tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post7744428537366803416..comments2024-03-29T12:03:37.344+00:00Comments on Bruce Charlton's Notions: Italian fluency and German effort: Rossini and WeberBruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-86787150158898485892012-06-08T11:44:35.758+01:002012-06-08T11:44:35.758+01:00Oh yes, my beautiful beloved was by my side.Oh yes, my beautiful beloved was by my side.deariemenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-8852121603481128332012-06-08T09:25:20.741+01:002012-06-08T09:25:20.741+01:00@ Sounds a bit ike Sam Johnson's thing about b...@ Sounds a bit ike Sam Johnson's thing about bowling along in a coach with a pretty woman by your side - I presume Mrs Dearieme was seated to your left, or maybe driving so you could really enjoy the music and the view...<br /><br />I do love Rossini BTW - the one and only classical LP we had as a child included the Overtures from Thieving Magpie and Barber of Seville, so I have a special affection for them; especially the former.Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-3169843129320070312012-06-07T17:39:00.138+01:002012-06-07T17:39:00.138+01:00A big 4WD, a/c full on, belting along the edge of ...A big 4WD, a/c full on, belting along the edge of an Australain salt lake under a scorching sun, and Rossini overtures blaring. <br /><br /> Brilliant!deariemenoreply@blogger.com