The Anything Thread

[burningdarkness]

Got to sing Mozart's Dies Irae in Carnegie Hall once. That was quite an experience, and a great song for Carnegie's acoustics. (Don't be too impressed -- it was a high school choir thing.) I've loved that song ever since.

Oh, and I also really enjoyed Charlie Wilson's War.

I love Mozart's Requiem. I've got around seven different recordings of it. The Dies Irae sequence is quite a moving, dreadful movement (in a good way). I can't imagine how that would sound in Carnegie Hall. Were you accompanied by an orchestra as well? Also, I'm curious if you have a favorite recording of it.

Somebody needs a membership to Netflix! I'm not a fan of going to the movies, but I do like watching DVD's at home. I think it started several years ago as a cheap way of entertainment when money was tight. Instead of going out we just watched a movie every night. Now it's habit. Plus I like the diversion after having BS shovelled my way all day. I'll admit it, I'm a TV junkie.

EDIT: and btw, my surviving the odds thread is dying a painful death. Go post something there just to validate it .

I really dislike going to the movies. Last time I went out to the movies was a few years back on a date with a girl. Things didn't go so well with that, though. I usually have to be in a really specific mood to watch a movie at home. I do like to read, though. I'm currently working my way through the Sherlock Holmes books, Frued's The Interpretation of Dreams, and through Brave New World (read it already, but re-reading it).

 

[Eagle]

Our Dom is a renaissance man.

But does he play Farkle?

 

[burningdarkness]

Our Dom is a renaissance man.

But does he play Farkle?

Haha. I've never played Farkle. But I will admit that I'm guilty of playing a number of other games.

 

[Eagle]

I could do a google, but it will be more fun to have Jim 'splain it to me.

I'm afraid it might be a Texas thing and involve steer horns, beer and nudity.

 

[sol92258]

I could do a google, but it will be more fun to have Jim 'splain it to me.

I'm afraid it might be a Texas thing and involve steer horns, beer and nudity.

naw, it's a legit game
it may be better to Google it - then you can at least tell people you Googled your Farkle

anywho, it may also go by the name 10,000, it's a dice game. using either 5 or 6 dice, you roll to get points, usually 10,000, but the final score can be decided before you play. there are all kinds of variants, and to my knowledge, no "official" rules, but here is a quick run down, as best as I can 'splain it:

1's = 100 points
5's = 50 points
3 of a kind = number showing X 100 (eg. 3 4's = 400 points)
- excetption = 3 1's = 1000
straight = 1500

there are variants, like 4 of a kind = number X 200, etc.

so, you start off by rolling all the dice, and look what you have. determine what scores you may have showing.
- example - 1 5 3 3 3 4 = 450 points, with a 4 leftover
then what you do is decide whether you want to keep the score, or roll the non-scoring dice to increase your score. Usually, you set a minimum 1st score, usually 350 points. So if this was your first roll, you'd probably keep it. BUT, the advantage, if you manage to roll a 1 or 5 in our previous example, not only to you add more points to the total, you also get a bonus 1000 for using all six dice, and you get to keep going! The second time you go through all six dice, it's 2000, doubles each time.
However, if you risk rolling again and don't score, you lose all the points from that turn.
forgot to mention that for 3 of kinds, they have to be rolled in the same roll.
there's another rule I like to implement, if you roll a no score as the first roll of your turn, you lose 1000 points.

it's really complicated to learn the rules at first, but once you have it down, it's a blast. since everyone rolls the same six dice, there's theoretically no limit to number of players.
go ahead and google it, you'll likely find the rules in a format better than I can explain it, but I'd encourage you to give it a try
warning: it is addictive!

Edit: steer horns, beer and nudity optional

 

[Shane]

I feel like I can't really input anything useful whenever we talk about movies in this thread. I don't watch any.

If any of you ever want to talk about classical music, though...

I'm on a real kick with English composers lately, namely the works of Ralph Vaughan Williams.

 

[sol92258]

I'm on a real kick with English composers lately, namely the works of Ralph Vaughan Williams.

I really enjoy classical music, but John Williams is one of my favorites
oh, and Trans-Siberian Orchestra...Sat Dec 27 at CenturyTel in Bossier City, Louisiana, who's with me!?!?!?!

 

[sol92258]

oh, and speakin' of steer horns:
there's a movie I vaguely recall, I don't remember much about it, but there's a scene where one of the main characters is at a restaurant in a big city ordering a steak, the waiter asks him how he wants it, he responds something to the effect of:
aw, just knock it's horns off and put it's *** on the plate

I'll be googling for the movie unless someone can recall it quicker

 

[Wily Whiskers]

Is it Cowboy Way with Woody Harrelson and Keith Sutherland?

