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chocolatehelps

An interesting Friday Night

Aug 04, 2007 11:08

So last night, Sirius and I stumbled on a quaint little polka "fest". I can't say I'm terribly good at the polka, but Sirius caught one glimpse of Lederhosen and there we were.

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slobberymongrel August 4 2007, 15:47:54 UTC

Im not PRANCING. Im practicing my FANNY SHAKE polka.

I can smell your sausage breath from here and thats making me laugh for about ninety reasons.

chocolatehelps August 4 2007, 15:59:55 UTC

Right, of course. Silly of me to mistake it for anything else.

You are proud of my sausage breath.

slobberymongrel August 4 2007, 16:02:50 UTC

Clearly you are not the Disco Polka King you thought you were, Moony McMoonshine.

I AM!! I AM!! LOOK AT THAT GLORIOUS TROPHY!! IT IS A SYMBOL OF YOUR VAGUELY PHALLIC POWER!! It is going on the MANTLE and there will be SPOTLIGHTS and PROTECTIVE GLASS CASING.

We should write your mum.

chocolatehelps August 4 2007, 16:07:47 UTC

I never imagined myself as one. And if you hadn't noticed, the clothing does not a Polka Disco King make.

Ah, right. You know, I really don't think it's that big of a deal.

And I really don't think my mum cares to hear about how I spent an entire evening stuffing myself with sausage

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sauntered August 4 2007, 16:46:03 UTC

Remus.

What is that last picture?

chocolatehelps August 4 2007, 16:50:00 UTC

It's a trophy, naturally.

sauntered August 4 2007, 16:52:55 UTC

How entirely disturbing.

chocolatehelps August 4 2007, 16:55:17 UTC

It is, isn't it? I imagine it will be even worse the first time I leave Sirius alone in the flat where he can rig up all the lights and such that he believes it deserves.

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shieldprincess August 4 2007, 17:14:17 UTC

Lederhosen are interesting.

I know how to Polka! ^__^

chocolatehelps August 4 2007, 17:43:05 UTC

And short.

Rather fun, isn't it?

shieldprincess August 4 2007, 17:44:44 UTC

Haha yes.

It is! An old man at the rec center in Karakura taught me how when I was about ten. ^__^

Well. babygotstyle August 4 2007, 17:46:42 UTC

There are various styles of contemporary polka. Of the US types, the North American "Polish-style polka" has roots in Chicago, and can be identified as 'Chicago honky' and 'Chicago push' styles. This 'push' version or style of Polka features accordion, Chemnitzer concertina, bass, drums, and (almost always) two trumpets. The 'honky' variation of this style uses clarinet and one trumpet. North American "Slovenian-style polka" is fast and features piano accordion, and is associated with Cleveland. North American "Dutchman-style" features an oom-pah sound, often with a tuba, and has roots in the American Midwest. "Conjunto-style" has roots in Northern Mexico and Texas, and is also called Norteño. In the 1980s and 1990s several bands began to combine polka with various rock styles, sometimes referred to as "punk polka", "alternative polka" or "San Francisco-style". Irish traditional music has also adopted the polka into its repertory and there it has come into its own distinct flavor. There is even Peruvian Polca ( ... )

Re: Well. chocolatehelps August 4 2007, 18:10:38 UTC

Ah, yes. Thank you for that. Though I rather think it all looks the same to me, regardless.

Re: Well. babygotstyle August 4 2007, 19:20:29 UTC

Now you know the difference though.

minus50ptsblack August 4 2007, 17:54:03 UTC

What an interesting post, Remus.

When you have a moment, there is something I'd like to discuss with you.

chocolatehelps August 4 2007, 18:09:16 UTC

Ah, yes. Thanks.

I'm free right now, unless you'd prefer to speak through some means not-electronic.