Friday, January 27, 2006
DOH!!, My husband is right!!!, Or Happy Birthday Mr. Mozart
I know I never should have doubted but this is the straw that broke this camel's back. It is a running joke at our house that there is a Simpson's quote for every occasion. My husband Paul, to my frustration, is the sharer of these bon monts. Well I give up because he is not alone in this need link to the Simpson's.
Today I had on our local classical radio station. They were broadcasting a free public concert live from Saltzburg, Austria in honor of the 250th birthday of Wolfgang A. Mozart. The commentators were talking about the city and the man between numbers, while waiting for the moment of Mozarts birth (ca. 8pm in Austria) when all the church bells of Saltzburg were to be rung. I was enjoying learning more about Mozart then the children's biography and story I had read to the kids earlier in the day had afforded. I was there for taken by surprise when they started discussing, in somewhat glowing terms, a Simpson's episode that was based on Mozart's life and work!!!
After the bells rang I came up to search Google (who has a nice little powdered wig and musical staff on their logo today) to learn more about this episode. Much to my surprise I found not one but three Mozart/Simpson's connections! I offer them here as a piece of humble pie to my husband (and his brother, and Steve, and Joel and the others who for years have peppered my life with Simpson's references).
Reference 1: Bart as Mozart in a trip through history
Reference 2: A quote from Kent Brockman about a concert Bart and Milhouse attend
Reference 3: The Happy Birthday, Lisa song that Bart writes (listing #35 on this page)
While I'm at it here is another Mozart gift for my husband who loves to debunk urban legends and other commonly held pieces of misinformation. The song Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, which is frequently attributed to Mozart is apparently not his composition.
Today I had on our local classical radio station. They were broadcasting a free public concert live from Saltzburg, Austria in honor of the 250th birthday of Wolfgang A. Mozart. The commentators were talking about the city and the man between numbers, while waiting for the moment of Mozarts birth (ca. 8pm in Austria) when all the church bells of Saltzburg were to be rung. I was enjoying learning more about Mozart then the children's biography and story I had read to the kids earlier in the day had afforded. I was there for taken by surprise when they started discussing, in somewhat glowing terms, a Simpson's episode that was based on Mozart's life and work!!!
After the bells rang I came up to search Google (who has a nice little powdered wig and musical staff on their logo today) to learn more about this episode. Much to my surprise I found not one but three Mozart/Simpson's connections! I offer them here as a piece of humble pie to my husband (and his brother, and Steve, and Joel and the others who for years have peppered my life with Simpson's references).
Reference 1: Bart as Mozart in a trip through history
Reference 2: A quote from Kent Brockman about a concert Bart and Milhouse attend
Reference 3: The Happy Birthday, Lisa song that Bart writes (listing #35 on this page)
While I'm at it here is another Mozart gift for my husband who loves to debunk urban legends and other commonly held pieces of misinformation. The song Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, which is frequently attributed to Mozart is apparently not his composition.
