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We like to pigeonhole music by genre ("file under popular"), but sometimes the definition doesn't quite fit. Rholonne Déodoranté, th' IoF©'s Religiousness Inclusivity Officer, teaches a popular course here at th' IoF©'s Modern Academy For Girls And Yes Okay Boys Who Want To Be Girls Jesus Christ Who Cares. The following text is copied direct from her course notes.
"Defining genre in popular and other forms of music is primarily a marketing tool used by the music business to target a consumer base. It also serves a valuable retail function in guiding consumers quickly and efficiently to their favored type of music. But sometimes the definition is hard to classify - music may crossover genres. Today's project is the Thorinshield album from 1967 because of course it is. Frequently referred to by reviewers as being sunshine pop, it has very few of the motifs and tropes associated with that genre."
Thorinshield were basically a duo, Bobby Ray and James Smith, augmented by drumster Terry Hand. Ray is FoamFeatured Antecedently™ HERE The production team is A-list; Steve Douglas, Chuck Britz, Hank Cicalo, and Wally Heider, so it's a little puzzling that the overall sound and feel of the album is less lush than you might expect. Arrangements are by Perry Botkin Jr., whose dad played some very nimble guitar for the Billy Mills Orchestra on the Fibber McGee and Molly radio show.
The album takes a few plays to get its hooks in, but its subtle individuality is absolutely worth your time. File under: quality.
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ReplyDeleteHere’s a sixth, the above image provokes so many questions. The girl (or boy) sat upright at her (or his) desk under the double window, has she (or he) finished her task first, waiting for Rholonne Déodoranté to come over to mark her paper?
Secondly I wonder what Rholonne Déodoranté is about to say to the young girl who’s platted hair we see at the bottom centre of the photo - I only spotted her (the young girl with platted hair) whilst I was thinking about whether Rholonne Déodoranté squeaked when she walked around the class wearing a pvc dress.
Finally that must be one of the earliest photos of Cheez Whiz in existence.
Anyway I bet Rholonne Déodoranté wouldn’t allow the sort of chaos that goes on in our schools these days, I’d vote for her to become Minister For Schools any day. Bring back discipline to a ‘Broken Britain’, I say.
Harsh discipline was just one of the many hardships endured at my old skool. Can't say if it did any good or not - some boys were caned regularly and remained sanguine. It was only skool, after all. Amazing what we put up with, really. Luckily Tony was always waiting at the skool gates when we debouched. He wore the first Afghan coat I ever saw, and palmed us ten bob deals the size of a pea, the scoundrel. That was when ten bob could buy you a small family car and a fish supper.
DeleteCompared to the brutal discipline at British schools in the 60’s and 70’s, I would imagine Rholonne Déodoranté would administer a more gentle form of discipline, perhaps involving a feather duster to start with, then maybe other ‘things’ that I’ve heard they show in some ‘gentlemens’ films’. Oooh, perhaps the Cheez Whiz might be useful, I’d imagine…perhaps.
DeleteThe answer, as with most things, is "all," "some," and "none" -- it just depends on "when" (which is always "now" of course which also means it is "then" -- past and future). So I suppose everyone is right, especially those who didn't offer an answer but only more questions!
ReplyDeleteThank you for clearing that up. Personally, I'm seeing Schrödinger's Finger here.
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DeleteMr. Throckmorton you are one unique person. Thank you for making the world more interesting.
ReplyDeleteYou are clearly a man of piercing intelligence, as happy striding across open moorland with a pipe in your mouth and hands clasped in the small of your back as playing pickleball with a group of happy orphans. Small wonder, then, that society dames drop handkerchiefs in your path and you are lionized by Pismo Beach intelligentsia.
Deletedoes anyone here have the complete 7 episodes of s town? i heard it was a direct copy of fibber and molly. that's a lie but it was the only way i could justify my beg as being on subject.
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