Seven sevenths

[kalypso_v]

And a happy birthday to (in ascending order of age) nickeyb, Damien Hirst, my mate Nick WINOLJ, Tom Jones, Virginia McKenna, James Ivory and the 1832 Reform Act.

There's no obvious connection, but I keep meaning to mention the intriguing opening paragraph of an opera review I noticed in Saturday's Guardian"ENO's twisted David Alden production of Handel's

Comments

[chickenfeet2003]

Alice Cooper, whose sumptuous voice and propensity for last-minute cancellations.

Heee!

[kalypso_v]

Well, like I said, it made some sort of sense!

[glitterboy1]

That *would* have been quite twisted.

[kalypso_v]

Alice Cooper may have cancelled at the last minute when he realised it was originally a castrato part.

[glitterboy1]

True. It wouldn't do much for his sumptuous voice.

[hafren]

"Castrato part" feels strangely like an oxymoron....

[gauroth]

Alice Cooper and Handel! Oh, wouldn't that be wonderful!

[hafren]

Btw, are you sure the 1832 Reform Act is the oldest? Tom Jones looks far more ancient!

[kalypso_v]

He's admitting to 66, but maybe he left off a 600 there?

[jhall1]

Rats! You beat me to it.

[teawith]

Hell, at least you didn't compare me to either! :)