"Andy" > wrote in message ...
> OT: The Nutcracker
>
> Am watching the Bolshoi Ballet: The Nutcracker on the USA cable TV
> channel.
>
> I'll admit it's not my style in art/music but I haven't seen it in about
> 40
> years!
>
> A welcome change from rock'n'roll and visually far more entertaining,
> imho.
>
> Humans shouldn't be physically able to do ballet moves like that!!!
>
> Check local listings in your area.
>
> It seems to be a Nutcracker "vote your favorite performance" show. I've
> only seen this performance.
>
> Andy

I have seen it twice live and many times on TV. Although I do like to see
ballet I do get rather tired of the music and the plot.

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Andy" > wrote in message
> ...
>> OT: The Nutcracker
>>
>> Am watching the Bolshoi Ballet: The Nutcracker on the USA cable TV
>> channel.
>>
>> I'll admit it's not my style in art/music but I haven't seen it in about
>> 40
>> years!
>>
>> A welcome change from rock'n'roll and visually far more entertaining,
>> imho.
>>
>> Humans shouldn't be physically able to do ballet moves like that!!!
>>
>> Check local listings in your area.
>>
>> It seems to be a Nutcracker "vote your favorite performance" show. I've
>> only seen this performance.
>>
>> Andy
>
> I have seen it twice live and many times on TV. Although I do like to see
> ballet I do get rather tired of the music and the plot.

Funny you should mention Nutcracker. Unshelled nuts is part of our
Christmas treats traditions. We have been gifted with assorted crackers,
one of Hiliary Clinton and other rather rude implements but had only two
that really worked. Neighbor borrowed one; didn't come back. No matter. I
figured I could buy one at WalMart. Spare me the sniping, it's the only
'big' store within range.
I looked in the kitchen tools section. No. Looked carefully there.
Still no. I looked in the barbeque tools. No. Searched beside the nuts
section of the snacks aisle as well as where they stock nuts for baking.
Still: No.
Lo and behold. WalMart stocks the nutcrackers beside the ice cream.
Silly me. Why didn't I think of that? Polly

Andy wrote:
> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>
>>
>> "Andy" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> OT: The Nutcracker
>>>
>>> Am watching the Bolshoi Ballet: The Nutcracker on the USA cable TV
>>> channel.
>>>
>>> I'll admit it's not my style in art/music but I haven't seen it in
>>> about 40
>>> years!
>>>
>>> A welcome change from rock'n'roll and visually far more
>>> entertaining, imho.
>>>
>>> Humans shouldn't be physically able to do ballet moves like that!!!
>>>
>>>
>>> Check local listings in your area.
>>>
>>> It seems to be a Nutcracker "vote your favorite performance" show.
>>> I've only seen this performance.
>>>
>>> Andy
>>
>> I have seen it twice live and many times on TV. Although I do like
>> to see ballet I do get rather tired of the music and the plot.
>
>
> Julie,
>
> For me, never having seen it live, it was better than the TV animated
> versions.

Yes. There is something more special when it is live. And each version is
always slightly different.