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2 episodes with andre rieu
2 episodes with andre rieu
2 episodes with andre rieu
2 episodes with andre rieu
Start your Monday with a musical journey through time as we explore the powerful hymn "Nearer My God to Thee." Written in 1841 by Sarah Adams, this enduring piece of sacred music carries a fascinating history that spans centuries. Today's episode features a moving instrumental rendition by Andre Rieu's orchestra that captures the hymn's emotional depth. Listen to the full performance using the link in our show notes and experience why this centuries-old composition continues to touch hearts today.Here is the youtube link to Nearer My God to Thee. https://youtu.be/z56-fM1WYnc We would love to hear your comments. Send us a Text MessageSupport the show
Bonjour, bonsoir und Baguette! Wir sind zurück aus Frankreich und berichten von unserem Besuch in der Villa Geissini. Wir klären auf, warum bei uns ein Reel-Sendeverbot herrscht und warum Bene bald vielleicht mit Andre Rieu auf dem Jetski durchs Wasser gleitet. Außerdem nimmt sich die Lifecoach-Praxis “Baborie, Herzberg & Sohn“ mal wieder einem Pro-bono-Fall an. Erlebt zudem, wie Bene erst Christian Lindner erzählt, dass er in seiner Elternzeit zu nichts kommen wird, um später zu berichten, dass er selbst während der Elternzeit eine neue Kreativ-Agentur gegründet hat. Kein Scherz. Die ist übrigen sehr cool. Checkt das gerne mal aus: https://www.instagram.com/poster_ca Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? Hier findest du alle Infos & Rabatte: https://linktr.ee/madclubpodcast Du möchtest Werbung in diesem Podcast schalten? Dann erfahre hier mehr über die Werbemöglichkeiten bei Seven.One Audio: https://www.seven.one/portfolio/sevenone-audio
"Scheibchenweise Nostalgie" gibt es auch in der 6. Folge des Formats im Rahmen der Drittverwertung. Das Mystery-CD-Unboxing bringt diesmal u.a. wieder Werke von Andre Rieu, Matthias Reim, PUR und Enigma zu Tage.Frank spricht außerdem über die Zeit der Wühltisch-CDs und weitere BRAVO Hits.
Running order: Welcome to the Granny’s Brutal Granny’s Granny’s in memoriam section Oldest Granny’s Calling Liam’s Nana to give her an award Loosest Granny’s Andre Rieu performs for us The Golden Granny’s Listen Live on the Nova Player App Follow us on Instagram - TikTok - FacebookSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week we look at what the Rape Gangs scandal is - including Louise Perry on Rotherham, Dominic Green, Keir Starmer, Jess Phillips, Tim Dieppe, Matt Goodwin; Crimes of the Cross - The Anglican abuse scandal in Newcastle, NSW; Transgender women in prison; The demise of Justin Trudeau; Government falls in Austria; The death of Jean-Marie Le Pen; Country of the Week - Greece; Earthquake in Tibet; Stornoway airport exists before plans fly; Pete Seeger v Bob Dylan; Biden bans Nippon Steel; the oldest City in Europe; Feedback and the Orthodox Church with music from Jack White, Lady Gaga, Andre Rieu, Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, and Stephen McWhirter.
It's 6am again and James is rambling about Andre Rieu's Maastricht concert, Boiestown, headsets, Fredericton Playhouse show, the Level Up Conference with Mark Black, electric cars, local talent, goalkeepers, Tulsa King Season 2, Red Dawn, Brad Rice, problematic movies, Facebook Reels, Talk Of The Town, mispronunciations, Christian Tiger Savoie, upcoming shows and Whitney Houston.Questions for next week's episode should be emailed to: comedy@jamesmullinger.com Learn more about James
No, it's not just you that's smelling all that testosterone in the air. Part of it is the mass amount of Lynx Africa that Blackers sprayed in the studio, the other bit of it is that Ricki is doing her final Idol shift of the season... so it's just the boys! We wanna know what's your scent, as well as your one big relationship tip. Blackers might as well be psychic, because he correctly guessed a birthday today. Find out who in this episode. Richard (Dickie) Wilkins called up to chat about Andre Rieu, because again, the show is all things boys! Should we see if Gary Barlow wants to call up and join in on the lad talk? Are you a dirty boy? This lad doesn't want his mum to see his skiddy undies so he does his own washing... because yeah the dirty boysssss!!!! Okay, that's enough testosterone in this podcast description. Let's get to listening, lad. Woooooh! Listen live on the Nova Player. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & TikTok.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ahead of his Irish concerts Andre Rieu chats to Marty from his home in Maastricht
There's so much going on in March that it is hard to know where to begin. If you have been following my facebook posts I shared one of my favorite orchestral pieces, the Parade of the Charioteers from the movie Ben-Hur. It is a piece I have played a lot when I played in orchestras and it is one of the most majestic, inspiring musical compositions. This is how I see the month of March entering the stage. I have posted a link to the Andre Rieu orchestra playing on the blog page below.There is a lot happening in March, including an eclipse, Mercury shadow retro, the spring equinox, and easter. I will start with the numbers not because they are more important than anything else but because when we have a month or year with an 11 value a lot of things are going on. March is the 3rd month in an 8 value year, and that's an 11. Now we will have another 11 month in December 2024, so bear in mind what you learn about this month because we get a repeat of this energy in December. I know that seems far off but it is only 8 months from now. Look at how quickly the year has gone by already (well, at least parts of it).11 is a master number and the number of the spiritual initiate. This is the beginning of our initiation into spiritual integrity – not learning about spirituality but actually becoming the synergy of human and divine, spiritual and material, the integrated 3D/5D paradigm that is the soul mission of this lifetime. When we work with the 11 energy we have to learn to integrate a spiritual perspective into everything and start thinking of ourselves as aligned with spirit. Sidebar here – we do not need to master spirit, go back 1000 lifetimes and try to figure out where it all began, get rid of the ego (this is very bad advice), find another thing to heal, go on silent retreats (I would never even consider that), spend hours in meditation, or fast for a month (also not a good idea). Those activities are fine if we want to satisfy our curiosity about how much torture we can take, but they do not have any long term value when it comes to the step on our ascension path that we are being presented with and that is full integration – the merging of spiritual and material which creates a new paradigm of evolution. Read the rest of the article on the blog at enlighteninglife.com Created, narrated, and produced by Jennifer Hoffman.Artwork by Jennifer Hoffman.Copyright (C) 2004-2024 by Jennifer Hoffman, all US and international rights reserved.Visit enlighteninglife.com for more information.email support@enlighteninglife.com with questions
World Renowned Soprano Mirusia joins John to discuss her upcoming tour and album. Mirusia has performed alongside world greats such as Andre Rieu. Listen to John Stanley live Monday-Thursday from 8pm-12am on 2GB/4BCSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Celebrates Dutch violinist Andre Rieu is bringing the magic of the Johan Strauss Orchestra to Abu Dhabi. Listen to the podcast as Andre Rieu shares insights into his early musical influences, the soul of his violin, and the performances that defines his illustrious career. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
En esta entrevista André Rieu nos cuenta cómo es vivir en un castillo de 26 habitaciones, que comenzó a tocar el violín a los 5 años, por qué no escucha música, cuál es el secreto para un matrimonio de 49 años y por qué México es su país favorito.
Andre Rieu auf Wacken, Terror-Krähen und MC Uterus mit seinen besten Pregnancy Tunes - In dieser Folge ist alles dabei. Egal was euch zum Weinen bringt, wir sprechen drüber in der Wochenaufgabe “Weinen”. Ob es Schnulzen oder Romantic Comedys sind, Menthol-Stifte oder Zwiebeln, Forrest Gump, Coco, Harry Potter, Armageddon oder König der Löwen. Eins hilft immer: Einfach mal ne Bratsche zertrümmern! Nächste Wochenaufgabe: Sei Tourist in deiner eigenen Stadt. Luisa erkundet Berlin. Shownotes: Live Show Tickets für Mülheim a.d.R. - 23.03.2024 und Berlin – 09.02.2024: https://linktr.ee/1abware Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? Hier findest du alle Infos & Rabatte: https://linktr.ee/1a_BWare
231117 스포츠 온 에어 5화. 특별편 – 피겨 스케이팅 남녀 싱글의 모든 것 DJ 시아 아이유, 김연아 – 얼음꽃 (Feat. 김세황) Andrew Mogrelia, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra – Adam : Giselle Act.II – Introduction. Halte Des Chasseurs Et Apparition Des Feux Follets (아담 : 지젤 2막 - 간주곡) (김연아 – 쇼트1) Jerome Rosen, Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops Orchestra – Saint-Saens : Danse Macabre Op.40 (생상 : 죽음의 무도) (08-09 시즌, 쇼트 프로그램) 지평권 – 아리랑 (김연아 프리스케이팅곡) Andre Rieu, The Johann Strauss Orchestra - Send In The Clowns (어릿광대를 보내주오) (김연아 2014 소치올림픽 쇼트 프로그램 곡) Pinchas Zukerman, Daniel Barenboim, English Chamber Orchestra - Vaughan-Williams : The lark Ascending Hugh Bean (본 윌리엄스 : 종달새의 비상) (06-07 시즌, 프리 스케이팅) Intro) audionautix.com - Modern Rock Boy Outro) audionautix.com - PINK'S GLASS
This week we look at The Voice in Australia; the Bible in Finland; Banning the Lord's Prayer in Victoria; the EU and freedom of speech; Misinformation; US government tries to silence Twitter; the Hate Police in Britain; 'Punch a Terf' not hate speech; Sound of Freedom; China and CO2; North Korea and Russia; Norway buys up grain; Denmark bans burning the Quran; featuring Peru; SEEK - being patriotic; Alice in Wonderland; Queer nature; Oliver Anthony and Ben Shapiro.with music of John Farnham, Disturbed; Dire Straits; Andre Rieu; Jefferson Airplane; John Rutter; and the Gettys, Shane and Shane
Regen, wind, zonneschijn, Andre Rieu en Mental Theo. Zandvoort gooide van alles in de richting van de 20 F1 coureurs na hun vakantie en zij reageerden zoals het hoort: met een racespektakel dat we dit seizoen nog niet eerder hebben gezien. Het was een dagje extra herstellen voor Marjolijn & Johan, maar wat een feest was de GP van Nederland wederom. In een uitgebreide (ja, écht uitgebreide) review van de #DutchGP staan zij stil bij de unieke beleving, de onwerkelijke prestaties van Verstappen onder druk, de prachtige races van Alonso en Gasly, HBTF en meer. Zoveel meer, want er is genoeg te bespreken op weg naar Monza! Luister nu de nieuwste aflevering van #F1SA over de #DutchGP! Geen uitzending missen? Abonneer je dan via je favoriete podcast app! Reageren? Dat kan het snelst via Twitter naar @F1SpoilerAlert (https://twitter.com/F1SpoilerAlert), @marjolijn (https://twitter.com/marjolijn) of @johanvoets (https://twitter.com/johanvoets) Wil je vorige afleveringen van F1 Spoiler Alert terugluisteren of je abonneren op onze show? Check dan https://www.f1spoileralert.nl Direct abonneren op onze feed? Kan ook natuurlijk: https://www.f1spoileralert.nl/rss Meer podcasts van Numrush luisteren? Bekijk het overzicht op http://numrush.nl/podcasts/
In Folge 259 von "Ausgesprochen: Fröhlich mit Schäfer" reden die beiden Podcasterinnen über Ersterfahrungen mit Andre Rieu, gelungene Alterswitze und den Tiger-Onesie. All das in der aktuellen Episode.
Mirusia Louwerse verruilt graag één Australische zomermaand voor één van onze wintermaanden want in december en een weekje in januari is deze nachtegaal terug in ons land en daar zijn wij natuurlijk blij mee. We weten toch allemaal hoe prachtig zij tijdens de concerten van Andre Rieu zong? Al vele jaren timmert zij solo aan de weg en eindelijk kunnen we weer van haar genieten en nu in het kerstconcert Merry And Bright dat 8 december in Waalwijk start. Een dag later zingt Mirusia in De Kring in Roosendaal de sterren van de hemel. Mario sprak met Mirusia, zij in Australië 9 uur later en hij in z'n studio in West-Brabant. Meer info: De Kring Roosendaal >
Met vandaag: Covid cijfers; Vereniging Nederlandse Gemeenten betaald miljoenen aan niet bestaande Palestijnse org.; Smotrich beschuldigt Shin Beth van moord op Rabin; Lapid in emotionele toespraak herdenking Rabin; Gantz uitgemaakt voor moordenaar bij Klaagmuur; enorm succes voor Andre Rieu in tel Aviv; opnieuw grote gasvondst en heel veel ander nieuws uit Israël.
Die Oma war zum ersten Mal in einem Konzert in der Frankfurter Festhalle. Ein teures Vergnügen. Und alle Einnahmen bekommen die Stars. Reiche Leute - also wenn die vielen Geigerinnen nicht wären. Mit Ricarda Klingelhöfer und Michael Quast
Versão em português de autoria desconhecida da origem da música conhecida como Toque de silêncio (Taps, em inglês). Participação especial de Andre Rieu, Mel Carter e Brian Brink com versões da música: Taps, que se encontra em nossa Playlist no Spotify chamada “Trilha Barulhinho Bom” – ouça, siga, delicie-se e compartilhe sem moderação para aquecer mais corações: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ECjtl1bjx8mnWiDAKChnt?si=bK2ttO8KQPeZPsBNBT6xJg Que tal esse Barulhinho Bom? Obrigada por permitir tocar seu coração! Se sentir que esse conteúdo pode contribuir para a vida de alguém, por favor, compartilhe sem moderação! Contamos com você nessa missão! Assine o Podcast Barulhinho Bom em seu agregador de áudio preferido e receba os novos episódios tão logo sejam publicados (Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Deezer, SoundCloud, Amazon Music, Audible entre outros). ........................................................................................ Ficou com vontade de entrar em contato com a gente? E-mail: podcastbarulhinhobom@gmail.com Todos os contatos e conteúdos de Lidia Picinin (Lidinha): https://linktr.ee/lidia.picinin Instagram Lidia Picinin (Lidinha): https://instagram.com/lidia.picinin Podcast Barulhinho Bom: https://soundcloud.com/barulhinhobom WhatsApp / Telegram: +55 (48) 99984.1014 Lista de transmissão VIP via WhatsApp: basta solicitar sua inclusão enviando uma mensagem para o número anterior e adicioná-lo em sua agenda de contatos. Grupo público no Telegram para interagir com outros ouvintes: https://t.me/barulhinhobom Canal no YouTube com mais conteúdos de Lidia Picinin (Lidinha): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkB1TvYNjuXwilqUkmFPccg Playlist musical do Podcast no Spotify chamada “Trilha Barulhinho Bom” – segue o link, siga, compartilhe e delicie-se sem moderação: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ECjtl1bjx8mnWiDAKChnt?si=bK2ttO8KQPeZPsBNBT6xJg Produção e edição do Podcast: Lidia Picinin (https://instagram.com/lidia.picinin) Produção e edição das inspiradoras capinhas: Pat Malinski (https://instagram.com/pat_malinski) .......................................................................................... Conheça também o trabalho incrível dos artistas de nossa música tema “Barulhinho”: Canal YouTube dos músicos Renato Motha e Patricia Lobato: https://www.youtube.com/user/mcom20 Instagram: https://instagram.com/renatomothaepatriciobato Royalty free music by http://www.epidemicsound.com/ ......................................................................................... Um Podcast criado para deixar um Barulhinho Bom reverberando em seu coração em seus momentos de pausa! .........................................................................................
