king ubu Posted August 23, 2004 Report Posted August 23, 2004 Joseph Losey "Accident," "The Servant," and many more... Dirk Bogarde. "Modesty Blaise" (again, Monica Vitti...) Quote
king ubu Posted August 23, 2004 Report Posted August 23, 2004 The first album of Portishead. Björk. "Blue Lester" (from the Savoy date with Basie) My tenor sax. Quote
king ubu Posted August 23, 2004 Report Posted August 23, 2004 booze... Single Malts (see the respective thread for some more elaborate comments) beer (same) red wine Quote
king ubu Posted August 23, 2004 Report Posted August 23, 2004 "The Limey" "Il Gattopardo" (film and book, or rather: book and film) Nino Rota's scores. "8 1/2" "La dolce vita" Thomas Mann's "Doktor Faustus" Quote
paul secor Posted August 23, 2004 Report Posted August 23, 2004 Memories of watching Magic Johnson play basketball. Quote
BeBop Posted August 23, 2004 Report Posted August 23, 2004 Five or more hours of sleep. Ten minutes spent awake, but not working and not traveling. Access to jazz, even lackluster jazz. Quote
catesta Posted August 23, 2004 Report Posted August 23, 2004 The American Olympic Womens Vollyball Team. Beach volleyball? You dog. Quote
catesta Posted August 23, 2004 Report Posted August 23, 2004 My five year old Chihuahua makes me happy. No matter what she does, I can't get mad at her. She's good therapy, and good for the blood pressure. Quote
7/4 Posted August 23, 2004 Report Posted August 23, 2004 The American Olympic Womens Vollyball Team. Beach volleyball? You dog. Oh yes. Quote
catesta Posted August 23, 2004 Report Posted August 23, 2004 Oh, I've got more. I like a good beer. I don't smoke much anymore, but I still consider a good cigar as one of my favorite things. Quote
catesta Posted August 23, 2004 Report Posted August 23, 2004 More? Yes, of course. The seasons of fall and winter. A good meal. Laughter, it's the cure all. My family. Being lucky enough to have some good friends. Italy. Stick me on a boat in Lago Como, and I'm one happy man. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted August 23, 2004 Report Posted August 23, 2004 (edited) The Watersons I know...they look like Yorkshire farmers whose sheep have all just expired from foot and mouth but they are one of the jewels of English music. I've been playing them alot whilst slowly turning my garden from the Somme into something acceptable. Edited August 23, 2004 by Bev Stapleton Quote
jack Posted August 23, 2004 Report Posted August 23, 2004 Good topic!! The smell of rain in the air. The Fall. When the trees are bright shades of golds, reds, browns, orange, magentas. Ahhhhh!!! Live jazz! A good cup of hot tea. A cold rainy day, the window slightly ajar, a good book, and jazz in the background. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted August 23, 2004 Report Posted August 23, 2004 Summer nights when you can have the living room door open all day! In the UK this is only really possible from about June to early September. Sometimes a bit earlier! Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted August 23, 2004 Report Posted August 23, 2004 The slow movement of Vaughan Williams Fifth Symphony! Quote
Hardbopjazz Posted August 23, 2004 Report Posted August 23, 2004 My wife and daughter. When it comes down to it, that's all that matters. Quote
RainyDay Posted August 23, 2004 Author Report Posted August 23, 2004 The slow movement of Vaughan Williams Fifth Symphony! What about "The Lark Ascending"? The Dance Theater of Harlem does an exquisite classical dance piece to this music. I bought a St. Martin in the Fields CD of Williams' music that included this piece. Such a lovely song, honestly, it brings tears to my eyes to hear it. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted August 23, 2004 Report Posted August 23, 2004 (edited) The slow movement of Vaughan Williams Fifth Symphony! What about "The Lark Ascending"? The Dance Theater of Harlem does an exquisite classical dance piece to this music. I bought a St. Martin in the Fields CD of Williams' music that included this piece. Such a lovely song, honestly, it brings tears to my eyes to hear it. Yes, 'The Lark Ascending' is a glorious piece, a musical encapsulation of the English countryside. Another beauty is VWs 'Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis' - lump in throat music! Actually early 20thC English classical music in general - VW, Delius, Holst, Bridge, Moeran, Bax, Butterworth and all the rest - makes me weak at the knees. George Butterworth's 'A Shropshire Lad' is another spinetingler, made more poignant by the knowledge that he died on the Somme in 1916 before his career had really started. His name is on the Thiepval Memorial near Albert. VWs Third Symphony is another stunner. He served in the ambulance corps in WWI. The symphony is called 'A Pastoral Symphony' but refers to the Western Front - there's a glorious passage where a bugle plays out over the orchestra, evoking a still moment in that dreadful war. Edited August 23, 2004 by Bev Stapleton Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted August 23, 2004 Report Posted August 23, 2004 The smell of rain in the air. Come to England! It's been raining all summer! We're all building arks! Quote
catesta Posted August 23, 2004 Report Posted August 23, 2004 Bev, please have one of those arks ready for me. I would prefer light colors with a leather interior. We've had something like only 3-4 inches of rain here all year. I could use a change. Quote
RainyDay Posted August 24, 2004 Author Report Posted August 24, 2004 The smell of rain in the air. Come to England! It's been raining all summer! We're all building arks! Jeez, I saw some tape on the news over the weekend of a colossal flood somewhere in England. There were torrents of water rushing through (and over!) a town nestled in a valley. I couldn't believe no one died. Quote
PHILLYQ Posted August 24, 2004 Report Posted August 24, 2004 Rainbow cookies(Italian seven-layer cookies)- I ate a mess of them this past weekend. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted August 24, 2004 Report Posted August 24, 2004 Bev, please have one of those arks ready for me. I would prefer light colors with a leather interior. We've had something like only 3-4 inches of rain here all year. I could use a change. They announced on the news this morning that we're heading for the wettest August since records began. Quote
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