11th Aug 2012 Harry Connick Jr. & His Elegant Swing

I am almost sure I wrote about him not long ago. He gave a most entertaining performance last night in Roses, my home town, in the annual Peralada Summer Festival at the casino garden. The very suave singer & super pianist of New Orleans sparked off with his highly sophisticated repertoire in vocal Jazz with undertone of pop and hints of swing.

He triumphed in the 80's as an elegant crooner but through the years had combined the varied key essence of several other popular music of the different periods, making it his own with his style and never given up his very endearing crooner charm. He performed for the 1st time in Spain in 1994, then in 2007 and each time he presented his concert with almost a complete change of styles.

He surprised the audience with his on stage appearance this time, in his casual shirt hanging loose over the kind of multi-pocketed excursionist type trousers, far from what I personally love to see, his usual sleek and smart crooner elegance. The sophistication is left in the music, refined, mesmerising but riveting. Right from the 1st song 'Won't you come home, Bill Baily?', composition with more than a century's life rooted from the Doxieland, immediately followed by a long & magically juggled introduction of vibrant rendering on the piano.

He has perfected his comparatively new facet of a comedian showman as well, every wink and gesture at the right timing and the exact degree of gag or humour. I saw his concert on Broadway (2011) on TV, most impressed & entertained, but seeing him live on stage is quite something else, just brilliant!

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Prev: 11th Aug 2012 Loving Wife

11th Aug 2012 Loving Wife

Bet it’s not just this one lady who lives with whatsername …

An elderly lady was invited to an old friend's house for dinner one evening. She was impressed by the way her lady friend preceded every request to her husband with endearing terms such as : Honey, My Love, Darling, Sweetheart, etc. The couple had been married almost 70 years and, it seems they were still very much in love.

While the husband was in the living room, her lady friend learned over to her hostess to say: 'I think it's wonderful that, after all these years, you still call your husband all those loving
names.'

The old lady hung her head, 'I have to tell you the truth,' she said, 'his name slipped my mind about 10 years ago, and I am scared to ask the cranky old sod what his name is.'

 

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Prev: 11th Aug 2012 Fun For All - Aircraft, Aircrew, Passenger

11th Aug 2012 Fun For All - Aircraft, Aircrew, Passenger

** Difficult Landing & The Puzzled Passenger ~

The airline had a policy that required the first officer to stand at the door while the passengers exited, smile, and give them a "Thanks for flying XYZ airline".

An airline pilot on this particular flight hammered his plane into the runway really hard. In light of his bad landing, he had difficulty looking the passengers in the eye, all the time he thought that a passenger would have a smart comment. However, it seemed that all the passengers were too shell shocked to say anything.

Finally, everyone had gotten off except for this little old lady walking with a cane. She said, "Sonny, mind if I ask you a question?" "Why no Ma'am," said the pilot, "What is it", the little old lady said, "Did we land or were we shot down?"

** Aircrew of the Month ~

From a Stingem Airline employee: "Welcome aboard Stingem Flight XXX to YYY. "We are pleased to have some of the best pilots in the industry... Unfortunately, none of them are on this flight...!"

Then he progressed to the famous "Fasten Seatbelt Routine". What he said was: "To operate your seatbelt, insert the metal tab into the buckle, and pull tight. It works just like every other seatbelt, and if you don't know how to operate one, you probably shouldn't be out in public unsupervised.

In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, oxygen masks will descend from the ceiling. Stop screaming, grab the mask, and pull it over your face. If you have a small child travelling with you, secure your mask before assisting with theirs. If you are travelling with two or more small children, decide now which one you love the more."

After the plane landed, he said: "As you exit the plane, make sure to gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants"

His final announcement was: "Thank you for flying Stingem Airlines. We hope you enjoyed giving us the business as much as we enjoyed taking you for a ride."

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