Paul (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} fremantlebiz) wrote,@ 2007-11-01 08:47:00 |
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Amy Dickson is pretty hot
Gosh, its been nearly two months since I wrote 'No more biscuits for Pavarotti' on 8 September 2007.
I've bought a few CDs on eBay since then, but none of the great tenor. I had thought there might have been a deluge of Luciano Pavarotti offerings after his death, but there wasn't. In the first couple of weeks a few hopeful dealers put up relatively expensive boxed sets. This morning, two months later, there are 29 CD offerings of him on Australian eBay. Some of these are obviously new because they have "Buy it now" tags. Of the remainder there have only been three single bidders making their presence known. This suggests to me there is very little interest in the great tenor on this particular sales platform. A good opportunity for starting a collection of his recordings? Maybe.
However Australians don't need to go on eBay to acquire the latest Pavarotti CD. They can do what I did yesterday and go to their newsagent for the November issue of Limelight magazine from the ABC for $7:95. It's accompanied by a 'free' CD titled Sutherland & Pavarotti - Their classic recordings. (La Stupenda was his mentor.) Inside the magazine is a very fine photo-essay assembled in tribute to the maestro.
There are two images I've particularly enjoyed looking at. One is on page 21 of Luciano as a smiling child with his parents Fernando and Adele. The smile is the same one which is evident on so many of his adult photos. He liked to smile, and obviously to cooperate with photographers. I have a theory based that the most successful people are those who are willing to cooperate with photographers.
The other image I like is on page 25. The title of the photo is, "Pavarotti in one of his signature roles - as the clown in Leocavallo's Pagliacci." Unfortunately this is not one of the selections on the magazine's CD. I like the image because he's not wearing the white clown makeup for the photo, so we can see his unforgettable face au natural. He has his right hand resting on a bass drum and held aloft in his left hand is a drumstick/beater about to come down with a thump. Unfortunately this musical piece is not on the magazine's compilation.
As the moment I'm listening to track 2; Verdi's 'La mia letizia infondere.' from I Lombardi. It translates into something like, My joy is complete.
There's a bit of joy elsewhere in the magazine. On page 16 there's a smouldering photo of a hot young Australian saxophonist named Amy Dickson. It's the sort of image that makes a man reach for the chocolate and cognac.
She seems to be about to set the classical sax world on fire with her ravishingly good looks and outstanding playing - I'd bet she plays some cool jazz too, but the somewhat shallow article didn't say. She has a string of British and Australian performances booked until this time next year. As I implied, she's on fire.
I managed to track down Amy's website. It would have to rate as one of the best I've seen in recent times. There's also some of her delicious music there for listening. Maybe I'd better go and buy a bottle of cognac? Visit this talented young woman by clicking here.
© MMVII Paul R. Weaver.
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Check out each month's subject index on the Calendar Page for my "common-man" monologues about survival in 21st century Australia – plus a little history occasionally. An original essay is added most days as part of an undertaking to write a couple of million words.
Gosh, its been nearly two months since I wrote 'No more biscuits for Pavarotti' on 8 September 2007.
I've bought a few CDs on eBay since then, but none of the great tenor. I had thought there might have been a deluge of Luciano Pavarotti offerings after his death, but there wasn't. In the first couple of weeks a few hopeful dealers put up relatively expensive boxed sets. This morning, two months later, there are 29 CD offerings of him on Australian eBay. Some of these are obviously new because they have "Buy it now" tags. Of the remainder there have only been three single bidders making their presence known. This suggests to me there is very little interest in the great tenor on this particular sales platform. A good opportunity for starting a collection of his recordings? Maybe.
However Australians don't need to go on eBay to acquire the latest Pavarotti CD. They can do what I did yesterday and go to their newsagent for the November issue of Limelight magazine from the ABC for $7:95. It's accompanied by a 'free' CD titled Sutherland & Pavarotti - Their classic recordings. (La Stupenda was his mentor.) Inside the magazine is a very fine photo-essay assembled in tribute to the maestro.
There are two images I've particularly enjoyed looking at. One is on page 21 of Luciano as a smiling child with his parents Fernando and Adele. The smile is the same one which is evident on so many of his adult photos. He liked to smile, and obviously to cooperate with photographers. I have a theory based that the most successful people are those who are willing to cooperate with photographers.
The other image I like is on page 25. The title of the photo is, "Pavarotti in one of his signature roles - as the clown in Leocavallo's Pagliacci." Unfortunately this is not one of the selections on the magazine's CD. I like the image because he's not wearing the white clown makeup for the photo, so we can see his unforgettable face au natural. He has his right hand resting on a bass drum and held aloft in his left hand is a drumstick/beater about to come down with a thump. Unfortunately this musical piece is not on the magazine's compilation.
As the moment I'm listening to track 2; Verdi's 'La mia letizia infondere.' from I Lombardi. It translates into something like, My joy is complete.
There's a bit of joy elsewhere in the magazine. On page 16 there's a smouldering photo of a hot young Australian saxophonist named Amy Dickson. It's the sort of image that makes a man reach for the chocolate and cognac.
She seems to be about to set the classical sax world on fire with her ravishingly good looks and outstanding playing - I'd bet she plays some cool jazz too, but the somewhat shallow article didn't say. She has a string of British and Australian performances booked until this time next year. As I implied, she's on fire.
I managed to track down Amy's website. It would have to rate as one of the best I've seen in recent times. There's also some of her delicious music there for listening. Maybe I'd better go and buy a bottle of cognac? Visit this talented young woman by clicking here.
© MMVII Paul R. Weaver.
About the writer
Check out each month's subject index on the Calendar Page for my "common-man" monologues about survival in 21st century Australia – plus a little history occasionally. An original essay is added most days as part of an undertaking to write a couple of million words.
