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Category Archives: music
Some more misheard snatches of classical singing…?
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s squirrel is the one that has decided to not be cute and cheeky, any more.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Classical singing.I suppose they, the people in charge of music (Who are the people in charge of music?), might try to … Continue reading
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Tagged art, arts, BBC Radio 3, bodlows!, clasical music, classical, conversation, crownings, cute and cheeky?, ha ha ha ha ha, idio-man, Lord?, madness, nitoon?, notebook, observations, on the radio, palm, serendipity, sond?, spaniel., squirrel, style, surrealism, tooty, tooty fool, Victorians, war and suffering, words
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Court cards in trumps are useful only for the tricks they make…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s augmented chord is the one at the beginning of No Particular Place to Go.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It’s that old fat battered book again!Yes, it is that cheap junk shop book, The Daily Express (a British newspaper) Enquire Within, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1934, 1934 book, 90 years old, ale?, astringent, blue water?, cardoons?, cards, discovery, gargles, mode of play, needs no bush?, observations, serendipity, style, sulphuric acid, surrealism, The Daily Express, The Daily Express Enquire Within, washing blankets, Whist?, words
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Just a few short, but pithy, items…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary word is, gymnorhinal.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuses for being late. No. 527.I’m sorry I’m late, but I started pondering on the idea of global catastrophe, again. A single overheard remark:‘No, Tony, it was only some plankets in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, art, arts, conversation, discovery, gymnorhinal, lucky number, madness, mowing the grass, name change, noisy, Norman D Landings, observations, overheard, party night!, plankets?, popular music, serendipity, Simon and G, style, surrealism, words
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But Dave, don’t you get fed up with jotting down all that misheard classical singing stuff, from the radio?…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s meerkat is, really, just an ordinary mere cat.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, the answer to today’s title question is: ‘Well, no, not really, in fact, I rather like doing it.’ They might be singing in English, or they might … Continue reading
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Tagged art, arts, classical singing on the radio, confusion?, conversation, dee dee dee dee, diction?, discovery, fruit-pot, madness, meerkat, mem?, mere cat, metric, misheard, misheards?, my sandals?, observations, opera?, Pamello?, poonicks, Radoo?, serendipity, style, surrealism, words, workshop
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Ramblin’ on about playing blues guitar music, again…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s ancient Egyptian deity is the God Shu. Depicted as a man with a feather on his head, or as lion headed. His associations are: Air, Eye of Re, and Devine knowledge. Do click here.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm… modern … Continue reading
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Tagged arts, Blues guitar, blues is not about..., cleverness, click here, discovery, Egyptian deity, Eye of Re, flashy and clever, hanging silence, hear the train, keep it simple., observations, Robert Wilkins, serendipity, Shu..., style, words
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Just a few short, but pithy, items…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s old wardrobe is the one that doesn’t have a magic land inside it.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuses for being late, No. 526.I’m sorry I’m late, but Bob Ross was on the TV, doing a cabin in the snow. A … Continue reading
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Tagged art, arts, camping out, capitalism?, Carry on!, communism?, conversation, guitars, madness, monarchy?, monetary value, moo moo dark, name cahnge, observations, people in charge, pithy items, serendipity, spam gone!, St. Louis, stupid, style, surrealism, twenty miles, words
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Hm… some more misheard classical singing…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s lost plectrum is the one eventually found under the volcanic dust in Pompeii.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But how can their diction be so very good – with all that training, and I still can’t make sense of what they … Continue reading
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Tagged art, arts, BBC Radio 3, concertos, discovery, dondy, geeto!, gloria!, ha ha ha ha ha, horse spoon?, lost plectrum, madness, oats?, observations, on the radio, opera, Pompeii, printemps, serendipity, singing, studio/workshop, style, surrealism, volcano, whip-wheel, words
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Perhaps, some more meandering chat on playing blues guitar?…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: gorilla green, tiger turquoise, monkey mauve, crocodile crimson, puma purple, anteater azure, porcupine pink, and fawn fawn.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Blues music isn’t very popular now, is it?Do you, my dear reader, know why?It’s because … Continue reading
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Tagged all dead now!, anteater azure, art, arts, blues, Blues guitar, changed the world, crocodile crimson, discovery, don't be accurate!, fawn fawn, gorilla green, leaning to play blues, monkey mauve, No no no!, porcupine pink, puma purple, serendipity, style, tiger turquoise, today's colours, words, youtube
