I couldn’t find the “Perfect 10” floor exercise performed by Mary Lou Basset, but here is Mary Lou Retton performing hers in 1984. Just imagine Mary Lou Basset’s version!!
Did you know that most, if not all, the zoo pandas are owned by China? They lend them to zoos for a specific period of time. Any cubs also belong to China.
I couldn’t decide which John Williams Olympics Theme I wanted to post, so finally…. why not both?
In the comments section on YouTube, I saw this: comment by Flipflops Guy: “I never knew this was by Williams too, I won’t be surprised if he has written a piece for the entrance to heaven when I die.”
Actually BOTH Mary Lous were born with hip dysplasia… . the human one too.
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Liverlips McCracken
Guest
3 years ago
Wow! There’s a lot to unpack here. As a former professional symphonic trumpeter, I always appreciate a well-played fanfare. Dog knows, John Williams has written a bunch of them. Two very different ensembles playing what are really two slightly different versions of the same music for the 1984 Olympics. The first link is a much smaller orchestra; only three trumpets. The second link is to a HUGE orchestra; I counted seven herald trumpets alone, plus at least an equal number of more conventional design. Similarly sized sections of all the other brass instruments in the two groups.
The Copland is perhaps the best known fanfare in the world, certainly in the USA. The best performance of it I have ever heard was by the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble (PJBE), a British group. If you want to hear another incredible fanfare, listen to the Festmusik der Stadt Wien, by Richard Strauss. Festival music for the city of Vienna. I’ll look for a good performance to post here in a few minutes. R. Strauss wrote an extraordinary amount of music for brass ensembles, and he wrote extremely well for brass. There isn’t a brasser alive who doesn’t love playing Strauss. It’s difficult, top-shelf stuff, but utterly exhilarating.
Border collies are reputedly the smartest dogs in the world. They really enjoy being challenged intellectually. In fact they need it. They get bored and restless otherwise. The woman & dog dance routine shows that off in spades. That pooch is having a great time cavorting with her human. I’m sure she gets a few biscuits off-stage. Dean the basset is somewhat less intellectually challenged. But he and Chief are having a great time nonetheless. Hanging with their peeps, running around outside, and just generally being chow hounds.Love the Dean videos.
Wow! You were a professional symphonic trumpeter!!! What talent we have in this family! I’ve always loved the Brass section the best. Thanks for the info.
kudos to you, sir!…..any significance to your name ‘liver lips’?— I only ask
because it seems to me that a trumpet player’s lips are fairly crucial to a successful performance playing the scale …let alone playing in a symphony.
playing in a symphony —just to be able to say that puts you in rarified air
In answer to your question: Yes, my nom de plume is a play on my time as a play-er. In truth, the lips are of secondary importance to BREATH CONTROL. Brass playing is much like singing in that regard.
Before anyone asks, I do not play at all now. My embouchure fell apart – an occupational hazard that has befallen better players than I. I blame it on having gotten braces as a HS kid. They altered the shape of my mouth and caused problems with my playing that I never got past. I think I got into some bad habits, and never unlearned them once the metal came out of my mouth. I believe it cost me a career.
But I did get to play some great parts before exiting; the Coronation Scene from Boris Godunov, the Triumphal March from Aida, principal trumpet in Rhapsody in Blue, another Strauss brass piece known as the “Fieirlicher einzug,” which is an abbreviation from its much longer full title. I won a concerto competition in college and got to perform the Concertino for trumpet and orchestra by Knudage Riisager.
I’m with you, Susan. Both in the musical ability and respect for Liverlips. I took piano lessons at one time as a kid, but gave it up when we moved and sold the piano.
Thanks for sharing your experience!!!!! Like Arfside, I was the best clarinet “squeaker”, way back when. I’m in awe of anyone who plays an instrument so well that they’ve made their way to a symphony orchestra! Bravo, sir!
BTW, on July 15th, I meant to reply to you regarding a discussion that we were having about a contrabassoon vs. a bass saxophone, and I never did get back there. I now have additional information: YOU are the professional. I am not. Therefore, a bass saxophone it is!
Again, thanks for your expertise! AND, thanks for all your comments and kind words!
DryandDusty
Guest
3 years ago
Good morning Balladeers, (((((Plods))))) and Miss Susan.
