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”I’m told Wagner’s music's not as bad as it sounds.”
John: I've seen that remark credited to several people, including Oscar Levant, but I think it fits Twain the best.I listened to Das Ring, too, but found it intolerably loooong. I much prefer Meistersinger;Tarheel Hawkeye
TH,Das Ring is certainly looong and I agree with you on Meistersinger.The remark is attributed to many but as you say it fits Mark Twain.John
John, I heard this recently-Q. If the answer is 9-W, what is the question?A. Do you spell that with a "V" Mr. Wagner?-RD
John: I've seen that remark credited to several people, including Oscar Levant, but I think it fits Twain the best.
ReplyDeleteI listened to Das Ring, too, but found it intolerably loooong. I much prefer Meistersinger;
Tarheel Hawkeye
TH,
ReplyDeleteDas Ring is certainly looong and I agree with you on Meistersinger.
The remark is attributed to many but as you say it fits Mark Twain.
John
John, I heard this recently-
ReplyDeleteQ. If the answer is 9-W, what is the question?
A. Do you spell that with a "V" Mr. Wagner?
-RD