Healthy discussion

[Jim M]

>You and Martin are kicking butt!

You mean Marty "Robbins" Bailey?  That *was* a nice catch on Scoop.

> Why does [Trilby's Piano] feel ripe for the picking by the crowd that 
> picked Rough Boys.
> Is there at least an explanation in the booklet for the pickers to find if
> they dare?

I wouldn't worry about that.  No one's ever going to hear this song other 
than within the context of the opera.

> My worst-case scenario is some joker starts suggesting that Hymie is slang
> for.....well.......sorry this is kind of wrong..... but, hymen.  There, I
> said it.

I think that's a stretch.  If anything, I could see someone picking up on it 
and complaining that the character is Jewish and his name is a 
stereotypical, even derogatory, name for a Jew.  Is that term not used in 
England?

> My song of the night is the extended -We Got A Hit- track.
> I'm digging the twangy guitar at the "WE GOT A HIT...good news...we got a
> hit" refrain.

I love both of the extended songs.  I've already got a CD-R for the car with 
them inserted into the Opera in place of the shorter ones.  *My* bonus 
tracks are Purple Dress from Letterman, Endless Wire from BBC and, soon to 
be added, Black Widows Eyes from Parkinson.

> Kevin <staying quiet while Scott gathers his thoughts....shhhhhhh...> in 
> VT

I can picture him scribbling furiously in his notebook...

Jim M