Author Archive: Peter Jakobsen
Learn to Win
Glenelg v Woodville-West Torrens Eagles, Glenelg Oval, 6 May 2016 After humiliating themselves with three appalling quarters last week, and fighting back grimly in the last to win some respect, the team displayed the right attitude in taking on a solid outfit of opponents and held a slight advantage during much of the game. But a mere 4 day break took its toll and the Bays wilted in the last term, enervated as they were by some umpiring decisions that seemed even more bizarre than usual. Konrad Lorenz ought to have done some studies of the effect of hierarchical status on the…
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Songs in Our Heart # 6 Angel of the Morning (Juice Newton version) (Written by Chip Taylor; released February 1981) [“Just Call Me the Queen of Schmaltz!” Love it.]
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Songs in Our Heart # 5 Amoureuse (Kiki Dee) (Written by Veronique Sanson and Gary Osborne; released August 1973) [“Strands of light upon a bedroom floor…”]*
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Prospects not good...
Prospect Oval, 1 May 2016 How wrong can your correspondent be? About a week ago, he wrote: “The team is good enough and things will fall into place soon.” In what should have been a close game, the Roosters got out of the blocks fast, soon led, and by mid-game it was 9 goals to 2. We apologise for the poor quality of our photo of the scoreboard (see below) – our hands were shaking with fear, loathing, rage and despair. I don’t know who has the task of apologising for the performances of the Tigers. The team was (it must be reported…
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(Puccini, NY Met, 5 March, 2016) TVC had not seen this early Puccini but was pleasantly surprised. It’s a Puccini, of course, so a rural, low-born tart will get uppity and be handed a disproportionate retribution as her fate, but whilst the story is the messy result of being written by a committee, it is uncomplicated (albeit piecemeal), heartfelt and in the end, very moving. There are flat bits – the café twittering at the beginning reminds one of the rubbish music theatre Valli is forced to do in The Third Man – but the music shows the composer’s great talent and there are numerous Wagnerian…
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