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In Reply to: Any happily married guys, here? posted by tinear on October 17, 2014 at 09:23:33:
I'm thinking a lot about why / how come we are still together. Our son Robert gets married, on Saturday, November 1st.Any good marriage that survives has 'survived' fights and drawings apart, IME&O. I know lots of apparently smooth marriages that don't 'survive.
So, I wouldn't think that economic / career stress is necessarily a deal-breaker would I? Can get damn close though! A marriage you both have to work at might fail, but it can strengthen bonds. And then there's ones own and her beliefs about making it work.
Patricia and I share a deep attachment to classical music, books, ideas etc. We don't always agree, mind!
Viz, last night Patricia wanted to see a performance of that old chestnut ballet 'La Fille mal Gardee'.
Towards which, having looked it up I had a resigned attitude. I don't quite dig a lot of 19C opera for similar reasons. * The Australian and British production tradition / history for this piece is expect-ably euphemistic / bowdlerised as "the Wayward girl"; the music is Herold's and arranged by Lanchberry, there's a 'Pantomime-dame' as the scheming widowed mother doing a chicken-dance!!!!!, provincial town/village, farmers, and so Timbo was not expecting to enjoy himself. But, it is a core piece of ballet repertoire. Ashton and Lanchberry.
*See here -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_fille_mal_gard%C3%A9e_%28Ashton%29We had a simple one-course & one-glass meal at a much favoured Italian place across from the theatre precinct, during which I was asked about that afternoon's tour/group. Trisha asks good questions!
Then we walked over to The Canberra Theatre, and unusually we held hands, my idea.
Well now? Spectacular dancing, pretty girls, nice legs, good figures and lots of nickers, and a not entirely silly plot. And the widow was very funny.
I enjoyed it.
More than that, I realised in ways I couldn't list, why it has endured within ballet. Good for the entire WA Ballet and the Qld Ballet's dancers, who combined to do it. While there were a few pas de deux, a lot more ensemble work, which was very engaging. Very south of France sets and costumes.
Bring back frilly petticoats, I say.
http://www.hismajestystheatre.com.au/eventDisplay.aspx?ID=1424
It is good when she takes you out!
Warmest
Tim Bailey
Skeptical Measurer & Audio Scrounger
Edits: 10/17/14 10/17/14 10/17/14 10/17/14
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Follow Ups
- That was a joke, right?! - Timbo in Oz 13:58:46 10/17/14 (6)
- That was sweet! Nice post. (Nt.) - Winston Smith 21:17:07 10/17/14 (5)
- Thankyou, I was trying to be honest and brief! - Timbo in Oz 21:39:26 10/17/14 (4)
- You did great, Tim. - Winston Smith 22:00:59 10/17/14 (0)
- Sounds like a wonderful evening. Marriage, like democracy, may be imperfect, but it's - tinear 21:52:12 10/17/14 (2)
- Thankyou, Tin. - Timbo in Oz 22:06:15 10/17/14 (0)
- Here, here! Agree completely! (Nt.) - Winston Smith 22:02:09 10/17/14 (0)
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