Thread: OT: The Nutcracker

Andy <[email protected]> wrote:

> Check local listings in your area.


To make matters easier, I should've mentioned it's the Ovation channel.
DOH!

Andy

Andy wrote:

>OT: The Nutcracker
>
>Am watching the Bolshoi Ballet: The Nutcracker on the USA cable TV channel.
>
>I'll admit it's not my style in art/music but I haven't seen it in about 40
>years!
>
>A welcome change from rock'n'roll and visually far more entertaining, imho.
>
>Humans shouldn't be physically able to do ballet moves like that!!!

Um, when was the last time you were with a woman? Andy, you need to
find a girl friend before you need a walker! LOL

Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:

> Andy wrote:
>
>>OT: The Nutcracker
>>
>>Am watching the Bolshoi Ballet: The Nutcracker on the USA cable TV
>>channel.
>>
>>I'll admit it's not my style in art/music but I haven't seen it in
>>about 40 years!
>>
>>A welcome change from rock'n'roll and visually far more entertaining,
>>imho.
>>
>>Humans shouldn't be physically able to do ballet moves like that!!!
>
> Um, when was the last time you were with a woman? Andy, you need to
> find a girl friend before you need a walker! LOL


Sheldon,

Heh heh heh!

I've got more girlfriends than I can use!

<VBG>

Andy

On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:59:17 -0600, Andy <[email protected]> wrote:

>Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
>
>> Andy wrote:
>>
>>>OT: The Nutcracker
>>>
>>>Am watching the Bolshoi Ballet: The Nutcracker on the USA cable TV
>>>channel.
>>>
>>>I'll admit it's not my style in art/music but I haven't seen it in
>>>about 40 years!
>>>
>>>A welcome change from rock'n'roll and visually far more entertaining,
>>>imho.
>>>
>>>Humans shouldn't be physically able to do ballet moves like that!!!
>>
>> Um, when was the last time you were with a woman? Andy, you need to
>> find a girl friend before you need a walker! LOL
>
>
>Sheldon,
>
>Heh heh heh!
>
>I've got more girlfriends than I can use!

Use or need? hehe

Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:

> On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:59:17 -0600, Andy <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
>>
>>> Andy wrote:
>>>
>>>>OT: The Nutcracker
>>>>
>>>>Am watching the Bolshoi Ballet: The Nutcracker on the USA cable TV
>>>>channel.
>>>>
>>>>I'll admit it's not my style in art/music but I haven't seen it in
>>>>about 40 years!
>>>>
>>>>A welcome change from rock'n'roll and visually far more entertaining,
>>>>imho.
>>>>
>>>>Humans shouldn't be physically able to do ballet moves like that!!!

>>>
>>> Um, when was the last time you were with a woman? Andy, you need to
>>> find a girl friend before you need a walker! LOL
>>
>>
>>Sheldon,
>>
>>Heh heh heh!
>>
>>I've got more girlfriends than I can use!
>
> Use or need? hehe


Sheldon,

You've defeated the point of this thread.

Cease and desist, I declare instead.

Best,

Kid friendly Dr. Seuss' evil twin

<G>

On 23/12/2011 5:15 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:

>> Heh heh heh!
>>
>> I've got more girlfriends than I can use!
>
> Use or need? hehe

;-)

I am willing to bet that women and men have completely different images
when they see the word "nutcracker". Women probably think of a Christmas
time ballet, while men think of some sort of medieval torture device.



At any rate.... when I was much younger, at a time in my life when
recreational drugs were plentiful, I had a friend who liked to do LSD
..... a lot. I never did. I was at a mutual friend's house when Steve
called to say he was coming over. He was high on acid. Steve loved buts
and used to put two walnuts in his hand and then punch his other hand
and the force would crack the nuts open. He loved doing that, and he
loved the nut meats.

There was a big bowl full of walnuts. We quickly and carefully cracked
open all the walnuts, removed the nuts, replaced them with various
Christmas candies, and glued them back together.

Sure enough, when Steve showed up he went right for the nuts. Every time
he cracked on open.... "Far out!".

"Andy" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]..
> OT: The Nutcracker
>
> Am watching the Bolshoi Ballet: The Nutcracker on the USA cable TV
> channel.
>
> I'll admit it's not my style in art/music but I haven't seen it in about
> 40
> years!
>
> A welcome change from rock'n'roll and visually far more entertaining,
> imho.
>
> Humans shouldn't be physically able to do ballet moves like that!!!
>
> Check local listings in your area.
>
> It seems to be a Nutcracker "vote your favorite performance" show. I've
> only seen this performance.
>
> Andy

I have seen it twice live and many times on TV. Although I do like to see
ballet I do get rather tired of the music and the plot.

"Julie Bove" <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> "Andy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]..
>> OT: The Nutcracker
>>
>> Am watching the Bolshoi Ballet: The Nutcracker on the USA cable TV
>> channel.
>>
>> I'll admit it's not my style in art/music but I haven't seen it in
>> about 40
>> years!
>>
>> A welcome change from rock'n'roll and visually far more entertaining,
>> imho.
>>
>> Humans shouldn't be physically able to do ballet moves like that!!!
>>
>>
>> Check local listings in your area.
>>
>> It seems to be a Nutcracker "vote your favorite performance" show.
>> I've only seen this performance.
>>
>> Andy
>
> I have seen it twice live and many times on TV. Although I do like to
> see ballet I do get rather tired of the music and the plot.


