Archive for May, 2008
Gone Fishing
Back on Monday with the winner of Quiz #18. I’ll leave it open til Sunday at midnight EST, so feel free to listen again and review the clues)
Happy weekend, all.
Wednesday Links
A group of Austrian monks is sitting at number one on the British classical music charts. Next stop Top of the Pops?
Looking for a donkey bone rattle, a cardboard guitar or a custom made thumb piano? Trade in your plane ticket for a quick trip to Musideum, a Toronto store that offers, “rare instruments [...]
Quiz #18 Clue Two
Last day to get your guesses in folks, although there are still 13 hours remaining til the midnight EST deadline, so that should be plenty of time.
Have a listen while you work out the following clues.
1) The composer’s handspan was the subject of an article in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine in [...]
Quiz #18 Clue One
A few correct guesses so far but still plenty of time to get your name put in the official OM Seed Corn Hat with a chance at the prize.
Here are the clues:
1) The composer failed his general subject exams at the Conservatory
2) The piece was completed along with its 12 opus mates in the same [...]
Quiz #18
Happy long weekend to those readers tuning in from America and the UK. The idea of a Bank Holiday has long been a source of confusion, since it has been Miss Mussel’s experience that British banks are permanently on holiday. If you should enter a bank during its “opening hours” [10pm-3pm M-F], it is [...]
Philharmonie Firefighters Get Free Tickets
Reports today from Deutsche Welle and Bloomberg confirm that worst case scenarios being bandied about yesterday will remain firmly in the realm of the imaginary.
It took until early this morning (ECT) for the fire to be extinguished completely with nearly 1,600 square meters (17,200 sq ft) of the roof destroyed since 2pm ECT [...]
Quiz #17: The Moment You’ve All Been Waiting For
Roger Miller was the first name to emerge from the OM Seed Corn Hat this week, which means he has won his choice of a $20 credit at Arkiv or the chance to choose the rep for an upcoming quiz.
Elaine Fine and William Hughes also wrote in with the correct answer: Erich Korngold’s Narrenleider (Songs [...]
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