tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392804712874957832.comments2023-03-24T07:12:59.893-07:00Loving Oz and the US (thoughts on Australia and America)Gordon Kalton Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03225308800584134012noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392804712874957832.post-5418502595135347392020-02-17T21:44:21.066-08:002020-02-17T21:44:21.066-08:00This blog helped me to understand the fact that ev...This blog helped me to understand the fact that even a simply written article can be best over thousands of other highly qualified no-meaning articles. So always keep in mind that use simple but accurate parameters for your blog.<a href="https://elvnortham.com.au/village-masterplan/" rel="nofollow">Over 55's retirement villages</a>morsan terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06026693945865303021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392804712874957832.post-63151743652556419232018-03-16T03:51:56.665-07:002018-03-16T03:51:56.665-07:00very happy to come here. Thank you very much
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Have just stumbled upon your bl...G'day, Gordon!<br />Have just stumbled upon your blog via a Google search - what else?<br />Look, I know I'm leaving this rather late but I wonder if you would allow me to use your Illawarra Flame Tree photo at the top in my church's little magazine? I was going to use it in conjunction with the poem, Trees, which mentions God, so quite appropriate.<br /><br />I'm actually from the Illawarra but live in the Central West now and I don't have a decent shot of the IF. I mentioned 'rather late', well I'm trying to have the latest edition of our Trinity Herald finished tonight, Monday, or possibly tomorrow morning, 5th Dec.<br /><br />I'm a Blogster, too, though not what you would call a regular one. Here's my blog:<br />http://ifihadanysense.blogspot.com.au/<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />Brian Ward, Grenfell, NSW.Wardie44https://www.blogger.com/profile/10392131251332886018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392804712874957832.post-86411068587787080312016-04-15T23:27:47.074-07:002016-04-15T23:27:47.074-07:00TRIBUTE TO MUSIC INDUSTRIES : ALISHA CHINAI for MA...TRIBUTE TO MUSIC INDUSTRIES : ALISHA CHINAI for MADE IN INDIA...<br />No wonder this was the only song hat chaged the destiny of INDI POP GENRE forever and made it so popular.<br />Hats off for ALISHA CHINAI’S revolutionary song and of course for an additional treat - hottest super model MILIND SOMAN !!!<br />#music #musicindustries #indipopgenere #indipop #musicworld #oldindipop #oldglories<br />https://www.facebook.com/MNYfanpage/photos/a.1132720076761906.1073741828.1109740022393245/1158040997563147/?type=3Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362715216973893696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392804712874957832.post-20128298263099923412014-11-20T04:52:44.078-08:002014-11-20T04:52:44.078-08:00This post is really informative to all kind of peo...This post is really informative to all kind of people. I am very happy to see the post. I will request you to give more information about this. I have gotten many knowladable speech form here. I have also website where you can get some knowledge which may be for your welfare. Visit here…..<br />#missyou #kiss #truelove #love #friend #friendship visit here…http://i2friendship.blogspot.com/<br />Best mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10659060845859052781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392804712874957832.post-51697991140085303012013-04-19T10:30:03.434-07:002013-04-19T10:30:03.434-07:00I wonder why you guessed this, since you were righ...I wonder why you guessed this, since you were right.<br />Gordon Kalton Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03225308800584134012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392804712874957832.post-71235618538277113102013-02-17T16:21:49.061-08:002013-02-17T16:21:49.061-08:00Surely it's got to be Mickey Rooney?Surely it's got to be Mickey Rooney? Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366719327679353086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392804712874957832.post-74529270387699919862012-11-23T15:25:02.932-08:002012-11-23T15:25:02.932-08:00Thanks for your blog on the Strehlow book,Gordon. ...Thanks for your blog on the Strehlow book,Gordon. I will certainly add it to my list of books to read. The Strehlow story (in its many guises) is no doubt one of the Great Australian Stories, and John seems to have produced another fitting chapter in the epic saga. One of the aspects of the story that gets me in is that all of the Strehlows appear to have a great passion for their work and John appears to have matched his predecessors. <br />In the scope of your blog you have only been able to touch on the role of the missionaries (was it good or bad)in Central Australia. I think it is a fascinating discussion, and worthy of more research and thought.<br /><br />Warm wishes,<br />Felix Meagher<br />Melbourne<br />AustraliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392804712874957832.post-21612922955872917452012-10-09T14:38:45.124-07:002012-10-09T14:38:45.124-07:00Hi David
I have in mind a vast hinterland of musi...Hi David<br /><br />I have in mind a vast hinterland of music - what you would have heard in Harlem in the 30s and 40s, the classical repertoire and Vietnamese music that influences Philippa. I think this would be one of the drawcards of the piece.<br /><br />As for the degree of collaboration, with Journey to Horseshoe Bend, Andrew and I had long discussions about the music and libretto and took each other's suggestions on board. I would expect to have the same sort of to-and-fro. I wouldn't just hand the libretto over and wait to be surprised on opening night. But even if so, I would aim to write the libretto in such a way that it's obvious what pace, style, weight etc...could be tried at each stage. Piave and all those guys used set poetic metres to suggest to their composers (in his case, Verdi) what sort of music comes in at a particular place (see, The Tenth Muse), and a lot can be suggested by metre, rhyme (or not), concreteness (or not), simplicity (or not). For example, 'Twinkle, twinkle, little star/How I wonder what you are' doesn't suggest serial octave displacement.<br /><br />As well, I think there is precedent for a lot of functions for the music these days. The model is not just opera scores, but soundtrack. The music can range from silence under dialogue, to underscore, to full setting of text to symphonic interludes. I would prefer the music to set text that cries out for it. I often feel that in much contemporary opera they're singing stuff that doesn't cry out to be sung - eg, "Have you-ou-ou seen the shoppinglist?" and this is a turn-off to people who might otherwise be interested.