Julie,

For me, never having seen it live, it was better than the TV animated
versions.

Best

Andy

"Julie Bove" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:jd33qu$rc3$[email protected]..
>
> "Andy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]..
>> OT: The Nutcracker
>>
>> Am watching the Bolshoi Ballet: The Nutcracker on the USA cable TV
>> channel.
>>
>> I'll admit it's not my style in art/music but I haven't seen it in about
>> 40
>> years!
>>
>> A welcome change from rock'n'roll and visually far more entertaining,
>> imho.
>>
>> Humans shouldn't be physically able to do ballet moves like that!!!
>>
>> Check local listings in your area.
>>
>> It seems to be a Nutcracker "vote your favorite performance" show. I've
>> only seen this performance.
>>
>> Andy
>
> I have seen it twice live and many times on TV. Although I do like to see
> ballet I do get rather tired of the music and the plot.

Funny you should mention Nutcracker. Unshelled nuts is part of our
Christmas treats traditions. We have been gifted with assorted crackers,
one of Hiliary Clinton and other rather rude implements but had only two
that really worked. Neighbor borrowed one; didn't come back. No matter. I
figured I could buy one at WalMart. Spare me the sniping, it's the only
'big' store within range.
I looked in the kitchen tools section. No. Looked carefully there.
Still no. I looked in the barbeque tools. No. Searched beside the nuts
section of the snacks aisle as well as where they stock nuts for baking.
Still: No.
Lo and behold. WalMart stocks the nutcrackers beside the ice cream.
Silly me. Why didn't I think of that? Polly

Andy wrote:
> "Julie Bove" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>> "Andy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]..
>>> OT: The Nutcracker
>>>
>>> Am watching the Bolshoi Ballet: The Nutcracker on the USA cable TV
>>> channel.
>>>
>>> I'll admit it's not my style in art/music but I haven't seen it in
>>> about 40
>>> years!
>>>
>>> A welcome change from rock'n'roll and visually far more
>>> entertaining, imho.
>>>
>>> Humans shouldn't be physically able to do ballet moves like that!!!
>>>
>>>
>>> Check local listings in your area.
>>>
>>> It seems to be a Nutcracker "vote your favorite performance" show.
>>> I've only seen this performance.
>>>
>>> Andy
>>
>> I have seen it twice live and many times on TV. Although I do like
>> to see ballet I do get rather tired of the music and the plot.
>
>
> Julie,
>
> For me, never having seen it live, it was better than the TV animated
> versions.

Yes. There is something more special when it is live. And each version is
always slightly different.

"Polly Esther" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Lo and behold. WalMart stocks the nutcrackers beside the ice cream.
> Silly me. Why didn't I think of that? Polly


Polly,

Heh heh heh heh heh!

Good thing it wasn't on MY list. <VBG>

Best,

Andy

"Julie Bove" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Andy wrote:
>> "Julie Bove" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "Andy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> news:[email protected]..
>>>> OT: The Nutcracker
>>>>
>>>> Am watching the Bolshoi Ballet: The Nutcracker on the USA cable TV
>>>> channel.
>>>>
>>>> I'll admit it's not my style in art/music but I haven't seen it in
>>>> about 40
>>>> years!
>>>>
>>>> A welcome change from rock'n'roll and visually far more
>>>> entertaining, imho.
>>>>
>>>> Humans shouldn't be physically able to do ballet moves like that!!!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Check local listings in your area.
>>>>
>>>> It seems to be a Nutcracker "vote your favorite performance" show.
>>>> I've only seen this performance.
>>>>
>>>> Andy
>>>
>>> I have seen it twice live and many times on TV. Although I do like
>>> to see ballet I do get rather tired of the music and the plot.
>>
>>
>> Julie,
>>
>> For me, never having seen it live, it was better than the TV animated
>> versions.
>
> Yes. There is something more special when it is live. And each
> version is always slightly different.


Julie,

Agreed!

The ballet dancer motion synchronization is also astonishing!!!

Best,

Andy

On 12/23/2011 5:28 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 23/12/2011 5:15 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>>> Heh heh heh!
>>>
>>> I've got more girlfriends than I can use!
>>
>> Use or need? hehe
>
> ;-)
>
> I am willing to bet that women and men have completely different images
> when they see the word "nutcracker". Women probably think of a Christmas
> time ballet, while men think of some sort of medieval torture device.
>
>
>
> At any rate.... when I was much younger, at a time in my life when
> recreational drugs were plentiful, I had a friend who liked to do LSD
> .... a lot. I never did. I was at a mutual friend's house when Steve
> called to say he was coming over. He was high on acid. Steve loved buts

I was wondering for a minute where you were going with this............

> and used to put two walnuts in his hand and then punch his other hand
> and the force would crack the nuts open. He loved doing that, and he
> loved the nut meats.
>
> There was a big bowl full of walnuts. We quickly and carefully cracked
> open all the walnuts, removed the nuts, replaced them with various
> Christmas candies, and glued them back together.
>
> Sure enough, when Steve showed up he went right for the nuts. Every time
> he cracked on open.... "Far out!".