Signing Autograph Google Doodle Ahead Of Switzerland v. Argentina 14 World Cup Match Match — June 30.
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by Anura Guruge
Last Google Doodles:
>> Brazil drumming & dancing — June 12, 2014.
>> 2014 World Cup — June 12, 2014.
∋∋ Painted streets of Brazil — June 11, 2014.
∋∋ “Proud to Play” Google Footnote — June 3, 2014.
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Ever So Adorable Alegrian Long-Eared Fox Google Doodle For June 30, 2014 World Cup Match Against Germany.
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by Anura Guruge
Last Google Doodles:
>> Brazil drumming & dancing — June 12, 2014.
>> 2014 World Cup — June 12, 2014.
∋∋ Painted streets of Brazil — June 11, 2014.
∋∋ “Proud to Play” Google Footnote — June 3, 2014.
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‘Cirque Du Soleil’ “Varekai” At The Verizon In Manchester (N.H.) On June 29 Was Awesome. Brilliant.
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by Anura Guruge
Related Posts:
>> ‘Cirque Du Soleil’ Varekai
>>— Feb. 8, 2014.
>> ‘Dralion’ in Manchester …
>>— May 30, 2013.
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Deanna couldn’t stop gushing during the intermission or at the end. She said that it had her stomach in knots. It sure was brilliant.
Phil Spector, in the 1970s, gave us a ‘Wall of Sound‘. Cirque gives you that too — their music haunting and pulsating at the same time. That they had a piper, way up on the roof, right after the intermission was a bonus. It was good. We bought the CD — Devanee asked for it!
It was our 3rd Cirque Du Soleil and the second at the Verizon Arena in Manchester; the other two having been Mystère in Las Vegas in April 2012 and Dralion, a month later, in Manchester. The goal is to see as many Cirque performances as we can in addition to our yearly dose of Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey at the Verizon. Last year we also saw the breathtaking CIRQUE ALFONSE ‘Timber’ At The Dartmouth (N.H.) Hop — they too from Canada.
A couple of weeks ago when I said that Gordon Lightfoot, indubitably, is the best thing that had ever come out of Canada I had FORGOTTEN that Cirque — Soleil and Alfonse — are Canadian! My fault. My bad. I think of Cirque du Soleil as Las Vegan THOUGH I know better. My fault. I will fix that. Both Cirques and Gordon are the best things that have ever come out of Canada with ‘Soleil’ at the top.
Magical. Breathtaking. If I try to analyze each element, e.g., juggling, aerial, tumbling, magic, clowns etc., we have seen, over the years, as good at other circuses — BUT somehow Cirque du Soleil manages to AMP it up — add another dimension. Make it way more special. The juggling. The speed was phenomenal. I have seen lots of good juggling BUT never at this speed. And I have never seen, as far as I recall, anybody juggling ping pong balls from their mouth like we saw yesterday. The aerial acts — the Cirque du Soleil signature items. Wow. Wow. Wow.
And then you have the Canadian element — the irreverent, slapstick, British pantomime humor. So you get the fat and underwear jokes and in this case a fat girl continually exposing her underwear. Everybody loved it THOUGH you would never get an American company doing it because it would not be considered ‘Politically Correct’. But Cirque, as they should, gets away with it.
Total, sheer sensory overload — but in a lovely way. So much to take in. Yes, some very provocative, revealing costumes — mainly on the men! The kids noticed, but that is OK. The human body with all its parts.
Since I am very familiar with the seating configurations at the Verizon I managed to get decent seats for not that much money — though Deanna still thinks I pay too much. But, to be fair, the seats costs HALF what we paid in Las Vegas to see Mystère in Las Vegas and these were better seats. Folks, at the Verizon, getting the very expensive floor seating isn’t worth it for the circuses. The floor seating has no banking. It is all flat. For these shows you need a bit of elevation so you can see the whole stage. Plus the Verizon is steeply banked. So from the banked seats you get a good vista. Get tickets in the ‘1xx’ sections. You will save $20 – $30 a seat and get a better view! PLUS, and Deanna wants me to do a separate post on this, please don’t pay $10, $15 or $20 to park, at the Verizon, for a weekend show! Street parking is FREE and there is plenty around.
So, bottom line: what can you say other than it is superb. Breathtaking. Magical. Wow. A gift. If you can catch a Cirque performance. You will remember it for life.
They didn’t have a DVD of the show. That was a bummer. Teischan likes DVDs of such shows. We typically get her the DVD of the Barnum circuses — because she will watch it. They had a CD of the music. Devanee wanted that — to play in the car. Got that. We also got the program ‘packet’ though at $20 it was a bit ‘rich’. But Deanna and the kids have already looked at it, more than once — and to me that is ‘OK’ if they ‘read’ it.
So now already planning for the next Cirque — most likely the next one in Manchester. Seeing a Cirque, in a tent, in Boston, does not appeal.
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Very Busy, Very Compelling Preparing Pitch For France v. Nigeria World Cup 2014 Google Doodle On June 30.
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by Anura Guruge
Last Google Doodles:
>> Brazil drumming & dancing — June 12, 2014.
>> 2014 World Cup — June 12, 2014.
∋∋ Painted streets of Brazil — June 11, 2014.
∋∋ “Proud to Play” Google Footnote — June 3, 2014.
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More Pictures Of Randy Kaplan’s Baseball Display At The LBJ Presidential Library.
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by Anura Guruge
Related Posts:
>> Randy’s baseballs at LBJ Library — June 21, 2014.
>> Randy’s baseballs at Nixon Library — Apr. 8, 2014.
Refer to above LBJ post for background.
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Kicking World Cup Balls Through Hoop Waiting For The Quarter Final Results June 29, 2014.
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by Anura Guruge
Last Google Doodles:
>> Brazil drumming & dancing — June 12, 2014.
>> 2014 World Cup — June 12, 2014.
∋∋ Painted streets of Brazil — June 11, 2014.
∋∋ “Proud to Play” Google Footnote — June 3, 2014.
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WordPress.com Servers Were So, So Slow Today That I Gave Up Trying To Do Any Posts (June 29, 2014). Back To Normal NOW.
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by Anura Guruge
Slow service is not something that happens often at all with WordPress.com. They are good.
Today, or I should say this morning and afternoon up till about 3pm, was the exception. The WordPress.com servers were grinding along. Displaying and posting images was a particular problem. It basically became unusable and untenable and I, after ‘wasting’ 90 minutes on two posts that should have taken me 20 minutes, cut my loses and started working on my book. Then just after 3 pm we had to leave for Manchester (N.H.), to the Verizon Arena, to see ‘Cirque Du Soleil‘ Varekai. Wow. Wow & WOW! Deanna is still gushing. It was beyond good. It is just magical. Pure magic. Yes, I will do a Varekai post — but not today.
I really must make up for the time I lost this morning because of WordPress. So 3rd shift tonight will have to be on the book. On a fun bit. Celestine V’s one and only cardinal creating consistory. Spreadsheeting it and that always, without fail, uncovers hitherto hidden nuggets.
WordPress is back to normal now — from what I can see. So this was just a heads up.