tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post6497508707917771791..comments2023-11-03T04:57:11.073-04:00Comments on Romance Bandits: You're the VoiceLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comBlogger144125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-46239058951856240722008-06-14T23:08:00.000-04:002008-06-14T23:08:00.000-04:00Christine, the J D Robb series aren't the same as ...Christine, the J D Robb series aren't the same as her Nora Roberts Irish stories. No paranormal elements and the folklores when they are mentioned are usually the basis of the homicide...so not what I'd think of dreamy. Ireland's part of Roarke's background since he came from Dublin. You've to read it to see what I mean.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16247466616437981302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-9809956169484321712008-06-14T19:39:00.000-04:002008-06-14T19:39:00.000-04:00Thank you so much! Please let me know where to sen...Thank you so much! Please let me know where to send my address.Kammiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183089224990431099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-59901939477979497482008-06-12T07:13:00.000-04:002008-06-12T07:13:00.000-04:00Dang! I can't believe I missed this blog. Guess wh...Dang! I can't believe I missed this blog. Guess why? I was recovering from...an REM concert!! Which was fabulous, btw. Michael Stipes is SUCH a showman!<BR/><BR/>I reflected, whilst listening to "Pretty Persuasion" (which they performed for the first time in YEARS and Michael said was a song about "growing up queer in the South *g*) that Michael always had such a distinctive voice, but also a distinctive way of voicing his world view. Lots of protest songs there: Michael protests everything. *g* <BR/><BR/>They performed a number of songs they rarely drag out anymore because NC was the first market that bought into them once they ventured out of Georgia. I've been a fan since 1982!Caren Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12352366686017375279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-75479296227333221812008-06-12T06:07:00.000-04:002008-06-12T06:07:00.000-04:00Don't know Dunnett... I said NR because of the qua...Don't know Dunnett... I said NR because of the quantity she outputs... <BR/><BR/>MAhler, don't mind. And It's the intensity of Beethoven I love....<BR/>Anna... you better believe I love Rachmaninoff...Tiffany Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07991564840502713121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-42043605370553703792008-06-12T05:20:00.000-04:002008-06-12T05:20:00.000-04:00Can't believe I still haven't read Dorothy Dunnett...Can't believe I still haven't read Dorothy Dunnett! Must do so immediately if she's fiction's answer to Bach!Christine Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260589566405262159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-27019242937797333312008-06-12T03:25:00.000-04:002008-06-12T03:25:00.000-04:00Hey, Miss C, and to think I've just left a comment...Hey, Miss C, and to think I've just left a comment saying we had similar taste. I can't STAND Mahler. He makes my gut clench with horror. ;-) Not that I'm being at all overdramatic or anything.Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-86644487798529338392008-06-12T02:53:00.000-04:002008-06-12T02:53:00.000-04:00Uhmmmm...I like Mozart AND Bach better than Beetho...Uhmmmm...<BR/><BR/>I like Mozart AND Bach better than Beethoven.<BR/><BR/>I like certain Beethoven.<BR/><BR/>Not dissin' Beethoven or anything. And I am certainly no expert. He just gets a bit...well...heavy and intense sometimes and the others are more likely to make my spirit soar.<BR/><BR/>My fav when I go to the symphony is Mahler. I like the way he broke the rules and blended the "genres"...if one could call them genres.....<BR/>(ducking)Cassondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420982030156788059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-80257058467196041462008-06-12T02:16:00.000-04:002008-06-12T02:16:00.000-04:00Actually I think someone like Dorothy Dunnett has ...Actually I think someone like Dorothy Dunnett has something like the scope of Bach, but seriously, I don't know anyone or anything who comes close to him. Sorry - huge Bach fan here ;-) Tiff, I LOVE the romantics too! Give me my Rach!!! I think we could find a CD or two that we'd be happy to listen to together.Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-36833415507384397062008-06-12T02:02:00.000-04:002008-06-12T02:02:00.000-04:00That's a good questions. Who is the Bach of the wr...That's a good questions. Who is the Bach of the writing world? Nora Roberts?Tiffany Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07991564840502713121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-40187238175557835542008-06-12T01:52:00.000-04:002008-06-12T01:52:00.000-04:00teehee... no controversy here. Okay just a bit, ca...teehee... no controversy here. Okay just a bit, cause I'm a huge lover of the romantics :) I can't help it. And the only thing of Mozart's I find moving and in equivalence to my fav romantics is his requiem--namely, the confutatis and lacrimosa--okay, so the Ave Verum is nice too. And I know, everyone likes those, makes me seem so unoriginal. :) But the romantics have passion. I love passion and the emotional impact of Beethoven is hard to match.Tiffany Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07991564840502713121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-11436163146074127902008-06-12T01:49:00.000-04:002008-06-12T01:49:00.000-04:00So, Fo, who writes like Bach, then? Oh, boy. I nee...So, Fo, who writes like Bach, then? Oh, boy. I need to go to bed.Christine Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260589566405262159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-81326684116099907392008-06-12T01:44:00.000-04:002008-06-12T01:44:00.000-04:00Ah, how to be controversial in the lair! Of course...Ah, how to be controversial in the lair! Of course, that's JUST my opinion! But if you listen to something like the 23rd piano concerto or parts of the Magic Flute or Don Giovanni or the Ave Verum Corpus (which always makes me want to cry), you'll see what I mean. And hey, my other greatest composer ever is Bach, who might even be greater than Mozart! ;-)Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-72280873647116782002008-06-12T01:17:00.000-04:002008-06-12T01:17:00.000-04:00Gasp.... you did not just say Mozart was far bette...Gasp.... you did not just say Mozart was far better than Beethoven... [GASP]can't...breathe....