Bright Moments

from the web: An explanation to help you understand ‘woman-speak’ : FINE: This is the word she uses to end an argument when she feels she is right and you need to shut up. Never use "Fine" to describe how she looks as this will cause you to have one of those arguments. FIVE MINUTES: This is half an hour. It’s equivalent to the five minutes that your football game is going to last before you take out the rubbish, so it's an even trade. NOTHING: This actually means something and you should be on your toes. It’s usually used to describe the feeling she has of wanting to turn you inside out and upside down. It usually signifies an argument that will last "Five Minutes" and end with "Fine." GO AHEAD (With Raised Eyebrows): This is a dare, one that will result in her getting upset over "Nothing" and end with the word "Fine." GO AHEAD (Normal Eyebrows): This means ‘I give up’ or ‘do what you want because I don't care.’ You’ll get a "Raised Eyebrow Go Ahead" in just a few minutes, followed by "Nothing" and "Fine" and she’ll talk to you in about "Five Minutes" when she cools off. LOUD SIGH: This is not actually a word, but is a nonverbal statement often misunderstood by men. It means that she thinks you’re an idiot at that moment and wonders why she’s wasting her time standing there and arguing with you over "Nothing." SOFT SIGH: Again, this is a nonverbal statement, not a word and means that she’s content. Your best bet is not to move or breathe and she’ll stay content. THAT'S OK: This is one of the most dangerous statements that she can make to you and means that she wants to think long and hard before paying you back for whatever it is that you’ve done. It’s often used with the word "Fine" and in conjunction with a "Raised Eyebrow." GO AHEAD: At some point in the near future, you’re going to be in some serious trouble. PLEASE DO: This is not a statement, it’s an offer. She is giving you the chance to come up with whatever excuse or reason you have for doing whatever it is that you’ve done. You have a fair chance with the truth, so be careful and you shouldn't get a "That's OK." THANKS: She is thanking you. Don’t faint. Just say ‘you're welcome.’ THANKS A LOT: This is very different to "Thanks." She will say, "Thanks A Lot" when she’s really ticked off at you. It signifies that you’ve offended her in some callous way and will be followed by the "Loud Sigh." Be careful not to ask what is wrong after the "Loud Sigh" as she will only tell you "Nothing."

AHA!!!! i must check this out!!!! THANKS!!!!!

no larry, i store my cd's in caselogic sleeves in drawers. the problem is for example lets say martha argerich plays bartok and liszt. well, i have cd's under argerich and liszt and bartok - so i have to start searching. it gets more complicated when i am looking for an artist like midori without remembering that she plays things other than bach and knowing i have at least a few of her cd's - somewhere! a searchable spreadsheet that i can imput the artist, composer, work, orchestra etc. would solve the problem, but i would hate to create one from scratch. i am hoping a simple program exists with fields that i can easily enter to create a data base from which i can type in midori and see all of the cd's i have with her on it. or for another example i type in firebird and all of the cd's that have that on it come up. can anybody help?!!!!

please find that pic & post!!!

so is the book out?? so is the book out?

great way to spend a saturday!! thanks Big Al!!!

Jim - when you get a chance please relocate this thread into the classical forum.

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me likey!!!

c'mon folks - give tess'a chance!

INDEED!!!

bentsey my friend - we are in a RECESSION!!!!!!!!

i am still laughing at this!!!!

my classical collection has gotten out of control. i have cd's by composer, artist, conductor and even orchestra all mixed together. now, i can't seem to find things that i know i have!!! is there any simple program to imput my cd info on a spread sheet so that i can at a glance search by catagory and find what i have (or don't have )? as always, much thanks!

carpe diem!

thanks ubu and seeline!!! now can anybody help me find this on cd?

hmmm - i thought Abdullah Ibrahim was in the cast (see first post above).

is there a way to find out if it has ever been released on cd?

please do ubu!!! and thanks!!!

ah - now the search begins!!!

has this ever been released? King Kong (musical) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search King Kong was a South African jazz influenced musical, billed at the time as a jazz opera. The music and some of the lyrics were written by Todd Matshikiza. The lyrics were by Pat Willams and the book by Harry Bloom. It was directed by Leon Gluckman with orchestration and arrangements by pianist Sol Klaaste, tenor saxophonist Mackay Davashe, alto saxophonist Kippie Moeketsi and composer Stanley Glasser. The decor and costumes were designed by Arthur Goldreich, a Jewish communist, architect and visual designer (who was later arrested during an apartheid clampdown). King Kong had an all-black cast. The musical portrayed the life and times of a heavyweight boxer, Ezekiel Dlamini, known as King Kong. After a meteoric boxing rise, his life degenerated into drunkenness and gang violence. He knifed his girlfriend, asked for the death sentence during his trial and instead was sentenced to 14 years hard labour. He drowned himself at the age of 32. This musical was a hit in South Africa in 1959 and played at the Princes Theatre in the West End of London in 1961. The musical launched the international career of Miriam Makeba who played the shebeen queen of the Back of the Moon, a shebeen of the time in Sophiatown. The male lead was Nathan Mdledle of the Manhattan Brothers. There was cast of 72. Others in the cast were Hugh Masekela, Abdullah Ibrahim, Kippie Moeketsi and Thandi Klaasen, all of whom went on to have successful careers. Note: The song Sad Times, Bad Times was a reference at the time to the infamous South African Treason Trial in Pretoria. Among the accused were Albert Luthuli (ANC president), secretary Walter Sisulu, Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo. The trial lasted for more than four years before it collapsed with all the accused acquitted.

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