tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23242948.post429759705962196389..comments2023-04-04T09:04:45.841-04:00Comments on Moment by Moment: An Item on my Bucket ListJimmie Earlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06117301181626973474noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23242948.post-55944161601004803262011-11-30T18:13:45.502-05:002011-11-30T18:13:45.502-05:00Terry: Thanks for your words of encouragement. Y...Terry: Thanks for your words of encouragement. You, too, Mel. I appreciate them. Maybe a lofty goal, but I will give it my best shot.Jimmie Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117301181626973474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23242948.post-59621347058360899882011-11-30T18:11:36.147-05:002011-11-30T18:11:36.147-05:00I have noticed that when I mention opera, eyebrows...I have noticed that when I mention opera, eyebrows go up and the corners of mouths go down. Music can't please everyone all the time. I don't like jazz very well, which my oldest grandson can't understand at all. I also frown at rap. So I guess it's to each his own.<br />I don't think I would like a steady diet of any one kind of music. Take Broadway Musicals, for instance. If I hear the music from "The Music Man" one more time, I will jump off the porch rail! But, "A Chorus Line" is a different story altogether. Funny how that works.Jimmie Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117301181626973474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23242948.post-7750814060826437382011-11-30T17:26:20.912-05:002011-11-30T17:26:20.912-05:00Denise, (my wife), for years was the prop lady for...Denise, (my wife), for years was the prop lady for the Intermountain Opera, here in Bozeman. I went to the opera here about three times a year so that I could observe her handiwork - I almost got to the point where I enjoyed opera - almost.<br /><br />Good luck in your quest and achieving your goal!!<br /><br />TerryTerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03373379133904597418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23242948.post-64489880619083458152011-11-30T08:44:03.727-05:002011-11-30T08:44:03.727-05:00Wow. What a great goal. I would love to hear you....Wow. What a great goal. I would love to hear you. I know it would be fantastic!Curleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14670892568607136493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23242948.post-36951366259081586522011-11-30T00:23:04.187-05:002011-11-30T00:23:04.187-05:00Good for you, JE! You'll feel a real sense of...Good for you, JE! You'll feel a real sense of accomplishment when you can add it to your repetoire!<br />By the way, you don't have to go all the way to Chicago for opera. There are several universities between Indy and Chicago. Most have music departments and probably do opera as part of the curriculum. There will be several performances open to the public throughout the year, I would bet. The students are most likely quite talented and will amaze you with their skill and enthusiasm! Another plus, those performances will not only be closer to home, they will probably cost 1/3 as much -- or less. Why not give it a try?! They may not be big name stars (at least not yet!), but they will be better than you might think! The up and comers need audiences too! :)<br /><br />(Another fork in the road of our twinness...Opera is just NOT my thing.)Mellodeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07515414035373189099noreply@blogger.com