Marissa and her mom and I went to see "The Yeomen of the Guard" at the GSVLOC last night.

I noted on the ride back that nobody ended up having to marry the older woman! It was even set up at the start of act 2 as a possibility. But, Wikipedia tells that _was_ part of the original plot, it was just cut from this production. So the sum total is two marriages arranged through blackmail, which seems excessive and shows that even when old W.S. is trying to be less topsy-turvy, he simply cannot help himself.

Also the Merylls are assholes for not cluing Elsie in on the deception.

#GilbertAndSullivan #YeomenOfTheGuard

(I'm sorry for linking to Evil Spotify - but I'm pretty sure the version on YouTube is sped up.)

With all the getting brow-beaten by life and CPTSD, I don't have many "glimmers" left… Except when I rediscover certain bits of music. It's been a while since I listened to The Mikado top to bottom, and I forgot how utterly delightful the "With laughing song and merry dance / Then let the throng our joy advance" choral bit is.

Starting about 2:21 (busts loose about 2:46) - bit of an interlude - then a reprise until 4:20ish with Katisha's entrance. (This Act I finale track also features one of Pitti-Sing's (who I played ca. 2015 in a local production) little mini solos.) (Being one of the few people on stage who could take that high Bb for "joyous, joyous shout" in the chorus was a thrill, too.)
The Mikado, Act I: Finale. With Aspect Stern and Gloomy Stride
https://open.spotify.com/track/3PL3azadruMsHTCp9DrVjP

Then you get a taste of it again in the Act 2 finale… just deliciously giddy music.
The Mikado, Act II: Finale. For He's Gone and Married Yum-Yum
https://open.spotify.com/track/6CJ5666MTSP4sp7woonfZY

Weird request: If you're in #IT/#Programming and are a fan of #GilbertAndSullivan - any chance I can run a parody past you before I record it?

Trying to figure out if it works (and if it goes too far)

The UK had a furore over a fake Admiral at #RemembranceDay in #Llandudno, while #KingCharlie was an authorised fake #FieldMarshal in Whitehall.

But inbreeding is not the UK's approved only path to fake military rank.

#GilbertAndSullivan's "Sir Joseph Porter" was a parody of W.H. Smith, the eponymous bookseller whose political career led him to be #FirstSeaLord.

"He thought so little, they rewarded he
By making him the Ruler of the Queen's Navy!"

#HMSpinafore

https://youtube.com/watch?v=XlNG1VS9ucA

Bit of a bargain at Waterstones for ukulele players at the moment. Copies of "The Songs of Gilbert & Sullivan for Ukulele" are on sale at £2. If you're ordering enough other stuff to pass the £25 mark then (UK) postage is free, but even if you pay the regular £2.99 postal fee it's still an excellent price for this book.

https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-songs-of-gilbert-and-sullivan-for-ukulele/dick-sheridan/9781574243260

I will mention that it's not perfect, of course. The main objection is that it's really "Portions of Some of the Songs of Gilbert & Sullivan for Ukulele," since it only gives you the better known parts, much as Jim Beloff's Daily Ukulele books tend to present the chorus rather than the full song. A common practice, but still annoying.

The online recordings are soulless MIDI versions, but serve to let you know how the tunes go if you're unsure.

All in all, well worth a look at this price. Takes me back forty years to my turn on stage in The Pirates of Penzance.

#Ukulele #GilbertAndSullivan #Music #Books #Waterstones #OurPriceCheap

This entire fucking thread oh my god 🤣

https://neuromatch.social/@lina/114768147319055082

#AntiAI #GilbertAndSullivan