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Points: 14693 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 06 2008 at 12:23
Wish me luck for the weekend:



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^^^

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Good luck Jim and Vicky. Mass Imbibendum!

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Anyone who is interested:  Jim, Vicky myself and many others will be at the Hare and Hounds pub in Wardington (A361) from about 12:00 on Friday.  Good beer there.
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Good luck at the weekend guys.

btw, it looks like the next Prog Curry night will be 15th August so pencil it in and await further instructions.
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Originally posted by Man Erg Man Erg wrote:

Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

^ so do wallabies, but there are several living wild in the UK, (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/4160368.stm), so a possum in Germany is not impossumble.


The Evelyn family,descendants of John Evelyn, populated the area around Leith Hill Nr.Dorking,Surrey with Kangaroos in the early part of the 19th century.Apparently,they adapted well.

Ralph Vaughan Williams, who was brought up at Leith Hill Place, remembered searching for them (Kangaroos) as a child.

RVW's Grandfather, Sir Charles Darwin, probably caused their disappearence from the area by carrying-out experiments on them.


Also related to the Wedgwoods. Wink  Josiah Wedgwood (or a son) married a member of the Darwin family, if my memory hasn't failed me.

Of course though, RVW was from Gloucestershire originally. Wink
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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Actually I think they're too big.
 
And they live in Australia.


I did think that at the time of posting but I didn't research to see if they were native anywhere else.

I couldn't find much that resembled what you mentioned... unless it's some kind of vole?
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Originally posted by James James wrote:


Originally posted by Man Erg Man Erg wrote:

Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

^ so do wallabies, but there are several living wild in the UK, (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/4160368.stm), so a possum in Germany is not impossumble.


The Evelyn family,descendants of John Evelyn, populated the area around Leith Hill Nr.Dorking,Surrey with Kangaroos in the early part of the 19th century.Apparently,they adapted well.

Ralph Vaughan Williams, who was brought up at Leith Hill Place, remembered searching for them (Kangaroos) as a child.

RVW's Grandfather, Sir Charles Darwin, probably caused their disappearence from the area by carrying-out experiments on them.
Also related to the Wedgwoods. Wink  Josiah Wedgwood (or a son) married a member of the Darwin family, if my memory hasn't failed me.Of course though, RVW was from Gloucestershire originally. Wink


That's right,James.

RVW was born in Down Ampney,Gloucestershire and his family moved to Dorking after his father died.The Wedgwood/Darwin branch of the family were on his Mothers side of the family.His Grandfather was Josiah Wedgwood III,the Grandson of the porcelain manufacturer.


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i heard Barbara Windsor is related to John Constable the 19th c. Artist - when you think about it, we are all related to each other somewhere down through the ages - millions of years ago we were all tiny microbes wriggling in the sea. ...wonder where it all went wrong with things like the aids virus, slugs, and Amy Whinearse...? Ermm

 
 


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Originally posted by Man Erg Man Erg wrote:

His Grandfather was Josiah Wedgwood III,the Grandson of the porcelain manufacturer.
 
The money from which, gave him plenty of time to reflect and compose...Smile
 
If any are interested in RVW, this is to be highly recommended...
 
 
 
 
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^^^

I shall be purchasing that in the near future,Jared.

I'm also looking forward to the 'RVW Special' from the Proms.
I believe that it is being recorded on the 27th August for broadcast on the 30th August on BBC2.

Emoticon of hands being rubbed together.

I've been listening to Herbert Howells, a Son of Lydney I believe.

I especially like 'To Chosen Hill'by The Lyric Quartet.


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^^I borrowed my neighbour's copy, a couple of weeks ago; well worth the investment of a couple of hours of your time.  What was especially helpful to me was the BBC Music magazine from June, which dedicated the entire magazine to RVW, with a large article on his life through the 9 symphonies.  Much of the material chimed well with the DVD.  The mag also came with a free cover CD of Symphony no 5, and his Mass in G, which I play regularly in my hostel reception, to the approval of most of my guests...Approve

and yes, the Proms has a great deal of RVW's repertoire being performed this year...please keep me informed...Wink

Howells was a son of Lydney, and my Grammar school used to play Chosen Hill at Cricket...Smile
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Joke of the Week

A man and a woman were having dinner in a fine restaurant. Their waitress, taking another order at a table a few paces away noticed that the man was slowly sliding down his chair and under the table, with the woman acting unconcerned.

The waitress watched as the man slid all the way down his chair and out of sight under the table. Still, the woman dining across from him appeared calm and unruffled, apparently unaware that her dining companion had disappeared.

After the waitress finished taking the order, she came over to the table and said to the woman, "Pardon me, ma'am, but I think your husband just slid under the table."

The woman calmly looked up at her and replied firmly, "No he didn't...my husband just walked in the door."
 
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My joke of the week would have been The Sun reporting the Chinese 100m runner in the Oympics who goes by the wonderful-but-embarassing-for-a-commentator name of Wan Kin Fee. Sadly they rather spoiled the joke by getting the name wrong. It's actually Wan Kin Yee which is nowhere near as funny.
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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

My joke of the week would have been The Sun reporting the Chinese 100m runner in the Oympics who goes by the wonderful-but-embarassing-for-a-commentator name of Wan Kin Fee. Sadly they rather spoiled the joke by getting the name wrong. It's actually Wan Kin Yee which is nowhere near as funny.


Let's get David Coleman out of retirement.He has no problem making double entendres where no one would have thought existed.

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Nobody will ever beat "the bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey" though.
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^^^

''The Republic of China - back in the Olympic Games for the first time''. - David Coleman

Good ol' Dave


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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Good luck at the weekend guys.btw, it looks like the next Prog Curry night will be 15th August so pencil it in and await further instructions.


No can do I'm afraid. My Dad's coming to stay for the weekend.

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With the RVW talk on the page I thought I'd ask, did anyone catch his 6th symphonie today in the Proms? I rather enjoyed it, though my dad considered it the worst performance of it he's ever heard. I suppose ignorance is bliss in this case....
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Originally posted by sleeper sleeper wrote:

With the RVW talk on the page I thought I'd ask, did anyone catch his 6th symphonie today in the Proms? I rather enjoyed it, though my dad considered it the worst performance of it he's ever heard. I suppose ignorance is bliss in this case....
 
that's the wonderful thing for me about classical music; I can't tell a good performance from a bad one...it all just floats blissfully over my head....LOL
 
to be honest, I don't know his 6th..just familar with his 1st, 3rd and 5th....Embarrassed
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Well I heard a different version of The Lark Ascending the other week and it just wasn't as amazing as the Nigel Kennedy (conducted by Sir Simon Rattle) version.

Most of the time, however, I cannot tell the difference.
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