When they're right, they're right

Discipulus Legis says that I shouldn't give the Republicans credit for anything, but you gotta admit, when they're right, they're right. But that's not the real reason I'm posting this. I admire the Phillip Glass-type music they use in the background. Very arty! More like this! I am available at any time to help any political ad team choose the best classical music suited to a particular political attack.

Opera at the ballpark

For my birthday, Discipulus Legis treated me to sitting for three hours outside in the cold. Yeay! Why did I enjoy this so much? Because it was at San Francisco Opera's "Opera at the Ballpark" event. SFO simulcast Camille Saint-Saens's Samson and Delilah to AT&T Park (where the SF Giants play) and it was pretty awesome. We sat on the field, not too far from the right field foul line, during the first act (and then moved into the stands for the second and third acts because Discipulus Legis is not used to the cold), ate garlic fries, and enjoyed the festive atmosphere.

People were running the bases and dancing in the infield, and during the second intermission there was a "Take Me Out to the Opera" sing along. The lyrics were something like, "Take me out to the opera, take me out with the crowd/Buy me a seat at the opera house/I don't care if it's Mozart or Strauss/Cuz' it's root, root, root for the divas..." and so on. It was very clever. Kudos to the person who rewrote the words). There were also little fan signs that said "GO SAMSON!" on one side and "GO DELILAH!" on the other. I always root for Delilah, but it never turns out well for her in the end. Oh well. Anyway, it was a fun night all around and an awesome birthday treat.

Video from the event. The sound was pretty amazing (especially if you like opera being blasted from big speakers, which I do):



Panoramic view from the stands:

The Met: Morning, noon, and night

Actually the time frame is more like late afternoon, dusk, and night, but I took these pictures of The Metropolitan Opera when I was in NYC with Discipulus Legis earlier this year. They've been languishing in my phone since then, so I thought I would post them. I heart the Met.

Music that's hip with the kids

My musical tastes tend toward the vintage (really vintage), but I've been sampling some of the latest records that are popular with the youth. Among them, Rehab by Amy Winehouse. Observe:





Pretty good, right? The lyrics especially speak to me, especially if you replace the word "rehab" with "work." To wit: "They try to make me go to work and I said no, no, no." Because really isn't work a lot like rehab? Forced attedance at someplace you don't want to be, forced interaction with people you don't really want to talk to. See what I mean?


This song--Ride A White Horse by Goldfrapp--is also good, and the only redeemable thing about the last season of The L Word: