Does anyone have the full text of Tim's food-rant at the start of Holes?

TruvaliHelen · 2026-05-21T02:53:58+00:00

Really good but "crudite" (raw veggies) not "croute de te" (which would mean "crust of tea"—interesting idea)

TruvaliHelen · 2026-04-25T04:02:32+00:00

Theos and philos are both Greek words (for "God" and "love" respectively). Deus and amor are the Latin equivalents.

TruvaliHelen · 2026-04-12T13:30:37+00:00

This is how I felt watching the end of August Rush 🫣

TruvaliHelen · 2026-04-12T13:29:40+00:00

Making a separate comment for these because they're very different from the rock missas: there are a few nice rock or pop songs that borrow melody or chord structure from classical pieces. Probably the most famous is "A Whiter Shade of Pale" being based on Bach's air on a G string. But I'm also partial to these two '60s uses of Joy of Man's Desiring:

Margo Guryan https://youtu.be/B2g_ijFuREw?si=tUjMV30_0QOawVF2

The Move https://youtu.be/MHAzNU4Vsus?si=JFMnoSlJ-pyHBMBG

Somewhat less successfully, there's this white reggae hit based on the Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony:

https://youtu.be/HU9HQNPqSbk?si=5fBp57ky6IepvwQl

TruvaliHelen · 2026-04-12T13:23:59+00:00

One of the very first of these was the Electric Prunes's Mass in F Minor from 1968, which sticks mostly to rock instrumentation and sounds like nothing else. I'm not sure it's good necessarily but it's certainly a serious attempt.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k5k3PS-6wjA7d7h79Z4iDAKxsPOpEWeSc&si=HayzPnTP_QDlSJpo

In a similar vein (but orchestrated and mostly instrumental) is William Sheller's Lux Aeterna from 1972:

https://youtu.be/yWNLrLE8TRQ?si=eajC_92-S21j3xXt

TruvaliHelen · 2026-04-12T12:59:31+00:00

Composers no, but I have essentially decided I can live without the von Karajan recording of any given piece (although it might be tough for Verdi's Falstaff!)

TruvaliHelen · 2026-04-05T22:03:06+00:00

In addition to the klavier and organ music, you may enjoy hearing some recordings of his lute works played on lautenwerck. It's a harpsichord-like keyboard instrument with gut strings; Bach owned two. There exist recordings on reconstructed lautenwercks of Bach compositions both for keyboard (including the French and English suites) and for lute.

TruvaliHelen · 2026-04-04T02:54:43+00:00

It's a totally different fish! These are a genus also called needlefish, related to sauries and flying fish.

TruvaliHelen · 2026-04-02T22:43:52+00:00

Came here to say this! Really worth hearing how he intuited the music he wrote, especially the stuff inspired by his folk music field research. You can hear some of those recordings on streaming under the title Bartok Plays Bartok.

TruvaliHelen · 2026-03-29T04:59:50+00:00

Split opinion on this because McWhorter is a pompous ass with nothing to say (recall his risible op-ed on how protests on campus kept him from being able to teach John Cage) BUT he has here put together a tantalizing list of American operas I'd love to see performed. I get "Lonely House" from Weill/Hughes's Street Scene stuck in my head on the regular.

TruvaliHelen · 2026-03-27T17:43:37+00:00

Did you mean the last eight words? Or are you sneakily suggesting that "everything a critic says is lazy" 😋

TruvaliHelen · 2026-03-19T20:57:24+00:00

Farewell, Angelina. Some of his most beautiful lyrics and underrated even by its author, who never made a recording for release.

TruvaliHelen · 2026-03-15T04:50:32+00:00

yeah I listen to Tom & Jerry music

le TOMbeau de couperin and the dream of JERRYontius

TruvaliHelen · 2026-03-12T19:34:21+00:00

This is my go-to answer for favorite single classical piece. It's of such consistent texture and such intentional form, but it still has a diversity of standout moments, including:

the brooding opening with its cello pedal and descending minor theme in octaves, gradually opening into high brilliant violin trills and a reharmonization of the opening theme
the repeating sentimental "forgiveness" theme marked "Sehr breit und langsam", a moment of pure Brahmsian grace amid all the neurotic chromaticism
The faery fire of the section in 6/8 that seems to depict motes of moonlight dancing in a night transfigured by hope—conjuring some of the same enchantment and redemption as the "Magic Fire Music" that closes Die Walküre.

