Shout-out to Megan for her tip. Thank you!
And now, a musical interlude. In the past, we have enjoyed a concert for violin and cockatoo. As part of this blog’s ongoing commitment to culture, we present operatic bass(et) Beauregard Thunderjowls performing the aria “Howl Long I Gotta Stand Under This Balcony?” from Romeo and Juliet.
That was deep, Murray C.
Thunderjowls is certainly a fitting name. Those things are epic!
I was wondering how she managed not to laugh, but then I saw her start to smile. I’d be giggling too much to keep playing, I think. I guess they’ve practiced together a lot.
That was my first thought too, I’d have lost it! Gigglemania.
Yes, she was almost po-faced – great when she did smile.
It’s hard not to laugh when a Basset starts its “singing.” We had a neighbor who had SIX Bassets, that fortunately for us lived in the country most of the time; but when they would come home for the weekend, their chorus would, er, enliven the whole neighborhood. I love Bassets!
My friend’s mom had a bassett, her sister had a black lab, and her niece had a basset/black lab mix (there were 11 puppies, 8 survived, they kept 1). The daughter-pup would lose her voice, so she sounded more like a seal most of the time. They’ve all sadly passed on (the lab-dad and the daughter-pup just a few months ago, a couple months apart 🙁 ).
(Edit: this was supposed to be in reply to Laura but I seem to be having technical difficulties.)
My husband and I don’t like the same breed of dogs, I love little dogs but husband prefers big dogs, basset hound is the only breed we both like.
I love how thoughtful his singing seemed to be! He didn’t ever get riled up, just maintained a fairly regular accompaniment.
And at the end of the first piece, he even checked in with his partner to make sure they were in sync for the conclusion. THAT’s professional!
Yes, he’s performing “solo” – “so low you can’t hear him” – well, not quite.
And he did it all without opening his mouth… amazing. Next, something from Poochini?
Some Chompin might be interesting.
There could be a multi genre performance. Bring in that dog that paints. Wasn’t his name Moe? I’ve always liked Moe’s art.
Egad, I just got this.
😀
Oh gosh. I didn’t get it until now.
The vocal control! The phrasing! The emotion! Thank you Murray C, I really needed this today. 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
I loves him SO MOICHE. Can has basset?
I want to hear him accompany the cello. They might harmonize.
Interesting tidbit. Our dog is happy to hang out and listen to the trombone and tuba practice. Bring out the trumpet and the singalong commences.
The lower instrument might not elicit the same need for the pup’s accompaniment.
Growing up, my neighbor’s dog did this to their daughter whenever she practiced her cello. Daughter went on to Julliard. Dog was not accepted and later gave up on his music career.
As soon as i started playing this my 14lb ball of fluff HAD to find out where it was coming from, jumped up on my lap and watched, i think Mr Basset has his first groupie!
I was at a small outdoor concert in the park years ago watching a group of folk singers. One of the people in the audience had an adorable basset hound puppy that started singing along- “Ha-woooooooo!” The owner was mortified, but the rest of the audience thought it was great. Even the band stopped for a minute because they were all laughing so hard. 😀