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Welcome to the 30th BestofMe Symphony

// June 28th, 2004 // Personal

Bestofme Symphony – 30th Edition

Greetings fellow lobsters and welcome to the 30th Bestofme Symphony. This week’s compositive offering includes a diverse selection of musical styles and techniques. So without further ado….

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Overture – School of Rock (Comp – Andrew Ian Dodge – Dodgeblogium)

Our evening’s entertainment opens with this prelude featuring a number of modern rock stanzas. Notable moments include the solo by the highly praised artist Jack Black.

1st Movement – Eminem: A Translation (For White People) (Comp – Peter Petrisko – The World According to Pete)

With obvious urban influences, P Petrisko (in association with The Institute of Racial Harmony and Understanding) has created a master piece of contrasting styles. Building to an epic finish both classicists and modernists will find something to like in this evocative piece.

2nd Movement – Pigskin John (Comp – Pietro – The SmarterCop)

A cheeky little movement with some interesting choreography. The second movement of the Symphony has a special guest star appearance by John F*** Kerry in a previously acclaimed performance of an American Football referee.

3rd movement (Adagio in F) – Islamofascism: Mikey Likes It (Comp – The Watcher – Watcher of Weasels)

A dark and angry piece with strains of ancient Middle Eastern disharmonies, The Watcher will not be short of support for the message engrained within our next movement. Worthy of note is the light fiskiness present on the second coda – masterful indeed!

4th Movement – Constitutional Amendment to Hunt and Fish (Comp – Interested Participant – Interested-Participant)

Opening with a fanfare of epic proportions, the 4th movement from Interested Participant quickly moves on to a more pastoral theme. Note the jarring, off chord percussion that has been said by some to resemble gunfire. Whether you agree or not this piece is certainly worthy of your careful attention.

5th Movement (Beaujolais Minuet) – Light Party (Comp Robert – XSet)

As we draw to a close your host provides this snappy minuet. The piece explores themes of wine and universal harmony before giving way to the Finale.

Finale (Birthday Sonata) – Wow! I’m one year old today! (Comp – Susie – http://practicalpenumbra.mu.nu/)

A light and trilling finale to our evening’s listening. Susie once more amazes nay astounds the audience with a stunning blend of “Happy Birthday” and her own uniquely touching love story.

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That concludes this, the 30th symphony. Thank you to all who’ve taken part and good night!

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Next week’s Symphony will be the 31st and will be hosted by the WetWired Crew

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Hosting: Would you like to host the Symphony? Send Jim a note and he’ll get you on the schedule.

Submit to the Symphony: Want to be a part of next week’s edition? Check out this post for submission help. Entries should always be sent to bestofme@jpeacock.net regardless of who the Symphony host is.

Spread the word: Webloggers, how about some linky love? Just think of how happy your readers would be if you gave them a path to such a wonderful reading selection.

Email Reminders: If you’d like to be sent a reminder about the Symphony, join the mailing list. There’s one email sent on Thursday or Friday to remind you to submit for the next Symphony and one on Monday with the location of the newly posted Symphony.