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Post by nonchallance on Jun 24, 2016 5:16:04 GMT -5
And to top it off Donald HeWhoCannot amed may become president. I was watching Graham Norton. Charlie Sheen was on. Respect to the guy, he has clearly turned his life around. Looks so much better. And he does not endorse HeWhoCannot amed at all. Does no tlike him, and beleives his circus well invade The White House if elected. But has faith their is sensible people in The States, and well do the right thing when it matters. Well, Brexit showed us that believing in people's sensible behaviour can be rather unreasonable. |
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Post by AnnAdoresAdam on Jun 24, 2016 9:13:19 GMT -5
And to top it off Donald HeWhoCannot amed may become president. I was watching Graham Norton. Charlie Sheen was on. Respect to the guy, he has clearly turned his life around. Looks so much better. And he does not endorse HeWhoCannot amed at all. Does no tlike him, and beleives his circus well invade The White House if elected. But has faith their is sensible people in The States, and well do the right thing when it matters. Well, Brexit showed us that believing in people's sensible behaviour can be rather unreasonable. How dare you. |
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Post by nonchallance on Jun 24, 2016 9:22:39 GMT -5
Well, Brexit showed us that believing in people's sensible behaviour can be rather unreasonable. How dare you. Oh I dare, because in Poland we did exactly the same. So this is rather worldwide trend. |
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Post by saraswati on Jun 24, 2016 17:22:37 GMT -5
I tweeted Adam after the show to say that I felt like that person at a revival who throws off their crutches  Oh, I love this, Saraswati. I often wonder if Adam has any idea of how he has affected us and changed us? I also would love to know how he reacts when people tell them that? He's not the kind of guy who would let it go to his head, but, on the other hand, how could it not? Anyway, this story of yours is a wonderful example of what he does to us. Now if only he would respond and let us know what a story like this does do to his head and his heart. My appreciation for him is so overflowing that I often tweet him knowing that most likely he won't see the tweet- but it feels good to get it out there and I do feel it is communicated at some level. |
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Post by kryptoman68 on Jun 24, 2016 19:04:52 GMT -5
My whole family is watching the FB stream and crying: Brian May just played one of the most beautiful Bulgarian songs, and not just a fragment, but nearly the whole thing. It is called "Hubava Si Moia Goro". www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ww-IMMm77EAlso, the video? Are those scenes from Bulgaria? Thought you might know that, too? Sorry, I missed this question. Yes, the images are definitely from Bulgaria. The country is tiny, but has nearly every natural wonder you can think of, including Alps-like young mountains (Rila, Pirin), older mountains (Balkan, Rhodope), valleys, rivers (Danube is the border to the North, Maritza is the largest river in the country), the Black Sea coast to the East with great sandy beaches, and even a mini-desert in the South-East. The legend says that when God was dividing Earth between the various nations, the Bulgarians were not there (in one version it is said they were working, but I suspect they were having a party  ). So every piece of Earth was already taken, and when they came to God and asked "But what about us?", God took a piece of the Paradise and gave it to them... Try googling "Pictures From Bulgaria" www.google.ca/search?q=pictures+from+bulgaria&rlz=1C1SKPI_enCA381CA381&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjk-Km18MHNAhWLOhQKHUbjCCsQsAQIHQ&biw=1536&bih=892 |
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Post by wilis on Jun 24, 2016 20:35:05 GMT -5
This song is gorgeous. I just listened to it for the very first time and I was amazed. Can you give me just a little background on it? Is it merely a beloved folk tune, or the national anthem or something close to it? And do you know who the singers are? I was especially intrigued by the female soloist. Would love to learn whatever you can tell me. Ok, here it goes. The text of the song was written by Liuben Karavelov (1834-1879) during the period we call "Bulgarian Renaissance" when the country was still under Ottoman control (that lasted for 500 years until 1878). He was living abroad and wrote this nostalgic poem about the beauty of Bulgarian nature (the title means "Beautiful you are, my forest"). According to Wikipedia, the music was written by Georgy Goranov after the liberation of Bulgaria (he was born in 1882 and died of tuberculosis at the age of 23 having written over 80 songs, many of them very popular at the time). The song is not the national anthem, but 1) it starts with the same interval, so when Brian started playing it, I fully expected the NA to be played; 2) it IS the anthem of the town of Koprivshtiza; 3) the Bulgarian national anthem's lyrics also feature a lot of descriptions of nature, with the first line being "Gorda Stara Planina", or "Proud Old Mountain", where "Stara Planina" is the alias of the Balkan Mountain. For reference, here is the national anthem, which is a lot less sad and significantly more majestic: www.youtube.com/watch?v=COvn9LsiNEMFor the fun of it, here is Eric Adams of the metal band Manowar with a powerful rendition: youtu.be/a9x4TcKvNgAAnd there is the text of Hubava Si Moja Goro in a quick translation: Beautiful you are, my forest, you smell like youth, but you instill in our hearts only sadness and sorrow. Whoever takes one look at you he will mourn forever that he cannot fade away under your shadows. And whoever has the needs to already leave you he can not, while still alive, ever forget you. Your beeches and oaks your thick leaves and the flowers and waters the fat lambs, and peonies, and grasses and your coolness, everything, I say, sometimes falls like a bullet on the heart, which is always ready to cry a bit when it sees something new in nature. When it sees how the spring sends old age away and under cold and under snow life takes hold again. thank you thank you for giving me all this information, and the translation of the lyrics, too! i have been humming the song non-stop since i first found it yesterday and have watched the video at least 10 times. now i'll go listen to the national anthem, too. appreciate you going to all that trouble. i appreciate it a lot. |
