Some more pictures from the May dance concert. These are of an interpretation of a rather funky arrangement of “Amazing Grace.”
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It looks like I need to find some different software for my photo gallery. The package I’m using now, “Gallery,” is insisting that I upgrade, but the upgrade won’t install and I haven’t figured a way around it. In the meantime, here are some photos that I would have uploaded there. These are from the dress rehearsal for Rogers Ballet spring concert last May at Friends University in Wichita. Right now I’m playing loud music to drown out today’s treat: a bunch of no-longer-young drag queens lipsyncing to mediocre music down at the corner. No pictures; I want to forget the images, not share them with unwary visitors. There’s also an ice cream vendor playing tinny banjo recordings of teevee themes in the parking lot across the alley. Aziz listed seven songs that he is currently “into.” I might as well, too. Most of these you’re not likely to hear on the radio, so I’ve uploaded mp3s. Naftule’s Dream, “Speed Klez.” John Manning is the Tony Levin of tuba players. Polysics, “Rocket.” The eccentric ending theme of the eccentric show Moyashimon. Don Ross, “Dracula and Friends (Part One).” Motown on six strings. Alkan, “Finale: Presto” from Symphony for Solo Piano, Op. 39, #7. (Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano). It is not true that Alkan was crushed to death by the Talmud, nor did his obituary begin, “Alkan is dead. He had to die in order to prove his existence.” Gilbert and Sullivan, “Three Little Maids from School Are We.” If you want your kids to grow up hating Gilbert and Sullivan, play Iolanthe twice a day every day. Many years have since passed, and I can now appreciate the craft of G&S without too much pain. This number is from The Mikado. Mayumi Kojima, “Poltergeist.” I’ve posted this one before, but it remains a favorite. Kou Otani, “Ailes Grises.” A favorite for several years now. Update: Here are the official directions.
I’m not gong to tag anyone (though I would be curious to find out what Steven’s, Erik’s and Maureen the Suburban Banshee’s current enthusiasms are). If you feel like playing along, go right ahead.
The other ballet company in Wichita performed their version of “Peter Pan” yesterday outdoors as the temperature approached 90°F. More pictures here.
I’ve added a few more pictures to the gallery. Because they are idiots. Three things to keep in mind when you ride a bicycle on Wichita streets: 1. If there is any possibility that a driver won’t see you, he won’t. 2. If there is no way on earth that a driver can possibly miss seeing you, he still won’t see you. 3. Right-of-way? What’s that? |
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