Wednesday, May 6, 2009

George Frederick Watts Orpheus and Eurydice detail

George Frederick Watts Orpheus and Eurydice detailUnknown Artist The SunFlowersSalvador Dali Portrait of the Cellist Ricard PichotSalvador Dali Figure on the Rocks
someone who'd discovered that the instrument didn't just have three keyboards but a whole range of special acoustic effects, ranging from Flatulence to Humorous Chicken Squawk. The occasional 'oook!' of appreciation could be heard amidst the sonic explosion.
Somewhere under the table, Vimes screamed at Ridcully: 'Amazing! Who built it!'
'I don't know! But it's got the name B.S. Johnson on the keyboard cover!'
There was a descending wail, one last Hurdy-Gurdy Effect, and then silence.
'Twenty minutes those lads were pumping up the reservoirs,' said Ridcully, dusting himself off as he stood op. 'Go easy on the Vox Dei stop, there's a good chap!'
'Ook!'
The Archchancellor turned back to Vimes, who was wearing the standard waxen pre-nuptial grimace. The hall was filling up ?'
'Oh, yes,' said the Dean, who'd spent all the previous day with Lady Deirdre Waggon's Book of Etiquette. 'She's got to marry someone once she's turned up. You can't have unmarried brides flapping around the place, being a danger to society.'
'I completely forgot about a best man!' said Vimes.quite well now.'I'm not an expert on this stuff,' he said, 'but you've got the ring, have you?''Yes.''Who's giving away the bride?''Her Uncle Lofthouse. He's a bit gaga, but she insisted.''And the best man?''What?''The best man. You know? He hands you the ring and has to marry the bride if you run away and so on. The Dean's been reading up on it, haven't you, Dean
The Librarian, who'd given up on the organ

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