Comments on: Friday Fill-Ins #99 & Twilight http://yellowrosesgarden.com/2008/11/21/friday-fill-ins-99-twilight/ This is where I plant my thoughts, this place we call the garden of life. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:15:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Janet http://yellowrosesgarden.com/2008/11/21/friday-fill-ins-99-twilight/comment-page-1/#comment-48551 Janet Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:21:00 +0000 http://yellowrosesgarden.com/?p=2517#comment-48551 I hope you had a fantastic anniversary weekend in San Antonio! Missed the cameo of the author...saw Twilight but wasn't overly thrilled with it LOL! I did love how the tweens screamed when the Cullens first appeared on screen :-) <abbr><em>Janets last blog post..<a href="http://fondofsnape.com/?p=1966" rel="nofollow">reflection</a></em></abbr> I hope you had a fantastic anniversary weekend in San Antonio! Missed the cameo of the author…saw Twilight but wasn’t overly thrilled with it LOL! I did love how the tweens screamed when the Cullens first appeared on screen -)

Janets last blog post..reflection

]]> By: Mark Regan http://yellowrosesgarden.com/2008/11/21/friday-fill-ins-99-twilight/comment-page-1/#comment-48550 Mark Regan Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:38:18 +0000 http://yellowrosesgarden.com/?p=2517#comment-48550 1. The last band I saw live was Celtic Thunder, of course. 2. What I look forward to most on Thanksgiving treating a homeless person or a serviceman to a decent home cooked meal in a family setting. 3. My Christmas shopping has been replaced by visits to nursing homes -- some of the patients there haven't had a visitor in 20 years, and there is no one to read the news headlines to them, or listen as they tell stories from their youth, or to call a relative for them and let them talk via speaker phone, or find out what happened to their best friend, or write a letter to their grandchildren, or even turn the channel on the tv set from the soap opera they nursing assistant left it on while SHE was watching, to the channel the PATIENT prefers to watch. 4. Thoughts of the impact of poverty on little kids fill my head, as I watch them go without meals because their parents lost their jobs or their mortgage, and the food stamp application line runs down the block. 5. I wish I could wear a smile like those multimillionaire bankers on tv. Instead, I wear a worried look on my face as I ferry another poor person to the hospital because they don't have insurance to pay for preventive treatment from a doctor, or the $800 for an ambulance ride to the ER. 6. Bagpipes are OK, whistles are fine, but violins are better. 7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to writing a review about the Celtic Thunder experience, and tomorrow my plans include going to church. 8. The last time I went to a Celtic Thunder show, I took along a black guy from the "projects". I led him to believe it would be a regular "concert" that "white people" go to. He was expecting to hear hillbilly or headbanging music. He had never seen anything like this show in his life, and was AMAZED that he would enjoy such a perfomance. The whole time, he was making comments like "WOW" and "I CAN'T BELIEVE IT." And "How can they harmonize so great?" 9. Next time you go to a concert, bring along some high schoolers and expose them to some "good music" for a change. They won't know what it is until they experience it. 1. The last band I saw live was Celtic Thunder, of course.
2. What I look forward to most on Thanksgiving treating a homeless person or a serviceman to a decent home cooked meal in a family setting.
3. My Christmas shopping has been replaced by visits to nursing homes — some of the patients there haven’t had a visitor in 20 years, and there is no one to read the news headlines to them, or listen as they tell stories from their youth, or to call a relative for them and let them talk via speaker phone, or find out what happened to their best friend, or write a letter to their grandchildren, or even turn the channel on the tv set from the soap opera they nursing assistant left it on while SHE was watching, to the channel the PATIENT prefers to watch.
4. Thoughts of the impact of poverty on little kids fill my head, as I watch them go without meals because their parents lost their jobs or their mortgage, and the food stamp application line runs down the block.
5. I wish I could wear a smile like those multimillionaire bankers on tv. Instead, I wear a worried look on my face as I ferry another poor person to the hospital because they don’t have insurance to pay for preventive treatment from a doctor, or the $800 for an ambulance ride to the ER.
6. Bagpipes are OK, whistles are fine, but violins are better.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to writing a review about the Celtic Thunder experience, and tomorrow my plans include going to church.
8. The last time I went to a Celtic Thunder show, I took along a black guy from the “projects”. I led him to believe it would be a regular “concert” that “white people” go to. He was expecting to hear hillbilly or headbanging music. He had never seen anything like this show in his life, and was AMAZED that he would enjoy such a perfomance. The whole time, he was making comments like “WOW” and “I CAN’T BELIEVE IT.” And “How can they harmonize so great?”
9. Next time you go to a concert, bring along some high schoolers and expose them to some “good music” for a change. They won’t know what it is until they experience it.

