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Re: “In the wake of mounting debt, the Nashville Symphony attempts to restructure its finances and its programming”
"When libtards are polite, then *I* am polite."
HA! That... is bullshit. You are a sad little bear inside. Normal well-adjusted people don't rage like you do. What could have sent you over the edge, divorce? sexual reassignment? What has life done to you to make you this hateful? Maybe you were just dropped on your head too much as a baby. Whatever, your life sucks. That is easy to see.
Re: “In the wake of mounting debt, the Nashville Symphony attempts to restructure its finances and its programming”
>>That would explain your shitty mood.<<
Yet it was YOU whom suggested I "go get a hooker".
Since libtards have neither facts, logic nor reason on their side, they HAVE to resort to personal attacks. I simply fling it back & libtards get all butthurt over it.
When libtards are polite, then *I* am polite. When they act like yourself, I fling it back. Pretty simple for simple liberal minds.
Re: “Former downtown library the latest modernist structure threatened by the wrecking ball”
>>Where do you get your vulgarity Bob?<<
From libtards. They have neither facts, logic nor reason on their side so libtards MUST resort to personal attacks & I simply follow their lead.
When they're polite, *I'm* polite. However, aside from a very, very few of them in here (Chris Allen comes to mind), libtards are by & large major jackasses & social misfits.
Re: “Former downtown library the latest modernist structure threatened by the wrecking ball”
Such a mouth on Bob. Where do you get your vulgarity Bob? Is there a NRA workshop for that?
I think he has a thing for my mother. How sick is that? Bob licks dead ladies vaginas. You need counseling Bob and maybe shock therapy.
Re: “In the wake of mounting debt, the Nashville Symphony attempts to restructure its finances and its programming”
Lets play a game, what happened to Bob that made him so angry? Everyone gets three guesses. I'm going with - (1) Debilitating hemorrhoids, (2) His mother abandoned him, (3) Incontinence
Do you wear an adult diaper Bob? That would explain your shitty mood.
Re: “In the wake of mounting debt, the Nashville Symphony attempts to restructure its finances and its programming”
Well. guys, Tootle-oo.
Re: “In the wake of mounting debt, the Nashville Symphony attempts to restructure its finances and its programming”
>>bobsguns has some anger issues<<
Nope, just limited patience with those of limited intellect that attempt to pass themselves off as snobs.
Furthermore, *I* avoid all things country music-related. I wouldn't walk across the room to shake Vince Gill's (or anyone else famous) hand. But nor do I besmirch or belittle those who do listen to country music. That's their thing, not mine.
Lastly, if classical music is SO popular, then why all the financial issues with the Schermerhorn? Martha Ingram wrote out a huge check to build the thing, did she not? IOW, the hall doesn't need to struggle to pay off a monthly mortgage note, do they?
So WHERE exactly is the problem with the Schermerhorn & the NSO? Is it mismanagement, as some allude to? Is it financial impropriety? What? Or is it good old fashioned rejection by the general public in not simply liking classical music, as I contend?
As for buying me a hooker, I hear your mom is quite busy these days. Perhaps when her business slows down a bit she can squeeze me in? ;)
Re: “Former downtown library the latest modernist structure threatened by the wrecking ball”
>>But don't screen out anybody with "guns" in their handle?<<
No, kitty cat, because unlike vandybear, *I* don't think everything revolves around the NRA.
And the only thing *I* lick is your mother. And she likes it too. ;)
Re: “In the wake of mounting debt, the Nashville Symphony attempts to restructure its finances and its programming”
I think bobsguns has some anger issues. Maybe try a decaffeinated coffee? Or buy a hooker?
Re: “Former downtown library the latest modernist structure threatened by the wrecking ball”
But don't screen out anybody with "guns" in their handle?
Bobsguns IQ qualifies him to ride the short bus to school. Congratulations, window licker.
Re: “Former downtown library the latest modernist structure threatened by the wrecking ball”
>>But what does the NRA have to say about this plan?<<
It says posters should be screened for minimal IQ before posting, especially those whom use a variation of the word "vandy" as their sig line..........
