"You want some poems, I got some _______ poems!"
Posted on 11/16/2023 1:59:56 AM PST by nikos1121
45th President of the United States Donald J. Trump to Deliver Remarks at Team Trump Iowa Commit to Caucus Event in Fort Dodge, Iowa @ Fort Dodge High School. 4 pm.
A LOT of Iolanthe was patterned on Wagner...but it was parody, so it wasn’t really stealing.
Also, the Mikado has hints of “Madame Butterfly”, and “I am a Courtier Grave and Serious” from the Gondoliers lifts verbatum a finger exercise from the Hanon Piano book.
I love doing parodies.
Edward Lear’s poetry is REALLY good for little kids; THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT for example.
And then, there’s Edgar Guest! And Ogden Nash. Lots of Fun.
Thanks to You Both for All Your pings!
Just now got onboard to watch the replay in my private car!
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Thanks again to ALL also for the live thread!
Watching Our Wonderful President Trump!
Here I go! :)
Do you work on her yourself or do you have a good shop to take her to?
I can do easy stuff, like replacing parts, but the actual wrenching goes to a Professional.
I have a super mechanic who is also a firearms instructor.
He likes to sing and needs coaching...so there ya go. .
FXR are the best bikes harley every made ... hang onto it ... I have a chance to buy a 87 FXR right now ... owned by a harley mechanic since new ... 4000 ... but I hate to part with the money ... haven’t decided yet ...
These Trump Train Threads are great, especially the partying afterwards. LOL.
The city was divided into NE, SE, NW, and SW.
IIRC UNM was in the SE area.
Yes, I had to look it up....
University of New Mexico · Address
1313 Goddard St SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106
LOL!
I’ll leave the cartwheels to you!
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I think I’ll stick with the hula hoop!
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These Trump Train Threads are great, especially the partying afterwards.
Hold on to your dew rag/hats.....here’s tomorrow’s PDJT/TX LIVE speech thread.....
LIVE Thread: PRESIDENT TRUMP VISITS THE BORDER AND OPERATION LONE STAR SERVICE MEMBERS – 11/19/23
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4197855/posts
I paid 11,000 for mine 30 years ago, so 4000 seems reasonable for it in good condition.
But I don’t have that kind of money just lying around either.
Must be a left coast thing.
My cousins did the same thing in Idaho and Utah.
I’m gigging all afternoon and evening tomorrow so I will be missing all the fun. Grrrr.
I get that all the time from you.😘
The MIKADO has less than NOTHING at all to do with Madam Butterfly!
Sullivan, being his petulant, nasty, self absorbed, pompous self, turned down Gilbert's latest, as being "too Topsy Turvy"/MAGIC LOZENGE. He had been on holiday in Europe, never wrote back to Gilbert, and when he got back, threw a hissy fit.
They had a contract, Carted demanded an operetta.
Gilbert balked and they all went home in a huff!
At that time, there was a Japanese exhibit going on in London. EVERYONE WAS GOING TO IT! Gilbert went with his wife. And all of a sudden ( the "story goes that he bought a Japanese sword, had it hung, and then the sword fell of the wall and hit him....true or not, it's the "STORY" ) and the light bulb went off and dear Schwenck sat down and began to write THE MIKADO! :-)
That's the operetta that my parents' troupe did on T. V.! I watched my parents rehearse at home, and I can do every single gesture/fan move/etc. from that operetta. :-)
I have a particular animus re GONDOLIERS, so not all that cognizant about it all.
I too love parodies!
Hitting the sack now. Good Night!
(((HUGS)))
You really are good, Jane.
I could never do a cartwheel.
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