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Post by wilis on Jun 24, 2016 21:01:25 GMT -5
Oh, I love this, Saraswati. I often wonder if Adam has any idea of how he has affected us and changed us? I also would love to know how he reacts when people tell them that? He's not the kind of guy who would let it go to his head, but, on the other hand, how could it not? Anyway, this story of yours is a wonderful example of what he does to us. Now if only he would respond and let us know what a story like this does do to his head and his heart. My appreciation for him is so overflowing that I often tweet him knowing that most likely he won't see the tweet- but it feels good to get it out there and I do feel it is communicated at some level. I've had that experience, too, when just saying something feels better than holding it in, and if we do hold it in, then there's no way possible that anyone else would hear it, or benefit from it. and i often suspect that his posse somehow relays most of the vital stuff to him. and if he does discover how we really feel, it's probably impossible for him to respond, because what we are expressing is just too enormous for anyone to handle. i had an ironic experience of this just this afternoon. i have a friend who talks about the Bible to me all the time and today he was telling me that God doesn't want anyone to get a big head, and that instead, they have to praise God for their abilities and not praise themselves. Now, i do like to hear my friend's messages even though i'm not interested in joining his church, but as he was speaking (and he'll probably kill me, because i wasn't thinking about all things Biblical, as he hoped i would). nope. i was thinking that Adam must have a hard time keeping his head from exploding from all the accolades he must constantly hear. i'm amazed that he hasn't become a diva; it must be so hard to maintain a normal lifestyle (well, except for the private airplanes and the dressing rooms filled with all his extra-special "necessities") when he knows there are so many people who utterly adore him. and because he acts just like a "normal" guy, i love him even more. whew! i think i've written enough. |
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Post by wilis on Jun 24, 2016 21:07:20 GMT -5
Also, the video? Are those scenes from Bulgaria? Thought you might know that, too? Sorry, I missed this question. Yes, the images are definitely from Bulgaria. The country is tiny, but has nearly every natural wonder you can think of, including Alps-like young mountains (Rila, Pirin), older mountains (Balkan, Rhodope), valleys, rivers (Danube is the border to the North, Maritza is the largest river in the country), the Black Sea coast to the East with great sandy beaches, and even a mini-desert in the South-East. The legend says that when God was dividing Earth between the various nations, the Bulgarians were not there (in one version it is said they were working, but I suspect they were having a party ). So every piece of Earth was already taken, and when they came to God and asked "But what about us?", God took a piece of the Paradise and gave it to them... Try googling "Pictures From Bulgaria" www.google.ca/search?q=pictures+from+bulgaria&rlz=1C1SKPI_enCA381CA381&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjk-Km18MHNAhWLOhQKHUbjCCsQsAQIHQ&biw=1536&bih=892well, i guess i'm just gonna have to put bulgaria at the top of my travel bucket list. who knows why i never knew how gorgeous a place it was, but looking at the pictures in this video, it sure tops a lot of the more traditional vacation spots in my book! boy, your one post sure changed my life! Wow! Whould have thought???!!! |
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Post by cassie on Jun 24, 2016 23:05:40 GMT -5
My appreciation for him is so overflowing that I often tweet him knowing that most likely he won't see the tweet- but it feels good to get it out there and I do feel it is communicated at some level. I've had that experience, too, when just saying something feels better than holding it in, and if we do hold it in, then there's no way possible that anyone else would hear it, or benefit from it. and i often suspect that his posse somehow relays most of the vital stuff to him. and if he does discover how we really feel, it's probably impossible for him to respond, because what we are expressing is just too enormous for anyone to handle. i had an ironic experience of this just this afternoon. i have a friend who talks about the Bible to me all the time and today he was telling me that God doesn't want anyone to get a big head, and that instead, they have to praise God for their abilities and not praise themselves. Now, i do like to hear my friend's messages even though i'm not interested in joining his church, but as he was speaking (and he'll probably kill me, because i wasn't thinking about all things Biblical, as he hoped i would). nope. i was thinking that Adam must have a hard time keeping his head from exploding from all the accolades he must constantly hear. i'm amazed that he hasn't become a diva; it must be so hard to maintain a normal lifestyle (well, except for the private airplanes and the dressing rooms filled with all his extra-special "necessities") when he knows there are so many people who utterly adore him. and because he acts just like a "normal" guy, i love him even more. whew! i think i've written enough. Another reason to appreciate his extensive musical theater background. In the children's theater group, the directors created