A pretty good post from DG.
I would actually go further. It actually sticks in my gut every time we have to feel sorry for someone who joins an organisation with a realistic expectation of "success" being killing other people, usually unarmed non-combatants, including children, or poor sodding bastards conscripted into someone else's army by accident of birth or by fear and intimidation or economic necessity.
I'd rather we had a day to commemorate the firefighters, customs officers, probation officers, fishermen, oil rig workers, builders, and, yes, even the police, who died while making my life better because I have a job with no realistic probability of death.
Adios amigo, adios....: LA ÚLTIMA DIE WALKÜRE
Report from the Valencia Walkure. More focus on excitement and atmosphere than the performance; definitely worth a read!
El imperio de los sinsentidos: Die Walküre (ciclo II) en el Palau de les Arts
And another!
Cantan ellas - El Blog de Maac: Die Walküre - Dominguitis en les Arts
And another Valencian report
El Blog de Atticus: LA VALQUIRIA DE PLACIDO DOMINGO. Palau de Les Arts. 24/06/09
Another report from Valencia (also read the comments)
Plácido otra vez. Plácido todavía. Plácido siempre.
(I'm catching up with a backblog)
Report from Die Walkure in Valencia on 24 June
London Daily Photo: Roo With a View
I spotted one of these near the ballerina statue on Bow Street. At the time I was too busy telling my companions how signs saying 'Do not ride on the kangaroo' are guaranteed to awaken in me an almost uncontrollable urge to ride on the kangaroo
Intermezzo: Calleja DiDonato and Hampson pass health inspection
A report from last week's concert. An entirely different take from mine!
Katherine Jenkins presents BBC series to mark 70th anniversary of Second World War - Telegraph
Good grief. TV presenting, now.
And a programme called 'The week we went to war' about Evacuees and Bombings? Yeah, that makes sense. Obviously not coming from the history department, then.
And is she going to read off an autocue or talk about herself and her role n Hitler's downfall?
Probably not the best premise for a TV programme I have ever read.
Latest headlines / Corrections and alterations made to BBC Proms Guide 2009 MUSOLIFE.COM
Just a few clarifications, corrections of mis-spellings, and a few substitutions. Obviously, other substitutions will emerge during the season
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
In the office the last week when discussing sentences that one has never seen before or indeed are likely to see again "do not climb on kangaroo" came second after "do not touch the walrus".....
Posted by: Mandy | Monday, 06 July 2009 at 09:16