tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post5061555598700064747..comments2024-03-27T23:53:59.771-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Mythic MysteryLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-16365618145991301892019-11-05T07:00:01.573-05:002019-11-05T07:00:01.573-05:00Love the Mark Twain quote! And you are right, Eve,...Love the Mark Twain quote! And you are right, Eve, great art is always contemporary.janice lawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-38312530218503776402019-11-04T13:27:16.479-05:002019-11-04T13:27:16.479-05:00Wonderful summary, Janice. Opera is always contem...Wonderful summary, Janice. Opera is always contemporary - mainly because human nature doesn't change - but rarely has it felt so... "now"!Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-7520707937725628982019-11-04T11:54:46.549-05:002019-11-04T11:54:46.549-05:00Enjoyed your summary, Janice. Mark Twain’s left-ha...Enjoyed your summary, Janice. Mark Twain’s left-handed compliment notwithstanding (“Wagner’s music is not nearly as bad as it sounds”), I have been a Wagner fan for ages. Thanks!Larry W. Chavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804143598641414386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-46769126910035644812019-11-04T07:59:16.624-05:002019-11-04T07:59:16.624-05:00My dad also spent Saturday afternoons listening to...My dad also spent Saturday afternoons listening to opera. Unfortunately for me, he also liked a cigar to accompany the music, and for many years I associated opera with heavy smoke!<br /><br />I'm sure American Greed had nothing on the Wagnerian gods.janice lawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-1796015663089331552019-11-04T02:17:33.186-05:002019-11-04T02:17:33.186-05:00Great summing up, Janice. And didn't I see tha...Great summing up, Janice. And didn't I see that on episode of American Greed last week :-) ?Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-61876321866288186812019-11-04T00:37:27.701-05:002019-11-04T00:37:27.701-05:00My dad on weekends used to listen to baseball/foot...My dad on weekends used to listen to baseball/football and opera, so I grew up with doses of German, French, and Italian operas, and Wagner was about as bloody (and bloody-minded) as one can get.<br /><br />I saw clips of the Valkyries' 'ride-n-slide' gadget in operation, although I didn't know its name. I hope OSHA has checked it out.<br /><br />Great summary of the opera, Janice. Nicely encapsulated!Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.com