h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

there is American festival this week. I will attend one discussion, two concerts.

* the discussion is wonderful original about the US elections. Laurie Anderson will be one of guests.

* the first of the Laurie Anderson concerts will be with a Dutch symphony orchestra preforming Laurie Anderson / Arvo Pärt "Fratres", Laurie Anderson / Dennis Russel Davies' "Amelia Earhart" and other American composers.

* the second of the Laurie Anderson concerts will be part of her "Homeland" tour.
special guest will be Laurie's husband Lou Reed.

http://www.laurieanderson.com/

going back to 1981 a discovery by the late John Peel
Laurie Anderson - oh superman A874758
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hhm0NHhCBg

Enjoy.

Go enjoy, pheloxi!


Jab

the discussion was intresting.

I even talked with Laurie Anderson....

You old name-dropper you.



Did she say anything interesting ... and did she ask after me.

I'm a long-term fan

Must have been a good experience. Did she seem as intelligent as she is on her records etc.?

Jab

she is very intelligent. she is smaller than I thought. curious about concert.

In what way, pheloxi?

smaller is length...

yesterday's concert was very intresting. not fan of contemporary classical music. too fragmented.

the 2 Laurie Anderson performances.
the Arvo Pärt (music) "Fratres" / Laurie Anderson (songtext):
- "requiem for my brothers + sisters"
a piece for violins and cellos with dark requiem Laurie Anderson style. reminds me of Laurie Anderson's "life on a string" cd.

Laurie Anderson/Dennis Russel Davies:
- "Amelia Earhart"
Laurie Anderson style reading of "Amelia Earhart" diary.

I'm glad you enjoyed the discussion! Talking to Laurie Anderson, a bonus my friend!

perfect day - children in need '97

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TG-JQ1KVTM&NR

Isn't that funny - that's the third youtube link I've watched since signing on tonight .... it must be a trend.


Glad you had a perfect day.

this was one of highlights of the concert...
Laurie Anderson - only an expert
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvhfSH9CbCw

the version of last night was evolved a bit...

How I would have loved that concert! A version of Arvo Part's Fratres too! Love his music.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=XX7MNMSNUQE

Great video accompanying his music (NOT for pheloxi!) Beautiful, peaceful music. I must admit I'm a classical music lover anyway.

Jab

pheloxi's video too!

She's a first class poet.

Jab

she is a storyteller...in way she modern troubadour...

Those too. Troubadours sang lyrics as rhetorical, musical, and poetical fiction, (Wikepedia), which just about covers it:

rhetorical - dealing with down to earth political problems and problems of living, in broadly fictional terms.
musical
poetical
fictional - stories.

All in the one lyric. Laurie Anderson's work is very similar.


Jab