Mary Lou Basset has great handwriting. And that’s a great picture for the Kibbie’s box. The drool competition is always my first thought when I think about Basset Olympics. They are truly champions in that category.
The basset on the rings has excellent form.
What an enjoyable poster of MaryLou Basset! And all the accompanying videos were fantastic! Thanks for putting together a great package, Stel! I spent the whole morning listening to alllllllllll the fanfares! What fun!
[human version]
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I couldn’t find the “Perfect 10” floor exercise performed by Mary Lou Basset, but here is Mary Lou Retton performing hers in 1984. Just imagine Mary Lou Basset’s version!!
And, that’s why they BOTH won the GOLD!!
Like Mary Lou Basset, the female human was quite young and small…. 16 years old and 4’9″ tall at time.
For comparison, champion human female gymnast of today, Simone Biles, is 24 years old…. but only 4′ 6″.
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Extreme excercise can stunt growth and slow female development… often temporarily…
Marry Lou Retton did go on to have four human daughters, all but one gymnasts….
and Mary Lou Basset had several litters of athletic pups,
If I remember correctly, both Mary Lou’s had quite the wiggle in their routines.
You would remember the wiggle!
(I know, huh?)
You are correct!
Well, I knew about Mary Lou Retton, but I didn’t know about Mary Lou Basset! Thanks for sharing that!
I will never forget that smile. 🙂
Which one?
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Did you know that most, if not all, the zoo pandas are owned by China? They lend them to zoos for a specific period of time. Any cubs also belong to China.
Yes, I do remember hearing that! Thanks, Dorothea!!!
What a cutie!
Irresistible!
I couldn’t decide which John Williams Olympics Theme I wanted to post, so finally…. why not both?
In the comments section on YouTube, I saw this: comment by Flipflops Guy: “I never knew this was by Williams too, I won’t be surprised if he has written a piece for the entrance to heaven when I die.”
What if Mary Lou Retton and Mary Lou Basset teamed up? Here is an example of the possibilities:
This Border Collie was the greatest!! Thanks!!!
My favorite is the march from ‘Captain From Castile’. “Conquest” from the pen of Alfred Newman. Love all the fanfare.
then there’s Alfred E. Newman…..
haahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaa
😄🤣😅😂😄
It figures! lol
Thanks! I had never heard that before! It definitely has a Spanish air to it!
Ear-worm of the day – and I didn’t play the video.
Kibbies, breakfast of champion bassets! Beautiful, Stel!
Thanks so much, Dennis!
Wow… seems like yesterday… but Mary Lou Basset was barely out of puppyhood when she won the gold…
and became the first female dog athlete to appear on a Kibbies box.
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A tiny puppy, the runt of the litter, born with hip dysplasia…
she turned out to be the perfect size and weight for the backflips and twirls it took to be a champion basset gymnast.
Coupled, of course, with her natural stamina, strength, and beyond-normal-basset agility…
and a winning, big-eyed basset smile.
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Love the real photo of her… too bad she didn’t autograph it.
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BTW that 10.9 oz box of Kibbies is also the perfect size and weight…
melt them on half power with half a stick (4tbs or 56gm) of real butter, stir in the whole box of Kibbies, and press the mixture into a buttered pan.
The best recipe for KIbbies treats…
though I warn you.. they don’t really belong on an Olympics training table.
“born with hip dysplasia“: usually not a funny disorder, yet made me LAUGH OUT LOUD!!
BTW, behind the scenes, here at the studio, your recipe is a BIG hit!!
Wow… Thanks for asking her!
I’ll treasure it.
Actually BOTH Mary Lous were born with hip dysplasia… . the human one too.
Wow! There’s a lot to unpack here. As a former professional symphonic trumpeter, I always appreciate a well-played fanfare. Dog knows, John Williams has written a bunch of them. Two very different ensembles playing what are really two slightly different versions of the same music for the 1984 Olympics. The first link is a much smaller orchestra; only three trumpets. The second link is to a HUGE orchestra; I counted seven herald trumpets alone, plus at least an equal number of more conventional design. Similarly sized sections of all the other brass instruments in the two groups.
