September 06, 2007

Pavarotti RIP .
posted by Skrik 16 years ago
  • . Let no one sleep.
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  • . I remember selling hundreds of copies of 'Nessum Dorma' on 7" in 1990 at Woolworths record section.
  • -O- Perhaps it might be time for this guy to step on stage.
  • So pavarotti knocks on the pearly gates. St Peter opens them and says 'oh it's you Luciano, come on in. Squeeze through'. Pavarotti says 'Hold on, I've got an envelope for you, from the Pope.' St Peter opens it up and reads it. 'HERE'S THAT TENOR I OWE YOU' Eh? EH?
  • Nice one, kitfisto. I doubt there are many angels who'll be able to keep up. Otherwise: .
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  • He's PASTA way! sorry
  • . I will admit, though, that I am completely unable to look at the guy and not think of John Candy... "Stairways to Heaven: 30 great artists, one great song". Heh.
  • Wait -- Thomas was Pavarotti on "Stairways to Heaven"? My memory's going... Pavarotti's death was the lead item on the news this morning. Not the war, not terrorism, but the passing of a great tenor. Bittersweet, that way.
  • Yeah, but by the time I got to work (7.45 am) I was already sick of hearing Nessum Dorma. I did have pasta for lunch though. It's almost like I knew this was going to happen when I made too much of it for my tea last night. So if I mix up a big mess of something really bitter and unpleasant for tomorrow, maybe Thatcher will be next! *crosses fingers*
  • . Well, he may have been a porcine egomaniac but in his prime he was glorious. RIP
  • E noi dovrem, ahimè, morir, morir! .
  • Mwhahahahahaha!!!! One tenor down...two more to go. (I keed, I keed) rest in peace, big man.
  • gnoc gnoc gnocci on heavens door!
  • I heard a quote attributed to him, er, a story rather, I suppose: Another famous tenor was on the same bill, and was noted for his range. As he performed he hit high C with ease and often, and the crowd applauded appreciatively. But when Pavarotti performed, he built to a high C with an intensity of effort that resulted in the crowd roaring into a standing ovation. Afterward, Pavarotti said to the first tenor, "They want to see you work for it." Apocryphal or not, told poorly even, that story I remember. Farewell Mr. Iconic Opera Singer sir.
  • He was rubbish in Raiders of the Lost Ark though...
  • Dammit kitfisto, I came in here to post- "There goes all hope for a Sliders reunion." DAMMIT.
  • What I remember is this one extended interview he did with Peter Ustinov at Luciano's mountainside house. At one point, both men -- men of significant heft, it must be said -- were swimming/drifting in Luciano's lap pool. The lap pool was built into the mountain, so its edge peered out over the valley. Edge of pool, Italian countryside. And the two friends just floating and talking in that spectacular setting... Not a bad life. Not bad at all.
  • At least Popeye can rest easy now, knowing no-one will try and steal Olive away from him now.
  • gnoc gnoc gnocci on heavens door! I made the mistake of trying to phone-order gnocchi from the Olive Garden for lunch yesterday. Dude on the phone insisted that they didn't have such a thing, even though their online menu said they did. HBS finally *spelled* it for him, and he replied, "Oh, the chicken and guh-noo-chee?" I weep for my nation.
  • waiter, what's taking so long with my guhnoochees?
  • Hey! I love guhnoochees with my ghy roos!
  • And farewell, Pavarotti. Anybody want a YouTube site for Nissun Dorma? Errrr, maybe not. Hey, it's got the words (mostly) You can sing along (sorta)
  • Is this about Brian Blessed?
  • Nice story about the man himself from the Popbitch mail out: RIP Pavarotti. We recall a story we wrote about him in 2003. While rehearsing for his farewell performance at Covent Garden, Pavarotti sloped off to his dressing room with two female dancers. And was discovered a little later, by the runner sent to retrieve him, enjoying oral sex from one, while the other held his stomach out of the way.
  • kitfisto FTW
  • Huh. Well!