: The two-letter wild tangent, and a proposed twist for the BBC casting shows
The year starts with a report on the biggest charity shop raid I've ever completed; standout findings were albums by two separate bands formed by students I knew from my secondary school and sixth form respectively. The latter might be interesting, a rock group with string arrangements, and the vocalist (the friend I knew) is a classically-trained soprano - the obvious reference is to Nightwish, but shall judge after listening.
Another find was a double album of musical theatre songs for £1.49. All various established performers, including Barbara Dickson singing Tell Me It's Not True (which Gemma taught me, way back whenever) and most of the expected songs up to the mid-1990s. I'll mention the others as I listen to them.
A diversion on that raid was to the music shop where Alice was purchased. There was a sale on some sheet music; mostly old exam board pieces for piano and sometimes other instruments, but also the odd album from The Dumper. The one I perhaps should have purchased, but didn't: Lucie Silvas, Breathe In, £3.99. The one I took a look at and rolled eyes at: Delta Goodrem, Innocent Eyes, £2.99. Now, I recalled Born To Try being a rather difficult song to sing, but lawks - F3-Ab5! That's... scary.
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The wild tangent was not unrelated to all that, but was sparked by a conversation regarding ATV's tweaks to their use of the soaps - replacing the Sunday evening slots with a permanent doubling of the Tuesday edition of EMMERDALE to one hour (presumably sparked by how special hour-long episodes easily beat EASTENDERS) and the creation of a Friday CORONATION STREET double-header in the same vein as that which exists on Monday - and the resultant weekend rejig, with DANCING ON ICE moving to Sundays in what can only be perceived as admitting defeat on Saturday to WHO... and, after THE ONE AND ONLY, the third BBC1 West End casting show.
( How do you solve a problem like a copycat? )
Consider this just a wild post to start 2008. Tomorrow - back to Southampton. Normal posting will not be resumed until at least Saturday, owing to Internet downtime at the university. Oh wait. I'll be in Fareham Friday, if I get lucky with the Cable Corp connection there then there'll be a blog post...
The year starts with a report on the biggest charity shop raid I've ever completed; standout findings were albums by two separate bands formed by students I knew from my secondary school and sixth form respectively. The latter might be interesting, a rock group with string arrangements, and the vocalist (the friend I knew) is a classically-trained soprano - the obvious reference is to Nightwish, but shall judge after listening.
Another find was a double album of musical theatre songs for £1.49. All various established performers, including Barbara Dickson singing Tell Me It's Not True (which Gemma taught me, way back whenever) and most of the expected songs up to the mid-1990s. I'll mention the others as I listen to them.
A diversion on that raid was to the music shop where Alice was purchased. There was a sale on some sheet music; mostly old exam board pieces for piano and sometimes other instruments, but also the odd album from The Dumper. The one I perhaps should have purchased, but didn't: Lucie Silvas, Breathe In, £3.99. The one I took a look at and rolled eyes at: Delta Goodrem, Innocent Eyes, £2.99. Now, I recalled Born To Try being a rather difficult song to sing, but lawks - F3-Ab5! That's... scary.
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The wild tangent was not unrelated to all that, but was sparked by a conversation regarding ATV's tweaks to their use of the soaps - replacing the Sunday evening slots with a permanent doubling of the Tuesday edition of EMMERDALE to one hour (presumably sparked by how special hour-long episodes easily beat EASTENDERS) and the creation of a Friday CORONATION STREET double-header in the same vein as that which exists on Monday - and the resultant weekend rejig, with DANCING ON ICE moving to Sundays in what can only be perceived as admitting defeat on Saturday to WHO... and, after THE ONE AND ONLY, the third BBC1 West End casting show.
( How do you solve a problem like a copycat? )
Consider this just a wild post to start 2008. Tomorrow - back to Southampton. Normal posting will not be resumed until at least Saturday, owing to Internet downtime at the university. Oh wait. I'll be in Fareham Friday, if I get lucky with the Cable Corp connection there then there'll be a blog post...
Music: Idina Menzel - No Good Deed