In the final of three parts, Finn & Uther continue their titanic and officially certified job of finding the best film of 2021.The 16 finalists: Another Round, Dune, Evangelion: 3.0+1.0.1 Thrice Upon a Time, The Father, The French Dispatch, The Green Knight, James & Isey, Judas & the Black Messiah, The Last Duel, The Matrix Resurrections, The Nest, No Sudden Move, Petite Maman, Pig, The Power of the Dog, and Summer of Soul.Awards this episode include: Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Writer, and Best Director.Other films recommended: Paddington, Paddington 2, Fantasia, The Undisputed Series, Dekalog, A Short Film About Killing, Camera Buff, The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Work in Progress, Cry Macho, Wrath of Man, The Card Counter, Zeroes and Ones, Candyman, Neon Genesis Evangelion (all of it), Shin Godzilla, Ammonite, The World to Come, Nomadland, Gunpowder Milkshake, Old, Passing, Border, Tuca & Bertie, Nomadland, Gunpowder Milkshake, Widows, Envy, Mask Off, The Favourite, West Side Story, In Fabric, Minari, The Silence of the Lambs, Anthony Hopkins at an Andre Rieu concert, Yi-Yi, Night of the Hunter, Spirit of the Beehive, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Midsommar. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Venue: WBLC AuditoriumTicket Price: Adult $49Days: Saturday 20th NovemberTime: 1:30pmDuration: 60 mins World Renowned Australian Soprano, Mirusia, will perform some of the world's favourite arias, classical songs and classics from her famous Songbook as part of the Wynnum Fringe Festival.Brisbane born Mirusia Louwerse, is the youngest winner of the Dame Joan Sutherland singing competition and rose to international fame and attention performing as the Star Soprano with Andre Rieu in his concert Spectaculars worldwide for over a decade. Mirusia will be accompanied by Shane Calderbank on piano.A rare, intimate afternoon of glorious arias sung by Australia's songbird. For tickets or more information:https://www.wynnumfringe.com/tickets/?EventID=110https://instagram.com/mirusialouwersehttps://www.twitter.com/mirusiahttps://play.spotify.com/artist/08h2fKRFeZyAjdcDFUOP2Chttps://www.youtube.com/mirusiamusichttps://wynnumfringe.comhttps://www.facebook.com/Wynnum-Fringe-110921904074925https://www.instagram.com/WynnumFringeBrisbane is getting a fringe festival! Adelaide has the world's second largest fringe; Perth has the third. It is time for the Sunshine State to have its own and Wynnum Fringe will be its home!Podcast recorded and produced by TNC podcasting. Find out more at www.tncpodcasting.com
She's known to millions around the world as the "Angel of Australia" - the name given to her by that famous Dutch violinist, André Rieu. But today, she joins us for a good old Ramble Chat!Todays guests is the one and only Mirusia, Australian born Soprano with Dutch heritage that made her name touring the world with Andre Rieu before a flourishing solo career put her CD's and DVD's at number one on the Australian ARIA charts.We sit down in Brisbane Australia, pre-covid, to discuss her Opera career, performing stadium-size concerts all over the world… we even explore the differences between being Dutch and Australian… in a very silly game I invent called “How do I say this in Dutch” - spoilers I rarely things correctly. Quick reminder… follow us wherever you get your podcasts for new episodes every Friday. And check out what I'm up to at Bradleymccawofficial on Instagram and Facebook. Oh also go check out the music from my new Album featuring music legends Louie Shelton (from Monkees, Lionel Ritchie & Jacksons) and Nathan East (Daft Punk, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins). Don't forget to share this episode with a friend AND visit the show notes for links to Mirusia's music, tours and latest releases. In fact her new live CD and DVD is gorgeous so definitely check that out. This was a blast to record and think you're really going to enjoy it so let's get into it. We kick off talking about a charity Mirusia is passionate about the ACMF - and the personal adversity she overcame to become the youngest ever recipient of the prestigious Dame Joan Sutherland Opera Award and then, well… everything else that followed. Mirusia's WebsiteListen to MirusiaFind out more about the ACMFListen to Mirusia's latest LIVE ALBUMListen to Bradley McCawBradley's websiteProduced by Old Fashioned StudiosHosted by Bradley McCawSound design by Matt Erskine & Cross Point SolutionsStory Producer & additional engineering by Gilang CandradityaTheme composed by James Ryan
She's known to millions around the world as the "Angel of Australia" - the name given to her by that famous Dutch violinist, André Rieu. But today, she joins us for a good old Ramble Chat!Todays guests is the one and only Mirusia, Australian born Soprano with Dutch heritage that made her name touring the world with Andre Rieu before a flourishing solo career put her CD's and DVD's at number one on the Australian ARIA charts.We sit down in Brisbane Australia, pre-covid, to discuss her Opera career, performing stadium-size concerts all over the world… we even explore the differences between being Dutch and Australian… in a very silly game I invent called “How do I say this in Dutch” - spoilers I rarely things correctly. Quick reminder… follow us wherever you get your podcasts for new episodes every Friday. And check out what I'm up to at Bradleymccawofficial on Instagram and Facebook. Oh also go check out the music from my new Album featuring music legends Louie Shelton (from Monkees, Lionel Ritchie & Jacksons) and Nathan East (Daft Punk, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins). Don't forget to share this episode with a friend AND visit the show notes for links to Mirusia's music, tours and latest releases. In fact her new live CD and DVD is gorgeous so definitely check that out. This was a blast to record and think you're really going to enjoy it so let's get into it. We kick off talking about a charity Mirusia is passionate about the ACMF - and the personal adversity she overcame to become the youngest ever recipient of the prestigious Dame Joan Sutherland Opera Award and then, well… everything else that followed. Mirusia's WebsiteListen to MirusiaFind out more about the ACMFListen to Mirusia's latest LIVE ALBUMListen to Bradley McCawBradley's websiteProduced by Old Fashioned StudiosHosted by Bradley McCawSound design by Matt Erskine & Cross Point SolutionsStory Producer & additional engineering by Gilang CandradityaTheme composed by James Ryan
Our encouragement today comes from my love of Beethoven's ninth symphony, fourth movement - Ode to Joy. I love how Andre Rieu does it at Maastricht Netherlands, but even better is the flash mob version. Find it on YouTube after you listen to this podcast. I hope this podcast encourages you.
Podcasts, der Hype um Clubhouse, Hörbücher, Streaming – der Audio-Boom zeigt sich an vielen Stellen. Doch wie sieht es beim linearen Radio aus, dem Audio-Flaggschiff? Immer noch schalten laut der letzten MA ca. 53 Millionen Menschen täglich Radio ein. Aber klar ist, dass lineares Radio sich wandeln muss, um auch im Digitalen zu bestehen. Ein Ansatz dabei können Special Interest Programme sein. Sie bieten die Chance, Zielgruppen genauer zu erreichen, den Kontakt mit ihnen zu intensiveren und auch für die Vermarktung ergeben sich Möglichkeiten. Gute Beispiele für erfolgreiche Special Interest Strategien zeigen sich zum Beispiel bei der neuen Audio Company Antenne Deutschland und bei Klassik Radio in Augsburg. Darum geht es in dieser Folge unseres Podcasts.
She's known to millions around the world by the name given to her by Andre Rieu, Mirusia. Born in Australia with Dutch heritage the Soprano singer has over a decade entertaining crowds around the world. Being one of the most sought-after sopranos her new tour brings her incredible voice to locations around Australia. 'A Salute to the Seekers & The Classics' tour follows on from her number one album of the same name. She joins John Stanley to talk about her incredible career and even performs a special number in the studio for you. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this latest edition of the virtual pub, host Mike Bradbury is joined by regulars Kevin Markwick and Toni Purvis as well as special guest Jan Rasmussen and Mike Babb to discuss auditorium sound quality, auto EQs, equipment restarts, E-sports and much more.
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Can kindness make you a better leader? In this delightful episode we talk kindness and inclusivity with marketing and media thought leader, Ben Sorensen.Described as a quirky, witty, personality Ben has worked in the media and event space all his life while simultaneously working as a high end marketing strategist and thought leader.Ben also has Autism, and holds positions as Marketing director for ZQRacing, and inclusion organisation, Friend In Me. His client list has included Star Casino, Nine Network, Andre Rieu, Audi, PWC and more.Today Ben describes himself as a "Brain for hire" with a passion for entertainment, kindness and problem solving.
Ünlü keman virtüözü Andre Rieu yaşanan sıkıntıların devam etmesi halinde çalışanlarını işten çıkarmamak için 400 senelik Stradivarius marka kemanını satmaya hazır olduğunu söyledi. Her yıl nesli tükenmekte olan türleri inceleyen Uluslararası Doğayı Koruma Birliğine göre 2020'de 31 bitki ve hayvan türünün nesli tamamen tükendi.
Marty speaks to the one and only Andre Rieu from his home in Maastricht.
Kubrick’s music choices for “2001: A Space Odyssey" were just one of many groundbreaking aspects of this remarkable film.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kubrick's music choices for “2001: A Space Odyssey" were just one of many groundbreaking aspects of this remarkable film. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Doordat niet alle aangevraagde muziek in de PodCast paste, hier de volledige muziek keuze van de Excelsior Oldstars uit Maassluis. Françoise Hardy - Tous Les Garçons et Les Filles; Prince - Purple Rain; Alan Parson Project – Old and Wise; Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman - Time to say Goodbye; Animals - There is a House in New Orleans; Anneke Gronloh - Brandend Zand; Danny Vera - Every Time ; Emmylou Harris - Bang the Drum Slowly; Rolling Stones - ( I Can't Get No ) Satisfaction; Corrie Konings - Druk je Lijf tegen dat van; Armin van Buuren - Sunny Days ; Idina Menzel - Let it go; Led Zeppelin - Stairway to heaven; Harry Klorkenstein – Oh Oh Den Haag ; Mark Knofler - Lights of Taormina ; Meatloaf - Paradise by the Dashboard Light; Pointer Sisters - Fire ; Queen - Radio Gaga; Andre Rieu & Mirusia Louwerse – Time to Say Goodbye; Het Goede Doel – België; Rice, Rice, Hillman & Pederson - Never Ending Love Song; The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter; Sinach - Waymaker (live); R.E.M . - Man on the Moon; The Platters - Only You; Willy Nelson - On the Road Again; The Rolling Stones - Paint it Black; Hugh Jackman - From Now On; Wim Sonneveld - Het Dorp; UB 40 - Kingstontown ; Brainbox - Summertime; Cuby & the Blizzards - Window Of My Eyes; Gerry and the Pacemakers - You Never Walk Alone ; Danny Vera - Roller Coaster;. Veel luister plezier!!! PS. Heeft u een tip voor OldStars Radio of wilt u met uw team een muzieklijst samenstellen? Mail dan naar info@oldstars.nl. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/oldstars/message
HANDEL'S MESSIAH VIDEOS Note: PLEASE PLEASE watch these clips in their entirety after watching this video of 1 Thess 4. You will be crying by the end of both of them. When you see everybody stand at the beginning of the "Hallelujah" Chorus that is a tradition started by King George II when this was first played in 1743. When asked afterwards why he, the King, stood for the song he responded "when I enter the room as King, you stand; so must I, when I enter the presence of the King of Kings, stand." Ever since then at every performance of Handel's Messiah, people stand for that song only. I also love the introduction that Andre Rieu gives before they play the Hallelujah Chorus. As for the 'I know that My Redeemer liveth", I think this is one of the most exquisite renditions I've ever heard from start to finish. Amazing! https://youtu.be/7ECzcsNGegI "Hallelujah" Chorus - Andre Rieu Concert NY Radio City Hall. https://youtu.be/hqa8rn-hBSk "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth." - Amanda Powell 7 The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra. #bible #thessalonians #biblestudy #howtostudythebible https://www.facebook.com/anthonyprich... @anthonyprichards https://www.youtube.com/anthonyprichards https://www.instagram.com/aprichards @aprichards S.O.A.P. is all about how to study the Bible. It's about reading Scripture, Observing what it says, working out how you Apply it to your life and then Praying about it. In this video, we look at 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. Resources/References/Sources Matthew Henry Commentary, NKJV Thomas Nelson Study Bible, William Robert Hawkins, Evan Roberts, Charles Spurgeon, Oswald Chambers, Smith Wigglesworth, David Guzik, James Montgomery Boice, Alexander MacLaren, Thomas Horne, Thomas Leblanc, Frederick “F.B.” Meyer, Adam Clarke, Derek Kidner, Curtis Vaughan, FF Bruce, George Horne, G. Campbell Morgan, Leon Morris. D. Edmond Hiebert.
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Andre Rieu over 100 avonden op het Vrijthof — Jimmy Nelson over zijn nieuwe interactieve fotoboek — Akwasi over zijn nieuwe omroep Zwart
Warum die erste deutsche Frau bald ins Weltall gehen muß erklärt Weltraummanagerin Claudia Kessler In der TV Sendung Kölner Treff wurde Anfang Juni die Italienische Astronautin Samantha Cristoforett angesprochen mit „Wer putzt, wenn Sie nicht da sind?“. Welche Forschungen sie auf der Station Raumstation ISS durchgeführt hat? Wir erfahren es nicht. Die Fragen zielen fast ausschließlich auf ihr Geschlecht ab „Hatten Sie dort eine Sonderrolle, weil Sie eine Frau sind?“ und darum wie man (lies: frau) im All „Spannungen ausgleichen kann“. Als Samantha andeutet, in zwei Jahren noch mal an einer solchen Mission teilnehmen zu wollen, hakt Moderatorin Böttinger ein: „Na, damit ließe sie ja schon wieder ihre Tochter für Wochen zurück?“ Ein skurriles Frauenbild im Deutschen TV. Grund genug nachzufragen, ob wir Deutschen, als Land der Denker und Ingenieure, uns mit dem Gedanken einer Astronautin schwer tun? Ob dies nicht ein Denkfehler ist, und wir vielmehr uns einsetzen müssen, dass eine Deutsche Frau den Weltraum befliegt? Claudia Kessler ist die Initiatorin der Stiftung „Erste deutsche Astronautin“ macht Claudia Kessler ihre Überzeugungen deutlich. Neben dem Ziel, der ersten Frau Deutschlands einen Weltraumflug zu ermöglichen, möchte sie vor allem eines: „Es sollten weder der persönliche Hintergrund, die Herkunft noch jegliche diskriminierende oder kategorisierende Merkmale ausschlaggebend für die erfolgreiche Gegenwart und Zukunft eines Menschen sein.“ Dieser Podcast behandelt folgende Fragen: - Tun sich die Deutschen schwer mit der Vorstellung eine Frau fliegt ins All? Wie damit umgehen? - Warum sollte gerade Deutschland eine Astronautin ins All schiessen? - Was motiviert junge Mädchen und Frauen technische Berufe zu lernen? Wie können Sie auf Ihrem Weg unterstützt werden?
