Blame it on the Bossa Nova
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A while back Chris ran across a list of the songs that have been at the top of the pop charts in Germany over the years. Just for fun, I had looked to see what was the #1 song in … Continue reading
Category Archives: Musicals
On the street where she lived
Earlier this year, Chris and I created a Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning letters blog site, where we’ve been posting the letters between the two poets that documents their 1.5 year courtship. During the period of those letters, Elizabeth Barrett … Continue reading
The route that ran through Tübingen last Saturday
Last Saturday, Chris and I had a chance to go to two outdoor events here in Tübingen that, oddly enough, wound up having something American in common.
Waiting for the next Hard Rock Hallelujah
In the interest of completeness, I feel compelled to report that the eventual winner of the Eurovision competition a couple of weeks back was the song that went into the final as the favorite, the song from Denmark. Not my … Continue reading
Road to (and from) Eurovision
It is now less than one month to Eurovision 2013, the annual Europe-wide song contest. It’s therefore not a moment too soon to report back with an update on what happened with Germany’s official entry in the contest.
One hand ready to tap
Nothing I know gives you that glow like sweet applause … Or so the Broadway song from the 1970 musical Applause goes. Perhaps that’s true. But it’s a different kind of glow you see when you get up to see … Continue reading
More Colorful Language
I focused on just the color “blue” the other day, but today I have just a few quick expressions to show that both German and English are full of many colorful expressions. Literally.
What a Camera!
Today I’m in the midst of preparing for a talk I’m giving next week on 20th Century American Photographers. The final announcement for it just went up today in the “upcoming events” portion of the website for the Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut … Continue reading
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The Elusive Carousel
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I forgot to include one more night scene from Verona with the post yesterday: my yearly attempts to take a photo at night of the little carousel in Piazza Bra. Our favorite hotel in Verona — where we always stay … Continue reading
Time and again
I’d like to thank everyone who communicated ideas, both in the comments, via their Facebook pages, and/or via email regarding ideas for a song about “time” to go with Wednesday’s post. Fun!