<br /><br />GW<br /><br />Gordon Kalton Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03225308800584134012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392804712874957832.post-12112369781419131662012-10-09T07:39:30.587-07:002012-10-09T07:39:30.587-07:00Thanks for posting these drafts and sketches, Gord...Thanks for posting these drafts and sketches, Gordon. I've been enjoying the insight into how a libretto is put together, and seeing how you are "zooming in" on the story from the initial ideas. Keep them coming! <br /><br />I've also been trying to imagine the kind of music that would go with this... how much is a musical style/technique/orchestration/colour (or ANYTHING directly musical) in your mind at this stage? (besides the obvious music-within-the-story bits) Or do you want the composer to do their own thing? Or, ideally, would you be working with the composer at this early stage of planning the libretto?<br />David John Langhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03393374304923859954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392804712874957832.post-17359316006141552342012-08-20T20:05:19.380-07:002012-08-20T20:05:19.380-07:00It would be even more iconic if it had a pair of s...It would be even more iconic if it had a pair of speedos hanging from the line!Aussie swimmerhttp://www.eurekaflag.com.au/aussie-icons_7.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392804712874957832.post-10545212896143778072012-08-20T14:40:16.597-07:002012-08-20T14:40:16.597-07:00Yes, and it can be 40 degrees (over 100F) and dry ...Yes, and it can be 40 degrees (over 100F) and dry as a bone outside and clothes are still put in the tumble dryer!Gordon Kalton Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03225308800584134012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392804712874957832.post-87613968173349217252012-08-20T04:25:32.078-07:002012-08-20T04:25:32.078-07:00Ah, the Hills Hoist: one of the things I really, r...Ah, the Hills Hoist: one of the things I really, really missed about Australia when I was living in the US. Well, any kind of outdoor clothes line, but especially the rotary kind. Three years without being able to dry my sheets and towels in the sunshine – enough to make a girl cry. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392804712874957832.post-77852231787204572372012-06-28T20:19:21.843-07:002012-06-28T20:19:21.843-07:00Thanks Rita. Lovely to get your comments. I guess ...Thanks Rita. Lovely to get your comments. I guess I was also wondering if any themes show up, other than those I identify myself, and how to focus them.<br />GordonGordonhttp://www.gordonkaltonwilliams.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392804712874957832.post-87925000208650611132012-06-28T19:35:50.062-07:002012-06-28T19:35:50.062-07:00I find it very enjoyable following your interests ...I find it very enjoyable following your interests on the blog, Gordon. The language is easy, the photographs are nicely explained, and the thoughts are engaging. Sorry I can't offer more advice. I'm just happy to come along for the ride. RitaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392804712874957832.post-32209475091576211642012-06-28T15:40:26.623-07:002012-06-28T15:40:26.623-07:00Thanks Thomasina
Very nice to get such a response...Thanks Thomasina<br /><br />Very nice to get such a response.<br /><br />GWGordonhttp://www.gordonkaltonwilliams.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392804712874957832.post-8859416352208732762012-06-28T05:40:30.511-07:002012-06-28T05:40:30.511-07:00I like your style, your outlook, your approach to ...I like your style, your outlook, your approach to topics. So in a sense it doesn't matter what the topic is. And often I'm caught up in reading pieces about topics that I might not have thought I'd be interested in. All of which leads me to a distinctly unhelpful answer, which is all of the above! Keep up the mix of categories, but above all, keep up your distinctive style.<br /><br />I would only add that I especially like the way you capture your engagement with other people in many of your posts – the conversations you have and the things you learn from strangers. It's delightful and somehow inspiring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392804712874957832.post-38214649139305556592011-08-31T22:52:29.536-07:002011-08-31T22:52:29.536-07:00Hey very cool read, cheers G.
DarrelHey very cool read, cheers G.<br /><br />DarrelAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02571012369179714928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392804712874957832.post-5197363056294387692011-03-31T19:58:37.370-07:002011-03-31T19:58:37.370-07:00well, it was part of the American ethic and what I...well, it was part of the American ethic and what I think was the major contributor to making it great. But I wonder if that is also closely tied to the capitalist ethic?Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13480831882861439720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392804712874957832.post-55805881141798272602011-03-15T21:29:14.876-07:002011-03-15T21:29:14.876-07:00Is that last sentence true? Really truly?Is that last sentence true? Really truly?Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13480831882861439720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392804712874957832.post-56445870574503798792011-03-08T13:44:16.240-08:002011-03-08T13:44:16.240-08:00Sounds like you are in a dream world Gordon. A chi...Sounds like you are in a dream world Gordon. A child in a cave of glow wormsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04414975112270692413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392804712874957832.post-9264958391942658742011-03-02T15:10:27.619-08:002011-03-02T15:10:27.619-08:00But working none the less.But working none the less.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13480831882861439720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392804712874957832.post-58097402271315749002011-02-14T21:43:46.732-08:002011-02-14T21:43:46.732-08:00Ah, that's where cousin Albert got to - we alw...Ah, that's where cousin Albert got to - we always wondered.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13480831882861439720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392804712874957832.post-10454707515222598212011-02-11T16:05:00.654-08:002011-02-11T16:05:00.654-08:00Don't frown so - you're supposed to be hav...Don't frown so - you're supposed to be having a good time. But I guess the frown is better than those shades of yours. rcBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13480831882861439720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392804712874957832.post-67751755060223344372011-02-05T21:50:40.612-08:002011-02-05T21:50:40.612-08:00I like this name! But have you decided against it?...I like this name! But have you decided against it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com