The artistic genius, intelligence, humor and love of Hannah Chiclana and Angel Gabriel are in full focus in their powerful return in the Pews at the Alicia Lopez Pure Romance Studios. This episode highlights the impactful process music has on the human psyche. It all commences with a discussion between “The Chikleinas” and their Pop of the importance of activating a practice of gratitude, how embracing truth causes forward movement, dealing with suicidal ideation, the definition of universal truth, when Angel knew music would be his life, the scientific basis for why music moves us so much and some of their musical “go-to” artists. The couple perform several songs including an original Angel wrote during the quarantine, “When We Get to Touch Again”. We also enjoy the music of Donny Hathaway, Sara Bareilles, Ella Fitzgerald, Rolling Stones, Andre Rieu, Sir Elton John and Seals and Croft. Plus, so much more! It ain’t going to be boring. Powerful, poignant adult content and music. A portion of all proceeds donated to combat human sex slave trafficking and genital mutilation.
Today we continue our focus on Easter and our topic is, “Hard Hearts and Soft Hearts”. Teaching by Pastor Brian McVitty at Celebration Church, Barrie ON. Our featured songs are “Amazing Grace” by Andrea Bocelli and Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus sung by Andre Rieu orchestra & choir. Co-host & production by Derek Welsman.
The show begins with Emmanuel Rogers in conversation with actor Michael O'Neil. He's been on Grey's Anatomy, NCIS, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, and so much more over the last almost 40 years. He's part of a new series called Counsel of Dads. Later it's Lillian Vasquez speaking with Andre Rieu. He and his Johann Strauss Orchestra have a couple stops in our region soon.
I'm with my wonderful friend Phil Waldrep, founder of The Women of Joy and Gridiron Conferences. Phil shares his personal story of processing through a deep betrayal and what God has taught him over decades about bitterness and forgiveness. Phil is like your favorite, wise uncle who can gently teach us and encourage us at the same time--and I know this conversation is going to leave us forever better. In this episode we discuss: 1. How to heal from betrayal. 2. How to tell if bitterness is an issue for you. 3. And why his dog is suspicious of him. Favorite quotes: 1. You may be in the pit right now, but when you overcome feelings of betrayal in a healthy way, your pit can become a palace. 2. Betrayal is like building a wall around your heart. People that have been betrayed, build this wall around their hearts and they decide ‘no one else will hurt me because no one else is getting in.' 3. You can trust again. You can have joy again. You can have peace again, but you have to process that betrayal that you've been feeling. 4. At the root of betrayal is selfishness. That's the reason why people betray you. They put their desires ahead of your desires. In this episode I answer these questions: 1. How can I learn to stop yelling at my kids all the time? (41:26) 2. How do I fully lean in and trust God? (52:52) 3. How do you stop fear and doubt when you want to open your own business as a woman? (58:38) Links to great things we discussed: 1. Phil Waldrep 2. Beyond Betrayal 3. Women of Joy 4. Elvis: American Trilogy 5. Andre Rieu 6. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood 7. American Gospel 8. Traeger Grill xo, Alli www.alliworthington.com/podcast/philwaldrep
This week on Lifestyles, Lillian speaks with violinist and maestro Andre Rieu. Andre Rieu is celebrating 32 years with his Johann Strauss Orchestra and will perform in Anaheim in March. The TV special Andre Rieu: Love in Maastricht will air on Empire KVCR TV. To learn more about Andre Rieu, visit https://www.andrerieu.com/en
Join Stephen McLaughlin and John Walsh on Movie News. On Today's show we discuss - Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Loses Top Box Office Spot to 1917 Surprise, Avengers: Endgame Just Got A Big Box Office Update Months After Leaving Theaters Nicholas Hoult Joins The Next Mission: Impossible Movie Christopher Nolan's Tenet Is Taking a Big Chance with an Insanely Huge Budget And discuss the top ten films in this weeks (UK) Box Office - 1. Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker 2. Jumanji: The Next Level 3. The Gentlemen 4. Little Women 5. JoJo Rabbit 6. Andre Rieu: 70 Years Young 7. Frozen II 8. Spies in Disguise 9. Cats 10. Playing with Fire Your Host Follow John: @Keltoi89 Follow Stephen: @StephenJohn76 Visit Movie Burner Entertainment: https://movieburnerentertainment.org Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MovieBurners Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MovieBurners Follow us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/t... Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/movieburners/
Sphärenklänge by Josef Strauss and What a Wonderful World performed by Louis Armstrong.
Aasmah Mir and Richard Coles are joined by Barbara Taylor Bradford who has just published her 37th book. Age 15 she started in the typing pool for a newspaper and was in Fleet Street as a reporter age 20. She published her first novel, A Woman of Substance, in 1979 and has sold 90 million books world wide. Also in the studio is David Loftus, who is a lone identical twin whose brother John died shortly after their 24th birthday. At the start of 2018 he set himself the challenge of writing a daily memoir reflecting on the events of just over 30 years ago leading up to his brother’s tragic death. Brenda Edwards is with us - she finally realised her dream of performing on the stage by entering the X factor in her mid 30s and is now appearing on the West End and Simon Yates who, during a climb up the Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes, infamously cut the rope of his climbing partner Joe Simpson as depicted in the book, film and now play, Touching the Void. As well as your thank yous, we have the inheritance tracks of conductor and violinist Andre Rieu who chooses Sphärenklänge by Josef Strauss and What a Wonderful World performed by Louis Armstrong. Producer: Corinna Jones Editor: Eleanor Garland
Join John Walsh and Stephen McLaughlin on This Week's MBE Box Office (UK) We discuss the top ten films in the UK. 1. The Lion king 2. Toy Story 4 3. Spider-Man Far From Home 4. Andre Rieu's 2019 Maastricht Concert - Shall We Dance? 5. Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans 6. Yesterday 7. Annabelle Comes Home 8. The Current War 9. Casino Royale 10. Aladdin Your Hosts Follow John: @Keltoi89 Follow Stephen: @SJMcLaughlin76 Visit Movie Burner Entertainment: https://movieburnerentertainment.org Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MovieBurners Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MovieBurners Follow us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/t... Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/movieburners/
Who among us doesn’t want success in our lives? Thing is, most of us don’t even know what success looks like. Is it the big car, the big house or the fat bank account? Is it the perfect family, 2.4 children, or the perfect career or is it fame, fortune or fun? The dictionary defines success as “the accomplishment of an aim or purpose.” Or “the attainment of fame, wealth, or social status.” That’s worldly success, it’s the power with which to acquire whatever one wants in life, preferably without violating the rights of others. A Christian definition of success needs to go beyond just getting what you want without hurting others. Success is more than just power for you; it is the privilege of contributing to the betterment of others. God has plans for you, and as we saw last week, abiding in Christ and reading His Word daily will cause you to be successful in every area of your life. Joshua 1:8 (ESV Strong's) This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. HOW TO FAIL AT BEING SUCCESSFUL Here are three reasons why people fail to become successful in their life. 1. SOME DON’T FEEL THE NEED TO SUCCEED Some people are secure; they don’t need to prove anything. They’re happy, content, and they like what’s happening to them, happy with their lot in life. But if God has great plans for you, then stopping short is short changing yourself, and others around you. If you’re content with everything in your life, then you will never be all you can be, because whatever we achieve, there is always more in Christ! Romans 12:11 (ESV Strong's) Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. 2. SOME ARE AFRAID OF SUCCESS Sometimes we are afraid because success puts pressure on us to continue to succeed. A person who gets straight As on a report card sets a pattern of achievement and must keep achieving. Sometimes we just don’t want to be responsible, so we shrink from success. Some think that success will isolate them and see them lonely, different or shunned by others. Risk is another reason; people don’t want to stick their necks out. There are many more reasons, but the main point is that some people are afraid of success. Isaiah 41:13 (ESV Strong's) For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, “Fear not, I am the one who helps you.” 3. SOME ARE SUSPICIOUS OF SUCCESS Some think that to be a success, you have to be full of pride, that you can’t be humble and you can’t be spiritual. Look at Abraham, Joshua, Nehemiah, David, Solomon, Paul and many others, and you will see that’s simply not true. People who are successful and humble are a joy and inspiration to others around them! Jeremiah 9:23-24 (ESV Strong's) Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. So success in the right way is good, and it is also God! We should not be content but be striving for more in God, and we must not be afraid or suspicious of success, because no matter where you are at now, God has more for you, and has called you to even greater things to do for Him. So here are some steps to achieving success in your life and walk with the Lord… S= SELECT YOUR GOAL Many people want success, but they don’t even know what success looks like! Do you know what Christ has for you in your life? Research shows that approximately 95 percent of us have never written out our goals in life, but of the 5 percent who have, 95 percent have achieved those goals. In 1953 at Yale University, 3 percent of the graduating class had specific, written goals for their lives. In 1975, researchers found that the 3 percent who wrote down their goals had accomplished more than the other 97 percent put together. Proverbs 16:9 (ESV Strong's) The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps. So, by all means select your goal, but if you want true success in life, select a goal that is not really yours, it’s God’s goal for your life. Like Paul and his goal… Philippians 3:14 (ESV Strong's) I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. So what does a godly goal look like? Firstly, your goal must include others. No goal is worthwhile if it is just for you. Set a goal big enough to include and help other people. Next, it must be worthwhile. A frivolous goal is a worthless one, even if you achieve it. Your goal must be measurable. You need a way to see if you are making any progress towards it. Finally, your goal must be expandable. Don’t set your goals in concrete. If your goal is not expandable, it’s expendable. As we grow, we see the picture more clearly, and we continually need to “up” our goals, to progress them into something even greater. It’s a sad day when we think we have achieved all our goals and have nothing else to do. U= UNLOCK YOUR POTENTIAL Most of us have far more potential than we think, and than we will ever realise! If you are in Christ, when God looks at you, he doesn’t see your failure, He doesn’t see your past sins, He sees potential. A person can sit and count the seeds in an apple, but only God can count the apples in a seed! Ephesians 3:20 (ESV Strong's) Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, Remember, you are joined into the unlimited power supply of the vine of Christ. And God sees amazing potential in you, but what are the steps towards unlocking this potential? 1. LOOK UP Take the time to look around and see if there is someone who seems to be fulfilling their potential more than you. As Aussies we are particularly skilled and the tall poppy syndrome, chopping other more successful people down to size. This is a stupid trait we need to eliminate from our culture, because we should not only build up others, but get beside them and learn how they became successful, and use that information to strive for our own brand of success in Christ. I modelled much of how I face life’s situations on my dad, who always seemed wise, graceful, generous and strong in all his dealing with people. I look up to him and others and try to learn from them. They might stretch me a bit, but it means I’m growing into the person God wants! Hebrews 13:7 (ESV Strong's) Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith. So who do you look up to, especially in the Christian walk? 2. GIVE UP To reach your potential, you must be prepared to give up at any moment all that you are and all that you have in order to receive what God has for you. Many people don’t understand this. They want to hang on to what they are and at the same time be all they can be. You have to let go. Moving into God’s destiny always costs. Abraham gave up his home to follow God, Moses gave up riches, David gave up security, Paul gave up tradition. Andre Rieu gives up 4-5 hours a day to practice the violin, even when touring. He’s fired up, and prepared to give up time to invest in his craft, and so should you! Even Jesus gave up His glory with the Father to fulfil His destiny and give His life for all of us. Philippians 2:6-7 (ESV Strong's) who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. Am you empty yourself of your own desires? What do you have to give up to move towards spiritual success in your life? Is it time, to invest in a quiet time? Is it people who are holding you back? Is it a stubborn attitude that is stopping progress? 3. FIRE UP If you want to see success in 2019, get fired up! Get excited, get enthused! Romans 8:18 (ESV Strong's) For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. Wherever you are at right now is nothing compared to what God wants to achieve in and through your life. What’s the next thing you want to do for Him? What’s the next Bible book you want to study? What’s the next role you want to fulfil in church? Who is the next person you want to share Christ with? There is more, always more, for you as a person and for us as a church, if we’re fired up… ignited! 4. SHOW UP Many people run when they face challenges in their lives, but successful people show up and face those challenges down. They show up for that course, they attend that connect group, they strive to never miss an opportunity, even if it seems hard. Isaiah 41:13 (ESV Strong's) For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, “Fear not, I am the one who helps you.” Fear knocked at the door. Faith answered. There was no one there. Show up and face whatever life throws at you to reach your God given potential and destiny. 5. STEP UP To become successful and reach your God given potential, it takes courage and it takes faith to step up, step out on a limb and step into your destiny. Many people come to church and get fired up, but when the moment comes they are too scared to step up and take a chance. A young man working for an advertising firm in Kansas City grew tired of drawing two bit cartoons, eating beans and living in his office. He drew a character called Oswald, the lucky rabbit, and it was stolen from him. Desperate to succeed, he gave up his job, moved to Los Angeles with a dream of starting his own movie studio. But it all went wrong, and he was advised to give up the dream and just go broke. That was until he watched the mice feeding on garbage in the corner of his dingy, dirty office, he took a risk, drew a cartoon mouse called Mickey, and at that point Walt Disney pursued his dream and saw it all come true, saying, I dare to take risks, and pursue my vision until it comes true. Matthew 14:29 (ESV Strong's) He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus. Are you willing to step out of today’s boat and into what God has for you? MANY CHRISTIANS HAVE THE RIGHT AIMS IN LIFE; THEY JUST NEVER GET AROUND TO PULLING THE TRIGGER. What risk is God calling you to take this year? I don’t want to die until I have attempted something so outrageous that without God it is destined to fail! 6. GO UP If we look up to a person who is reaching his or her potential, if we give up anything that hinders us from being our best, if we fire up our desires until we are no longer satisfied, if we show up to our challenges and not become fearful, and if we step up and take a chance, then we will go up. We’ll go up to the top of our potential—but only after we look up, give up, fire up, show up and step up. So that’s U= Unlock your potential. C= COMMIT YOURSELF TO GOD’S PLAN Jeremiah 29:11 (ESV Strong's) For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. If He has a plan for your life, to prosper and not to harm you, then get on board and get committed to the plan! So how do you find and get committed to God’s plan in your life? Firstly, if you don’t get to know God, you can’t trust Him when things get tough. If a street person asks me for $100, I won’t give it to them, because I don’t know them. If my wife asks me, I will give it to her because I know her and I trust her. To trust someone, you need to get to know them, and to get to know God, you need to read His Word and come to church. Once again, a plug for the Bible Reading Plan … use it every day, and over the next few months you will be amazed at how you grow in Christ, and how much you get to know Him, and therefore trust Him! Next, what are your gifts and desires, because God’s plan will often align with these. What do others in church see in you, what gets you excited. What are you ministering in right now. Chances are that God’s plan extends from how you are currently serving, or how you would like to serve. C= CHART YOUR COURSE If God has a plan for your life, is it wrong to make your own plans? Well sometimes God wants you to stop and wait, but the Biblical word for wait is qawa, which is an active, not a passive word. It means keep on going expectantly. It means keep doing what you’re doing and trust God. So make your plans, but as you chart your course, be flexible enough to let God guide you. Paul made plans to go straight to Rome, but a vision appeared which caused him to modify his plans and head to Macedonia. It is far easier to steer a moving ship then a stationary one, so make you plans but get ready to change… Proverbs 19:21 (ESV) Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand. E= EXPECT PROBLEMS If you find a path that has no problems, you will find it leads nowhere. You will face problems, and you should rejoice in these because it means you are on the right path. James 1:2-4 (ESV Strong's) Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. When you face adversity, you can either change the problem or the person. The best way is to change yourself, the person, and as you become more Christlike you will find yourself overcoming problems along the way. S= STAND FIRM When you commit to serving Jesus, stand firm, and let nothing move or deflect you from your commitment… 1 Corinthians 15:58 (ESV Strong's) Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. Napoleon Hill, in his book Think and Grow Rich, records that he studied five hundred of the wealthiest men in the world and concluded that all wealthy men are persistent. Winston Churchill, who stood firm against the evil and might of Hitler, say this… “Never, never, never give up!” S= SURRENDER FIRST If you want success in your life, surrender first to Jesus. Most people turn to the Lord when things get tough, they look to Jesus only as a last resort, but to be truly successful, turn to Him first… John Maxwell says, “Surrender to God the first part of every day, the first day of every week, the first portion of your income, the first consideration in every decision, and the first place in all of your life. When we surrender to him, then we have a power that really caps off the formula for success. Surrender is what brings power. We fight for power and we lose it; we surrender and we find it.” Matthew 6:33 (ESV Strong's) But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. God is speaking to people in this room right now about surrendering, and giving up something that seems precious and placing yourself, no holes barred, totally committed into His hands. If you’ve been holding onto what you know and are comfortable with, today is the day to surrender it all!
