tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17999907.post8101606107662096853..comments2024-01-24T08:24:14.555-05:00Comments on My Favorite Intermissions: A Dumb IdeaMaury D'annatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14136129943169313348noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17999907.post-9298734696688827652007-03-06T21:51:00.000-05:002007-03-06T21:51:00.000-05:00My protestant reaction to das Schmutz auf dem Kopf...My protestant reaction to das Schmutz auf dem Kopf is, "Holy smoke, it's Ash Wednesday!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17999907.post-35349410258834075862007-02-22T10:28:00.000-05:002007-02-22T10:28:00.000-05:00Remember, Maury, that we are Butt Dust, and to tha...Remember, Maury, that we are Butt Dust, and to that we shall return.Gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02529720009266903423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17999907.post-68304165096353005182007-02-22T09:15:00.000-05:002007-02-22T09:15:00.000-05:00I don't think it's a dumb idea. The move would (a...I don't think it's a dumb idea. The move would (a) get the NYCO out from under the Met's seriously long shadow and (b) give the NYCO some hipster appeal that the Met lacks. I for one would travel to Brooklyn for good opera. As it is now, I travel to Brooklyn for nothing.Chalkenteroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08435851223758000117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17999907.post-71194591238531239902007-02-21T23:42:00.000-05:002007-02-21T23:42:00.000-05:00Well, the thing is the young ones really are, I th...Well, the thing is the young ones really are, I think, up in the part of Brooklyn whence it's hard to get to downtown, whereas Ft. Red Slope Hook is filing up with momsters and dadsters, who are a lot more likely to go. Still I see your point. Not on (2) though--who the hell drives? And surely New Jersey is no more opera friendly than Long Island, whence it's much easier to get to Flatbush terminal. If you're not careful, I'll just keep on saying "whence."Maury D'annatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14136129943169313348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17999907.post-11717752065362001252007-02-21T14:07:00.000-05:002007-02-21T14:07:00.000-05:00Two problems:(1) Young People With Money eventuall...Two problems:<BR/><BR/>(1) Young People With Money eventually start going to the opera, but not (as a rule) until they're Older People With Money. Opera events -- even Silja's Makropoulos or DiDonato/Christie in Handel -- don't even sell out BAM, and that's nothing like a full season.<BR/><BR/>(2) Driving in would be hell, particularly from New Jersey but really, once the stadium goes up, from anywhere.JSUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02477558636942883735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17999907.post-62699449076869980322007-02-21T12:11:00.000-05:002007-02-21T12:11:00.000-05:00I believe the complete term is Schmutzmittwoch. ("...I believe the complete term is <I>Schmutzmittwoch</I>. ("Das ist Schmutzmittwochszaubuer, Herr!")La Ciecahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03638016724169904251noreply@blogger.com