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unlike the screen actors - these blokes fail to keep a straight face.
Ukulele Orchestra of GB - The Good the Bad the Ugly
Seven marathons in seven days in seven countries
You have heard of extreme sport and high achievers what about seven marathons in seven days in seven countries by a man who is blind. Dave Heeley says being blind doesn't hold any barriers and won't impede his ability to succeed. He believes if there is something you want to do in life you just have to go out and grasp it and make it happen.
I think from memory that the rest of the poster read something like .."If you were around in 1919 (just before prohibition started) and came upon the following poster.. "
my cynical m8 added -I think from memory that the rest of the poster read something like ..
"seriously! - would you change your drinking habits!?"
Sondheim
I get a lot of letters over the years asking what the title means and what the song’s about. I never thought it would be in any way esoteric. I wanted to use theatrical imagery in the song, because she’s an actress. But it’s not supposed to be “circus”. It’s supposed to be . . . it’s supposed to have that circus reference but it’s a theater reference, meaning “if the show isn’t going well, let’s send in the clowns”. In other words, ”let’s do the jokes”. I always want to know, when I’m writing a song, what the end is going to be. So, “Send in the Clowns” didn’t settle in until I got the notion, “Don’t bother, they’re here” which means that “We are the fools”. And that’s the story. I wish I had more to say to you about it. I wrote it in E major.
The play is "a dark play about people who, at the beginning, are with wrong partners." The song occurs in Act Two and is sung by the character, Desiree. Desiree is herself a theatrical actress, older now, who lived her life flitting from man to man. One of her prior lovers was Fredrik, who long before had been in love with Desiree. When Desiree refused to settle down with him, Fredrik abandoned the quest. He did not know it, but he had a child with Desiree, who is now grown. Fredrik recently married a much younger woman, whom he loves, although she refuses to have sex.
In Act One, Fredrik meets Desiree again, and they enjoy a passionate and loving night together.
By the next morning, Desiree realizes that she loves Fredrik and should have married him long ago. She proposes to Fredrik, telling him that she is in need of rescue and asking if he too needs to be rescued. Fredrik tells Desiree that he loves his wife, and he refuses her proposal and apologizes for having misled her.
As Desiree begins to sing the song, "Send in the Clowns", she feels both very angry and very sad, mostly at herself, her life and her choices.
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