cybersybil2
cybersybil
cybersybil2

a) I knew this was a Will Harris joint within the first two questions.

That’s a good point, that audiences don’t necessarily realize that in a lot of cases the whole group has only played through the piece a handful of times together- sometimes only once or twice - before it’s performed, making accommodating interruptions that much more difficult. And it’s not about elitism or snobbery

Right on all counts. I’ve played in ensembles and orchestras of varying sizes, and some audiences are apt to clap, shuffle, cough, converse, etc. even when it seems pretty obvious that it’s just a pause in the middle of a piece and in some cases where the pause is intended to have a specific auditory effect or act as

Colin Quinn had the misfortune to be Norm Macdonald’s last-minute unannounced replacement on Weekend Update. At the time, I thought he was fine but no Norm, and all most people knew in those pre-internet days was that love-him-or-hate-him Norm was suddenly replaced by a “featured player” that you were barely aware was

How did no one come dressed as an over-the-top s’more being roasted over a bonfire?

Definitely a throwaway, but the callbacks in the end credits paid off.  And even a throwaway BB is worth a half-hour of my time on a Sunday evening because there’ll be at least one or two genuine guffaws.

I knew he did a couple of seasons, I know I even watched the better part of them, but I can’t recall him having a single speaking part.

Because the 50th anniversary of the original is too big of a marketing opportunity cultural touchstone to let pass without maximizing potential profits marking and signifying in an appropriate manner.

Holy crap, I didn’t realize “Naruto run” was an actual thing before today.

I was waiting for this review just so I could say that the end credits were amazing.

Huh - came across fine for me, but maybe that’s because I already knew Ignatiy is fluent. Also spoken Russian is full of vowel and consonant declensions that do make it challenging for non-native speakers, and I have a new respect for Fiennes for learning Russian well enough to act convincingly in it.

FYI for any who are curious, the only thing not sold out is a showing of John Wick. 

I’ve always loved Grape Nuts, but apparently I’m in the minority in my country because they’re no longer available in Canada.

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As much as I love the original version of “In Your Eyes” and the movie edit, the live “Secret World” version is my favourite and I won’t pass up a chance to link to it:

I love them all.  Thank you for sharing.

Japan sees your seventeen and raises you by about a hundred:

Yeah, that gaggle of violin girls sitting across from you in orchestra might have been giggling about you. I mean, for sure it wasn’t about weird viola dude.