tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676257508484188930.post141851881746456691..comments2023-11-29T02:29:00.977-06:00Comments on JIM HEFFERNAN'S BLOG: Holiday cheer: "kids say the darnedest things"...Jim Heffernanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04388986747065569089noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676257508484188930.post-31442607004441328392009-12-11T10:07:10.115-06:002009-12-11T10:07:10.115-06:00Mel:
How well I remember that arresting theme, Mel...Mel:<br />How well I remember that arresting theme, Mel. Of course it wasn't until years later that I learned what piece it was and that it was by Prokofiev. There's irony there, in the days of J. Edgar. I've learned over years of listening to classical MPR that whenever they play Shostakovich or Prokofiev, I'm gonna like it. Especially Prokofiev's score for "Alexander Nevsky." Poor Shostakovich really got beat up by Stalin.<br /><br />Hope you have an enjoyable holiday.<br /><br />JimJim Heffernanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04388986747065569089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676257508484188930.post-5702837780697245762009-12-09T17:33:25.671-06:002009-12-09T17:33:25.671-06:00Hi, Jim,
One of the ironies of the cold war was t...Hi, Jim,<br /><br />One of the ironies of the cold war was that the theme song of the radio show, "The FBI in peace and war", was from Prokofiev's "Love of Three Oranges".<br /><br />- Mel<br />http://magree.blogspot.comMelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05243390442574619077noreply@blogger.com