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Forensic time fillers, with a guitar tuned in open D…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s satsuma, in the pack from the supermarket, is the one that has a soft flat edge, which goes in and out as you press a finger against it.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I was lying in my bed this morning … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian Hill, art, arts, blog today?, bulldog clip, conversation, crime shows, detectives, Devil got my woman, discovery, film clip, open-D tuning, police called, real life crime show, serendipity, Skip James, style, surrealism, words
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Er… and a little bit more rambling on about playing blues guitar…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary word is loxodrome. Oh, this one looks interesting, shall we look it up?>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, this will be the third one of these – I didn’t really mean to do so many.You could click here and … Continue reading
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Tagged a man in a pub, a simple solution, adapted plectrums, arts, avoiding blandness, Blues guitar, composition, conversation, discovery, emotion!, fast and slow, file it off, good solos!, lost plectrums, loxodrome, maths, observations, richer sound, serendipity, soft and loud!, style, tortex, tortoises!, V shaped cuts, words
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A little bit more on playing blues guitar…
But first…Dulltown UK: Today’s great puzzle centres around the reason why people all over the world are constantly killing each other.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, a few days ago I was ranting on about how people who play blues guitar these days are … Continue reading
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Tagged art, arts, atnding on stage, be noisy, Blues guitar, discovery, don't be bland, emotion is better, expressing emotion with guitar, expression, madness, not medium!, serendipity, soft and loud!, style, the audience, the great puzzle, they wont do it!, tortex, words
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Thinking about playing blues guitar…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s architectural term is, Flushwork.The decorative use of knapped flint in conjunction with dressed stone to form patterns, such as tracery and initials, etc.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Me, I’ve been playing guitars for years now, I mostly play blues guitar. … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Collins, architectural term, art, arts, bending notes, Blues guitar, Blues players, boring blues, Chicago, discovery, Elmore James, factories, farm jobs, floppy hands, flushwork?, Howlin' Wolf, manual tasks, Memphis Minnie, modern blues?, Muddy Waters, observations, Robert Johnson, strong hands!, style, woodwork, work
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How about some more misheard classical singing?…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s unusual china teapot is the one shaped like Donald Trump’s head.It is not a good pourer, and it is rather unpleasant to use.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Come on, you boys and girls! Yes, I know you’ve had years and … Continue reading
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Tagged a fence?, art, arts, beery, belly belly, Chomnah, classical, classical singing on the radio, diction, discovery, eggs?, journalism, loudy?, madness, molls?, nizzasta, observations, on the radio, pain and suffereing, pento?, serendipity, slarry, style, suffering, surrealism, wars!, words
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No, not a good night’s sleep…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s lines from the N F Simpson 1957 play, A Resounding Tinkle, which I am currently rereading, are:Mr Paradock: What have you done with my gumboots?Mrs Paradock: What do you want gumboots for to go down the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1957, A Resounding Tinkle, all night, bad sleep, Bass, bass drum, discovery, Doh!, gumboots, madness, Mr Paradock, music, N F Simpson, neighbours, Noise, observations, rambling on, relentless, serendipity, surrealism, where artists live, words
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What about some TV forensics?…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary word is, indumentum.Oh, the spell-checker didn’t like this one!>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, it doesn’t seem long ago that I did a watching a ‘TV forensics’ post, but maybe I’m just getting confused with one of my ‘misheard … Continue reading
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Tagged art, arts, battered guitar, big hats indoors, conversation, crime solving, detective drama, fat coppers, jotting down, Lightnin' Hopkins, observations, Radiotone guitar, real life, Robert Johnson, serendipity, style, surrealism, TV Forensics, watching TV, wearing hats indoors, words
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What is it that those TV ads are trying to tell us?…
But first.Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: marrowsky, samshoo, hesternal, Supralapsarian, muggins, and dodecagon. Please have these words looked up and placed in suitable sentences ready for Professor Mouldie first thing after breakfast tomorrow morning. Extra marks will be awarded … Continue reading
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Tagged a gift, art, arts, cleaning, dastardly, dictionary words, discovery, dodecagon, drug free, dust, ear drops, first thing after breakfast, good again?, hesternal, joy!, Lenor!, madness, marrowsky, Mayonnaise, muggins, observations, OMG!, Profdessor Mouldie, samshoo, serendipity, shop now!, style, Supralapsarian, surrealism, tigers?, TV advertising, words
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