The Copland is perhaps the best known fanfare in the world, certainly in the USA. The best performance of it I have ever heard was by the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble (PJBE), a British group. If you want to hear another incredible fanfare, listen to the Festmusik der Stadt Wien, by Richard Strauss. Festival music for the city of Vienna. I’ll look for a good performance to post here in a few minutes. R. Strauss wrote an extraordinary amount of music for brass ensembles, and he wrote extremely well for brass. There isn’t a brasser alive who doesn’t love playing Strauss. It’s difficult, top-shelf stuff, but utterly exhilarating.
Border collies are reputedly the smartest dogs in the world. They really enjoy being challenged intellectually. In fact they need it. They get bored and restless otherwise. The woman & dog dance routine shows that off in spades. That pooch is having a great time cavorting with her human. I’m sure she gets a few biscuits off-stage. Dean the basset is somewhat less intellectually challenged. But he and Chief are having a great time nonetheless. Hanging with their peeps, running around outside, and just generally being chow hounds. Love the Dean videos.
It is impossible to play this too loud. Give it as much juice as your speakers can handle.
Wow! You were a professional symphonic trumpeter!!! What talent we have in this family! I’ve always loved the Brass section the best. Thanks for the info.
In the 5th grade I played the accordion. I”ve never heard “Lady of Spain” played better.
I was really good at making a clarinet squeak!
well, THAT certainly is impressive!
kudos to you, sir!…..any significance to your name ‘liver lips’?— I only ask
because it seems to me that a trumpet player’s lips are fairly crucial to a successful performance playing the scale …let alone playing in a symphony.
playing in a symphony —just to be able to say that puts you in rarified air
Good question. Lets hear it, Liverlips!
In answer to your question: Yes, my nom de plume is a play on my time as a play-er. In truth, the lips are of secondary importance to BREATH CONTROL. Brass playing is much like singing in that regard.
Before anyone asks, I do not play at all now. My embouchure fell apart – an occupational hazard that has befallen better players than I. I blame it on having gotten braces as a HS kid. They altered the shape of my mouth and caused problems with my playing that I never got past. I think I got into some bad habits, and never unlearned them once the metal came out of my mouth. I believe it cost me a career.
But I did get to play some great parts before exiting; the Coronation Scene from Boris Godunov, the Triumphal March from Aida, principal trumpet in Rhapsody in Blue, another Strauss brass piece known as the “Fieirlicher einzug,” which is an abbreviation from its much longer full title. I won a concerto competition in college and got to perform the Concertino for trumpet and orchestra by Knudage Riisager.
Wow… I’m impressed!
I can’t play anything musical… Or carry a tune.
Or so they tell me.
Sometimes a bit vociferously.
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I’m a bit in awe of those who can… even people who can pick out a tune on a kiddie piano.
I have new respect for “liver” lips. 😁
I’m with you, Susan. Both in the musical ability and respect for Liverlips. I took piano lessons at one time as a kid, but gave it up when we moved and sold the piano.
Thanks, LL! Good to know we have your expertise in the mix here.
Thanks for sharing your experience!!!!! Like Arfside, I was the best clarinet “squeaker”, way back when. I’m in awe of anyone who plays an instrument so well that they’ve made their way to a symphony orchestra! Bravo, sir!
BTW, on July 15th, I meant to reply to you regarding a discussion that we were having about a contrabassoon vs. a bass saxophone, and I never did get back there. I now have additional information: YOU are the professional. I am not. Therefore, a bass saxophone it is!
Again, thanks for your expertise! AND, thanks for all your comments and kind words!
Good morning Balladeers, (((((Plods))))) and Miss Susan.
I thought cold pizza was the breakfast of olympic bassets.
Good morning Cleolympians!
Product endorsements are always good for the portfolio.
Y’all have some watermelon and grab some nuts! (((((HuGz!)))))
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Mary Lou Basset has great handwriting. And that’s a great picture for the Kibbie’s box. The drool competition is always my first thought when I think about Basset Olympics. They are truly champions in that category.
The basset on the rings has excellent form.
Thanks, PC!!
What an enjoyable poster of MaryLou Basset! And all the accompanying videos were fantastic! Thanks for putting together a great package, Stel! I spent the whole morning listening to alllllllllll the fanfares! What fun!
Thank YOU, ML!! It was fun putting it together last night!
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