Happy Birthday Mozart!
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staceyb

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7,107 posts

255 months

Friday 27th January 2006
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Would just like to say Happy 250th Birthday to a complete genius. I wonder what music would be like now if he hadn't been around?

Jaglover

46,833 posts

266 months

Friday 27th January 2006
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Happy Birthday

nervous

24,050 posts

261 months

Friday 27th January 2006
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more to the point, what did he think his music sounded like?

moreover, if we never had mozart, who would i blame my obsession with throwing eggs at my cleaner on?*





















*mozarts idea, not mine

Tunnelmeister

12,796 posts

313 months

Friday 27th January 2006
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Google have a special homepage today as well...

john75

5,303 posts

278 months

Friday 27th January 2006
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did not think PH allowed birthday treads.

I had my birthday 3 weeks ago btw.

PhillT

2,489 posts

256 months

Friday 27th January 2006
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Mozart quiz on BBC News to test your knowledge.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4646778.stm
I got 10 out of 10, without meaning to brag or anything *cough cough genius cough*

Nick P

29,977 posts

282 months

Friday 27th January 2006
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it's also Nick Mason of musical fame and Muhammed al Fayeds' birthday today

Nick P

29,977 posts

282 months

Friday 27th January 2006
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nervous said:

moreover, if we never had mozart, who would i blame my obsession with throwing eggs at my cleaner on?*
*mozarts idea, not mine




thats was a terrible yoke

dmitsi

3,583 posts

251 months

Friday 27th January 2006
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PhillT said:
Mozart quiz on BBC News to test your knowledge.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4646778.stm
I got 10 out of 10, without meaning to brag or anything *cough cough genius cough*


I did this test yesterday, but have no sound on the pc. I managed to guess 6/10 which I was very happy with. I felt like Beethoven for 5 minutes.

ZR1cliff

17,999 posts

280 months

Friday 27th January 2006
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los angeles said:
If Mozart was around today, and wealthy from all the royaties paid for his music, what car would he buy and drive?


He was a genius,but at the same time comes across as childishly obscene and quite extrovert,i dont think he was the sort to be interested in cars ,what with spending time writing music and a bad manger of money.
He wasnt the type of bloke to impress others,he didnt need to his music did that already,and while salieri waltzed around in an exotic,Mozart would use his to get to parties with people of all sorts hanging out of the windows....the floor would be covered in bottles.



xm5er

5,094 posts

279 months

Friday 27th January 2006
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ZR1cliff said:
los angeles said:
If Mozart was around today, and wealthy from all the royaties paid for his music, what car would he buy and drive?


He was a genius,but at the same time comes across as childishly obscene and quite extrovert,


Which is why he would drive a yellow Murcylarger on the Gumball.

PhillT said:
Mozart quiz on BBC News to test your knowledge.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4646778.stm
I got 10 out of 10, without meaning to brag or anything *cough cough genius cough*


Me too.

ZR1cliff

17,999 posts

280 months

Friday 27th January 2006
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xm5er said:
ZR1cliff said:
los angeles said:
If Mozart was around today, and wealthy from all the royaties paid for his music, what car would he buy and drive?


He was a genius,but at the same time comes across as childishly obscene and quite extrovert,


Which is why he would drive a yellow Murcylarger on the Gumball.


With people hanging out of the windows and bottles all over the floor

nervous

24,050 posts

261 months

Friday 27th January 2006
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Nick P said:
nervous said:

moreover, if we never had mozart, who would i blame my obsession with throwing eggs at my cleaner on?*
*mozarts idea, not mine




thats was a terrible yoke


not a joke. towards the end of his life, mozart took to doing this.

Nick P

29,977 posts

282 months

Friday 27th January 2006
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nervous said:
Nick P said:
nervous said:

moreover, if we never had mozart, who would i blame my obsession with throwing eggs at my cleaner on?*
*mozarts idea, not mine




thats was a terrible yoke


not a joke. towards the end of his life, mozart took to doing this.


really.????......i thought you were frying to pull the wool over my eyes

nicecupoftea

25,607 posts

282 months

Friday 27th January 2006
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los angeles said:
Happy birthday, Mozart! I hope you will forgive us for paying you a pittance for your sublime music, and burying you in a paupers grave for your effort, then exploiting your name with an vast industry built on crap chocolates, badly painted portraits, tourist traps, tosh about old Salieri plagiarising your work, and countless riffs stolen for television commercials and pop songs without payment. But we love your music. It makes this world an infinitely better place to inhabit. Amen.





police state

4,379 posts

251 months

Friday 27th January 2006
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los angeles said:
If Mozart was around today, and wealthy from all the royaties paid for his music, what car would he buy and drive?


something pure and aesthetic with an unknown quantity that only the driver could ever truly understand that millions could appreciate.

ZR1cliff

17,999 posts

280 months

Friday 27th January 2006
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los angeles said:
Happy birthday, Mozart! I hope you will forgive us for paying you a pittance for your sublime music, and burying you in a paupers grave for your effort, then exploiting your name with an vast industry built on crap chocolates, badly painted portraits, tourist traps, tosh about old Salieri plagiarising your work, and countless riffs stolen for television commercials and pop songs without payment. But we love your music. It makes this world an infinitely better place to inhabit. Amen.





Come on LA dont keep it all to yourself,what car would you put him in.

From a learning point of view,how does he come across to you(ime only going by films and little tit bits of imformation ive caught along the way) ,and was it tosh about Salieri.

nervous

24,050 posts

261 months

Friday 27th January 2006
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ZR1cliff said:
los angeles said:
Happy birthday, Mozart! I hope you will forgive us for paying you a pittance for your sublime music, and burying you in a paupers grave for your effort, then exploiting your name with an vast industry built on crap chocolates, badly painted portraits, tourist traps, tosh about old Salieri plagiarising your work, and countless riffs stolen for television commercials and pop songs without payment. But we love your music. It makes this world an infinitely better place to inhabit. Amen.





Come on LA dont keep it all to yourself,what car would you put him in.

From a learning point of view,how does he come across to you(ime only going by films and little tit bits of imformation ive caught along the way) ,and was it tosh about Salieri.


also, LA, where do babies come from?

nervous

24,050 posts

261 months

Friday 27th January 2006
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ZR1cliff said:
los angeles said:
Happy birthday, Mozart! I hope you will forgive us for paying you a pittance for your sublime music, and burying you in a paupers grave for your effort, then exploiting your name with an vast industry built on crap chocolates, badly painted portraits, tourist traps, tosh about old Salieri plagiarising your work, and countless riffs stolen for television commercials and pop songs without payment. But we love your music. It makes this world an infinitely better place to inhabit. Amen.





Come on LA dont keep it all to yourself,what car would you put him in.

From a learning point of view,how does he come across to you(ime only going by films and little tit bits of imformation ive caught along the way) ,and was it tosh about Salieri.


and, LA, is there a God?

ZR1cliff

17,999 posts

280 months

Friday 27th January 2006
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nervous said:
ZR1cliff said:
los angeles said:
Happy birthday, Mozart! I hope you will forgive us for paying you a pittance for your sublime music, and burying you in a paupers grave for your effort, then exploiting your name with an vast industry built on crap chocolates, badly painted portraits, tourist traps, tosh about old Salieri plagiarising your work, and countless riffs stolen for television commercials and pop songs without payment. But we love your music. It makes this world an infinitely better place to inhabit. Amen.





Come on LA dont keep it all to yourself,what car would you put him in.

From a learning point of view,how does he come across to you(ime only going by films and little tit bits of imformation ive caught along the way) ,and was it tosh about Salieri.


also, LA, where do babies come from?


yea yea