The Pillow Blog
Conor. Theatre Director. Foodie. Likes Music.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Foodie Friday - Jinky's
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Wild Card Wednesdays - Hammershoi
Tuesday Tunes - ADELE
Movie Monday - Cyrano Agency
Sunday Spices - Juniper
Seasonal Saturdays - Grandparents
Foodie Friday - The Rustic Stone
30 Mad Thursdays - Buy a Suit
Wild Card Wednesdays - Gerry Haugh RIP
Tuesday Tunes - Kylie/Folie/Aphrodite!
Here's the setlist...
"The Carnival of the Animals" (Instrumental Introduction)
"Aphrodite"
"The One"
"Wow"
"Illusion"
"I Believe in You"
"Cupid Boy"
"Spinning Around"
"Get Outta My Way"
"What Do I Have to Do?"
"Everything Is Beautiful"
"Slow"
"Confide in Me"
"Can't Get You Out of My Head"
"In My Arms"
"Looking for an Angel"
"Closer"
"There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)"
"Love at First Sight" / "Can't Beat the Feeling"
"If You Don't Love Me"
"Better the Devil You Know"
"Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel Love)"
Encore
"On a Night Like This"
"All the Lovers"
Movie Monday - Norwegian Wood
Seasonal Saturdays - St. Patrick's Day
Foodie Friday - Il Caffe di Napoli
30 Mad Thursdays - Tutankhamun
Wild Card Wednesday - MANGINA JONES
Tuesday Tunes - 30 Day Song Challenge
01 - Your favourite song
Moon River - Henry Mancini's Orchestra
02 - Your Least favourite song
Eiffel 65 - Blue Da Ba Dee
03 - A Song that Makes You Happy
Spitz - 君と暮らせたら
04 - A Song that Makes you Sad
Laura Branigan - Over You
05 - A song that Reminds you of someone
J Lo - Do You Know
06 - A song that reminds you of somewhere
Madonna - Jump
07 - A song that reminds you of a certain event
Stevie B - The Postman Song
08 - A song that you know all the words to
Madonna - Like a Prayer
09 - A song that you can dance to
Devdas - Morey Piya
10 - A song that makes you fall asleep
Chopin - Nocturne
11 - A song from your favourite band
Faithless - Bombs
12 - A song from a band you hate
Radiohead - Paranoid Android
13 - A song that is a guilty pleasure
Lady Gaga - Born this Way
14 - A song that no one would expect you to love
Dubliners - Rare Old Times
15 - A song you liked in high school
Aqua - Turn Back Time / Cornflake Girl - Tori Amos
16 - The first song in your mp3 folder
Kylie - Aphrodite
17 - A song you hear often on the radio
Rihanna - Only Girl in the World
18 - A song you wish you heard on the radio
Nina Hagen - Personal Jesus
19 - A song from your favourite album
Xavier Cugat - Perfidia
20 - A song you listen to when you're angry
Allegri - Miserere
21 - A song you listen to when you're happy
Roisin Murphy - Ramalama
22 - A song you listen to when you're sad
Cyndi - I'm gonna be strong
23 - A song you want to play at your wedding
Tracy Chapman - The Promise
24 - A song you want to play at your funeral
Mozart - Lacrimosa
25 - A song that makes you laugh
Tom Lehrer - The Elements
26 - A song that you can play on an instrument
Chopin - Raindrop Prelude
27 - A song you wish you could play
Rachmaninov - Paganini Rhapsody
28 - A song that makes you feel guilty
Triantafyllos - Mia Zoi
29 - A song from your childhood
London Palladium Cast - Joseph Megamix
30 - Your favourite song at this time last year
Nervous - Melissa Etheridge
Movie Monday - Downton Abbey (Skit)
Sunday Spices - Masticha
Seasonal Saturdays - March
Foodie Friday - Butler's Hot Chocolate
30 Mad Thursdays - Give Up Chocolate
Wild Card Wednesdays - The Turn of the Screw
I've never forgotten how much fun I had PLAYING Miles in the play version (The Innocents) all those years ago. The opera is not quite as terrifying as the play, since the music - or maybe just the staging - prefigured a lot of things and painted things in strokes rather broader than the subtle horror of the Henry James might really need. That said, it is pretty amazing music, and it was extremely well-sung.
Tuesday Tunes - Janet Jackson
Movie Monday - Le Grand Chef (1 AND 2!)
Sunday Spices - Thyme
Seasonal Saturdays - SPRING BREAK
Foodie Friday - Kebabs vs Burritos
30 Mad Thursdays - The Man With the Flower in his Mouth
Wild Card Wednesdays - iPad 2
Tuesday Tunes - Miserere
Movie Monday - Biutiful
Sunday Spices - Basil
Seasonal Saturdays - The Met Opera
Foodie Fridays - Shamrock Shakes
30 Mad Thursdays - Modern Noh Plays
Wild Card Wednesdays - Aphrodite
Tuesday Tunes - Mary Black
Whenever I feel a little homesick for Ireland, Dublin, my friends or my past, she'll get some airplay in iTunes. I think my favourite of her albums is the compilation "The Collection". Lovely, clear phrasing, and great heart.
Stop reading now and go see what I mean!
Movie Monday - The Illusionist
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Sunday Spices - Tarragon
Seasonal Saturdays - Awards Season & Banksy
Foodie Friday - Novel Cafe
30 Before 30 Thursdays - Palm Reading
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Wild Card Wednesday - Aftab
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Tuesday Tunes - Reynaldo Hahn
Movie Monday - Valentine's Day
Sunday Spices - Cinnamon
Seasonal Saturdays - Valentine's Day
Foodie Friday - La Provence, Brentwood
Thursday, February 10, 2011
30 Before 30 #8 - BOSE!
Wednesday, February 09, 2011
Wild Card Wednesday - The Beatitudes
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they who mourn,
for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek,
for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they shall be satisfied.
Blessed are the merciful,
for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure of heart,
for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they shall be called children of God.
Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.