (don't look at them, just listen!--over earphones if you got 'em): http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3mmpcdNNMos The really shattering iteration of the theme in the orchestra comes at about 3:40. At an opera performance, this scene takes place with the Valyries calling to each other from one moutain peak to another amid lightning bolts as a storm gathers. (The set piece is pretty much over by about 6:30, when they begin to get into the actual action of the opera.) snip I found stories about the Valkyries fascinating. Yer talking my language. I've been a Valkyrie fan (of Wagner's Valkyries, at least) from the age of 3. See post #15503 for more. Here's a Wagnerian Valkyrie: http://member.hitel.net/~wcpark/Images/Valkyrie.JPG Here's a poem about the take no prisoners Valkyries: Love it! Did you write this? See! warp is stretched For warriors' fall, Lo! weft in loom 'Tis wet with blood; Now fight foreboding, 'Neath friends' swift fingers, Our grey woof waxeth With war's alarms, Our warp bloodred, Our weft corseblue. This woof is y-woven With entrails of men, This warp is hardweighted With heads of the slain, Spears blood-besprinkled For spindles we use, Our loom ironbound, And arrows our reels; With swords for our shuttles This war-woof we work; So weave we, weird sisters, Our warwinning woof. Now Warwinner walketh To weave in her turn, Now Swordswinger steppeth, Now Swiftstroke, now Storm; When they speed the shuttle How spearheads shall flash! Shields crash, and helmgnawer On harness bite hard! Wind we, wind swiftly Our warwinning woof Woof erst for king youthful Foredoomed as his own, Forth now we will ride, Then through the ranks rushing Be busy where friends Blows blithe give and take. Wind we, wind swiftly Our warwinning woof, After that let us steadfastly Stand by the brave king; Then men shall mark mournful Their shields red with gore, How Swordstroke and Spearthrust Stood stout by the prince. Wind we, wind swiftly Our warwinning woof. When sword-bearing rovers To banners rush on, Mind, maidens, we spare not One life in the fray! We corse-choosing sisters Have charge of the slain.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Going out with a song...
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, lurkernomore20002000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is s much better than the standard Judy Barry fare. Dawn, you bring the dialog to an much more elevated and enjoyable level. I enjoy Raunchy too, but you get to the heart of the matter without a lot of extra noise. Good stuff. Agree totally. It's such a pleasure to be able to just sit back and watch a master do the heavy lifting, and without any apparent effort! Interesting, though, how both she and raunchy nail Barry and Vaj with exactly the same points I've been making about them for years. So it seems I'm not the only one to consider them phonies.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Going out with a song...
Dawn, especially, brings a degree of subtlety to the whole issue I don't believe we've seen before. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, lurkernomore20002000 steve.sundur@ wrote: This is s much better than the standard Judy Barry fare. Dawn, you bring the dialog to an much more elevated and enjoyable level. I enjoy Raunchy too, but you get to the heart of the matter without a lot of extra noise. Good stuff. Agree totally. It's such a pleasure to be able to just sit back and watch a master do the heavy lifting, and without any apparent effort! Interesting, though, how both she and raunchy nail Barry and Vaj with exactly the same points I've been making about them for years. So it seems I'm not the only one to consider them phonies.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Going out with a song...
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: This is, by my count, my last post of the week. So, in an attempt to up the culture level of FFL, I present for your enjoyment a rare treat. oh, now -this- is your final post of the week? is your ego really that fragile, and your need to get back at me for the assessment i wrote of your crippled personality such that, oh wait a minit- i just discovered -this- is my last post and for this, a juvenile song about sperm? you oughta check out jed mckenna's book spiritual warfare, where he talks about most 60 year olds being 10 year olds in 60 year old bodies. think about it B its deep. Check out the German composer Wagner's famous opera Ride of the Valkyries here: http://tinyurl.com/5t5367 And Apocalypse Now..Ride Of The Valkyries here: http://tinyurl.com/3zwoul Then compare it to What's Opera, Doc? http://tinyurl.com/3fj6c2 Do you imagine Barry to be more like Elmer Fudd or Bugs Bunny? Tom Cruise's new movie is Valkyrie http://tinyurl.com/6lupzq I found stories about the Valkyries fascinating. Loosely from Wikipedia: The word valkyrie comes from the Old Norse valkyrja from the words valr the battle-slain and kyrja chooser it therefore literally means chooser of the slain The three norns or Valkyries, Wyrd, the past, Verðandi, the present and Skuld. All three represent destiny as it is twined with the flow of time. They choose who will live or die in battle and bring the fallen heroes to Orin in Valhalla. Wagner based his opera on these ancient stories and Gilbert and Sullivan borrowed from Wagner. Here's a poem about the take no prisoners Valkyries: See! warp is stretched For warriors' fall, Lo! weft in loom 'Tis wet with blood; Now fight foreboding, 'Neath friends' swift fingers, Our grey woof waxeth With war's alarms, Our warp bloodred, Our weft corseblue. This woof is y-woven With entrails of men, This warp is hardweighted With heads of the slain, Spears blood-besprinkled For spindles we use, Our loom ironbound, And arrows our reels; With swords for our shuttles This war-woof we work; So weave we, weird sisters, Our warwinning woof. Now Warwinner walketh To weave in her turn, Now Swordswinger steppeth, Now Swiftstroke, now Storm; When they speed the shuttle How spearheads shall flash! Shields crash, and helmgnawer On harness bite hard! Wind we, wind swiftly Our warwinning woof Woof erst for king youthful Foredoomed as his own, Forth now we will ride, Then through the ranks rushing Be busy where friends Blows blithe give and take. Wind we, wind swiftly Our warwinning woof, After that let us steadfastly Stand by the brave king; Then men shall mark mournful Their shields red with gore, How Swordstroke and Spearthrust Stood stout by the prince. Wind we, wind swiftly Our warwinning woof. When sword-bearing rovers To banners rush on, Mind, maidens, we spare not One life in the fray! We corse-choosing sisters Have charge of the slain.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Going out with a song...