both a nurturing and a competitive environment. They would cast several kids in the same role for a play. They would all get the opportunity to go onstage for a performance, but the best would get opening night and Saturday night. Those who were not as strong got the matinees. Kids were driven to do their very best, but at the same time, they knew that there were others, also very talented, just waiting to take center stage instead of them. Additionally, even tho' Adam was arguably the most talented kid they had had in years, if he was cast in a lead role for one play, he was cast in the chorus for the next, or not cast at all, but designated to work as a mentor for the younger kids. This gave him valuable lessons in the contribution everyone makes to a great performance. When Adam went into musical theater professionally, he was in competition with extremely talented artists. Highly trained, experienced artists. He was surrounded by exceptional talents every day. The lesson he learned was, yes, you may be very good, but so are 100 others giving their all and then some to make it in the business. Every one of them could sing their faces off. Give consistently high quality performances no matter the circumstances. You have to work your ass off every day, every rehearsal, every performance to win a job and keep it. And, you have to be a team player. You have to be able to work with everyone from the top on down. It has been my experience that generally, professional actors/singers in musical theater and classical performance are NOT divas or egomaniacs. I found much bigger egos, much bigger assholes in community theater and in untrained pop celebrities. Adam not only perfected his craft paying his dues in musical theater, but he perfected his professionalism and personality.
ETA: Which is not to diminish Adam's amazing talent. I fully believe he IS one in a billion, and the best singer of his generation. I truly believe no one else in the industry today could come close to doing the job he is doing with Queen. In a pool of 100 very talented, very gifted, very determined, professional, classically trained singers, Adam would still excel. |
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Post by Jablea on Jun 24, 2016 23:25:17 GMT -5
My appreciation for him is so overflowing that I often tweet him knowing that most likely he won't see the tweet- but it feels good to get it out there and I do feel it is communicated at some level. I've had that experience, too, when just saying something feels better than holding it in, and if we do hold it in, then there's no way possible that anyone else would hear it, or benefit from it. and i often suspect that his posse somehow relays most of the vital stuff to him. and if he does discover how we really feel, it's probably impossible for him to respond, because what we are expressing is just too enormous for anyone to handle. i had an ironic experience of this just this afternoon. i have a friend who talks about the Bible to me all the time and today he was telling me that God doesn't want anyone to get a big head, and that instead, they have to praise God for their abilities and not praise themselves. Now, i do like to hear my friend's messages even though i'm not interested in joining his church, but as he was speaking (and he'll probably kill me, because i wasn't thinking about all things Biblical, as he hoped i would). nope. i was thinking that Adam must have a hard time keeping his head from exploding from all the accolades he must constantly hear. i'm amazed that he hasn't become a diva; it must be so hard to maintain a normal lifestyle (well, except for the private airplanes and the dressing rooms filled with all his extra-special "necessities") when he knows there are so many people who utterly adore him. and because he acts just like a "normal" guy, i love him even more. whew! i think i've written enough. I was thinking about Adam, and the Big Bang show, and Todrick Hall Oz Tour video (posted yesterday) and I think one of the things that has kept us glued to Adam for so long is that there is no man behind the curtain manipulating his image. Last week I watched a few minutes of a rerun talk show interview with the cast of Big Bang and it was deflating. Maybe it's an actor thing but you just kind of think that after 10 years maybe the character and the actor/ess would have merged more. It was also a full cast interview and not just a one on one interview so the on screen relationships that are missing in real life are in view as well as the character/actor disconnect. But maybe that's a huge benefit of acting because I know all the character names and yet I'm really hard pressed to know more than one, maybe two, ok maybe 4 of the actor/ess's names. Adam has neither the character to immerse and disappear into or the director in back calling the shots. Yes, he may throw on a character crown/featherjacket/heeledboots and play a part, but it's a part he's decided to play and how and for how long. And we know from his interviews and snapchats that really it's just part of his normal personality that he exaggerates for effect. There is no mask and we see on stage and in interviews how he conscientiously, deliberately goes out of his way to prove that he doesn't have a big head. Maybe it's some self hypnosis, if you act a certain way you are more likely to feel that way, like putting on a smile even if you don't feel like it. But he's consistent. Despite his alienness he is not mercurial. The goofball has not grown up, the public recognition of musical effort put in by friends and unknowns has not changed an iota in seven years. He's not afraid of sexy, he's not afraid of queerness, in public or in private. There is no farce in his act, it's not for show. He has been truthful with us on and off the stage, day in and night out, and it's led to great loyalty from both his friends and those of us who have been lucky enough to know him from afar. Family may think we are crazy but somehow it is simply impossible not to adore him. Save |
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