Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I am with Sonny and Bob on this one. I am a cellist, not a singer or vocal coach. He ran into some problems at the end, but so what and who the hell cares? He sang his guts out. What's striking is that it was a performance which electrified the audience. I loved it. Just for fun I think I will forward this clip to some friends of mine who are professional classical musicians who make their livings performing and see what they think. It's also interesting how this thread moved from his performance, which grew out of the time, place, and situation in which he was singing to playing the victrola. Yeah, this guy has hours and hours and hours of back breaking work in front of him. Classical music isn't easy. Not for the performers and not for the audience. It isn't meant to be. I hope he tries, and I hope he makes it. I love music because it deals directly with the major themes of life. As far as I am concerned the major theme he and the audience dealt with in his performance was joy and the celebration of life. Good for him. Good for the audience. He communicated with them, big time. That's what it is all about. Barney On Oct 7, 2007, at 9:32 PM, Sonny Carter wrote: > Thanks, Bob. > > Too damn bad that a discussion of a guy's success turned entirely > into a > dilettante "I can listen to music better than you can" contest. I > just know > that I enjoyed Paul Pott's singing, and I'm happy for the moment I > heard > him. > > > > > On 10/7/07, Bob Shaw <rsphotoimages@comcast.net> wrote: >> >> Sonny: >> >> My sentiments exactly. >> >> I hope the guy makes a ton of money and never has to touch a cell >> phone >> again. >> >> >> Bob >> >> >> >> On Oct 7, 2007, at 7:22, Sonny Carter wrote: >> >> On 10/6/07, Philippe Orlent <philippe.orlent@pandora.be> wrote: >>> >>> It is a fantastic story, and I am verry happy for him, but I still >>> have heard better Nessun Dormas. >> >> >> >> But can YOU sing better Nessun Dormas? >> >> Having lived on Beethoven Strasse in Wetzlar, I consider myself an >> expert >> in German music and cameras, and I judge that while there is better >> Nessun >> Dormas around, you rarely get to hear it on Pop TV shows. >> >> Therefore it is my considered judgement, with all my credentials that >> the >> guy did a fine job, made me happy in the moment, and can you ask for >> more >> from a singer and a piece of music? >> >> ;-) >> >> Sonny >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://www.sonc.com > Natchitoches, Louisiana > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information