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rising_moon

shiny objects

Oct 21, 2005 10:46

Some so nice they had to be mentioned twice...

* Seven Times Salt last night performed their set called Sufficient Grounds which, it turns out, really is. The concert featured examples of "...the Renaissance art of "divisions on a ground"--the playing of elaborate instrumental lines, either composed or improvised, over a repeating melodic or ( Read more... )

shiny objects

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coraline October 21 2005, 16:05:53 UTC

...and their gamba player is awfully cute, and a friend of mine from the temple i used to attend :)

rising_moon October 21 2005, 16:43:59 UTC

He is a cutie! And he's got a fine basso on him, too.

gyzki October 21 2005, 16:10:54 UTC

Mortal Love was chewy and fascinating as always but disappointed somewhat in the flow. Overall it made me wish Ms. Hand relied on more assertive editors.

Yes, I remember loose ends, and very uneven jumping around between timelines, and too much stage time for supporting characters before the main characters get introduced. All of them fixable things, which wouldn't have had to change the really good story--"chewy and fascinating" puts it very well.

rising_moon October 21 2005, 16:44:57 UTC

Yes, exactly: the issues were fixable. That's what's so disappointing.

I blame speed-to-market.

hfcougar October 22 2005, 03:01:48 UTC

Ginger-infused vodka with plum wine. I swoon.

rising_moon October 24 2005, 13:24:24 UTC

Me too. (Thank you for the reminder!)

mermaidlady October 22 2005, 03:47:35 UTC

I miss the Enormous Platter. What fun that was.

rising_moon October 24 2005, 13:14:47 UTC

Enormous had a line out the door after your show, so we elected the comforts of the less foofy drinks downstairs.

But damn, that show was incredible! (Were you still feeling sick? It sure didn't look like it.) You all were obviously having a great time, strut to shimmy to strip, and the audience did too.