Musical Idea of the Day

[realexplodingcat]

My grandmother, an accomplished accordion player from the mid to late triassic period, is now old enough that she can no longer heft the weight of the instrument well enough to play it. She is giving the accordion to me. If I can learn to play it half as well as I can play the piano, I should go busking on the downtown mall, singing and playing on the accordion just one song: Black Sabbath's "War Pigs".

Comments

[starplucker.livejournal.com]

I vote Holy Diver...

[briskpepper.livejournal.com]

THE WHOLE ALBUM.

[explodingcat.livejournal.com]

I could take that show on the road. Quit my day job, even.

I'd probably end up eating out of trash cans in the long run, but it would be fun.

[explodingcat.livejournal.com]

If I'm to play Dio on the accordion, I better grow an extra arm to wield the broad sword.

[alierakieron.livejournal.com]

What, no Copa Cabana?

[explodingcat.livejournal.com]

Maybe as an encore.

Hey, totally unrelated, do you recommend any particular english translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses?

[alierakieron.livejournal.com]

Do you speak any Latin at all? If so, I'd honestly recommend the Loeb versions : they're facing latin and English texts, which is awfully nice. Otherwise, there are several newer ones that all look really good. The best part about Ovid is that his Latin is somewhat conversational. As long as the translator remembers that and doesn't go all "King James" he's an easy one to do right by.

I honestly call it the "thou" test. I open a translation at random and look for it. If I find it, it goes back on the shelf.

[explodingcat.livejournal.com]

LOL. The "thou" test. I think I've used similar tests on other works in translation.

I taught myself a tiny bit of Latin awhile ago, probably not enough to make side-by-side texts all that illuminating. Looks like Loeb is a multi volume set? I may turn that down in favor of a cheaper single book. After doing a little browsing, I guess I'm trying to decide between Allen Mandelbaum (1995) and Charles Martin (2005). If you have anything that may sway my opinion, I'm all ears (or eyes, as it were). Otherwise, I'll open the books at random and see which sounds nicer.

[nothingoth.livejournal.com]

I wanna hear Girl from Ipanema.

Also, I must photograph you with the accordian.

[explodingcat.livejournal.com]

I will only cover the Kompressor version.

An old bumper sticker...

[lightning-rose.livejournal.com]

Use an Accordion
   Go to Jail!

Re: An old bumper sticker...

[explodingcat.livejournal.com]

I loving the accordion is wrong, baby, I don't want to be right.

[mmymoon.livejournal.com]

You know, we just heard Cake cover that a few nights ago, with horn...

[mmymoon.livejournal.com]

(So obviously you need to find a trumpet player.)

[explodingcat.livejournal.com]

Although I'm aware that it exists, I have not yet heard that song. Where did you hear it? Any of the radio stations playing it?

[redzshadow.livejournal.com]

You are going to have a little basket or something out to catch all the coins...right. Cause I know I would pay at least a quarter to see that! ;p

[explodingcat.livejournal.com]

A quarter! This song is 8 minutes long. You might hear the first 2 minutes for a quarter. Or you could choose which consecutive 2 minutes you want to hear ;)