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Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for January 31, 2013
January 30, 2013
February 01, 2013
Transcript:
Dill: What's that noise? Alice: My brother Petey is practicing his oboe. That's his new note! Beni: What happened to his old note? Alice: Listen- this is the part where he drools!
I think the —SBPLLLS part is the sound of Petey drooling over his oboe. Beni’s question, BTW, seems very much in order to me. Maybe Alice could do narration for the preschool orchestra, if there were such a thing….
margueritem about 12 years ago
Oooo, the drool note!
pouncingtiger about 12 years ago
I’ll take the drool note over the brown note any day.
el8 about 12 years ago
What’s the difference between an oboe and an onion?
You don’t cry when you’re cutting up the oboe.
WaitingMan about 12 years ago
Petey channels his inner Eric Dolphy.
Sisyphos about 12 years ago
I think the —SBPLLLS part is the sound of Petey drooling over his oboe. Beni’s question, BTW, seems very much in order to me. Maybe Alice could do narration for the preschool orchestra, if there were such a thing….
GROG Premium Member about 12 years ago
Sounds like perfect harmony to me.
OldestandWisest about 12 years ago
Danny Kaye called the oboe,“The ill wind that nobody blows good.”
calvinsfriend110 about 12 years ago
I play the piano, luckily it requires no breath.
Popeyesforearm about 12 years ago
Thompson was on top of his game at this point.