parterre box

28 comments

• mrsjohnclaggart says:

  Call you what, High C’s? I don’t have your number, or do I????

  on May 18, 2008 at 4:08 PM
• leylagencerdalcielo says:

  FYI the baritone in the 1963 Aida anecdote was Aldo Protti.

  on May 18, 2008 at 5:39 PM
• ruxton says:

  but High C’s- if we call you “Mrs Jc” it will cause untold confusion as we already have one. ;0)

  Sanford- at ungodly hours we look for ungodliness- but sadly everything in this house is way too godly

  on May 18, 2008 at 8:03 PM
• High C's @ 4:20 says:

  God no… Mrs JC is WAY too wise… i would be her after a lobotomy…

  (I wanted her to call me cuz she wanted to be stoned)

  on May 18, 2008 at 8:11 PM
• ruxton says:

  What makes Parterre what it is, is wonderful but it surprises me sometimes that some posters don’t seem to have worked it out sometimes.
  Our Doyenne, gracious hostess with the mostess that she is, frequently lowers her veil slightly to reveal her human side … a “slight fixation” against a certain modern American soprano, which in turn gives occasion and opportunity for others (like minded) to slam the poor creature into any available wall and then pee on her.
  There is also a claque among us who think nothing worthwhile happens beyond their own borders. Among them xenophobia is extolled as virtue and makes us realise the war between the USA and Britain has never been truly over. Despite this we manage to adore the divas from abroad and any male who dares to drop his trousers or take off his shirt.
  We NEVER mention a certain soprano of pointy face and short career as it automatically releases the resident troll from his cave (and now apparent moon juice) to spout, rant and spruik as though it was his sister!
  Beyond that, the “so much more” includes a wide divergence of opinion from so many knowledgeable posters the only thing one can sometimes be sure of-is that they really know all about something we may not particularly agree with- but it does make us feel slightly dumb nonetheless. One poster is legendary in her knowledge and comic expression. Many of us don’t care what she says, but we love her expression completely and will re read her posts many times over. Some of us even harbour secret desires where she is concerned.
  To me these things are just some of the small components that make Parterre what it is- and why I adore it.
  posters,

  on May 20, 2008 at 9:16 PM
• Lydia Language says:

  ruxton — I’m certain the Eaglen story is true — Aldo Protti was the baritone — true, he was 74, but impressive for a’ that. It was in New York — there was something of spring in the air — I seem to recall a garden — and I think it was Madison Square —
  now I’m trying to figure out who the pointy-faced diva was.

  on May 24, 2008 at 1:05 PM
• Graciella Scusi says:

  Ruxton :
  “…a certain modern American soprano, which
  in turn gives opportunity for others.. to slam the
  poor creature into any available wall and then pee
  on her.”

  Comic relief, Ruxton, like the porter in
  MACBETH…a necessary release of built up
  tension before the shit hits the fan ( not that
  she has many fans in this room at the moment )

  on May 24, 2008 at 1:57 PM
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  on October 8, 2008 at 2:42 PM