[AGL] Paris and Prague

[Jon Ford]

Mike-- I would like to get back to Paris; haven't been there since a summer 
a few years ago when there was that enormous heat wave that killed so many 
shut-ins. Do check out Prague, though, if you have a chance. Much of the old 
city is still intact, even though it's crawling with tourists at certain 
times of the year.

Jon




>From: "Michael Eisenstadt" <michaele at ando.pair.com>
>Reply-To: survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 
>60s<austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
>To: "survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 
>60s"<austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
>Subject: Re: [AGL] here comes Rome
>Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2006 15:16:59 -0600
>
>Jon,
>
>Yes, the tickets in Paris churches are a bit high,
>like 16 Euros or more. Last night here in Austin
>was only $10 each.
>
>But Paris has a enormous musical scene probably
>a magnitude better than that in Prague. And more
>Gothic churches to hear the music in.
>
>Mike
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jon Ford" <jonmfordster at hotmail.com>
>To: <austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
>Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 2:06 PM
>Subject: Re: [AGL] here comes Rome
>
>
> > Mike-- the Paris concerts in churches are great. Another good place for
> > music in astounding churches
> > is Prague-- and they don't charge as much as they do in Paris.
> >
> > Jon
> >
> >
> >>From: "Michael Eisenstadt" <michaele at ando.pair.com>
> >>Reply-To: survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the
> >>60s<austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
> >>To: <austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
> >>Subject: Re: [AGL] here comes Rome
> >>Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2006 09:57:44 -0600
> >>
> >>Frances,
> >>
> >>We was me and my roommate.
> >>
> >>I got an Early Music in Austin email about it. Liturgically it was a
> >>concert, not a service. What the concert solely consisting of the 
>singing
> >>of
> >>a Requiem Mass really is in the eyes of J.C. is known only to Him. As
> >>Michele says, some truths are on the other side of the veil.
> >>
> >>Architecturally, inside, the church, technically a cathedral, is a real
> >>loser. Nice outside. Vulgar imitation of English perpendicular with 
>gaudy
> >>red marble columns. Fake di Robbia style medallions along the side 
>walls.
> >>Ghastly wallpaper behind the altar. Rich folks provincial bad taste 
>circa
> >>1880s I guess.
> >>
> >>In Paris, church concerts are in HUGE 900 year old
> >>neighborhood churches. Hearing plainsong masses in gothic space blows 
>the
> >>mind.
> >>
> >>Mike
> >>
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "Frances Morey" <frances_morey at yahoo.com>
> >>To: "survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s"
> >><austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
> >>Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 9:33 AM
> >>Subject: Re: [AGL] here comes Rome
> >>
> >>
> >> >I didn't know they had Masses at night on Thursday. What do you mean
> >> >"we"
> >> >white man? Who in the world could have persuaded you to attend Mass? I
> >>went
> >> >to a midnight Mass there one Christmas. It was SRO. We walked out when
> >>the
> >> >bishop's sermon somehow laced the birth of the baby Jesus with 
>abortion
> >> >phobia.
> >> >  The Cathedral on the inside resembles St. Louis Catholic Church in
> >> > Castroville in which I was married. It would have been one of Texas'
> >> > Painted Churches but some inferior desecraters (AKA architects,) not
> >> > knowing how to apply $250,000 allocated to "rehab" the building
> >> > built-to-last-250-years, slate roof and all, decided to give the
> >>interior
> >> > a fresh coat of paint. The original frescos appear in one of my 
>wedding
> >> > pictures.
> >> >  Best,
> >> >  Frances
> >> >
> >> > Michael Eisenstadt <michaele at ando.pair.com> wrote:
> >> >  We went to a Mass at St. Mary's catholic church on 10th & Brazos 
>last
> >> > night.
> >> > Had never been inside so interesting to look around.
> >> >
> >> > Voices plus viola da gamba, portative organ, and bass lute. The
> >> > occasionally
> >> > heard timbres and sonorities of the instruments made it magical. The
> >> > Requiem
> >> > Mass was composed by a student of Monteverdi named Cavalli.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
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