Six months into COVID: I was shooting for Rimsky-Korsakov, but wound up at Mussorgsky.
Tag: COVID-19
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Zardoz COVID Ennui Sci-Fi Reappraisal
In “Zardoz” (1974), the Eternals, an immortal race, suffer ennui and even slide into catatonia, as each day bleeds into the next. No end, no passion, no inspiration, no purpose. Does this movie have added resonance in time of COVID?
In case you missed it (and I know you did), here’s my latest appearance on “Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci Fi Corner.” Roy and I chisel away at John Boorman’s trippy, hopelessly pretentious, yet somehow oddly relevant parable, which riled critics and baffled audiences at the time of its release, but today seems surprisingly worthy of reevaluation.
New episodes of “Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner” stream Fridays and Sundays at 7 p.m. EDT.
Join Roy this Sunday AT A SPECIAL TIME, 4 PM, for a conversation with special effects legend Brian Johnson, the Academy Award winning artist who worked on “Alien,” “The Empire Strikes Back,” “Dragonslayer,” “Space: 1999,” “Thunderbirds,” and “2001: A Space Odyssey.”
Thanks again, Roy! See you next Friday, for “The War of the Worlds!”
Ross and Roy on “Zardoz”:
Watch Brian Johnson, Sunday at 4 p.m., here:
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WWFM Listener Support Shines Through
Even in time of COVID, our dedicated listeners come through for us! With hosts interacting from separate studios and staff answering phones from home, we were able to crest $65,000 in donations, making our end-of-the-fiscal-year fundraiser a success. This is not underappreciated during such a turbulent time. We at WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org thank you for your extraordinary generosity!
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COVID Desert Island Crossword Beach Music Fun
In time of COVID, these really are desert island classics.
This week’s Classic Ross Amico crossword hits the beach, with musical selections about surf and sand.
To fill out the puzzle, follow the link and select “solve online” at the bottom of the page. You’ll then be able to type directly into the squares. Once you feel you’ve exhausted the puzzle, you’ll find the solutions by clicking on “Answer Key PDF.”
Behold, the sea itself,
And on its limitless, heaving breast, the ships!Your search for buried treasure begins here:
https://www.armoredpenguin.com/crossword/Data/2020.06/2806/28060950.436.html
ERRATUM: In filling out the puzzle, I discovered I accidentally included the hyphen in the composer’s last name on 14 across. This means you’ll also have to use it in order to arrive at the correct answer for 7 down!
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WWFM’s Corona-Era Fund Drive Needs You
During time of COVID, even getting in to the station has been a bit of a challenge. With studios located on the campus of Mercer County Community College, by necessity WWFM has had to abide by college policy. To maintain safety, the campus is open only to “essential personnel” – and even THEY have been strongly encouraged to work remotely, if at all possible.
Needless to say, this makes fundraising kind of a strategic puzzle. But the end of our fiscal year is not getting any farther away, and, after all, necessity is the mother of invention.
Having received special dispensation from the college, The Classical Network will today begin its first corona-era fund drive. WWFM hosts Alice Weiss, David Osenberg, and Michael Kownacky will look to solicit your support, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT, while at same time practicing safe distancing. This will be accomplished by having everyone on microphones, communicating FROM SEPARATE STUDIOS. Furthermore, your calls of support will be answered remotely by WWFM staff.
It goes without saying that this is all very new to us. But the end of the fiscal year waits for no nonprofit! If you enjoy the music, and WWFM is an important part of your life, please do whatever you can to renew your membership, become a new member, or make an additional gift BEFORE JUNE 30th. Our survival, and to what degree we are able to rebuild, depends largely on the dedication and generosity of our listener-members.
If you are in a position to do so, please call today at 1-888-232-1212. Or if you prefer, make your contribution online, anytime:
We realize that things are tight for many, so thank you especially for whatever you can do to support WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org!
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