Did anyone see this: [link] It's a review of male metal singers by a classically trained voice teacher who'd never heard them before. Bob and I sent the link to my MIL, also an opera singer who'd never heard them before. She responded: "I do find this very interesting and I actually like the 'music.'" Her favorite was Bruce Dickinson, though Judas Priest was "up there." She said of Halford "I loved it. I love the scream. The voice quality is pleasant and even. I like it. Wow who would have thought I would become a fan!!" So we had to get her opinion on the greatest rock vocalist of all time. So now she "loves" Queen, and is sad that Freddie Mercury passed. She "feel[s] reborn in a 2010 body!!!"
Wild monkey love or tender Sarah McLachlan love?
Xander ,'Him'
Buffista Music 4: Needs More Cowbell!
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
bon bon - Aug 02, 2010 8:55:59 am PDT #3288 of 6436
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Trudy Booth - Aug 02, 2010 10:14:33 am PDT #3289 of 6436
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
That's cool, Bon. I'm going to send it to my voice teacher. She's an opera gal and has made similar comments. She always insists Freddie was vocally trained even though he denied it.
She said of Halford "I loved it. I love the scream. The voice quality is pleasant and even. I like it. Wow who would have thought I would become a fan!!"
I have a buddy with a music theory degree and a trained voice in punk band. He talks about how he uses his scream more as a tour goes on because its pretty easy on him -- its just his falsetto sort of tweaked. So he'll SOUND like he's killing himself, but he's really taking it easy on himself as he gets tired. [link]
Trudy Booth - Aug 03, 2010 9:16:18 am PDT #3290 of 6436
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
In serious, deep, earnest, highly artistic, and spiritually resonant news:
Ray Toro just tweeted me.
smonster - Aug 03, 2010 9:22:41 am PDT #3291 of 6436
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
What did he say? Don't keep us wondering, woman!
Trudy Booth - Aug 03, 2010 9:30:50 am PDT #3292 of 6436
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Here is our enchanted interraction:
TrudyBooth @raytoro Triceratops nothing but a tiny Torosaurus! [link]
TrudyBooth @raytoro "With the name Triceratops taking priority ... references to the Torosaurus genus would be dropped in museum exhibits."
raytoro @TrudyBooth crazy right! I will keep on top of this news
sumi - Aug 03, 2010 9:38:42 am PDT #3293 of 6436
Art Crawl!!!
That triceratops news is shocking.
Trudy Booth - Aug 03, 2010 9:44:45 am PDT #3294 of 6436
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I tried to break it to him gently - tough 140 characters at a time.
Sophia Brooks - Aug 03, 2010 9:46:05 am PDT #3295 of 6436
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
That is funny partially because I was seriously headed here to post the news about the torosaurus/triceratops, because I had no idea a torosaurus was a real thing!
sumi - Aug 03, 2010 9:46:50 am PDT #3296 of 6436
Art Crawl!!!
Bull lizard?
tommyrot - Aug 03, 2010 9:47:24 am PDT #3297 of 6436
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Lawnmower-riding lizard?