Jaap van Zweden (personally) has taken a new name: David Geffen

RE: Jaap van Zweden (personally) has taken a new name: David Geffen, posted on February 3, 2016 at 16:07:54
TGR Audiophile Posts: 3002 Location: No. California Joined: March 22, 2004	I was going to write WTF until I read the article....funny. Now when that doesn't actually happen, Geffen will probably call van Zweden a malcontent.

And Trump will call him a LOSER!, posted on February 3, 2016 at 17:55:45
John Marks Manufacturer Posts: 7793 Location: Peoples' Democratic Republic of R.I. Joined: April 23, 2000	Just like Trump lost Iowa--because the more people saw of him, the less they liked him. John

RE: And Trump will call him a LOSER!, posted on February 3, 2016 at 18:14:11
bruckner9 Audiophile Posts: 1184 Location: So Cal Joined: August 14, 2003	i swear, i can't go ANYWHERE online these days without having to read politics!

Or a sellout!!!, posted on February 3, 2016 at 21:10:03
John Marks Manufacturer Posts: 7793 Location: Peoples' Democratic Republic of R.I. Joined: April 23, 2000	Funny, wasn't Alan Gilbert a violinist in the Harvard Orchestra? Far better than having an ex-tympanist for a conductor, IMHO! JM

Unbelievable! This should have been a scene in the film "The Magic Christian", posted on February 4, 2016 at 00:13:29

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How crass - on both ends!

During the heyday of the Charles Finley years (as owner of the Oakland A's), Finley offered pitcher Vida Blue tens of thousands of extra dollars (i.e., beyond his contract) if he would change his first name to "True". At least Vida had the gumption to tell Finley that he'd would be happy to do so if Finley would also change his first name to "True". Needless to say, Finley didn't take up Vida's offer!

EDIT: Looks as if I've been had. I checked the rest of the site (which I should have done originally) and it's a humor site - a kind of Onion of classical music. I took it seriously. As Governor Perry once said, "Oops!". ;-)

And to make matters worse Jaap has a twin brother..., posted on February 4, 2016 at 08:10:16

genungo

.., a Czech conceptual artist who goes by the name of Jan Poope.

Jan Poope

As a native of Geffen City ..., posted on February 4, 2016 at 08:24:34
rbolaw	I don't see a problem with this. I think David Geffen was the ideal choice to conduct the Geffen Philharmonic. And once Geffen Hall is done, they can start work on the Statue of Geffen out in the harbor.

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Jaap van Zweden (personally) has taken a new name: David Geffen

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