Anecdote

Dicerous

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Jan 5, 2010, 12:17:13 PM1/5/10

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At a recent gig about half-way through my tenure I had just finished a
Giuliani piece. This was a very important repukican gathering of
business big-wigs, lawyers and judges. The womyn who had hired me
came up next to me, sat down and with a big smile on her face said:
THAT SOUNDED EUROPEAN!

How should I have responded, and how do you think I responded?

Tommy Grand

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Jan 5, 2010, 12:19:05 PM1/5/10

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I'll need to know the piece before I can hazard a guess.

Dicerous

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Jan 5, 2010, 12:23:17 PM1/5/10

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ok, sonatine 3 op 71-3

Steverino

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Jan 5, 2010, 12:29:09 PM1/5/10

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Say Thanks.

fol...@yahoo.com

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Jan 5, 2010, 12:53:49 PM1/5/10

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Twirl your mustache and tell her the music is Italian, not European,
and then wink at her.
Mark

Dicerous

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Jan 5, 2010, 1:10:14 PM1/5/10

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HAHA! BTW I think we should be prepared for a complete stylistic
comparison by Tommy Grand. Be ready!

Tommy Grand

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Jan 5, 2010, 1:17:16 PM1/5/10

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On Jan 5, 12:10 pm, Dicerous <dicer...@gmail.com> wrote:

> HAHA! BTW I think we should be prepared for a complete stylistic
> comparison by Tommy Grand. Be ready!

I don't know what these means!

Dicerous

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Jan 5, 2010, 4:34:14 PM1/5/10

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Another anecdote:

The same lady later came up and asked if i'd like some wine.

I said: No thanks I'm abstemious when it comes to alcohol.

She said: WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?!?!

How should I have responded, and how do you think I did respond?

Tommy Grand

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Jan 5, 2010, 4:42:33 PM1/5/10

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It depends upon your motive/intention. Do you want to be understood?
Do you wish to intimidate her? Impress her? Get more bookings?

Dicerous

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Jan 5, 2010, 4:45:54 PM1/5/10

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Well, unfortunately I'm a moody guy and at that point I was inundated
by the evil spirits surrounding the repukicans and I said:

Ask your husband, he's the lawyer!

david

Tommy Grand

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Jan 5, 2010, 5:03:49 PM1/5/10

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LOL they are probably still talking about it

ycle...@verizon.net

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Jan 6, 2010, 11:16:54 AM1/6/10

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On Jan 5, 12:17 pm, Dicerous <dicer...@gmail.com> wrote:

That's why it sounds best played on a Mediterranean patio instrument.

Dicerous

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Jan 7, 2010, 2:52:15 AM1/7/10

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Well it did have to be concise. I wasn't sure that an anamnesis of
giuliani's life was appropriate. Although, that's what Sherer would
have wanted.

ycle...@verizon.net

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Jan 7, 2010, 12:31:50 PM1/7/10

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My suggestion was a simple graft of another anecdote: Some years ago I
heard Norbert Kraft in Baltimore and he was playing a piece R. Murray
Schafer had composed for the guitar at Kraft's request. Kraft said
Schafer initially wasn't too inclined to compose for the guitar,
asking "Isn't that a Mediterranean patio instrument?"

Slogoin

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Jan 7, 2010, 12:33:25 PM1/7/10

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On Jan 7, 9:31 am, "yclept...@cs.com" <yclep...@verizon.net> wrote:

> "Isn't that a Mediterranean patio instrument?"

I like that :-)

Dicerous

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Jan 7, 2010, 12:49:26 PM1/7/10

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I think it's kind of corny and square; an example of what sondheim
described as *clever* rather than funny. I've never heard that piece,
but thankfully I can appreciate Norbert-the-great-teuton's excellent
taste in music. Initially when I read your post I pictured Shafer
wearing pink bunny slippers and saying something grossly pedantic.
Was that impression wrong?

Dicerous

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Jan 7, 2010, 12:55:42 PM1/7/10

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Of course, I can be one of the worst offenders of pedantry.

ycle...@verizon.net

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Jan 7, 2010, 2:10:33 PM1/7/10

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I wish I knew.

Perhaps he was wearing bunny slippers while paddling a canoe.

thomas

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Jan 7, 2010, 6:43:19 PM1/7/10

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"I can see that you're a true connoisseur! Did you study at Julliard?"

Dicerous

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Jan 7, 2010, 9:08:20 PM1/7/10

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She'd say *no went to Harvard* and the conversation would fall flat...