This isn't the first time I've driven out of the rain leaving the coast behind. Indeed, I almost took it for granted that the rain would dramatically ease off this evening as I moved north. I assume there's some sort of meteorological explanation for the phenomenon, I just don't know what it is.
Mind you, every time I read or hear about glaciers melting, a fairly frequent occurrence these days, I imagine the East Coast of the island under water. Folks here always seem remarkably sanguine about rising sea-levels, and I suppose that's not a bad way to be considering the possibilities ahead. I don't think it will be pretty. Thank goodness we live on the second floor.
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Heh, I was visualising the orchestra and it struck me that with all the shiny bits, they'd look a lot like a court. I also keep thinking of Alexander's Feast (both music and poem).
I suppose stuff like that is culturally equivalent to the next X-Men movie or something. It's fun, sometimes there is a deeper message (e.g. X-Men 2) and sometimes not at all (e.g. X-Men 3). But it's fun.!
Nice point about the band. They're there after all, and visually compelling. I suppose that's why Wagner sent them down below at Bayreuth. Incidentally according to Bryan Magee, sort of philospher and Wagner-freak, Strauss preferred the open pit of the Italian opera despite regularly conducting at Bayreuth. He seemed to want them on show.
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