Making Light :: Whisperado tonight :: comments http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/008442.html#comments Language, fraud, folly, truth, history, and knitting. Et cetera. en Wed, 27 Dec 2006 12:25:33 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.33 Whisperado tonight One set, 9 PM, Kenny's Castaways, 157 Bleecker Street, NYC. $5 cover. Our fourth anniversary! Old songs, new songs, red... One set, 9 PM, Kenny's Castaways, 157 Bleecker Street, NYC. $5 cover. Our fourth anniversary! Old songs, new songs, red... http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/008442.html Whisperado tonight -- comment #1 from P J Evans comment from P J Evans on 26.Dec.06

They have space for a waltzing horse? Does Henry waltz with a mare or with a lady? Viennese waltz?

(Sorry, couldn't resist.)

Posted December 26, 2006 1:35 PM by P J Evans

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Is this show a benefit?

Posted December 26, 2006 1:37 PM by Jon Meltzer

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"Is this show a benefit?"

Aside from the well-documented benefits of listening to live music (improved concentration, increased attractiveness, better luck at lotteries, and a shinier coat), no. Why?

Posted December 26, 2006 1:52 PM by Patrick Nielsen Hayden

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P J, I was about to joke that "Henry the Horse" sounds like a Damon Runyon character, which I thought terribly clever, but then I did a quick search to make sure I had the spelling of "Runyon" correct, and found out that, in fact, "Harry the Horse" is a Damon Runyon character. And yet, I somehow managed to miss the Beatles reference.

I swear, I must have at least 150 years' worth of pop-culture detritus swimming around in my brain, randomly linking and unlinking like memetic nucleopeptides.

Have fun tonight, Patrick. As we like to say after a particularly enjoyable gig, you don't get paid for playing music; you get paid for hauling equipment.

Posted December 26, 2006 3:42 PM by Howard Peirce

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Howard @ 4

I don't know the Runyon reference (although it sounds vaguely familiar). I think we're even (for at least some value of even).

Posted December 26, 2006 3:49 PM by P J Evans

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For the benefit of Mr. Kite, of course.

Posted December 26, 2006 3:55 PM by beth meacham

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And nobody's mentioned Theodore Geisel yet.

Posted December 26, 2006 4:17 PM by Fragano Ledgister

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For the benefit of Mr. Kite, of course.

And the Hendersons will all be there. What a scene!

Posted December 26, 2006 6:55 PM by Jon Meltzer

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"I swear, I must have at least 150 years' worth of pop-culture detritus swimming around in my brain, randomly linking and unlinking like memetic nucleopeptides."

Howard, that sure beats the hell out of my explanation of the phenomenon: "My mind is a junkyard."

Posted December 26, 2006 7:06 PM by Linkmeister

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So, how'd it go?

Posted December 27, 2006 2:12 AM by Madeleine Robins

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Aside from the well-documented benefits of listening to live music (improved concentration, increased attractiveness, better luck at lotteries, and a shinier coat), no. Why?

Did I just see PNH miss a Beatles reference?

(Check list.)

Well, that's six. If the little bears of the north claim the flag of victory, we're all screwed.

Posted December 27, 2006 8:32 AM by Erik V. Olson

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Belated Happy Anniversary!

Posted December 27, 2006 11:59 AM by Gar Lipow

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"Did I just see PNH miss a Beatles reference?"

Evidently so. <facepalm>

Posted December 27, 2006 12:25 PM by Patrick Nielsen Hayden

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