<BR/>And I ain't comparing the two of you and your writing... <BR/>still...can't...breathe... noooooooooooooooooo.... you could argue Bach. I'll have to say Mozart is mostly fluff... and I should love him a little more since he introduced clarinet into orchestral arrangements on a permanent basis--but I just can't do it. <BR/><BR/>sorry, excuse my crazy rantings--it's not a nice night for insomnia... work is going to suck on so many levels tomorrow.Tiffany Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07991564840502713121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-82923517353535123132008-06-12T00:50:00.000-04:002008-06-12T00:50:00.000-04:00Christine, what a wonderful post. I loved the dis...Christine, what a wonderful post. I loved the discussion of voice and the varied examples. Sorry, I'm so late to the party!jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-42399871009252368402008-06-12T00:28:00.000-04:002008-06-12T00:28:00.000-04:00Sorry I haven't been around to play but I'm feveri...Sorry I haven't been around to play but I'm feverishly working to meet a deadline. Just wanted to bop in and say a big Thank You to Christine & PJ on their praise for THE TROUBLE WITH MOONLIGHT. It really is a fun story. Thanks againDonna MacMeanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10310857800824141312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-82521031652561173792008-06-11T23:59:00.000-04:002008-06-11T23:59:00.000-04:00Thanks, Christine!Pat CochranThanks, Christine!<BR/><BR/>Pat CochranPat Cochranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997396930842831460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-21994222727845858812008-06-11T23:12:00.000-04:002008-06-11T23:12:00.000-04:00Kirsten, I bet if you loved Stargirl, I will--quit...Kirsten, I bet if you loved Stargirl, I will--quite apart from all the other recommendations it's getting. I will put that on my list. Thanks!Christine Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260589566405262159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-63905611213535856662008-06-11T23:11:00.000-04:002008-06-11T23:11:00.000-04:00Interesting--I enjoy both composers but I'm a bit ...Interesting--I enjoy both composers but I'm a bit of a Philistine when it comes to music. I know what I like;)<BR/><BR/>Smarties vs kidneys. Don't think we will ever have to make the choice, thank goodness!Christine Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260589566405262159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-42461970250403867562008-06-11T23:07:00.001-04:002008-06-11T23:07:00.001-04:00That was meant to read 'kidney'. Guess who had a g...That was meant to read 'kidney'. Guess who had a glass of wine with lunch! Hic!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-55957590869114630922008-06-11T23:07:00.000-04:002008-06-11T23:07:00.000-04:00Hmm, I think at a pinch, I'd have a Smartie over a...Hmm, I think at a pinch, I'd have a Smartie over a kindye, except in exceptional circumtanceds ;-)<BR/><BR/>Oh, no, Mozart is incredibly profound. Amazing music. And just perfect. Seriously, I think he was a far greater composer than Beethoven.Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-25576492304382631432008-06-11T23:02:00.000-04:002008-06-11T23:02:00.000-04:00Fo--Hmm, funny that. I used to write with Mozart i...Fo--Hmm, funny that. I used to write with Mozart in the background. But he's a little shallow and populist, isn't he?*g* Wonder what the reaction will be when IP comes out.<BR/><BR/>And hey, I'm not reneging on the kidney deal but I've only got two! You're giving them out like smarties.Christine Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260589566405262159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-83019990982788315052008-06-11T22:57:00.000-04:002008-06-11T22:57:00.000-04:00Christine, WOW! The Beethoven of romance? I LIKE i...Christine, WOW! The Beethoven of romance? I LIKE it! Whereas I think of you more as the Mozart of romance. You know, that perfection of taste and touch that never fails. <BR/><BR/>Tiffany, you are gorgeous! Thank you. By the way, do you love me enough to give a kidney to Cassondra. I wasn't actually offering one of mine and Christine seems to have sidestepped on her deal ;-)Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-66929914345005007932008-06-11T22:36:00.000-04:002008-06-11T22:36:00.000-04:00Yes, that was Stargirl! Way to go Beth and Susan! ...Yes, that was Stargirl! Way to go Beth and Susan! You know he wrote a sequel, but I can't bear to read it. Stargirl stands on its own. Christine, it's YA and its fabulous. Highly recommended.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-75531575030989688612008-06-11T22:22:00.000-04:002008-06-11T22:22:00.000-04:00Geez, I can't spell tonight, I meant to say tensio...Geez, I can't spell tonight, I meant to say tension, lolDinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13363922982973526678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-85169091883796329342008-06-11T22:21:00.000-04:002008-06-11T22:21:00.000-04:00Hi Christine,Yes, in some books I do like it when ...Hi Christine,<BR/><BR/>Yes, in some books I do like it when the story keeps me in suspense and the tenions builds and then there are others that I can't wait to get to it, lol.Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13363922982973526678noreply@blogger.com