This month has plenty to appeal to our apparently core demographic of single Russian women. Horrifying numbers of musical theatre directors. Mike's patchy DIY history, featuring the Lego podium and Bucket-o-foam baffle. The Chick Corea Electric Band's inverse McGherkin, and how Mick Jagger and David Bowie's "Dancing In The Street" really is that bad, even with the music. Plus, Jon curls his toes to Mike's Facepalm Motherlode and we discuss how live performers might best impress the sound man, as well as how we can solve the future of Classical Music with the Leicester Symphony Orchestra, Andre Rieu, and T-Pain's Uncle Vanya. And all this without offending Errol the Editing Chipmunk. Oh, and one final thing: Jon Whitten -- The Musical! You heard it here first... Fancy more of this nonsense? Then please support the podcast!
This month has plenty to appeal to our apparently core demographic of single Russian women. Horrifying numbers of musical theatre directors. Mike's patchy DIY history, featuring the Lego podium and Bucket-o-foam baffle. The Chick Corea Electric Band's inverse McGherkin, and how Mick Jagger and David Bowie's "Dancing In The Street" really is that bad, even with the music. Plus, Jon curls his toes to Mike's Facepalm Motherlode and we discuss how live performers might best impress the sound man, as well as how we can solve the future of Classical Music with the Leicester Symphony Orchestra, Andre Rieu, and T-Pain's Uncle Vanya. And all this without offending Errol the Editing Chipmunk. Oh, and one final thing: Jon Whitten -- The Musical! You heard it here first... Fancy more of this nonsense? Then please support the podcast!
Escalera de Versos, episodio 24 Poeta invitada, Pilar Hernandis. Recita cuentos de sus respectivos libros la poeta invitada. La música es de Jeanette (corazon de poeta), Los Pecos (cancion para pilar), O'Carolan (vals del azafran) y Andre Rieu (bolero de ravel). Suscribete a nuestros episodios y no te pierdas ninguno Envíanos tus notas de voz a Whasapt 654 93 42 41 Nuestro contacto: info@podcastaragon.es
Escalera de Versos, episodio 24 Poeta invitada, Pilar Hernandis. Recita cuentos de sus respectivos libros la poeta invitada. La música es de Jeanette (corazon de poeta), Los Pecos (cancion para pilar), O'Carolan (vals del azafran) y Andre Rieu (bolero de ravel). Suscribete a nuestros episodios y no te pierdas ninguno Envíanos tus notas de voz a Whasapt 654 93 42 41 Nuestro contacto: info@podcastaragon.es
Bert Brussen woest op media wegens complot van stilte, Zineb El Rhazoui for president, gesubsidieerde Dipsaus-podcast, Israel blaast links-islamisme op in Rotterdam, dat viert Andre Rieu in Tel Aviv, BBC en NOS verzwijgen kindermisbruikmisbruik, Zineb El Rhazoui for president, ook D66-wethouder in Haarlem wil geen vrije partnerkeus, racistische Dipsaus-meisjes vertellen zich op Boekenbal, Volkskrant sloopt fotograaf, Eva snoeihard voor Hillary, wethouder Velzen eist discriminatie, Bert is boos en Roderick verbaasd bij zoveel nieuws. HIER DONEREN: http://biz.tpo.nl/doneren-tpo-podcast/
Mark checks in with Stephen Moore, his official economist on what to look forward to in 2018 with the new tax bill that President Trump signed into law before Christmas. Also, we replay one of our favorite interviews of the year with world-renowned violinist and conductor of the Johann Strauss Orchestra, Andre Rieu.
There's not much Christmas cheer in our last podcast of the year, as the Dutch government joins the chorus of disapproval against Donald Trump's latest diplomatic intervention, texting while cycling is officially frowned on, a radio station is pilloried for a sexist prank and Spain comes under fire for its treatment of Morgan the orca. Andre Rieu makes a surprise guest appearance in our sports news, while our end-of-year discussion looks at some of the top 2000 reasons to celebrate Christmas in the Netherlands.
En este episodio te traigo la historia de un hombre, que a mí me atrapó cuando la conocí, y según he ido descubriendo más detalles de la misma, más me ha encantado e inspirado. Es la historia del sastre de algunos presidentes americanos, actores famosos, algún que otro militar de alto rango, y otros famosos de distintos ámbitos sociales, Martin Greenfield. Un hombre que de ser un superviviente del campo de concentración alemán de Auschwitz, llegó a ser sastre de presidentes. Y concretamente, de la anécdota que él mismo cuenta en su autobiografía, sobre por qué le dijo que no al presidente Barack Obama, y del aprendizaje que eso nos aporta a todos. Espero que te enganche su historia tanto como a mí, y si es posible incluso, te inspire más aún. Aquí te dejo links de cuestiones que he mencionado en el podcast: La web de su empresa, Greenfield Clothiers http://greenfieldclothiers.com/ Entrada sobre Martin Greenfielden en la wikipedia Autobiografía, “Measure of a Man: From Auschwitz Survivor to Presidents’ Tailor. Por Martin Greenfield and Wynton Hall" Vídeo donde él mismo en 3 minutos, te cuenta brevemente su historia La vista frontal de sus talleres y oficinas(Street View de Google), no dirías que ahí hay una empresa que vende a multimillonarios y famosos La canción que menciono de Andre Rieu, My Way, Live en el Radio City Music Hall, New York ——— Y no lo olvides, si quieres multiplicar tus resultados, ve a desdelatrinchera.com/x100/ y descárgate gratis el ebook donde te muestro, más de 100 acciones que te ayudarán a mejorar en el área profesional y personal. ——— Este episodio de Código Emprendedor, ha llegado a ti gracias a DesdeLaTrinchera.com, donde podrás encontrar muchas más técnicas, estrategias y trucos para mejorar tus habilidades profesionales y llevar tu negocio mucho más lejos.
„Naujienų pulsas“: Paryžiaus operos teatras skelbia apie mecosoprano Lucianos d‘Intino (58 m.) karjeros nutraukimą; Andre Rieu apskundė Olandijos teismą nutarimą skirti jam 116 tūkst. eurų baudą už tai, jog jo surengto šou metu scenoje buvo nepilnamečių po 23 valandos. Olandijos įstatymai griežtai draudžia vaikus versti užsiimti kokia nors veikla nakties poilsiui skirtomis valandomis. Val de Sambre ligoninėje pradėta nauja muzikinė iniciatyva: laukiamajame pacientus pasitinka sklindantys klasikinės muzikos įrašai, ypatingas dėmesys skiriamas gimdyvėms, kurios gali netgi pasirinkti individualų gimdymo grojaraštį.Taip pat laidoje atšvęsime Miltono Nascimento 75-metį, pasiklausysime fragmento iš Michaelo Torkės koncerto mušamiesiems ir orkestrui „Rapture“, o užbaigsime laidą mėnesienos įkvėptais kūriniais, pažymėdami „staugimo į mėnulį“ dieną.
„Naujienų pulsas“: Paryžiaus operos teatras skelbia apie mecosoprano Lucianos d‘Intino (58 m.) karjeros nutraukimą; Andre Rieu apskundė Olandijos teismą nutarimą skirti jam 116 tūkst. eurų baudą už tai, jog jo surengto šou metu scenoje buvo nepilnamečių po 23 valandos. Olandijos įstatymai griežtai draudžia vaikus versti užsiimti kokia nors veikla nakties poilsiui skirtomis valandomis. Val de Sambre ligoninėje pradėta nauja muzikinė iniciatyva: laukiamajame pacientus pasitinka sklindantys klasikinės muzikos įrašai, ypatingas dėmesys skiriamas gimdyvėms, kurios gali netgi pasirinkti individualų gimdymo grojaraštį.Taip pat laidoje atšvęsime Miltono Nascimento 75-metį, pasiklausysime fragmento iš Michaelo Torkės koncerto mušamiesiems ir orkestrui „Rapture“, o užbaigsime laidą mėnesienos įkvėptais kūriniais, pažymėdami „staugimo į mėnulį“ dieną.
Mark checks in with CNN chief economist Stephen Moore on the latest tax reform plan as dished out by President Trump. Also, world-renowned conductor Andre Rieu stops by to promote his concert with the Johann Straus Orchestra, which will be performing at Valley View Casino Center on Saturday, October 21.
In an intimate chat with Kerri-Anne Kennerley at his castle in the Netherlands, André Rieu talks candidly about his childhood, his family and his music.
Awkward. Poor Fuzzy. Also, we caught up with our good mate Celia Pacquola, Titus O'Reily wraps up the footy season in mourning, Browny's impression of Sam isn't great, and we asked you how you lost your finger. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Peter McGinley is tickled pink by the upcoming Australian Grand Prix and Andre Rieu but not by McLaren-Honda's performance or the ABC's pronunciation of his name. We also talk about acid reflux and the South Pacific nation of Tokelau.
