10 Sunday Apr 2011
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Valentina Lisitsa, laughing.
That's really all I wanted to do, just post this
beautiful moment from an interview she did last
October in Amsterdam.
And oh, maybe one more thing…
:heart: :heart: :heart: :heart:
You know if it were not for Valentina's incredible playing,
none of the rest would make any difference. But I am not
heartless. And I am not blind.
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I have no idea who that is. :confused:.
@ Qlue.Here ya go.:)
@ Darko.I just added a bit to the post. I was watching an interview that she did in Lima, in which she said that it wasn't about the dress and the shoes, etc. I would hope that with me she knows that without her playing the way she does that I wouldn't bother.
Drezz and shoez. Benefiz of Kapitalizm…
:lol:You know it's ironic but to a great degree the women who wear dresses and skirts here in Spokane are Eastern European women.
It's common, I think, because this seems to be the trend around Europe too. Actually, some Polish and Russian women dress in a way that exceeds what is comme il fault. To put it simple: they dress like prostitutes: long high heeled boots, tight skirts, stockings, simili jewelery. Prejudice and stereotypes, I know, but that is how they appear. I guess it has something to do with what sociologists call symbolic interactionism. The fact that one thing (like a low neckline dress) is ascribed with one meaning in one culture and an entire different meaning in another culture. For an Eastern European woman the long boots and stockings might signal high social status, wealth and ressources, while to a Scandinavian woman it signals the exact opposite.That is my interpretation, anyways.
you're probably right their Lion. But keep in mind that the 'norm' is, to an extent, in constant flux. Why do prostitutes and other woman of 'low class' dress the way they do? The 'fashion' in the slums is often an attempt to appear to be seen 'high class' in the hopes of attracting some degree of affluence. Thus a prostitute wants a 'rich' customer, and a woman who is poor (but not a prostitute) wants to attract an upper class husband. When the poorer people begin to dress in 'upper class' fashion, that fashion becomes common and the upper class change their style to, once again, distance themselves visually from the 'rabble'. :up:.Then, once you add religion and culture to the mix, you get different levels of 'acceptable'. :faint:.Many Muslim women, even when given every opportunity and encouragement, refuse to stop wearing full Hijab. They actually feel embarrassed for their face to be seen by strange men in public in much the same way that many women would feel embarrassed to walk around topless. And the opposite is just as true. Many Muslims, both men and women, feel embarrassed to wear 'Islamic' clothing when living in a predominantly 'western' society. :left:.It's almost an irony that, largely thanks to Apartheid, South Africa has a very, culturally diverse populace that is more tolerant of culturall differences than most European countries seem to be. (judging from what I can glean from media/Internet)
Originally posted by Aqualion:
w00t! :drunk: :hat: Yeah, that's what I want here in Spokane! Damn right!:lol:And I take it you were NOT referring to Valentina dressing like a prostitute. Otherwise I might have to break out the brace of pistols.@ Martin.@ Qlue.Thanks for the interesting discussion. :up: :sherlock:Interesting discussion. Fashion definitely reflects culture. And not just the differences between one culture and another, but of course differences in the same culture across time — like the differences in dress between women in the 70s and women in the 2Ks. And of course it depends on location within the same culture. From what I've seen women in New York City who dress "to the nines" are way more numerous than they are in Phoenix or here in Spokane. And then you have the more relaxed kind of "leisure fashion" of the warmer climates Los Angeles, Hawaii. Julia Fischer, a German, for e.g. –But to get back to Valentina, she still wears the formal gown for her concerts. But in interviews she dresses a bit more casually, although nicely, in a suit or even a pair of slacks and a nice blouse. And she wears the latter on some of her videos now too. I like both ways. She looks lovely in both. And of course it makes no difference to her playing whatsoever, so…
I was so not dissing Valentina, Ed. Keep your pistols in the box. She is a very fine woman, as far as I can tell. But her skills on piano makes me suspicious. It is super-human, you know… Plain and simple.
I was thinking of a duel at 500 paces — which I think would be about 6 blocks from each other by the time we walked it out.Better bring a sack lunch. :p
The clothes I like to wear would get me laughed out of town in most European cities. Most large American cities, too, for that matter.Has nothing whatsoever to do with fashion, but with what is comfortable and practical.And I hatehatehate shoes.:lol:
Originally posted by Stardancer:
That kind of attitude is never gonna get you onto the runways, Star. You better forget about that. :p:heart:
It's about honor, Martin. Not about distance. And just to make sure we didn't actually hurt each other, we could do it on a foggy morning. Then we would hit the bourbon. And shake hands and call it a day.
Originally posted by edwardpiercy:
That's almost one kilometer apart. I'm not sure I would be able to see you at all from a distance of one kilometer. Unless, of course, we decide to not walk in a straight line. If we decided to share a bottle of bourbon and a sixpack just before the duel, this would happen automatically. On the other hand, I'd propably get lost on my way. My experience with wisky is that you might get lost.
Yeah, I see it now. A foggy morning. Just to make absolutely sure that no one will get hurt. Make it before seven, because my sight is not fully developed until after nine. But… We'd need some secondants, won't we. Somebody to bring the pistols and whisky. And a priest too. That's how it's done, isn't it? They'd better take cover when the shooting begins. Those guns of yours are sixshooters, as far as I remember.
Oh I think we should use the classic pistols. A Colt or a Smith-Wesson just wouldn't be the same. Not to mention that the old pistols, from what I've heard, were lucky to hit the broad side of a barn anyway. I suppose I could have Angeliki as my second. She would make a pretty good second, would probably wear something sexy for the special occasion — and would bring one hell of a picnic basket lunch for us, I'm sure.
You can't bring a girl to a duel, man… What would people say… It's just wrong. A duel is boy's man's stuff.Picnic basket is okay, though.
Well what if I brought Angeliki dressed as Judy Davis dressed as George Sand in drag. Would that be okay?
Between you and me, I've always found women in men's clothes slightly… erm… how should I put it?… piquant… Women in uniform is of course always nice to look at, but a foxy chick in plain men's clothes, suit and neck tie… :yes: :chef: I don't know. Maybe it's just me being not right in the head, but… Well, there I said it, now judge me!
I think there's an old song — "why can't a woman be more like a man" or something like that. I think it's cool in any case — though I really do like skirts and dresses and heels. BTW I decided not to get the kilt for the Highland Games in August. I'm going for the new violin bow instead. Anyway, that sound like a "yes" to the question of a second, so if this duel goes down I will let Angeliki know. I'm sure she will be quite excited by it all… :p :p :p
It's the twenty-first century. The rules off duel etiquette clearly state that the only permissible weapon in this century is a laser. I therefore suggest that you use laser tag. :p.
Or how about this one:
In any case as long as it doesn't turn out like this duel. :p
Well it is true that we live in a new era. And I think the girl in daisy dukes and halter top would be VERY interesting as a second. But I might suggest upgrading to this instead, which has a much more rapid rate of fire and won't set the scheduled lunch behind any.
I can't watch that, but I happen to know Cheech and Chong very well. In my college days we enjoyed their work a lot… Funny enough, I still remember some scenes.I like the duel scene in 'Highlander' too. Where he has certain problems with the wig.
Originally posted by edwardpiercy:
From the musical, "My Fair Lady," with Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn.:smile::heart:
Originally posted by Stardancer:
Professor Higgins was gay. That much was obvious.:lol:
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