]]> By: Mark Regan http://yellowrosesgarden.com/2008/11/21/friday-fill-ins-99-twilight/comment-page-1/#comment-48549 Mark Regan Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:18:50 +0000 http://yellowrosesgarden.com/?p=2517#comment-48549 You will LOVE the Celtic Thunder performance. I GUARANTEE it. Remember, is is NOT a "concert" like you are used to "hearing" instead it is a aural and visual extravaganza -- composed of a mixture of the glitz of a Las Vegas show, the glamor of a Broadway Musical, the masterful lyrics of a Shakespearian play, the wonderful music and singing of an Italian opera, combined with a digital recording of a genuine Irish thunderstorm, mixed in with 'specially crafted drums designed to convey the Celtic Thunder sound (each drum was custom built to ensure that special sound is heard -- and each drum also has an individual mike so that the sound of each can be mixed together with the others to achieve that special sound). And then there is the lighting, which is designed by one of Europe's best "masters", and the costuming carefully tailored to match the personality of each vocalist to the lyrics of each song -- the guy's suits are tailored by the same guy who custom design's Bill Clinton's suits. The Music Director, Phil Coulter, composed the symphonic arrangements to ensure that each song conveys packs the emotional punch he wants, and he knows what he is doing, as he has received over a hundred silver, gold, and platinum disks to prove it. The Producer, Sharon Browne put the whole concept together masterfully, and you will see how carefully she and Phil hand-picked each of the guys and songs to convey that emotional journey you will experience. Listen for the wholesome songs about marriage and children, set in the language of a seafaring sailor, the gutwrenchingly sad song of a father to his son about the breakup of his marriage, the heartbreaking ballad of a son lamenting the death of his father before he could say goodbye, and then there are the requisite love songs and Irish anthems mixed with "pop" songs you will recognize. A wonderful show, reminiscent of the best of the Beatles, only BETTER. Have fun. You will LOVE the Celtic Thunder performance. I GUARANTEE it. Remember, is is NOT a “concert” like you are used to “hearing” instead it is a aural and visual extravaganza — composed of a mixture of the glitz of a Las Vegas show, the glamor of a Broadway Musical, the masterful lyrics of a Shakespearian play, the wonderful music and singing of an Italian opera, combined with a digital recording of a genuine Irish thunderstorm, mixed in with ‘specially crafted drums designed to convey the Celtic Thunder sound (each drum was custom built to ensure that special sound is heard — and each drum also has an individual mike so that the sound of each can be mixed together with the others to achieve that special sound).

And then there is the lighting, which is designed by one of Europe’s best “masters”, and the costuming carefully tailored to match the personality of each vocalist to the lyrics of each song — the guy’s suits are tailored by the same guy who custom design’s Bill Clinton’s suits.

The Music Director, Phil Coulter, composed the symphonic arrangements to ensure that each song conveys packs the emotional punch he wants, and he knows what he is doing, as he has received over a hundred silver, gold, and platinum disks to prove it. The Producer, Sharon Browne put the whole concept together masterfully, and you will see how carefully she and Phil hand-picked each of the guys and songs to convey that emotional journey you will experience.

Listen for the wholesome songs about marriage and children, set in the language of a seafaring sailor, the gutwrenchingly sad song of a father to his son about the breakup of his marriage, the heartbreaking ballad of a son lamenting the death of his father before he could say goodbye, and then there are the requisite love songs and Irish anthems mixed with “pop” songs you will recognize.

A wonderful show, reminiscent of the best of the Beatles, only BETTER. Have fun.

]]> By: deb http://yellowrosesgarden.com/2008/11/21/friday-fill-ins-99-twilight/comment-page-1/#comment-48548 deb Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:35:57 +0000 http://yellowrosesgarden.com/?p=2517#comment-48548 I guess I'm going to have to read the book. It's been on my shelf for months now. Glad you enjoyed the movie! I guess I’m going to have to read the book. It’s been on my shelf for months now.
Glad you enjoyed the movie!

]]> By: Autumn http://yellowrosesgarden.com/2008/11/21/friday-fill-ins-99-twilight/comment-page-1/#comment-48547 Autumn Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:21:31 +0000 http://yellowrosesgarden.com/?p=2517#comment-48547 I can't walk in any kind of heels, although I'm sure Poor Hubby would love to see me in stilettos. lol Happy Friday! <abbr><em>Autumns last blog post..<a href="http://bundleocontradictions.wordpress.com/2008/11/21/friday-fill-ins/" rel="nofollow">Friday Fill-Ins & More</a></em></abbr> I can’t walk in any kind of heels, although I’m sure Poor Hubby would love to see me in stilettos. lol
Happy Friday!

Autumns last blog post..Friday Fill-Ins & More

]]> By: amber http://yellowrosesgarden.com/2008/11/21/friday-fill-ins-99-twilight/comment-page-1/#comment-48546 amber Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:00:08 +0000 http://yellowrosesgarden.com/?p=2517#comment-48546 Oooh, Celtic Thunder, what a great idea, sounds like fun! What is Twilight? I've seen this pop up on a few blogs now, I may just have to go and look it up on IMDB cause I thought it was a TV show. LOL@ #6 Hope you have a great weekend, and Happy Friday! <abbr><em>ambers last blog post..<a href="http://pantherpaw.blogspot.com/2008/11/friday-fill-ins-99.html" rel="nofollow">Friday Fill-In's #99</a></em></abbr> Oooh, Celtic Thunder, what a great idea, sounds like fun!
What is Twilight? I’ve seen this pop up on a few blogs now, I may just have to go and look it up on IMDB cause I thought it was a TV show.
LOL@ #6
Hope you have a great weekend, and Happy Friday!

ambers last blog post..Friday Fill-In’s #99

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