Re: “Former downtown library the latest modernist structure threatened by the wrecking ball”
I'm an architect and I don't find this building to be worthy of saving -- and I suspect if it were built new, this publication would have panned it. It's no modernist masterpiece; I find it to be more of a cheap facsimile of modernism. It doesn't address the street or engage pedestrians on any of its sides, and all 4 facades are virtually identical -- so it has no response to the surrounding built environment, either. I was born here; since the day I discovered what was torn down (1904 Carnegie Library) to make way for it I have hated this building. Leaving it standing doesn't lessen the original sin. I say one good turn deserves another.
Re: “Former downtown library the latest modernist structure threatened by the wrecking ball”
But what does the NRA have to say about this plan?
Re: “With the NSO and its adventurous programming endangered, the city's prestige is on the line”
"And I say that as a proud owner of both PIECES OF EIGHT and PARADISE THEATER."
That's terrific, Jim! At the risk of revealing my true age (yeah, I'm older than the rest of you), I confess that I bought THE GRAND ILLUSION when it was new and played many of its songs on my piano. Loved every note of it, and it still brings back fond memories.
The problem with Symphonic Styx isn't the music that symphonies play; it's the LACK of music they play. Half the time at these symphonic rock concerts, the orchestra musicians sit onstage playing nothing at all while the visiting rock band rages on at full amplification. When the symphony finally does get to play something, it's often little more than syrupy whole notes. That's just not very interesting, either from a rock sense or a classical sense. It is, by definition, dumbed down. And if over time the orchestra plays more faux-rock than Faure, it's chops are going to decline. That's just a fact.
Now if DeYoung wants to write something that's actually original and challenging for the orchestra to play (Frank Zappa did that kind of thing magnificently, and Ben Folds is doing it now), then I'm all ears. And orchestras should be looking for those kinds of opportunities. That's the ultimate point of this week's Scene essay.
Re: “Former downtown library the latest modernist structure threatened by the wrecking ball”
Perhaps, if you are that concerned about it, both of Nashville's "modernist" lovers could get together and buy the building and preserve it for all time. There is no reason for taxpayers to bear that burden. It's a building that has outlived it's usefulness. Some people go to see the Mona Lisa, others have simply seen a picture of her. That seems to suffice for them. The fact that some quasi-artist has deemed that a building has a certain style of architecture does not in and of itself mean that taxpayers should preserve it for all eternity.
Re: “With the NSO and its adventurous programming endangered, the city's prestige is on the line”
That is not at all what Pitcher is saying. (Maybe you missed this sentence: "All that said, the Nashville Symphony is going to have to get real, meaning it will have to adapt to a world that may be more interested in the music of DeYoung than Debussy.") I would cite the many times he has written favorably about the NSO's non-classical programming, but I'd rather you look them up yourself.
I'm sorry, but Pitcher's real point is true: an orchestra doesn't develop world-class chops playing a string arrangement of "Come Sail Away." And I say that as a proud owner of both PIECES OF EIGHT and PARADISE THEATER.
Re: “Former downtown library the latest modernist structure threatened by the wrecking ball”
We will make that mistake more than twice because we collectively have all our taste in our mouths. And if it ain't fried, it ain't food...
It seems to me that we spend a lot of time figuring out what is good and/or interesting and bulldozing it at the first opportunity. This is what happens when the pea brained rule.
Re: “With the NSO and its adventurous programming endangered, the city's prestige is on the line”
>>that is a popular program with many of the country's dumbed-down orchestras right now.<<
So, if an orchestra isn't playing straight Mozart or Beethoven, then they're automatically playing "dumbed down" music? Music that people will actually PAY to go listen to?
With an attitude like Mr. Pitcher's, here's hoping the Schermerhorn does indeed go bankrupt & the NSO musicians go to other cities.
Bunch of GD snobs. Yes, you Mr. Pitcher & all of your ilk.
Re: “A nostalgic stroll through the good old bad old days of Printers Alley”
Glenn, the cobblestone comment is a drop the mic walk-off! Like you said, though, it is good to at least see mentions of Printer's Alley.
Re: “In the wake of mounting debt, the Nashville Symphony attempts to restructure its finances and its programming”
>>sexual reassignment?<<
No, I am quite comfortable within my skin, thankyouverymuch.
OTOH, you're showing a perfect example of the "rage" you're lecturing me about.............