Word For The Day, Monday, August 18, 2003

The Verbivores | 8/18/03 | Teacher

[RikaStrom]

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “word for the day”. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the “word of the day”; in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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stolid \STAH-luhd\, adjective:
stolidity, stolidness; noun
stolidly; adverb

1. Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility.
2. Not easily aroused or excited
3. Dull; impassive.

He destroys the public for historical work by convincing it that history is synonymous with heavy, stolid prosing.
--Allan Nevins, "What's the Matter With History?"

Etymology: [Latin stolidus, stupid. See stel- in Indo-European Roots.]

[Argh]

When listing my favourites, I forgot Händel. What a goof.

[Laura Earl]

No Vivaldi?

[Conspiracy Guy]

Of all Classic Styles I love Baroque myself. Classic Composers I think Mozart was a rocker and a true genius. But I find the classic influence in all kinds of music. I like older rock, some alternative, classical, a lot of country pop, some hip hop, no rap. I like some blues, some jazz, and instrumental blue grass. All form of music is good but there are a lot of bad performers.

[Argh]

The Seasons (OK, The Four Seasons, but that wasn't how he referred to them) is (are) brilliant! A number of his other violin concetos, the concerto for two trumpets, the one for two mandolins, etc. are very attractive, but much of his work strikes me as note-spinning. (Haydn really bugs me with so much note-spinning). Stravinsky is supposed to have said that Vivaldi wrote the same concerto 550 times, which is not strictly fair (usually bitchy tempermental artist remark!), but I know what he meant.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Arghy one of the prettiest female voices of the past 20 years is Canaduh's own Shania Twain. She just needs to not dress like a Ho.

[TheGrimReaper]

Pack up all your dishes,
Make note of all good wishes.
Say goodbye to the landlord for me;
Sonsofb!tches, they always bore me.

Throw out those LA papers;
Moldy box of vanilla wafers.
Leave the key in the old front door lock,
They will find it, likely as not.....

If I can just get off o' that LA Freeway
Without gettin' killed or caught...
Down the road in a cloud of smoke
Lies some land that I ain't bought bought bought...

Mr. Jerry Jeff Walker

A favorite of mine; perhaps yours, too.

[Agnes Heep]

Not in the least.

[Laura Earl]

Norah Jones also has a lovely voice.

[TheGrimReaper]

Dressing like a ho' seems to be a requirement for female vocalists these days...
And for some -- acting like a ho'.

[Argh]

Unusually for a classical fan, I loathe most jazz. It's just too empty. I think rap, like minimalism, should have been done once, and they should not have been made into genres. There is the occasional good popular song, but I find most of it empty caterwauling. And REPETITIVE!! My God, exact repetition of the same phrase umpteen times in the course of a 3 minute song!! No art, no brains, no soul, no plan, no subtlety, no good.

For example, I was sick to my stomach at Celine Dion's famous Titanic song half way through the second time I heard it. The person who wrote at came up with two-thirds of a great tune, and proceeded to repeat the whole tune over and over and over and over and over and...

Thank you for allowing me to rant.

[Conspiracy Guy]

I like Jerry Jeff. That's why when I was getting LE to change her name I said, use your real first name and your dad's middle name. It will sound so redneck. Hence Laura Earl was born.

[Argh]

I've never heard any of it.

[Argh]

I'm partial to Baroque too, but Romantic really gets under my skin.

[Argh]

Pretty gal! I've heard little of her singing.

[RikaStrom]

Oh! I thought it might be that. LOL

You need to introduce her to tealcandme, Robts. daughter.

Robert, ping Tealc, I can't remember how to spell her FRname.

[VRWCmember]

xs likes b*tch-tree music, whatever that is.

[VRWCmember]

I'm partial to Baroque

You know what they say, "If it ain't baroque, don't fix it."

[tet68]

Al Gore gave a speech last week,
of stolid, plodding intellect.
It made his listeners,
turgid with delight.

[Bella_Bru]

I despise tattle-tales.

[VRWCmember]

Miss Bella!!!! It's great to see you in here. Do you have a hug and a kiss for me?