Another guest who provided entertainment at the (informal) dinner party we attended last night was a gentleman named Bülent Güneralp. A native of Istanbul, Bülent is a gifted classical opera singer, with a big, booming bass-baritone voice, and a warm, outgoing personality to match.
Category: Music
Marianne Pasts in the present
Carol and I were at a post-New Years dinner party tonight, hosted by some friends. One of the guests is a Boston-based singer-songwriter named Marianne Pasts.
She wasn’t there as a performer, but perform she did. The quality of Marianne’s voice is extraordinary, and she has to be heard live to fully appreciate it. Here is her song “The River.”
[audio:http://www.dograt.com/Audio/2009/JAN/TheRiver.mp3]Is Astrid in AHDN?
It’s long been the assertion of D.F. Rogers that Astrid Kirchherr makes a brief appearance in A Hard Day’s Night with John Lennon during the discotheque scene. I’ve spliced it together, omitting the parallel sequence with Paul’s grandfather gambling, in a James Bond parody, with Prue Bury’s future husband, Terry Hooper, playing the croupier. I’ll post that later.
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Mirrorview
We just got back from my sister’s house (not Jean, but the local sister) and I’ve got to get some wallpaper stripping done quick so our contractor can resize a closet door frame in the morning. So I’ll do something quick here and post an uncropped copy of Astrid’s famous self-portrait, showing the mirror frame.
Another K3 Kwiz
Which K3 video are these outfits from?
This is an easy one. They’re phoning in the answer.
[audio:https://s3.amazonaws.com/dogratcom/Audio/K3/Tele-Romeo.mp3|titles=Tele-Romeo by K3]If you didn’t know, that’s all right. I won’t tell them. K3 MP3 @ 256 Kbps. Crank it up!
Astrid’s Influence
There’s a documentary DVD called “Stuart Sutcliffe: The Lost Beatle” that doesn’t sit right with me, because of assertions made by Stuart’s sister, regarding Stu and John. But one part that rings true is about Astrid. In an interview with Terry Gross on NPR, Astrid gives Stuart all credit, claiming that he was an original, and a visionary. But I think what’s said about Astrid in this video clip gives a more complete and accurate characterization.
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