A broken bow across a long-lost violin

[sovay]

Dear brain. Rumors of devil's bargains and the legend that an angel foretold his talent to his mother before he was born notwithstanding, it is not helpful to dream that Niccolò Paganini was the Phantom of the Opera. For starters, the timeframe is completely wrong. Also, crackfic.

Speaking of which, though:

I'm going to tell you a little story that I think you might find apropos. One day, a god named Zeus looked down upon the people of Earth from Olympos and thought, "I will turn myself into a bull." Then, as a bull, he went down amongst the humans and fucked a spider. And that is why, today, we have coconuts.

I love The Daily Show.

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[schreibergasse.livejournal.com]

"But at least it was a dream. At least he was asleep."
--S.L.a.T.f.A.t.F, ch. 23.

[sovay]

"But at least it was a dream. At least he was asleep."

The sleep part of this is good.

[cucumberseed.livejournal.com]

Cracky. Quite cracky indeed.

[sovay]

Cracky. Quite cracky indeed.

Look, at least I'm sleeping!

[ron-drummond.livejournal.com]

I look forward to hearing how your brain responds!

[sovay]

I look forward to hearing how your brain responds!

I'm a bit terrified it's going to respond with the poem.

[kenjari.livejournal.com]

Have you seen the film The Red Violin? It has a segment that I think is inspired by Paganini with a dash of Liszt thrown in.
And now I will have Rachmaninov's "Variations on a Theme of Paganini" going through my head for the rest of the day.

[sovay]

Have you seen the film The Red Violin? It has a segment that I think is inspired by Paganini with a dash of Liszt thrown in.

I was shown it my freshman year of college by a roommate who was a violinist; I believe I know the section you're referring to. I should totally see it again. It had good Tarot, too.

And now I will have Rachmaninov's "Variations on a Theme of Paganini" going through my head for the rest of the day.

Should I apologize?

[kenjari.livejournal.com]

No need for apologies - I'm rather fond of the piece, although I haven't listened to it in quite some time because my only current copy is on cassette. Luckily, I was able to find it in the Naxos online library - I chose a Polish recording that turned out to be interesting if not always precisely to my taste. (I got the title wrong in my initial comment - it's the Rhapsody on a Theme of Pagnini). The piece also appears in Dead Again.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

That quote from the Daily Show made me laugh out loud. And Paganini as the phantom of the opera--AWEtacular :-)

[sovay]

That quote from the Daily Show made me laugh out loud.

What I want to know is whether the studio audience really constructed it as some kind of Mad Lib, as Jon Stewart's closing comment seems to imply—if so, plain old-fashioned pure awesome.

[strange-selkie.livejournal.com]

*comes sniffing round for crack, encouragingly*

[sovay]

*comes sniffing round for crack, encouragingly*

I still owe you a poem about Wittgenstein: I think any further crack will have to take a number till that's done . . .

[helivoy.livejournal.com]

"Retiring at 53 with full pay"... I didn't know Jon Stewart had turned into Glenn Beck, or is using Fox News-type sources for his information.

[sovay]

"Retiring at 53 with full pay"...

I do not believe he has turned into Glenn Beck (except when he used to impersonate him), but I take it that is an inaccurate statistic.

[nineweaving.livejournal.com]

I ithink you should make Paganini a Scorpion Bowl with the coconut. And a little umbrella.

Sleep is good. I hope it gets to be a habit with you.

Nine

[sovay]

I think you should make Paganini a Scorpion Bowl with the coconut. And a little umbrella.

I've never even heard of a Scorpion Bowl. Do you really think Paganini is a sticky-drink kind of person?

Sleep is good. I hope it gets to be a habit with you.

I could go for that . . .

[nineweaving.livejournal.com]

I've never even heard of a Scorpion Bowl.

Lucky you. You've probably heard them sloshing around inside frat boys out on the street after midnight.

Do you really think Paganini is a sticky-drink kind of person?

Do you really think Zeus is an arachnid-fucking kind of God?

Nine

[hylomorphist.livejournal.com]

it is not helpful to dream that Niccolò Paganini was the Phantom of the Opera.
But, once more, an awesome sovay-ish kind of dream. I wish I had more of those.
I just dreamt tonight that I was suddenly woken in a room in a strange old house by a female, semi-transparent ghost, which in the dream really freaked me out since for an unknown reason I took it as some sort of death sign. Maybe that's just to say that my mind is completely screwed up by a mixture of French grammar and philosophy of mind right now.

love The Daily Show.
Yes, John Steward definitely has his moments. And that was one of them. (N.B. Greek attitude really screws up inter-European relations right now, but then, what do I really care about politics.)

[sovay]

I just dreamt tonight that I was suddenly woken in a room in a strange old house by a female, semi-transparent ghost, which in the dream really freaked me out since for an unknown reason I took it as some sort of death sign.

I don't know; that's not a bad dream, either. Perhaps you should turn it into a story, with French and philosophy of mind.

Yes, John Steward definitely has his moments. And that was one of them.

I have also a special place in my heart for the night The Daily Show quoted Catullus 16. (Run-up starts around the six-minute mark.)

[ap-aelfwine.livejournal.com]

That does sound like crackfic, but it would be good crackfic. Glad you're having interesting dreams, in any event.

Interesting bit of absurdism from the Daily Show, there--I'll have to watch this clip, I think.

[sovay]

Glad you're having interesting dreams, in any event.

It does mean I'm sleeping!

Interesting bit of absurdism from the Daily Show, there--I'll have to watch this clip, I think.

I do recommend them on general principle.