tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17709835.post6674418474609794384..comments2024-01-17T00:20:07.761-08:00Comments on Not For Fun Only: Moby DickAxel Feldheimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12517904558156089265noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17709835.post-49492583907041473482012-10-29T20:43:48.179-07:002012-10-29T20:43:48.179-07:00Either you meant "odious" or you were ma...Either you meant "odious" or you were making a joke. Either way, I like it.<br /><br />And yes, you'd think one of Chloe's readers would have sent her a helpful, "hey, girl, it's not called the Peaquod" email, but obviously that didn't happen.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17709835.post-16452069972001309932012-10-28T21:35:29.454-07:002012-10-28T21:35:29.454-07:00Heggie's music is certainly tame given the sou...Heggie's music is certainly tame given the source material. I just heard Lohengrin this afternoon, but comparisons are odorous.<br /><br />I thought you might be joking about Ms. Veltman's spelling of the ship's name, but she does it more than once, so it's not just a typo.Axel Feldheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12517904558156089265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17709835.post-27300710403471034952012-10-28T15:25:16.255-07:002012-10-28T15:25:16.255-07:00I kept wishing this gorgeous production was being ...I kept wishing this gorgeous production was being used for Britten's "Billy Budd" rather than this pleasant but tame piece of music. And I'm happy you got the name of the ship right, unlike our colleague Chloe over at "likes like truth" who seems to think it's called the Peaquod. (Maybe that's why Ahab went insane. It was the damned pea under the mattress.)Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.com