Elizabeth Harris visits Michael Salmon's studio in Kooyong, Melbourne, and learns from the children's author, illustrator, and entertainer of school children, what 50 years in the arts has taught him about - Learning to trust your instincts about what early readers find funny. The importance of branching out and diversifying if you want to thrive as an author and illustrator in the long term. How your personality and people skills (or lack thereof) can influence your success in the arts. The pleasure of giving back to the community when you've attained a measure of professional success. How did a beloved children's book make it to the centre page of a newspaper, and its main character become 600 kilos of bronze outside a public library in the nation's capital? What's the connection between Michael, Healthy Harold (the Life Education giraffe that visits schools), and the Alannah and Madeline Foundation? Follow Michael as he travels around Australia visiting Indigenous schools and schools with students of diverse ethnicities, backgrounds, and levels of English fluency. Find out more about Michael Salmon's work at MichaelSalmon.com.au. Notes:Robyn Payne is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer and audio engineer of 25 years’ experience in the album, film, TV and advertising industries. She composed the music for the theme song 'Victoria Dances', which is featured in host Elizabeth Harris' children's book, Chantelle's Wish, available for sale on Elizabeth's website at ElizabethHarris.net.au. The lyrics for 'Victoria Dances' were written by Elizabeth Harris. FULL TRANSCRIPT Elizabeth: Welcome to Writers’ Tête-à-Tête with Elizabeth Harris, the global show that connects authors, songwriters and poets with their global audience. So I can continue to bring you high-calibre guests, I invite you to go to iTunes, click Subscribe, leave a review, and share this podcast with your friends. Today I’m delighted to introduce the highly creative and entertaining children’s author and illustrator, Michael Salmon. Michael Salmon has been involved in graphics, children’s literature, TV and theatre since 1967. He started his career with surfing cartoons, and exhibitions of his psychedelic art, and then joined the famous marionette troupe – The Tintookies – as a trainee set designer stage manager in 1968 (the Elizabethan Theatre Trust, Sydney). Since then his work has been solely for young people, both here in Australia and overseas. His many credits include his Alexander Bunyip Show (ABC TV 1978-1988), pantomimes, fabric and merchandise design, toy and board game invention, writing and illustrating of 176 picture story books – which Michael I’m absolutely flabbergasted and astonished and in wonderment at, and everybody’s laughing at that, or maybe he’s laughing at me, I don’t know. (Laughter) I’ll say it again – 176 picture story books for young readers. Several million copies of his titles have been sold worldwide. Michael has been visiting Australian primary schools for over 40 years. His hour-long sessions are interesting, fun, humorous and entertaining, with the focus on students developing their own creativity, which is just fantastic. Suitable for all years, many of these school visits can be seen on Michael’s website, which I will ask you to repeat later. Michael: Okay. Elizabeth: Several trips have been up to the Gulf of Carpentaria Savannah Schools and to the remote Aboriginal community Schools on Cape York Peninsula, as a guest of EDU. EDU – what is that? Michael: Education Department, Queensland. Elizabeth: The Australian Government honoured his work in 2004 by printing a 32nd Centenary, special edition of his first book The Monster that ate Canberra – I like that - as a Commonwealth publication … for both residents and visitors to our Capital. Every Federal Politician received a copy. Michael: Even if they didn’t want it, they got one. (Laughter) Elizabeth: Michael was also the designer of ‘Buddy Bear’ for the Alannah and Madeline Foundation (Port Arthur 1996). The Foundation financially supports Children/Families who are victims of violence/violent crime; they are currently running an anti-bullying campaign in Australian Schools. In 2010 the ACT Government further recognized his work by commissioning a bronze statue of his first book character ‘Alexander Bunyip’. Unveiled in April 2011, it stands next to the new – and I’ll get you to say this, Michael … Michael: GUN-GAH-LIN. Elizabeth: Gungahlin Library in our Federal Capital. Thank you for saying that. Michael has presented ‘Bunyip-themed history sessions’ for audiences of School Children at the National Library of Australia since 2011. School touring and book titles continue, which I’m blown away by, because you’ve written and illustrated 176 books! Michael: Some of those were activity books, to be fair, but they were necessitated – writing, the requirements of children, and illustrations, so they were all lumped in together, basically. Elizabeth: So Michael Salmon, welcome to Writers’ Tête-à-Tête with Elizabeth Harris. Michael: Thank you very much. It’s a pleasure, and thank you for visiting my studio here in downtown Kooyong, Melbourne. Elizabeth: We are delighted to be here – Serena Low and I, everybody – Serena being my wonderful tech support. Michael, we have been Facebook friends for some time now, which is a wonderful way to keep in contact with people. But do you think social media has affected children adversely, and stopped them from reading and enjoying children’s literature? Michael: Do you know, in order to answer some of the questions you asked, I probably pondered this one the most. It’s strange times. I’m 67 years old now. If I go back to when I was a teenager … Elizabeth: Looking very dapper, I may say. Michael: Yes, thank you, thank you. (Laughter) It’s amazing what no exercise will do. (Laughter) Things have changed so much. If you go back to the fifties and sixties – which both you ladies will have to look at the old films and see reruns of Gidget and all that kind of stuff – however, the main communication of young people several, several decades ago, socially, would have been the telephone. Invariably, houses only had one line that mums and dads would need. But the girls mostly – and perhaps the boys too – would be on the line talking to their friends and all this kind of stuff. And that was the only direction of communication. Perhaps letters and whatever, but certainly the telephone was the main thing. Now how things have changed these days. Having 12 grandchildren ranging from – what are they now, 2 to 24 – I’ve seen a whole gamut, and I see daily just how much social media – the iPads, tablets and things – are taking up their time and the manners in which they take up their time. Elizabeth: What a wonderful family to have! Michael: Well, it’s certainly a bit like a zoo (laughter) – I hope they don’t mind me saying that – and I’m the head monkey, but that’s about it. That’s true. But if you think of a child – and one of the main loves in life is visiting schools, and over the many years in Australia I’ve visited many, many schools – and just see what the teachers are up against these days. And often the teachers are – it’s well-known – surrogate parents on many occasions. Often it’s left to teachers, whether it be librarians or very kind teachers … Elizabeth: Challenging job. Michael: … To instill in the children a love of literature and how important reading is. But I think of going back to my youth and my toy soldier collection and making and making balsa wood castles and Ormond keeps and whatever it may be, playing in my room with this fantasy world I had grown up in. Elizabeth: What an imagination! Michael: Well, my father read to me – when it first came out, back in the fifties, and I was quite young, but – The Hobbit, C.S. Lewis and the Narnian … – beautiful. I was brought up in those kind of – and he also read most of Dickens to me, as well as Kipling. Quite incredible stuff. So my father was a major player in my love of literature. And I’m not sure that it happens hugely these days, but I grew up in a world of imagination. And it wasn’t any great surprise to my parents that I entered the world I’m in, which is the fantasy world of children, because I never got out of it, basically. 67 years we’re looking at at the moment. I would say mental age is about 8 or 9. (Laughter) Elizabeth: But you make very good coffee for a 9-year-old, Michael. Michael: But it did eventuate that sitting in my studio in the early hours of the morning, if I start laughing at a concept or whatever, I know full well through the passage of time that preppies or Grade Ones or Twos or kinders will start laughing at it too. So you get to trust your judgement after a while in the arts. You get to know where your strengths are. But going back to your original question, I have a couple of grandchildren who are absolute whizzes on their tablets. They’ve gone through the Minecraft thing; they’ve gone this, they’ve gone that. Almost an obsessive kind of stuff there. Elizabeth: It’s an addiction, I think. Michael: Sometimes, you must take time away from the use of imagination. Because let’s face it, in using our imagination, our creativity – and creativity can be cooking a magnificent meal, it can be keeping a well-balanced house. There’s all kinds of creativity, or it could be the artist creativity, but that’s such an important thing, of finding who we are. Elizabeth: Yes. Michael: And to have children taken away to a certain extent Magic Land which is absolutely fine until they become obsessive or addictive, as some of these things are, there’s a great danger that children are – shall we say – not able to evaluate or to progress their natural talents etcetera coming through, especially in the arts. Elizabeth: I totally agree with you. Michael, you’ve written and illustrated so many books. As I’ve mentioned a couple of times, 176. How do you decide what to write about? Michael: Well, it’s probably – I’ve always written from a cover idea. There’s a book of mine going way back. It’s one of my old favourites, a very simple one, which is called The Pirate Who Wouldn’t Wash. And when I talk to children and they say where do you get your ideas from, I say sometimes you get two ideas that are unrelated and you put them together, and because hopefully my books are rather funny and I was brought up in the fifties on things like The Fabulous Goon Show, Peter Sellers, and Spike Milligan. I loved Monty Python which was a direct sort of baby from The Goon Show. So my love of comedy has always been UK-based. And so that strange juxtaposition of whatever, so I thought, okay, a pirate, and perhaps a person who doesn’t like to wash. And you put them together and you have the pirate who wouldn’t wash. And then you simply – it’s easy if you have a vivid imagination – you list a whole lot of encounters or what could happen to a pirate who wouldn’t wash. Elizabeth: Could we talk about that? I’d love to talk about that. Michael: A monster, and then someone who doesn’t like vegetables. Which was one of my stepsons, William, and he was ‘Grunt the Monster’, which was one of my early characters. Refused to eat his vegetables. His teachers went to great lengths to find out how he could eat them, disguise them in milkshakes or whatever it may be. So it was William I was writing about, one of my younger stepsons at that stage. And at university when he went through Architectural course, he was called Grunt, because they knew full well the book was based on him. So it’s good sometimes to disguise – but nonetheless feature things you see around you. Elizabeth: How did he cope with it? Michael: He loved it, he loved it, he loved it. Elizabeth: He got attention? Michael: He got attention, all that kind of stuff, and he had one of his best mates who let everyone know that he was called ‘Grunt’ – that was sort of his name. But at some stage, I think he uses that – he lectures in Architecture around the country these days. He’s gone and done very well, dear William, and he will sometimes use that as a joke. Elizabeth: Yes. Icebreaker. Michael: Icebreaker, exactly. Elizabeth: Was there a pivotal person who influenced your career? And if so, can you tell us how they inspired you? Michael: Probably apart from the people I’ve mentioned previously, the Tolkiens and the Hobbits and the Lord of the Rings and the C.S. Lewises and that sort of thing, I’ve always loved the classic British thing like Arthur Ransome’s Swallows and Amazons. These are very famous books that everyone read at one stage. Back in those early fifties, my father was at Cambridge University so we were hoisted out of New Zealand; we went to live in the UK, and it was such a great time for a child to be in the UK. It’s still suffering war damage from Second World War, and London still roped off sections of it - the Doodlebugs, the flying bombs that the Germans sent over to hit London. So it was a rather strange place, but the television was brilliant. I was a Enid Blyton fan, a foundation member of the Secret Seven Club. Elizabeth: Were you really. Michael: Even though based in Cambridge, we looked forward to every month of the Enid Blyton magazines, so I grew up on The Faraway Tree and the Secret Seven and the Famous Five. I had my badges, I had all the merchandise. But also on the television in those days was a show we never got to hear in Australia – Muffin the Mule. There was also Sooty the Sweep, Bill and Ben the Flowerpot Men. Andy Pandy was another one. Most of those were for kindies and little bubs. Basil Brush was a little bit later on. And British television was always superb, especially for children. Blue Peter and some of those famous shows was a little bit later on. I mention this because I had ten years of my own show on ABC which you’ll learn later on, and used puppets and things which I’d seen being used on British television. Elizabeth: Can you tell us about that show please? Michael: The show itself … When Alexander first became a character, it was a Michael 'Smartypants book', a little book I had published in 1972. This is The Monster That Ate Canberra. And this basically the genesis of the television show. I thought I would do a – I wasn’t a university student but it was like a smartypants university student publication, because the bunyip himself was not the Kangaroo – was in fact an oversized pink bunyip, more like a Chinese dragon. However, the monster was the public service, and so it was like a joke about the public service. Because back in those seventies and late sixties, large departments were being taken from Melbourne and Sydney and relocated in Canberra, Melbourne Commonwealth finance and other things, so Canberra was being flooded with the public service. And that was why Canberra was being set up, but anyway, as a youngster back in 1972 when I first wrote that book, I envisaged this large King Kong kind of character over Civic, which was the main principal shopping centre, the oldest shopping centre, going on Northbourne Avenue as you come in from Sydney. There’s this large monster devouring things, but this monster has a problem: he is short-sighted. Anyway, he saw the buildings – the famous, iconic buildings of Canberra as objects of food. So put them into – like the Academy of Science, a gigantic apple pie; the National Library, which was recently built, at that stage and still looks like a gigantic birthday cake; and I had the Carillon looking like a Paddle Pop or something like that, which are all to do with objects of food. And the bunyip devoured them. And the Prime Minister – the original Prime Minister back then was (William) “Billy” McMahon, and when he chucked, we had then changed to Gough Whitlam. So Prime Minsters changed within the reprints of this book. The best thing about this … way way back when Gough Whitlam became our Prime Minister, one of the first things he did was institute an office that had never been there before, called the Department of Women. It was there specially to consider and to aid passage of women in Australia into jobs and a whole range of things that had never been heard before in a male-dominated kind of world. Elizabeth: I’ve always been a fan of Gough, so I must say … (Laughter) Michael: Well, Gough appointed a single mum called Elizabeth Reid – Liz Reid – and she was a very famous lady and she really championed the cause of women, you know, equal rights, and these ridiculous things that should have been fixed a long time but hadn’t. So Liz Reid was pictured in the centre page of the Woman’s Weekly, soon after Gough – this was one of his first appointments, Liz Reid. And there was Liz with her little bub – so she was a brand new single mum. Elizabeth: Oh wow. Which in those days would have been scandalous, wouldn’t it. Michael: Oh yes, but Gough was famous for that. He already went out specially with the arts. Regardless of how he was considered as a Prime Minister, he was certainly a great patron of the arts, Gough Whitlam. Elizabeth: As I said, I’m a fan. Michael: In this picture, centre pages of Woman’s Weekly, double spread, was little bubba. And in little bubba’s hands, supported by his mother, was a copy of The Monster That Ate Canberra. Elizabeth: Wow! How did you feel? Michael: I thought, “Fantastic!” I got a call within a week from one of the biggest educational publishers in the world, called McGraw-Hill, asking “Can you tell us a little bit about this? And I was described as this is probably not how I would think, and I said “No, but thank you very much for calling.” So the most unusual thing sort of kicked up, and we were reprinting this book again and again for Canberra, because Canberra was laughing its head off. Elizabeth: Good on you Ms Reid – and baby. Michael: So we had a theatrical presentation, pantomimes based on it with the local Canberra youth theatre. ABC then serialized it on radio, and then came to me – this was about 1977 or so – saying, “Would you consider having Alexander Bunyip on television?” Elizabeth: Wow. Michael: And I said “Yes please, thank you very much.” And it was through a mate of mine, quite a well-known scriptwriter for Australian films called John Stevens, and also director of plays and whatever around Australia, and he was one of the directors of the young people’s programs in ABC, who were based at that stage in Sydney. Anyway, Alexander got on television through this rather, uh, strange path he led, entertaining the people of Canberra. Elizabeth: Can I ask you with that, and throughout your life, you have enjoyed such great success, and certainly rightly so. Have you found that there’s been what has been seen as insignificant moments, turn into huge, huge achievements for you? Michael: Well, (I) try to step away from cliché but sometimes it’s hard to, when I say you make your own luck. But the fact that that for example, one of my main – I love it – the statue of Alexander Bunyip, 600 kilograms of bronze outside the library. Elizabeth: In that place I can’t pronounce. Michael: Gungahlin, that’s right, Gungahlin. Elizabeth: I’ll practise it. Michael: I’ll tell you how that happened. Sometimes on Google if you’re an artistic person and you’re an author or illustrator, if you just put your name in and see what’s the latest thing, are there any new entries. Sometimes schools put in things in comments or whatever. Sometimes odd things about your life come up – business life, work life. And there was a situation that occurred, when Gungahlin Community Council had discussed whether – because John Stanhope, who was the chief minister of the ACT at that stage was putting up statues left right and centre, because he wanted a lot of edifices in Canberra to entertain people. Elizabeth: He was a visual. Michael: Yeah, visual person. And someone said, “Why don’t we have Alexander Bunyip?” and there was general laughter. But that was supported in the Council vote of Hansard, you know, the documented notes taken in that particular Council session, and I saw this online. And so I merely wrote to this person, sent them one of the more recent copies of The Monster That Ate Canberra, and said “That sounds great. Let me know if I can help.” Elizabeth: Absolutely! Michael: Gosh, one thing after another happened, and the head of the Council Alan