Happy Independence Day, America
Sunday, 4th July 2010
A regrettable, discreditable business back in, you know, 1776 And All That. Nevertheless, happy Fourth to you all. To celebrate here's John Philip Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever, performed by Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic at the Albert Hall in 1976.
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gareth
July 4th, 2010 5:35pm Report this commentAlex - why don't you tell us about John Holdren - or something interesting at least.
David Bouvier
July 4th, 2010 5:52pm Report this commentI blame the French; without them our Navy would have helped us prevail.
Kennybhoy
July 4th, 2010 8:36pm Report this commentDavid Bouvier wrote:
"I blame the French; without them our Navy would have helped us prevail."
We threw the match rather. When the first rank of your general officers refuse to fight their own people, the ones that do not refuse behave with hitherto uncharacteristic lethargy and incompetence, and a faction within the Commons burst into choruses of "Yankee Doodle" at news of each British reverse.....
Frank P
July 5th, 2010 12:46am Report this commentWho was Bernstein flirting with in the orchestra, during this performance?
Apart from that, it was a great rendition.
Loved his "Unanswered Question" lectures on TV. I think they are still available on DVD (at a price of course; definitely not cheap).
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