a beautiful crimson song of light. Thanks. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, raunchydog [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: This is, by my count, my last post of the week. So, in an attempt to up the culture level of FFL, I present for your enjoyment a rare treat. oh, now -this- is your final post of the week? is your ego really that fragile, and your need to get back at me for the assessment i wrote of your crippled personality such that, oh wait a minit- i just discovered -this- is my last post and for this, a juvenile song about sperm? you oughta check out jed mckenna's book spiritual warfare, where he talks about most 60 year olds being 10 year olds in 60 year old bodies. think about it B its deep. Check out the German composer Wagner's famous opera Ride of the Valkyries here: http://tinyurl.com/5t5367 And Apocalypse Now..Ride Of The Valkyries here: http://tinyurl.com/3zwoul Then compare it to What's Opera, Doc? http://tinyurl.com/3fj6c2 Do you imagine Barry to be more like Elmer Fudd or Bugs Bunny? Tom Cruise's new movie is Valkyrie http://tinyurl.com/6lupzq I found stories about the Valkyries fascinating. Loosely from Wikipedia: The word valkyrie comes from the Old Norse valkyrja from the words valr the battle-slain and kyrja chooser it therefore literally means chooser of the slain The three norns or Valkyries, Wyrd, the past, Verðandi, the present and Skuld. All three represent destiny as it is twined with the flow of time. They choose who will live or die in battle and bring the fallen heroes to Orin in Valhalla. Wagner based his opera on these ancient stories and Gilbert and Sullivan borrowed from Wagner. Here's a poem about the take no prisoners Valkyries: See! warp is stretched For warriors' fall, Lo! weft in loom 'Tis wet with blood; Now fight foreboding, 'Neath friends' swift fingers, Our grey woof waxeth With war's alarms, Our warp bloodred, Our weft corseblue. This woof is y-woven With entrails of men, This warp is hardweighted With heads of the slain, Spears blood-besprinkled For spindles we use, Our loom ironbound, And arrows our reels; With swords for our shuttles This war-woof we work; So weave we, weird sisters, Our warwinning woof. Now Warwinner walketh To weave in her turn, Now Swordswinger steppeth, Now Swiftstroke, now Storm; When they speed the shuttle How spearheads shall flash! Shields crash, and helmgnawer On harness bite hard! Wind we, wind swiftly Our warwinning woof Woof erst for king youthful Foredoomed as his own, Forth now we will ride, Then through the ranks rushing Be busy where friends Blows blithe give and take. Wind we, wind swiftly Our warwinning woof, After that let us steadfastly Stand by the brave king; Then men shall mark mournful Their shields red with gore, How Swordstroke and Spearthrust Stood stout by the prince. Wind we, wind swiftly Our warwinning woof. When sword-bearing rovers To banners rush on, Mind, maidens, we spare not One life in the fray! We corse-choosing sisters Have charge of the slain.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Going out with a song...
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is, by my count, my last post of the week. So, in an attempt to up the culture level of FFL, I present for your enjoyment a rare treat. oh, now -this- is your final post of the week? is your ego really that fragile, and your need to get back at me for the assessment i wrote of your crippled personality such that, oh wait a minit- i just discovered -this- is my last post and for this, a juvenile song about sperm? you oughta check out jed mckenna's book spiritual warfare, where he talks about most 60 year olds being 10 year olds in 60 year old bodies. think about it B its deep.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Going out with a song...
This is s much better than the standard Judy Barry fare. Dawn, you bring the dialog to an much more elevated and enjoyable level. I enjoy Raunchy too, but you get to the heart of the matter without a lot of extra noise. Good stuff. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: This is, by my count, my last post of the week. So, in an attempt to up the culture level of FFL, I present for your enjoyment a rare treat. oh, now -this- is your final post of the week? is your ego really that fragile, and your need to get back at me for the assessment i wrote of your crippled personality such that, oh wait a minit- i just discovered -this- is my last post and for this, a juvenile song about sperm? you oughta check out jed mckenna's book spiritual warfare, where he talks about most 60 year olds being 10 year olds in 60 year old bodies. think about it B its deep.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Going out with a song...
Thanks- I always appreciated the Maharishi's comment about capture the fort. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, lurkernomore20002000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is s much better than the standard Judy Barry fare. Dawn, you bring the dialog to an much more elevated and enjoyable level. I enjoy Raunchy too, but you get to the heart of the matter without a lot of extra noise. Good stuff. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, enlightened_dawn11 no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: This is, by my count, my last post of the week. So, in an attempt to up the culture level of FFL, I present for your enjoyment a rare treat. oh, now -this- is your final post of the week? is your ego really that fragile, and your need to get back at me for the assessment i wrote of your crippled personality such that, oh wait a minit- i just discovered -this- is my last post and for this, a juvenile song about sperm? you oughta check out jed mckenna's book spiritual warfare, where he talks about most 60 year olds being 10 year olds in 60 year old bodies. think about it B its deep.