Kirlin, with John Stanhope, got it organized, and within a year there was a brand new statue being launched by John Stanhope, one of the last things he did before he resigned. He’d done some magnificent work in Canberra. So new ministers were appointed etcetera, so John – the statue was launched, and I made a speech which was dedicated to my mum, who had died the year before. She was a Canberra girl, and I thought that would be nice to dedicate, at least mention her. I’m sure if she were around - in ethereal style - she wouldn’t miss out on that one, I can assure you. Elizabeth: I’m sure. Michael: But when the statue was dedicated – the statue stands there – Elizabeth: Can we go back, because I would like to talk about that speech about your mum. Can we talk about that? Michael: Yes. Well, my mother Judy, as I said who passed on in 2010 – the statue was put up in 2011 – was a very … went bush Port Douglas many years ago, before Christopher Skase was up there. (Laughter) So I used to go up there and visit her. A hurricane holiday house, which is simply a house in Port Douglas without any windows. It was up in the hills towards the Mosman River valley. Elizabeth: For those who don’t know Christoper Skase, can you please touch on him briefly. Michael: Christopher Skase was one of our major financial entrepreneurs who died over in a Spanish location owing millions of dollars to many people. He was like a younger brother of Alan Bond. That’s where Christopher Skase fitted in. I don’t think New York or Spain ever really sort of – Elizabeth: Recovered. Michael: Recovered from the Australian paparazzi to see whether Skase was in fact dying or whether he was in a wheelchair with breathing apparatus, wheeled out by his ever-loving wife Pixie, who is back safely in the country now. But that’s by the by. (Laughter) Michael: My mother was a fairly gregarious character. Elizabeth: Bit like yourself. Michael: (Laughter) Pushy. Elizabeth: No, no, no. Delightful, and entertaining. Michael: Judy was one of the younger daughters of her father, my grandfather, Canon W. Edwards – Bill Edwards. He was a young Anglican curate who’d been badly gassed on the fields of Flanders and the Somme in the First World War. Elizabeth: Oh dear. Michael: But he was an educationalist, as well as a very strong Anglican within the church. So he was sent on his return out to Grammar School looking after that in Cooma. When Canberra was designated as the place to have our new capital, the Anglican Church from Sydney said, “Please harness up one of the buggies, and take six of your seniors and go look at four different venues in Canberra that we are looking at to have a brand new school.” Elizabeth: Wow. Michael: And they chose the most beautiful place, in a road called Mugga Way just at the bottom of Red Hill, which is Canberra Boys’ Grammar. He was their founding Headmaster. Elizabeth: Was he! Michael: But the fact was that they settled on that because they pitched their tents under the gum trees. They woke up with the sound of intense kookaburra noise, and thought this was perfect for a grammar school, or any other school for that matter. Elizabeth: Oh, beautiful. Michael: They were all talking and whatever it was. Elizabeth: Bit like sounding the bell, you know. Michael: (Laughter) So going back to those days, that was the start of Canberra and my family going back there to the thirties of last century. However, back in those days in the Second World War, my father had graduated from school in New Zealand, and was sent across as one of those New Zealand young soldiers to become an officer at Duntroon, the training college. The Defence Academy they call it now, but good old Duntroon. So when he graduated, it was the end of World War Two, and he was sent up to war crimes trials in Japan, as one of his first things the Aus-New Zealand ANZAC forces when they went up there to look after things for a while. But my mother was quite a brilliant lady, and she would always be the one painting and decorating and doing all this kind of stuff. Always a dynamic kind of person. And apart from loving her very much as a mum, she instilled in me this gregarious, rather exhibitionist kind of thing. Elizabeth: (Laughter) Thank you Judy. It’s Judy, isn’t it. Thank you Judy. I know you’re here. Michael: So Judy was responsible for – in younger, thinner days, long hair, beads, not necessarily hippie stuff but just total exhibitionist kind of stuff. Elizabeth: Oh I’ve seen photographs of this man, everybody. My goodness, what a heartthrob. Michael: I looked like I could have been another guitarist in Led Zeppelin or something. Elizabeth: I’m actually just fanning myself with my paper. (Laughter) Michael: But anyway, it’s all a bit of fun. Elizabeth: Did you ever sing? Michael: No, no, no. I was actually a drummer at one of the schools I attended. Elizabeth: Were you? I like drummers. Michael: Yes, but not this kind of drummer. In the pipe bands at Scotch College, Sydney. I was a tenor drummer. Elizabeth: Okay. Michael: So they have the big, the double bass drum or whatever and the tenor drums and the drumsticks - I forget the name – like the Poi they have in New Zealand. And the tenor drums – you have to have coordination if you want to play the tenor drums as you march along in your dress: the Black Watch dress. Elizabeth: Isn’t learning music so important, which reflects in other areas? Michael: It is, it is. Elizabeth: Can we talk about that? Michael: Well, I think that – not being musical but having written lyrics in my pantomimes – and down at a very amateur level worked out what a bunyip would sing about, or go back to an early blues song or doo-wop kind of song when Alexander is stuck in a zoo in the pantomime. So I had great fun. So my musical experience – I was lucky to have some very clever people, including one gentleman who until a few years ago was one of the Heads of Tutors at Canberra School of Music called Jim Cotter. Now Jim Cotter and I – he wrote my first music for me, for the pantomimes I used to do way back in the early days. And then Peter Scriven – he was the head of the Tintookies Marionette Theatre, who were all under the auspices of the Elizabethan Theatre Trust in Sydney at Potts Point. And Peter had engaged him to do – I was doing some sets – it was the first show, our first children’s show at the Opera House – and I did the costumes for Tintookies. It was a revamp of what Peter Scriven had been doing back in the fifties. And Jim had some brand new music, and so my musical experience was purely admiring music and talented people who did that, realizing that it was not my forte. Elizabeth: Aren’t they clever. Michael: Nonetheless, by writing lyrics and giving some vague, vague “rock ‘n roll and I like it” -like, you know. Not exactly “Stairway to Heaven”, you know what I’m saying? Elizabeth: (Laughter) Who was your favourite band at that stage? Michael: Ahh, I grew up in the Sixties. I got myself a hearing aid the other day. You can hardly see it – one of these new things. But essentially, I’ve had to, because I spent a lot of my younger life surfing in the eastern beaches of Sydney. The promotion of bone growth over the ear – there’s some kind of term for it – and they had to cut away the bone if I were to hear properly. And I thought, I don’t want my ear cut, so I’ll just leave it as it is at 67. But also too, I do attribute some of those early groups to my lack of hearing these days, because I did study for my exams with The Beatles, The Rolling Stones. Pretty much one of my favourite groups of all time was a group that spread, with different members going to different other groups, were The Byrds in America. Dylan songs. “Mr Tambourine”. Elizabeth: Yes. Was it Eric – Eric somebody? Or did I get the wrong group. Michael: We’re talking about David Crosby, Gene Clark, Jim McGuinn who changed his name and became Roger, or was it the other way round. But they had the Dylan. They came out with “Mr. Tambourine Man”. Elizabeth: Yes, I know that song. Michael: Their next one was ‘Turn, Turn, Turn’. Then they went into more Dylan of, “All I Really Want to Do”. And these are hits of the Sixties. Elizabeth: You could sing a few bars. Michael: No I couldn’t. Not even Dylan-style. (Laughter) But I love those songs, mainly because - Elizabeth: They’re great. Michael: Jim McGuinn had a 12-string guitar, and it was this jingly-jangly feel to their songs that I loved dearly. But another group which I must tell you, because I met up with them in real life, which is one of my favourite groups, is The Seekers. Elizabeth: Oh! Miss Judith! Michael: Now Keith Potger is a good mate of mine. We go for gentlemen’s clubs like Savage Club; he’s a member of Savage, enjoy long lunches, and often with some other guests. Elizabeth: Athol Guy? Michael: Yes. And Judith Durham – where you’re sitting there – came and sat down there with her manager a few years ago. Elizabeth: My goodness! Michael: She’d seen a presentation – Elizabeth: She’s beautiful. Michael: Oh, magnificent. And her voice! Elizabeth: Angel. Michael: Judith had seen a production by Garry Ginivan, who is one of the principal Australian children’s entrepreneurs for theatrics, theatres. He’s just finished doing Hazel E.’s Hippopotamus on the Roof kind of stuff, and I’m not sure if he’s doing Leigh Hobbs’ Horrible Harriet. Now that’s going to the Opera House. I’m not sure if Garry Ginivan’s doing that for Leigh. He did for Graeme Base. He did My Grandma Lived in Gooligulch, and also brought packaged stuff like Noddy and Toyland, Enid Blyton and other stuff like The Faraway Tree. So anyway he was presenting Puff the Magic Dragon – and I’m just looking around the room to find a graphic of the poster, because I’d designed Puff the Magic Dragon. Elizabeth: Did you? Michael: And they used that for all the promotional material and stuff there, but it was the puppet that I designed. And Judith went along to see – it was at The Athenaum Theatre here in Melbourne, a few years ago now. Elizabeth: Lovely theatre. Michael: And she liked the whole idea of the dragon, and she rang me. And so here was this most beautiful angel on the other line … Anyway, she was round a couple of days with her management. She was at that time – this was before The Seekers got back together and did all that magnificent tours they did over the last five or six years, Andre Rieu included. Judith is a honky-tonk girl; she loves the music of spiritual and going across to honky-tonk, like Scott Joplin, the ragtime, and all this sort of stuff. Elizabeth: Oh, fun! Michael: And she had written several things that she wanted the sheet music to be illustrated to sell, as part of the Judith Durham empire. And she did the ‘Banana Rag’. So immediately I did the illustration for her. I didn’t take any payment. I said, “Look, Judith, might I be impertinent and ask you to come to one of my clubs and sing – come to dinner?” She was a very strict vegetarian and looked after herself incredibly well after a terrible accident where she had to look after her whole system and she’s done that magnificently. So there she was singing, and this was when The Seekers had just released one of their LP’s, called “Morning Town Ride to Christmas”, which was for children’s songs, and there wasn’t a dry eye in the house of these senior gentlemen at the club I was talking about, one of these good old Melbourne clubs, when she sang “The Carnival’s Over”. Elizabeth: Oh yes. Michael: Absolutely superb, so that was more than enough payment for doing some artwork. But since then, I continued … and met the desperate Keith Potger. Elizabeth: Weren’t you lucky. Weren’t you lucky. Weren’t you lucky to have that gorgeous woman. Michael: I was lucky. I was lucky. But I had to tell you, Judith - they had an article on her website, and she’s on Facebook as well - had at that time recorded with The Lord Mayor’s Orchestra here in Melbourne. It was called “The Australian Cities Suite”, and she had written a song for every major city in Australia. And I remember she and I were trying to do a book together, a book based on a song that her husband – who passed on through, oh gosh, what was it – the wasting disease, muscular disease … Elizabeth: MS? Muscular Dystrophy? Michael: Muscular Dystrophy. I’m sure that must be it. He put in a song called “Billy the Bug and Sylvia Slug”, and so we put that into a book. And I took Judith along to see some of the heads of various publishing firms in Sydney as well as the head of ABC merchandising in their ivory tower down in Haymarket area. Beautiful beautiful premises they have there, ABC Studios. And so Judith was much heralded in both places when I took her as my guest to introduce this book to her. The book didn’t work unfortunately, but she did start singing in the car as we’d arrived early in the carpark of the ABC citadel in Haymarket. She started singing. And we were all sitting there. And she started singing songs again from The Seekers. Elizabeth: I don’t think I’m ever going to stand up again. Michael: So here we are in Kooyong, and there’s the beautiful strains of Judith Durham singing songs, and I thought, “It doesn’t get much better than this.” Elizabeth: Oh wow. Michael: I don’t think Deborah Harry could have done the same. Elizabeth: Do you think Judith Durham would speak with me on this podcast? Michael: Judith is a very accommodating person, and I’m sure that if you ask through her management, Graham her manager would – I’m sure - she would look at that favourably. Elizabeth: Would I have to wear a ball gown? I have a couple. To meet the Queen. Michael: Meet the Queen. (Laughter) But anyway, I suppose too, in my business – and Australia is not a huge place really, when it comes to who knows what and we talked before about the degrees of separation. Elizabeth: Absolutely. Michael: And so, a lot of my stuff has been … involved with, because of my work, a lot of singers and whatever via The Hat Books. I remember Russell Morris, not in this place but a previous place. Elizabeth: “The Real Thing”? Michael: “The Real Thing” Russell Morris. Brilliant, brilliant, and had the two LP’s as well. Elizabeth: And Molly, Molly is attached to that – he produced it, didn’t he. Michael: Yeah, but Russell Morris had this concept that he came up with his wife 30 years ago. It was about a toy that was pre-broken and you had to fix it. The whole idea of the toy was that you had to re-glue this broken toy. Elizabeth: Right. Michael: It was ceramic, and he was so keen on it, but I just didn’t think it was going to work. He was a man with an incredible imagination – Elizabeth: Russell Morris? Michael: Russell Morris. He had this toy concept, but it didn’t work, because I don’t think kids want to sit around re-gluing a toy that has been broken. I don’t know what he was on. Elizabeth: He was quite resourceful. Michael: Ah, he is. Look at the way Russell Morris has revived in recent times. And he’ll have to excuse me. I don’t remember, but I’ve certainly listened to his two LP’s – albums as we used to call them, back in the old days – that he did. All bluesy and whatever, and he’s still got a magnificent voice. Elizabeth: You know, there are so many Australians that are not – what should I say – recognized as they should be, I think. And such talent. Michael: Ah, yeah. Elizabeth: And do you think we need to go overseas, like in the old day. I was listening to a program last night, actually, and Brian Cadd was on it. Love Brian Cadd. Beautiful, beautiful music. And he said you know, back in the day you had to go to London. Michael: Yes, yes. Well, look at Easybeats and stuff like that. Elizabeth: Do you think people need to go? Michael: Brian Cadd and The (Bootleg) Family (Band), that’s what he calls his group, they are reappearing at – they are doing an Australian tour this month in February – I saw it on Facebook, actually. Elizabeth: You know, a friend of mine who’s a pastel artist, highly acclaimed – we were talking about this, and she said in this country, she’s just not recognized and she really needs … She’s working in a boutique! Michael: It is a problem. You know on Facebook, which is one of the loves of my life, you see a good deal of Australian up-and-coming authors and illustrators, and ones that you dearly wish would … And I do believe that you if you earn it, you deserve a place in the sun – your ten minutes, twelve minutes of fame, all that kind of stuff. And if you’re smart enough, after your time has been, you then start doing things which reinvent yourself. I’m not talking about Madonna-style, but I’m talking about coming up with new things, being aware of new trends and seeing whether you can adapt your talents. Elizabeth: Being a survivor. Michael: Being a survivor, absolutely. Because let’s face it, and I’m very grateful – for example, the schools around Australia – 45 years… Elizabeth: I’m sure they’re grateful to you too. Michael: I go into the schools and there are teachers there that say, “Look, the last time I saw you Michael, was when I was in Prep or Grade One, and I loved your books then and I still love them." I’m just so thankful. Elizabeth: How do you feel, other than gratitude? Michael: Well, this is one of those major things, of feedback you get. And some of them come up and say “I started drawing because of you drawing”. Elizabeth: You’re inspirational! Michael: There are just those things there that I … and also entertaining. Doing a bit of stand-up comedy, giving out very silly prizes like Barbie books to Grade Six boys for good behaviour. I know Preppies will never forget those things. Elizabeth: Can you talk us through – when you present to the school, how do you do that? Michael: This year I’ve got a ‘Michael Salmon’s Monster Show’ which is talking about more or less the same thing, but some different pictures to ones I’ve been doing before. Essentially what I realized right at the start is if I do some speed cartooning, right in the very first picture I draw there, and do it so quickly in a great show-off manner, you get the kids hooked. Elizabeth: It’s magic; it’s in front of us. Michael: Because the little ones, they say “Look what he did! Look how fast he drew!” And I always knew that that particular facet, if you did it correctly, the little Preppies in the front – because we do try to get mixed grades, with the Grade Sixes at the back – is that you would have their attention if you kept on. So I sort of talked about the way I invented characters and how it happened. Bobo my dog who is not here today – dear Bobo in the book I wrote called Bobo My Super Dog, where I sort of – he saves the world a bit. Elizabeth: Of course he would. (Laughter) Michael: Oh, I don’t know. Let’s just go back to the bit about Australia and the people who are trying to make it, and they are doing their very best and you see their brilliant talent. And it’s very evident on Facebook – it’s one of my major purveyors of talent – the ideas that people come up with and all that sort of stuff. I mean, you’ve got some brilliant people here in Australia. You look at Leigh Hobbs for a start. Now he belongs to the Savage Club as I do, so I catch up with him for lunch on occasions. And there he is with his two-year tenure in his position championing children’s books and children’s literature around Australia. His cartoons are very much like Ronald Searle, the famous British cartoonist, who did the original cartoons that accompanied the original published books and also the film versions of St Trinian’s movies, of schoolgirls and things like that – the naughty schoolgirls. And Ronald Searle was a brilliant, brilliant artist, and he had the kind of nuttiness in his cartooning that Leigh Hobbs had. You look at Leigh Hobbs’ stuff – they are very, very sparse, great placement of colour, they are done in a very slapdash manner. It all works together beautifully – from Horrible Harriet, to Old Tom and whatever. And if you’ve got other people – what’s that book by Aaron Blabey – something or other Pug? (Pig the Pug) I bought some books for my very young grandchildren for Christmas, and I thought, “I haven’t seen these books before.” And here he is winning awards and YABBA (Young Australians Best Book Awards) Awards and all this kind of stuff. And so much talent around. And it’s hard in Australia to make a living as an author, because the royalties and stuff, even if you are one of the top ones, may suffice for a while but aren’t continuing. Elizabeth: And yet Michael you’ve done that – for 50 years – haven’t you. Michael: Only because of schools. 