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Waterfall said:
Loved Turandot...but I am not a full fledged opera fan. I did grow up with a father that loved opera and had a beautiful voice
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Turandot is great spectacle and the music is amazing. Dad was a huge opera fan so I know where my love of the artform came from. Like me, however, he did not sing himself (though, unlike me, I don't think he caused mass panic and apocalyptic upheavals when he did:rolleyes::oops:).
 
I wish I liked opera. I don't think I've invested enough time in appreciating it. Years ago, at a 4-H meeting, my potato-farmer, relatively poor Aunt reprimanded my sister who said she hated opera. She then pulled out a record or two for us to have a listen. My aunt was transported, and we realized that we didn't hate opera after all.
 
Waterfall said:
Loved Turandot...but I am not a full fledged opera fan. I did grow up with a father that loved opera and had a beautiful voice...so he'd sing opera at the top of his lungs around the house, in the car and collected numerous old record albums with many, many operatic selections. Truthfully I didn't choose to play them for my own pleasure when I was young, but it was subliminally ingrained into my brain from his singing. Lol!
That "practice" served him well as a minister in the Anglican church leading the congregation in sung prayers.
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A priest who can sing brings something special to a sung service. The parish church I attended as a kid had one who couldn't carry a tune in a bucket and seemed to be permanently confused about the next note. I found his well meant efforts physically painful.
 
Nancy said:
I wish I liked opera. I don't think I've invested enough time in appreciating it. Years ago, at a 4-H meeting, my potato-farmer, relatively poor Aunt reprimanded my sister who said she hated opera. She then pulled out a record or two for us to have a listen. My aunt was transported, and we realized that we didn't hate opera after all.
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That's part of it isn't it, many are not exposed to it. I remember growing up and our school would set up trips to hear music from a symphony at Cobo Hall in Detroit. Almost all students eyes would role and we all just looked forward to the bus trip for goofing around. But my God, when the symphony started playing I was mesmerized and my limited rock and roll 15 and 16 year old soul transformed in utter awe. What beauty and fullness filled the hall! That love continues and even listening to different instruments.
It's probably part of the reason I absolutely love the Moody Blues and ELO who incorporate this into their music.
 
Waterfall said:
It's probably part of the reason I absolutely love the Moody Blues and ELO who incorporate this into their music.
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Oh yeah. And, for me, symphonic metal (oh Lord, here he goes again :rolleyes: ). Traditional metal ensemble but with orchestral and choral backing tracks and, in some bands, an operatic lead singer. It was my gateway drug to metal because it has the colour and drama of classical material blended with ... well ... the colour and drama of heavy metal. You have Finnish songwriter-composer Tuomas Holopainen who took lessons learned creating the backing tracks for his band Nightwish and has now done two full CDs of orchestral music, one of which came out as disc 2 of a Nightwish album (and it's magnificent).
 
I'm on hold with Canada Post trying to find an old address. I've gotten an agent who isn't so good at listening. I need it because I'm trying to track down an old London Life insurance policy. I've narrowed it down to the city they have on file...... and the agent came back while I was typing this. He could not help. Here's hoping the info I got through Google maps is right.

The hospital called this morning. I had an ultrasound yesterday and will have a biopsy on Wednesday next week. I have mixed feelings about this. I of course would rather I didn't need it. At the same time, it will give good information for the best treatment planning.
 
Mendalla said:
I find a significant portion of them exist purely to sell you a policy and anything more complicated makes their brain freeze or something. :rolleyes:
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The third time was a charm. I ate lunch then tried again. Both the first agent and the second found my policy right away so I don't know what the second one was doing. Unfortunately, the third one couldn't give me information at all because I couldn't remember the apartment number. She did however, give me the contact information so I could mail or fax a request to update etc.

Enough of that for today.
 
Good morning! Opera, kimchi, musical priests, phone calls on hold, insurance people, all kinds of things pop up in our conversations. That's a good thing. Let us continue to converse about anything and everything, find and offer support and commiseration as needed, as we gather once again round the Coffee Cart. All is ready, coffee is fresh perked, tea water is hot. Come join in the fun!

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Redbaron said:
Good morning! Opera, kimchi, musical priests, phone calls on hold, insurance people, all kinds of things pop up in our conversations. That's a good thing. Let us continue to converse about anything and everything, find and offer support and commiseration as needed, as we gather once again round the Coffee Cart. All is ready, coffee is fresh perked, tea water is hot. Come join in the fun!

C(_)/ c(_) c\_/ c[_]
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Everything is not OK and thus much of the congregation of gods, etc. are out there ... elimination codes?

Gods love war and the alternate is opposed ...
 
Good morning. The rainy season continues. We have gone up to double digit temperatures so who's complaining?

Today is bloodwork day. It's routine stuff. I had an ultrasound on Tuesday and infusion to protect my bones yesterday. The ultrasound went well. The radiologist wanted it before the biopsy to ensure they could do a biopsy. They can. It's booked for Wednesday.
 
Got a summons in the mail yesterday to appear for jury duty. I requested an excusal based on my age and it was granted within a few hours. So glad.

I served on a jury several years ago for a trial that lasted almost two months. I am glad I did it but once in a lifetime is enough.
 
I got summoned just before the pandemic (January 2020) but didn't get picked. They filled the jury before they got to me. Fortunate, because we were booked into an all-inclusive in Jamaica that February (our last vacation before the pandemic).
 
I was thrilled to know how easy it was to be exempt due to age. I received an invite a year or so. It would have been tough since it was in a neighbouring town and first thing in the morning.
 
I think I would love to do jury duty but I couldn’t. With english as second language and hearing aids, I have really trouble with some voices ( high kids ones), and some accents. Couldn‘t guarantee I hear everything I needed to.
 
Mendalla said:
I got summoned just before the pandemic (January 2020) but didn't get picked. They filled the jury before they got to me. Fortunate, because we were booked into an all-inclusive in Jamaica that February (our last vacation before the pandemic).
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Having a vacation booked is an acceptable reason for requesting a deferral.
 
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