 

[Eagle]

Well that sounds like a really complicated dice game but all dice games are addictive so I'm sure it's fun. I used to love Yahtze. Now, on to the important news of the night:

Broncos destroy the Raiders to start off 1 and 0. Yeeeeaaahhhh! Me likey.

 

[wchnu]

yeah, I saw that thread...I'd grab it, just as a backup if nothing more. I'm happy with my $10 Tweezerman (hurry up B&B E, been hard holding onto that reserve ), but regularly break out the Burma Shave or VDH for a change
seeing that the VDH's are a tad of $4 here, that's quite a deal down there.

I picked up a couple extra to PIF if any of the newer guys want one. They had the 10 pack of persona blades for 1.54. which I thought was nice.


On a side note. I have played that dice game. Can be very addictive. But I work in a casino surveillance room so I see people addicted to dice all the time.

 

[sol92258]

Is it Cowboy Way with Woody Harrelson and Keith Sutherland?

that's it! didn't have a chance to look it up yet
now I'm gonna hafta try and find it at the rental store

 

[sol92258]

I picked up a couple extra to PIF if any of the newer guys want one. ....

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[Gruder]

I love Mozart's Requiem. I've got around seven different recordings of it. The Dies Irae sequence is quite a moving, dreadful movement (in a good way). I can't imagine how that would sound in Carnegie Hall. Were you accompanied by an orchestra as well? Also, I'm curious if you have a favorite recording of it.

No orchestra -- just piano. In a way, that was good -- just the power of the voices was enough, I think. I'm afraid that I only have one recording , and that purchased out of the $2.99 bin somewhere, so I doubt that it's one of the best out there. (Hey, I was a poor high schooler!) I should remedy that.

I really enjoy classical music, but John Williams is one of my favorites
oh, and Trans-Siberian Orchestra...Sat Dec 27 at CenturyTel in Bossier City, Louisiana, who's with me!?!?!?!

Williams is fun to listen to. I also enjoy Aaron Copland's stuff. What can I say, I'm big into trumpet fanfare. As for TSO, I think that they're absolutely fantastic -- until they start singing. Still, it looks like they put on one heck of a stage show!

I'm a big fan of Mannheim Steamroller's Christmas stuff, though it's been overplayed by now. Any other favorite artists for holiday-related music?

 

[sol92258]

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[burningdarkness]

I'm on a real kick with English composers lately, namely the works of Ralph Vaughan Williams.

I'm not huge on recent English composers (other than Britten). England had a really good run in the Renaissance and Baroque periods, though. Dunstaple, Taverner, Tallis, Byrd (AMAZING), John Dowland (you must listen to 'Flow My Tears'), Dunhill, Morley, Purcell, and Handel (German-born English composer) are all great. So those are some suggestions. Other than Vaughan Williams, who else are you listening to?

No orchestra -- just piano. In a way, that was good -- just the power of the voices was enough, I think. I'm afraid that I only have one recording , and that purchased out of the $2.99 bin somewhere, so I doubt that it's one of the best out there. (Hey, I was a poor high schooler!) I should remedy that.

That must have been a great experience, even without the force of an orchestra. Do you know the composer or the orchestra that plays in your recording? My favorite recording is the one by Karl Bohm. It isn't the clearest recording, but the interpretation is top notch.

I'm a big fan of Mannheim Steamroller's Christmas stuff, though it's been overplayed by now. Any other favorite artists for holiday-related music?

A number of composers actually wrote music specifically for Christmas. Other than the obvious Greensleeves, there's Bach. Bach wrote a Christmas Oratorio and a HUGE number of cantatas - many of which can be used successfully around Christmas time (Christ Lag in Todesbanden, In Dulci Jubilo). I really like Bach's music.

Then there's Corelli's Christmas Concerto, Handel's Messiah, Mozart's Ave Verum Corpus, and a number of ballets by Tchaikovsky (Swan Lake, the Nutcracker, etc.). Ralph Vaughan Williams also wrote a set of carols. I can't think of anything else right now, but there's definitely a lot more.

 

[Unit 91]

Chewing food. Bit the inside of my left cheek. Chewed on the right to avoid biting my cheek again. Bit the inside of my right cheek. Gosh dang it.

 

[burnwood]

Chewing food. Bit the inside of my left cheek. Chewed on the right to avoid biting my cheek again. Bit the inside of my right cheek. Gosh dang it.

sounds like you need a mustache ride. they are free. but not from me good sir.

 

[sol92258]

Chewing food. Bit the inside of my left cheek. Chewed on the right to avoid biting my cheek again. Bit the inside of my right cheek. Gosh dang it.

I'd hate to see your post in the lunch thread...

"sandwhich, chips, good portion of both cheeks, root beer...."

speaking of that thread....*beep beeep*..........................

 

[burningdarkness]

sounds like you need a mustache ride. they are free. but not from me good sir.

Er... moustache ride? What?