45 years in schools and 50 years in the arts. But mainly because I branched out and did things like theatre – the television show. You saw when you first entered the merchandise for 'Alexander Bunyip'. Spotlight stores were behind me for fabrics for a decade, and they finished not a huge many years ago. And that had nothing to do with 'Alexander Bunyip'. But the fact of really, of diversifying. Elizabeth: Okay. Michael: And the books for me lay a platform. When Mum or Dad read a book at night to their children, and it happens to be one of yours, and it’s something they like, and they happen to be one of the lead buyers of Spotlight stores and they say “We must do something about this guy”, and they came round and sat where you’re sitting, and they said “We’d like to offer you a deal.” And I thought, “Oh thank you. That’s great!” Elizabeth: But can I interject? The vital part of that is certainly that there is talent and diversification, but it’s also the ability to connect with people - which you are very skilled at. And the warmth that you have … Michael: Well, thanks to my mother, because she was a people person. Yes, you’re quite right – it does help to be a people person if you’re an artistic person. Of course sometimes it doesn’t flow. Some of the best children’s authors are not people persons. So you can’t expect to do anything. I learned long ago of creating an impact on your audience – start and hold them if you can from then on, and then you can impart any message you want. And the only message I really impart to the children is about developing their creativity, for them to start working on the things they’re good at, or keep drawing or singing or whatever it may be. Elizabeth: I really want to segue into something from those comments about your work for the Alannah and Madeline Foundation. That is so, so pivotal. Can we talk about that? Michael: Yes. Do you know, in general terms, it’s really good if you’ve had success, I’ve found, especially in the arts, to find venues and areas and avenues to give back to society. I hope that doesn’t sound too corny. Elizabeth: It sounds beautiful. Michael: Up here, I’ve got some – when I was one of the patrons of “Life Be In It” for the Victorian – Elizabeth: Oh yes! Michael: And I designed – not the vans, those large pantechnicon vans that went around and advertised anti-drugs and – Elizabeth: It was Norm, wasn’t it. Norm. Michael: Norm was “Life Be In It”. This was the Life Education Centre, the one started up by Ted Knox at King’s Cross Chapel, but they went to a huge thing. Large pantechnicon trailers filled with the latest kind of things, and all round Australia, but particularly in Victoria – because that’s where my expertise was, helping them design big wheels to go on, painted by local mums and dads. And I also do it to do some fundraising. But Life Education had a Harold Giraffe as their logo, and it’s still going gangbusters. So these things would go to schools, and like the dental van they locked you in that, and they would see these incredible digital displays of bodies and drugs and anti-drugs, things like that. Magnificent, magnificent. That was one thing I was involved in. A good mate of mine, a school librarian called Marie Stanley, who’s since not a school teacher anymore – a school librarian – she rang up soon after 1996 when the horrific Port Arthur thing had occurred. She had been seconded – Walter Mikac, whose wife Nanette and two daughters Alannah and Madeline were shot dead – he knew he had to do something. So he went to see the Victorian Premier at that stage, Steve Bracks, and also saw John Howard. And between them he got funding to set up a St Kilda Road office and start the Alannah and Madeline Foundation which is purely there to help the victims of violent crime – the families, the children – provide them with some kind of accommodation or support or clothing, needs, or toiletries – a whole range of stuff there. So they seconded Marie Stanley from Williamstown North Primary School. Because I’d visited her school many times, she rang me up and said, “Look, Michael, I’m doing this, I’m on salary, but I need your help. Could you help me invent a character?” So I came on board with Alannah and Madeline (Foundation) on a purely voluntary basis, which is my pleasure, and we invented a character called Buddy Bear as a very safe little bear and a spokes figure, whereby – and there are behind me as we speak in this interview – there are Buddy Bear chocolates up there. And they did something like five million chocolates with my name and my design on it through Coles stores and Target stores … Elizabeth: You know Michael, next time we meet I need a camera. (Laughter) Michael: That’s just 'Buddy Bear' stuff. And 'Buddy Bear' has gone on strongly and it’s now part of the Alannah and Madeline Foundation. But they got involved in a very important … the main focus of anti-bullying. And I was the person – I want to say one thing, because it’s true – I suggested that they should go – violence and all this stuff for families was terrible enough – but if they wanted to go to the bully, they really should get into the heart of the matter. And to me, I said to them once, “Look, please. I’ve seen what we’re doing. We’ve got Buddy Bear as the spokes figure for violence in the home. But we really should be hitting schools and things with something that centers around bullying and have an anti-bullying campaign. And you know, it is one of those things which is said at the right time and the right place. And now we’ve got Princess Mary of Denmark who is the international head of 'Buddy Bear' and they’ve got their own thing over there because of her Australian connection with Tasmania. We have the National Bank who are the sponsors of the 'Buddy Bear' program of the Alannah and Madeline (Foundation), so we have a fully-fledged charity. But the early days of inventing 'Buddy Bear', and a lot of people who gave their time and effort for no cost as I did, and pleasure to get the whole thing going. But it was all through initially Walter Mikac, thinking that with his deceased wife and two little girls, he had to do something. He was a pharmacist by trade and he was a smart man – he is a smart man – and he set the wheels in motion. And so it was a - ‘pleasure’ is not the right word. It was satisfying to be involved with a program that was ultimately going to help children feel better and safe and especially with this bullying thing, of being able to … Elizabeth: Personally, I love fundraising and I do a lot of it. And actually we have on the agenda this year a fundraiser for another children’s author: Pat Guest. His son Noah, and Noah has Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy, and the family need a wheelchair-accessible vehicle. Michael: Yes, yes, yes. Elizabeth: Pat’s a wonderful person. He’s published five books and counting, and has written one about Noah called That’s What Wings Are For. He has actually podcasted with me. So I’m going to put you on the spot now and ask you if you would like to create something – Michael: Absolutely! Let me know … Elizabeth: I haven’t even finished my sentence! Michael: No, no, no, the answer’s yes. The answer’s yes. Elizabeth: The generosity! Thank you. Michael: No, no, my pleasure. You talk about the – do you pronounce it ‘Duchenne’? There was a very famous fundraiser with that society up in Cairns several years ago, where various artists and musicians and illustrators were asked to provide – and they said a ukulele – so you had very famous artists and musicians and illustrators creating and painting their own version on this practical ukulele that was sent back to Cairns and auctioned off for charity and raised a whole lot of money. Elizabeth: You know Pat, I think, would love to meet you. And I know Noah – the whole family are just beautiful people. Michael: But I’ll have you know, only because of that connection where they contacted me saying “Would you like to …” and I had no knowledge whatever of the disease and the toll it took. Elizabeth: I’ve nursed a couple of boys with it. Michael: From my recollection, would it be quite correct to say it’s quite gender-specific? It hits boys more than girls? Elizabeth: Yes. The two children that I nursed were brothers, and they passed. So we want to focus on the positive side, and this Saturday, actually there’s a trivia night which is sold out – Michael: Oh good! Good, good. Elizabeth: And it’s Eighties music which is my thing – I love that – so hopefully I will win, everybody. Don’t bet on me, Michael, but if there was a ticket, I’d invite you. But we’re looking at later in the year and we have some great people. Dave O’Neil wants to do a spot – Michael: Oh yeah, good, good, good. Elizabeth: And he podcasted with me. And like yourself, pretty much before I got my sentence out, he said 'yes'. Robyn Payne whom I wrote my song with for my children’s book – she wants to write a song. So we’ve got many … and Robyn Payne was in Hey Hey, It’s Saturday for many years. She was in that band, and Robyn’s incredible – she plays eight instruments. Michael: Right, right, yes, yes. Elizabeth: She’s performed at the Grand Final; incredibly talented lady. I just ran into her the other night with Neil, her husband, and Steph who’s a good friend of mine and recently performed with her on stage as well, they’re looking at writing a song for Noah. So it’s taking off. Michael: One of the best fundraisers I’ve been to is a yearly event – still going – the Alannah and Madeline (Foundation) did. I don’t keep in contact with them directly; it was just a pleasure to work in, but what they did at the Palladium Ballroom – have 'Starry Starry Night'. Now 'Starry Starry Night' would have almost anyone who’s anyone in show business, on television and the media, would be there, from the jockeys at Melbourne Cup who would be singing Village People and whatever. Quite brilliant. And they had a huge host. We’re talking about – and I’m not exaggerating – 50 or so celebrities attended that. Black Night night and it really was a “starry starry night”. I haven’t attended for a long time, but I did my duty and it was a great pleasure to be there and part of it. But that was a brilliant fundraiser, and still continues as a fundraiser for the Alannah and Madeline Foundation. Elizabeth: Oh, I’m so honoured that you said yes to me before I even finished my sentence. Thank you so much! Talking about stars, I’d like to go to my signature question, and then we’ll say adieu to you. Michael, this is a signature question I ask all my guests: what do you wish for, for the world, and most importantly for yourself? Michael: Well, as we’re sitting here in early February of 2017, because of all these incredible events that are going on every quarter of the day from the United States there, where the world order seems to be rapidly changing, and oddities occurring there and without going into it too heavily we all know what we’re talking about, I have a hope that the situation in America remedies itself, and that the situations change rapidly, and that America gets back, because as the biggest country in the world for what it is and known as, because we need the stability of America etcetera, so it’s a fairly direct sort of wish that America gets its act together again soon, and maintains something that we can trust in. Because America really is being that main country in the world. Elizabeth: Do you see a way – does that start one person at a time? Is that how things start to change? Michael: Gosh, as we’ve evidenced with the Women’s March and a whole range of stuff now that the immigration – oh dear – it just goes on, goes on. And without going into a full-scale discussion of that, my wish is that America gets back together quickly, and maintains and gets someone new in charge. I don’t know how that’s going to happen – impeachment or … but something has to happen, so that the world can feel stable again. And that’s not grandiose, but that’s probably affecting a lot of people in the world. As every new edict or special signatory thing is signed in the White House, the ripples it sends across for instability is quite amazing. We’ve never seen it before, unless you were there during Chamberlain days when Neville Chamberlain was talking to Hitler, and some of those – not grandiose or high-flying stuff, but it does affect especially Aussies who love America dearly, and America loves us. Elizabeth: But to me your books so beautifully reflect history. Michael: Some of them do, some of them do. It’s like a Facebook page – I really do love entertaining people and making them laugh. And that’s probably the last part of your question – I really would like every child in the mass audiences I encounter, we’re talking about 500 or so - I would like to think that every child had an opportunity – not because of anything to do with my talk that may be instrumental , it doesn’t really matter – the children of today can reach their potential, and the energy and the talents they have are recognized. Not squashed, quashed, forgotten, put to one side by society or families, issues, whatever it may be. Elizabeth: You know, that reminds me of a good friend of mine, Andrew Eggelton. So Andrew Eggelton is an interesting man – he’s a New Zealander actually; he’s a Kiwi – and he believes in the Art of Play. So his wish is that everybody gets to use their God-given talents. Michael: Ditto, ditto, absolutely. Because you do see the children out there. Just to give you an example: I spoke to close to 12,000 children during a tour that I organized myself – I do have some other agents organizing other states … Elizabeth: How do you look after your throat? Michael: Thank goodness I’ve always had a voice that can throw – a loud voice – I was captain of a rugby team in my machismo days. I was in New Zealand, and as a front row forward you don’t usually have a shy, retiring kind of personality. When you go out to tour, and on that tour we toured everything around the Riverina, we did places like West Wyalong, places you normally drive through as you are going up the back roads to Dubbo or some place like that. Then we went to Sydney, the western suburbs schools, and even this morning I had a phone call from one of the agents for a school near Loganlea. The school called and they want a couple of sessions. Most of their students are refugees with English ESL, so English Second Language. I would say English third or fourth language. Elizabeth: How many children at that school? Michael: Seven hundred. She said – the agent who rang me – and this is the first one in the tour that’s coming up late July for southeastern Queensland – “The reason no doubt that you’ve been invited to this particular school” which I know well, is because my act is highly visual. You don’t need a lot of language to understand it, because I draw all the cartoons. Or I’m caricaturing children, or getting them to caricature me. It’s almost like – ‘international language’ is not the right phrase – but it’s almost like a human comedy or whatever you call it. Elizabeth: It’s like smiling. Michael: It’s like smiling, and the more the merrier. So up there you’ve got the refugee children. You’ve got a lot of – and I really enjoy going to the Tongan or Samoan or Fijian or Maori schools or New Zealand, because I used to play rugby and I played with so many Islanders over the years and I’ve got some good mates there. And especially up there in southern parts of Brisbane, before you hit the Gold Coast, it’s always challenging, and I love to go up there, so it’s great to hear that. And the same thing applies to Indigenous schools up on the Gulf of Carpentaria, they call them, the Gulf Savannah schools up in Cape York, where you go to places like Weipa and stuff like that. And some of the notorious – notorious because of the troubles that have occurred – there’s a couple of places along the Peninsula there – they are trouble spots and have been for many years. Elizabeth: You know Michael, that just says so much about you, because so many people would not go within cooee of those places, and it reflects your beautiful generosity. So I want to thank you very much for guesting on Writers’ Tête-à-Tête with Elizabeth Harris. And I think we need a Part Two. It’s been an absolute delight and thank you so much. Michael: Thank you very much, and thank you Serena too. I babbled on a bit, but fifty years – fifty years of working in this country – there’s been a lot of water under the bridge. A lot of people, a lot of children, and I’m just very lucky. I consider myself very lucky to be in that position, to have that rapport with kids, and to just get on with them and entertain them and enjoy them. Elizabeth: I consider those children and us very, very lucky to have met you today. Thank you so much. Michael: Thank you guys. Thank you. [END OF TRANSCRIPT]
The song I have sent you this week is called The Story of Skiffle and is a song I wrote for,and as a tribute to, John Lomax who was a dear friend of mine....I first saw his skiffle group called The Atlantics in 1958 and it was the first time I heard an electric guitar played live...40 years later I met him and we became good friends....this song got us a gig (via Chas McDevitt) at the Finland skiffle convention in 2001 and I put a group together (including John) and off we went....skiffle was the basis of rock and roll...sadly John is no longer with us and I miss him. .The Christmas countdown has begun....all the prices have 99 pence at the end £149.99.....£99.99.....purely to make the price sound cheaper...which people seem to fall for....YOU'RE GETTING A PENNY CHANGE for goodness sake....it's like the old 99 guineas...which was effectively £105........and we are bombarded again with all the old played out Xmas songs in shops and on the radio...A Child is Born...All I want For Christmas is You....and the dreadful Simply having a wonderful Christmas time...and the even worse Frog Chorus...if we must be subjected to Christmas songs PLEASE give us some new ones....yours sincerely Mr.Grumpy. Cliff has got a new single out called "Better To Dream" and it is really good....record of the week on BBC Radio 2 who are keeping in with him...I wonder why?...I'm not particularly a Cliff fan but he's done a good job on his latest album......and I became a fan of Andre Rieu after seeing him interviewed....what a great bloke and what a talent....I've always admired people who arrange parts for orchestras...to hear all the instruments in their head and to get it down on paper is a special gift...I think most people think they just stand in front of the orchestra waving a stick around. ...Football has been featured heavily on the news sadly for the wrong reasons...namely the sexual assaults by coaches on young hopefuls...it makes very uncomfortable watching...most of it seems to have been 30 years ago and has left some of the lads traumatised...what is surprising is none of them seemed to go back for revenge...but unless you have been in that situation you'll never understand...I think this is just the tip of the iceberg................also on the sporting front we have The Sports Personality of the Year coming up.... Andy Murray...despite having NO personality....tennis is possibly the most demanding sport and to achieve what he has this year sets him apart from the rest. .. finally....there has been a bit of an uproar about payouts to top executives....they get the lions share of the profits and the workers get nowt....they can complain and rise up as often as they like and it wont make a blind bit of difference....it's always been noblemen and serfs and it always will be....the bankers and the legal profession etc don't give us lot a second thought...and I doubt whether they even HEAR the moans.....locally we have to endure council cuts yet there is money available for a luxury golf course next to The Royal Liverpool which will "bring money into the area"....I wonder how much of that I'll see....I'll give you ONE guess..
