Tag Archives: Something For Thursday

Theodore Bikel died yesterday, at the age of 91. My main memories of him are a couple of guest appearances on Star Trek: The Next Generation (he played Worf’s adoptive human father), and his memorable single scene in My Fair … Continue reading →

An old favorite of mine: the Mendelssohn violin concerto. I love this piece to death. Make sure you pay attention at about the 2:40 mark, when the soloist (Hilary Hahn, in this case) soars to a lingering very high note … Continue reading →

Yesterday I got in the car to drive home and switched to the classical station (because the sports guys were talking hockey, and I’ve had my fill of hockey talk for a while), and I switched to hear the very … Continue reading →

Yesterday was Canada Day, so here’s something by Canadian composer Howard Shore. From the film The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, it’s a song titled “Evenstar”. This plays during the reverie sequence in the middle of the film … Continue reading →

Late, I know. I had something else picked out, but before I published it I learned of the day’s awful events in South Carolina and decided not to use it. I couldn’t decide what to use in its place, however, … Continue reading →

For some reason I’ve been on a kick lately of watching POV videos of roller coasters and log flumes. I enjoy roller coasters (as long as I don’t go upside down, because I’m chicken) and I love log flumes. I … Continue reading →

I’m feeling rather triumphant this morning, so here’s something to fit the mood: the Victory Celebration and End Title from Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi!

Actor Nigel Terry, who played King Arthur in the 1981 film Excalibur, died last week. Excalibur is the only thing I ever saw him in, to my knowledge, but he was very good in it. King Arthur is a very difficult … Continue reading →

You know who hasn’t been featured in this space in a long time? John Denver, that’s who. So here’s some John Denver. (And if you don’t like John Denver, you’re wrong.)