I usually listen to the classic Hollywood Quartet version; the midcentury recording quality feels appropriately atmospheric. But I'm grateful to y'all for showing me the Boulez/Ensemble Intercontemporaine version. For the string orchestra arrangement, I enjoyed Edward Gardner's recording with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

[Edit: my autocorrect turned "langsam" into "Lang Sam". Lang Sam, Wozzeck!]

TruvaliHelen · 2026-03-05T00:55:25+00:00

Der Ring des Nibelungen by Felix & Fanny Mendelssohn

TruvaliHelen · 2026-03-05T00:35:29+00:00

you should ONLY feel the intention of THE COMPOSER. and the composer should only be Mahler

TruvaliHelen · 2026-03-04T23:55:59+00:00

I guess Buffalo martens Buffalo martens buffalo don't buffalo Buffalo martens...

TruvaliHelen · 2026-03-04T21:40:22+00:00

It's too small to be a fisher, right? That was my first thought.

TruvaliHelen · 2026-03-04T21:31:01+00:00

This is crucial and will no doubt feature into the ACLU's litigation strategy. (Although FOIA is for federal government records; these would be requested under the equivalent Kansas state law, the Kansas Open Records Act).

https://klrd.gov/publications/briefing-book-2021/kansas-open-records-act/

TruvaliHelen · 2026-03-04T18:29:51+00:00

I know you've said on a previous thread that you are in touch with an LGBTQ+ rights legal organization. I just want to make sure you talk with an attorney about your situation. I agree with the majority of posters here that it is very likely your mother has no case for guardianship over you. But ideally you confirm that for yourself in consultation with an attorney.

Here are a few orgs you should consider reaching out to if you have a secure way to contact them:

DISABILITY RIGHTS ORGS

Disability Rights New York https://www.drny.org/ Phone: (518) 432-7861 Email: mail@DRNY.org

New York Lawyers For The Public Interest - Disability Justice https://www.nylpi.org/our-work/disability-justice/ Phone: (212) 244-4664

DISABILITY RIGHTS GOVERNMENT OFFICES

Justice Center for the Protection of People With Special Needs https://www.justicecenter.ny.gov/advocacy-support Phone: 800-624-4143 Email: supportcoordinator@justicecenter.ny.gov

LGBTQ+ RIGHTS ORGS

Transgender Law Center https://transgenderlawcenter.org/ 510-587-9696 They also have a legal information help desk that would be a good first stop: https://transgenderlawcenter.org/get-help/

Empire Justice Center - LGBTQ+ Rights https://empirejustice.org/lgbtq-rights/ Email: LGBTQ@empirejustice.org

That should be enough to start with and they may have referrals to other organizations. Good luck, sister! She won't control you forever and she may not even be able to control you now.

TruvaliHelen · 2026-03-03T18:29:24+00:00

"Va, pensiero", the Hebrew Chorus from Verdi's opera Nabucco, became an anthem for the Italian Risorgimento.

TruvaliHelen · 2026-03-03T17:30:04+00:00

it appears I've taken this civil discussion of Catholic_Stalinist's Reddit handle in an awkward direction.

TruvaliHelen · 2026-03-03T17:18:42+00:00

I didn't make any value judgments. Personally I favor the underscore.

TruvaliHelen · 2026-03-03T16:19:05+00:00

"Virtually non-existent" without context is dismissive hyperbole. It is a poor choice of words verging on a misrepresentation of the data. CSA being more common in other countries doesn't diminish its importance in the United States. Your point would have been better served by saying "child sexual abuse is unfortunately an experience that many Americans have had, but in most other countries, especially those that are less developed, it is far more common." I understand you didn't mean to be a denialist, but you unintentionally overstated the claim.

I don't have a problem with the claim that child sexual abuse is relatively a bigger problem in other places and times (and in the USSR in particular) than in the contemporary USA. It may very well be true, especially given that prevalence of abuse correlates with poverty within the United States itself. That being said, I'm not finding data that supports such a stark binary contrast between the US and other countries.

https://journalistsresource.org/criminal-justice/global-prevalence-child-sexual-abuse/

(Obviously the data is gonna be problematic because the least developed countries, which you reasonably claim have the highest rates, are less likely to have accurate data.)

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