The song I have sent you this week is called The Story of Skiffle and is a song I wrote for,and as a tribute to, John Lomax who was a dear friend of mine....I first saw his skiffle group called The Atlantics in 1958 and it was the first time I heard an electric guitar played live...40 years later I met him and we became good friends....this song got us a gig (via Chas McDevitt) at the Finland skiffle convention in 2001 and I put a group together (including John) and off we went....skiffle was the basis of rock and roll...sadly John is no longer with us and I miss him. .The Christmas countdown has begun....all the prices have 99 pence at the end £149.99.....£99.99.....purely to make the price sound cheaper...which people seem to fall for....YOU'RE GETTING A PENNY CHANGE for goodness sake....it's like the old 99 guineas...which was effectively £105........and we are bombarded again with all the old played out Xmas songs in shops and on the radio...A Child is Born...All I want For Christmas is You....and the dreadful Simply having a wonderful Christmas time...and the even worse Frog Chorus...if we must be subjected to Christmas songs PLEASE give us some new ones....yours sincerely Mr.Grumpy. Cliff has got a new single out called "Better To Dream" and it is really good....record of the week on BBC Radio 2 who are keeping in with him...I wonder why?...I'm not particularly a Cliff fan but he's done a good job on his latest album......and I became a fan of Andre Rieu after seeing him interviewed....what a great bloke and what a talent....I've always admired people who arrange parts for orchestras...to hear all the instruments in their head and to get it down on paper is a special gift...I think most people think they just stand in front of the orchestra waving a stick around. ...Football has been featured heavily on the news sadly for the wrong reasons...namely the sexual assaults by coaches on young hopefuls...it makes very uncomfortable watching...most of it seems to have been 30 years ago and has left some of the lads traumatised...what is surprising is none of them seemed to go back for revenge...but unless you have been in that situation you'll never understand...I think this is just the tip of the iceberg................also on the sporting front we have The Sports Personality of the Year coming up.... Andy Murray...despite having NO personality....tennis is possibly the most demanding sport and to achieve what he has this year sets him apart from the rest. .. finally....there has been a bit of an uproar about payouts to top executives....they get the lions share of the profits and the workers get nowt....they can complain and rise up as often as they like and it wont make a blind bit of difference....it's always been noblemen and serfs and it always will be....the bankers and the legal profession etc don't give us lot a second thought...and I doubt whether they even HEAR the moans.....locally we have to endure council cuts yet there is money available for a luxury golf course next to The Royal Liverpool which will "bring money into the area"....I wonder how much of that I'll see....I'll give you ONE guess..
1. Intro 2. Brisbane Monopoly Chance cards 3. Beep Test 4. Rebranding the Samsung Galaxy 5. Andre Rieu fans 6. Out of Context News 7. Collective Noun Forum 8. App or Crap 9. Restaurant strikes
Miss D and Melinda, opera singer and performer with a wide range of voices (Soprano), discuss Melinda studying voice in Holland and upon graduation she was employed by André Rieu to tour around Europe. She played leads in Madame Butterfly, Aida, and more. Melinda performs “Please Don’t Invite Me To Your Country Estate,” “Where Flamingoes Fly” and “Take Me Home." Performing at Crazy Coqs on November 9th (www.brasseriezedel.com). Started a Berlin Cabaret (www.kissandtellcabaret.com). Miss D's Luna Si - Full Playlist soundcloud.com/user-713838141-902043381/sets/miss-ds-luna-si
"The Medici Boots" is adapted from a story of the same name by Pearl Norton Swet, which appeared in an issue of the long-running Weird Tales pulp-fiction magazine. Adapted, directed and produced by Pete Lutz. Set in the year 1935, it's the story of John Delameter, his wife Suzanne, and his brother Eric -- it's also the story of a pair of beautifully styled boots, made in the 15th century and cursed in the same era. Weird things start happening to the Delameters once they inherit these boots from their historian uncle... Contains explicit sexual content. CAST OF "THE MEDICI BOOTS": ANNOUNCER: Lisa Ayala NEWSCASTER: Derek Lutz UNCLE SILAS DICKERSON: Pete Lutz JOHN DELAMETER: Peter M. Howard SUZANNNE DELAMETER: Aileen Corpos ERIC DELAMETER: Pete Lutz ERSKINE: Gene Giggy MARIA MODENA and SERVANT: Alex Moore SPECIAL FEATURES CAST: Kristy Glick, Pete Lutz, Nick Wommack, Austin Hanna, Kevin Schuster, Melody Gaines SPECIAL 15th-CENTURY MUSIC (various composers) performed by Ernest Stoltz and Paul O'Dette MUSIC FROM 1935 (and before) by the following: "Alone" by Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown, sung by Kitty Carlisle "Easy To Remember" by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, sung by Bing Crosby "Isn't It A Lovely Day (To Be Caught In The Rain)" by Irving Berlin, sung by Fred Astaire "Rhapsody in Blue" by George Gershwin "Violin Concerto No. 2 - II Andante Assai" by Prokofiev Additional Music by: Kevin MacLeod of incompetech dot com "Paperback Writer" by the Beatles, performed by Andrew Kesler "Lara's Theme (Somewhere My Love)" from Dr. Zhivago by Andre Rieu Pulp-Pourri Theatre Theme composed and performed by Rich Wentworth Opening announcers: Gene Lutz, Rich Wentworth
Andre Rieu Home For The Holidays-2012
Andre Rieu Home For The Holidays-2012
Andre Rieu Home For Christmas-2014
Andre Rieu Home For Christmas-2014
Andre Rieu Christmas Around The World-2013
Andre Rieu Christmas Around The World-2013
Andre Rieu - Romantic Paradise (2004)
Andre Rieu - Romantic Paradise (2004)
In episode thirty-six of 'Paul and Rach', Paul Murray and Rachel Corbett talk about what happens when a fat kid sprains his ankle, Rach's Wild Wild West adventure, WTF is with skeleton keys and the time Paulie got recognised at the strippers. They discuss the BS of Melbourne Cup Day, women who have paintings of themselves in their home, what Paulie's wife found on his phone and Andre Rieu pops in to be asked some crappy interview questions. They chat about how market stalls are the new Tinder, the sad state of affairs that is Rach's pantry, how vitamins work and Regional Radio Man takes over Story Time.
In episode thirty-six of 'Paul and Rach', Paul Murray and Rachel Corbett talk about what happens when a fat kid sprains his ankle, Rach's Wild Wild West adventure, WTF is with skeleton keys and the time Paulie got recognised at the strippers. They discuss the BS of Melbourne Cup Day, women who have paintings of themselves in their home, what Paulie's wife found on his phone and Andre Rieu pops in to be asked some crappy interview questions. They chat about how market stalls are the new Tinder, the sad state of affairs that is Rach's pantry, how vitamins work and Regional Radio Man takes over Story Time.
Andre Rieu And Friends Live In Maastricht (2014)
Andre Rieu And Friends Live In Maastricht (2014)
Andre Rieu Live In Brazil - 2013
Andre Rieu Live In Brazil - 2013
Andre Rieu Under The Stars-2013
Andre Rieu Under The Stars-2013
Onion-like headlines from FEE In Brief (http://fee.org/fee-pubs/in-brief/) http://fee.org/articles/in-brief/government-mission-change-gms-bureaucratic-mindset/ The melding of America with the USSR Legacy health care costs out of control, but make perfect socialistic sense! (further reading: The Relentless Process of Socializing Health Care by D.W. MacKenzie http://mises.org/story/2946) Government just takes money from the economy (or prints it), leaving people poorer overall Corporations are part of the systemic problem of government too, typically lobbying against competition http://fee.org/articles/in-brief/ama-objects-government-insurance/ (further reading: Competition Would Save Medicine, Too by John Stossel http://www.theatlasphere.com/columns/090609-stossel-medicine.php) Insurance companies and their policies are the result of fascistic government; free market health insurance would be vastly cheaper and more sensible Fighting for our liberties - http://www.livefreenow.org/images/cartoons/cartoon30.gif Only "governments" go to war, which means groups of people hiding behind flags to kill people Imagine celebrity political death matches between "leaders" of "nations"...on pay-per-view, with proceeds funding cancer research Governmental schools teach "citizens" to become collectivized, willing and able to sacrifice their individual lives The "collective" never suffers; only individuals suffer The "universal health care" of the VA; communized medicine provides poorest service at highest cost--economics 101 Choices go up and the costs goes down in a complete liberty economy The immense immorality and injustice of a fiat currency (courtesy of legal tender laws) Recap on gansters and banksters: CLP37 - http://completeliberty.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=390270 California, Out of Money, Reels as Voters Rebuff Leaders http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/21/us/21calif.html We don't need government in the 21st Century! Governmental workers need to shift to the free enterprise sector and trade voluntarily and productively with others Self-righteous state unions are coercive protection rackets HASTA LA VISTA, ARNOLD! What California's Budget Mess Means for America http://reason.tv/video/show/783.html Socialism is economically unsustainable over the long term--and it's always immoral and unjust Inflation as an insidious form of taxation; case study http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimbabwean_dollar The fiat currency stroke of evil genius: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bretton_Woods_system Governmental "charity" drives out private charities (just like bad money drives out good money http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gresham's_Law) "Doing business" in government is an insult to businesspersons everywhere (as is governmental "revenues") The concept of political representation is insane What part of your life would you like someone else to govern? The Governator makes an appearance and tries to explain himself! Schwarzenegger suggests state consider flat tax http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/06/flat-tax.html Tax "Reform", Terminator-Style by William Shughart http://www.independent.org/blog/?p=2374 California would really flourish under a 0% tax rate; violence isn't necessary to help people The people in government are the most selfless people (and thus the most irrational) Stealing is immoral, regardless if you try to hide behind a flag and big buildings with columns We need to convert the slavespeak words, e.g., governmental "revenue," into truthful words, which exposes the sham Worshippers of government need to be challenged on their slavespeak http://anarchyinyourhead.com/2009/04/03/chains-we-can-believe-in/ Good question for others: What is it about freedom that you're so afraid of? Those in government and their supporters are essentially preventing realization of the American Dream Energy industry is a case study in governmental stifling of competition http://itc.conversationsnetwork.org/shows/detail3825.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microgeneration#Government_policy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_generation#See_also Reason, reality, and morality are on our side bumper music "Love Theme from The Godfather" by Nino Rota (performed by Andre Rieu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hQAO8QTnG8) http://www.amazon.com/Godfather-1972-Film-Nino-Rota/dp/B000002OG5 to comment, please go to http://completeliberty.com/magazine/category/91697
Traumschiff-Pianist Waldemar Grab zu Gast in Steve Volkes kleiner Welt. Er war sieben Jahre lang Bar-Pianist auf dem ZDF-Traumschiff "MS Deutschland". Er hat mit Andre Rieu, Paul Kuhn oder auch Helmut Zacharias gespielt - und hat einiges Interessantes aus seinem bewegten Leben zu erzählen.
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