A Musical Interlude
13 October 2015 | On The Farm
So, having done Eric and Ernie, here we are, or more correctly, geographically speaking, there we were in Annapolis with the Two Ronnies.
Julian and Lyn Ronnie of Domini. You know. The guys that won the Heineken Regatta earlier this year. (Have we mentioned that before? Hard to imagine it was just a few months ago. Seems like years ago.)
Anyway, Domini was moored outside the Murphy's, Ocean Cruising Club members who kindly lent their dock for boat show weekend.
Westbrooke Murphy, a leading light in the Annapolis Theatre invited us to the opening night of his latest show, Carousel, in which he was starring as one of the 70 chorus members.
Now, while wishing to retain what musical "street cred" I might have, I have to confess to being a closet Rogers and Hammerstein fan. As a nipper, I'd sit by the mangle while mum squished the clothes dry on our really flash integrated "Hoover Combo Washer Mangle" and listen as my dear old mum sang along to her favourite West End musical albums. Carousel, South Pacific, Oklahoma. I know them all. Nearly word perfect! (If my kids read this they'll be cringing).
Consequently, it was a grand evening once again hearing all the songs I'd been brought up with.
And, talking of choruses, we were woken to an interesting variation of the "dawn chorus" by a variation of "Day Ohhhhhh!"
Not quite sure what I was hearing at 5am, I tuned in and, sure enough, there it was again. "Day Ohhhhh". Well, not exactly that bit something like it.
That sound was then supplemented by drumming. "Day Ohhhhh. Tap tap ratatatatat"
As we weren't on Time Bandit it was clear it wasn't Hal Yard and his group. So who or what was it?
The Two Ronnies in action. Julian in creative mood composing a new tune for a client. Lyn on backing vocals.
What it is to be mixing with a creative crowd.
Annapolis was left in our wake, our Chevrolet Cruze wake and we headed north via our friends sons house in very attractive, rural Pennsylvania where we met their creative team, young Vivian and Arthur and had a wee spell of plasticine arts and crafts. That and the hay ride, apple and pumpkin picking.
Now that's a great business model. Get tourists to pay YOU to PICK your crops AND then pay for it. Brilliant.