tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32354680.post2800104120664412310..comments2023-11-03T09:05:31.265-04:00Comments on Soho the Dog: High Flying, AdoredMatthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10936327293692397100noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32354680.post-18542084463666781622008-05-27T10:06:00.000-04:002008-05-27T10:06:00.000-04:00Darcy James Argue and I joked about this when the ...Darcy James Argue and I joked about this when the Dave Clark Five were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame—that sooner or later, every single act that originated in the 50s or 60s is going to get some sort of award. It's the perks of getting in on the ground floor. (Maybe it's a disguised music ed award—raise your hand if you learned how to count 7/4 from Pink Floyd records. I know I did.)Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10936327293692397100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32354680.post-9508421674480934462008-05-26T18:00:00.000-04:002008-05-26T18:00:00.000-04:00So, Pink Floyd, who, except for a one-off Live 8 g...So, Pink Floyd, who, except for a one-off Live 8 gig a year or two ago, have been defunct since the mid-90's and hadn't made a really good band album since 1977's <I>Animals</I> gets the prize this year? Whose next, the Peter Gabriel-era Genesis?<BR/><BR/>Favorite Ivor Novello award moment: Harrison Birtwistle's acceptance speech after winning the classical award in 2006 (and having to listen to a bunch of pop acts beforehand):<BR/><BR/><I>Why is your music so effing loud? You must all be brain dead. Maybe you are: I didn’t know so many cliches existed until the last half-hour. Have fun. Goodbye.</I><BR/><BR/>Hahahaha. Take *that*, Arctic Monkeys!Henry Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871451112170286316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32354680.post-60643946790955926552008-05-24T13:12:00.000-04:002008-05-24T13:12:00.000-04:00On the other hand, the French did name an orchid a...On the other hand, the French did name an orchid after Jessye Norman, which earned them a lot of slack in my book.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10936327293692397100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32354680.post-80478262303410721622008-05-24T09:01:00.000-04:002008-05-24T09:01:00.000-04:00And let us not forget Céline Dion awarded the Legi...And let us not forget Céline Dion awarded the Legion d'honneur:<BR/>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808715,00.htmlRobert F. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18217369785155750115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32354680.post-35968840759323813192008-05-23T14:35:00.000-04:002008-05-23T14:35:00.000-04:00Excuse me, I feel faint.Excuse me, I feel faint.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.com