We blamed the continuing inclement weather and seasonal illnesses.
Even though we didn’t quite manage to pay the rent, we got on with our usual music of supreme quality.
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| The company. |
The death count was minimal: only one in questionable circumstances to the benefit of an employee by the name of Jimmy, and one crucifixion followed by miraculous resurrection.
There were two trains, one green man, a kingfisher and a scarecrow with no brain.
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| How long before we arrive in Glory? |
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| Did you know that flies with blue tails have 3D-panoramic vision? |
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| 'A flashing dart of turquoise... ' |
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| Has anyone seen my keys? |
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| Well, errr ... dunno! |
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| Sir Dick, 1066. |
Berry gave an erudite and authoritative dissertation on this piece of music ...
Later, Berry passed on the following enlightening explanation ...
The last song I sang - rather under-rehearsed - was called "The Anniversary Song". It was "stolen" by Al Jolson & his director Saul Chaplin for the 1946 film of his life in which Larry Parks took the leading role. They added the words. I have always thought of it as very Jewish, as indeed it may still be, because of the way it was played in the film, but in fact its composer was a certain Romanian-Serbian military band-leader called Ivanovici, a picture of whom is attached. He called the much longer piece "Waves Of The Danube" which is what I heard Brenda playing on her piano.
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| Mr. Ivanovici |
1 comment:
Oh yes Ivanovici Hobbs. The likeness is obvious but the musicality has slipped a little wouldn't you agree?
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